Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-02-14
THE silver men have secured about 120

any one way.
| The silver men have secured about 100
names to their petition asking that the sill
yer bill be madea special orderi in the House.
| There are large number of members absent
from the House, and for this reason there
are many to whom the petition has not vet
been presented. None but Democrats who,
it is believed, will vote for free coinage are
| being asked to sign. About Is Of those to
| whom the petition has been handed have de-
clined to sign on one ground or another.
Some have said they thought it was giving
undue prominence to the silver issue and
making it paramount to the tariff question,
ana others that they thought it might en-
Darrass the Speaker. The silver men say
that notwithstanding statements to the
contrary, they are confident of their ability
| to secure consideration for the bill. They
are determined TO put every man in the
House on record on the question With this
| object, If any disposition should be made
apparent to prevent a vote on the bill, they
Will move its passage under suspension Of
the rules when an opportunity offers. This,
however, will not be attempted except as a
last resort. There is a sentiment among
many members of the House. including
some unquestioned free coinage men, in ia
vor OF an early report OF the tariff bills from
the Ways and Means Committee, and of
keeping them before the country, so as to
prevent giving undue prominence to the
state, to antagonize silver, but to have the
tariff bills on the calendar, so that they can
also be made as special order about the
same time as the silver bill, the latter, Of
course, to have the right of way rs the prior
measure in the order of report to the House.
The Senate Committee on Territories this
morning gave another hearing to delega-
tioh from Utah in favor OF the Senate bill to
give Utah the right OF self-government such
tha,. Ne, rsa T1a
to-day were devoted to a rehearsal of what
the speakers asserted to be the mismanage-
ment of the affairs of the Territory by its
officials; the illegal use of the powers
vested in the Judiciary; the corrupt methods
practiced in local elections, and the neglect
of the Utah commission to properly super
wise them; the improper exercise of the veto
power by the Governor. and the bad govern
ment generally to which the people were
subjected and from which they asked relief
Ogden, spoke of the election laws In the
Territory and the methods pursued in con-
ducting elections he said that under the
present the Utah Commission is not re-
sponsible to the people in any way. Mr..
Richards accused the commission of ap-
pointing persons of doubtful respectful bility
as registers aud judges of elections, which
resulted in the preparation OF the boldest
"Do you mean by that that Senator Ramsey
and Paddock have been engaged in that
sort of work. eve do, most decidedly
said Mr. Richards.
THE House Committee on Agriculture
waited q half hour to-day for President
Lavouisse, of the New Orleans Cotton Ex-
change, to put in an appearance, and then
adjourned the anti-option hearing until Mon
day morning. Vice President Goss, of the
Cotton Exchange, while the committee was
waiting said the exchange had some time
ago received requests from the Wool Grow
ers' Association of Texas. asking the ex-
change to deal in wool the same as 1t did in
cotton. The request said the wool growers
were in the hands of few men and wanted
wool "futures' dealt in on the exchange SO
as to give them n wider market. He men,
toned this as another indication of the ad- |
vantages of the system of dealing in futures
and as an evidence nc; ais3 tnat ATTN the producers
events, clamoring for the abolition
of the system of futures on the theory |
that it is detrimental to thep: Chairman
Hatch asked if woods were not always sold |
by sample, and if there was not very wide |
difference between the quality and value OF |
woods. Mr.. Goss said he knew nothing of |
the wool business, but that he supposed the |
difference was not much greater than in cot
ton. All contracts were on the basis of mid |
ding, and yet there were three grades of |
and othef grades Mr.. Hatch said there
were no such distinctive grades in wool.
Representative Long, of Texas, asked if the |
request was from indiyiduai sheep men or
from an association. He did not think an
association had been organized, though at
tempts had been made to form an organiae-
tion. Mr.. Goss said he wonld produce the
request. He had not charged his mind with
the matter. He recollected it while waiting
on the committee, and thnght he would |
call attention to the request
The Canadian reciprocity commissioners,
by Secretaries Blaine and
Elkins and Sir Julian Pnuncefote called at
the White House to-day, and were formally
presented to the President. They met at
Secretary Blaine's house at IL o'clock, and
their call lasted about half an hour. The
visit was merely for the purpose of paying
and there was no discussion OF the
essential question under consideration. At
the close of yesterdays meeting ut the State
it was decided to hold the next
session Monday, when negotiations will be
There is no means OF ascertain
ing at present how much longer the confer
ence will be continued 1t is understood
that Secretary Blaine has elected the fact
that the commissioners from Canada have
in reality no power to conclude any recipro-
cal trade arrangement at present, and on |
that basis he intiniated THAI furthei pro-
longatfon oil the discussion OF the aues-
ton at this time would be useless, as
the ground that may be covered in these
discussions would have to bc |
gone over again should Canada ever send
empowered TO bind the Govern
ment to q treaty. 1t is further understood
that Sir Julian Paunceforte, in reply to the
queries put by Secretary Blaine, admitted
the absence of any final negotiating power
on the part of the present commission, but
added that it was expected Lord Salisbury
3 ould consider favoraDly any request within
The bounds OF reason that the commissioners
might make OF the home Govern ment 1t is
ruinored that the adjournment until Mon
dny was taken in order that the cables might
be utilized toward obtaining IRON the tIov-
eru,nenL ut London some official expression
giving the esentnegotiations the color of
authority. At all events it would appear
from that adjournment that the proceedings