The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1892-12-18
HE SILVER QUESTION.

WASHINGTON. Dec 1.-Two commit
fees of the house are now wrestling with
She proposed repeal of the Sherman law.
These two committee are designated the
committee on coinage. weights and meas
ures, and the committee on banking and
currency. The functions of these COM
mittees are closely related, and several
times in the past it has happened that
each was dealing at the same time with
he same subject in a somew hat different
form Mr. BANDS coinage committee has
before IL now the Williams bill proposing
repeal of the Sherman law, aud the
banking committee, of which Mr. Bacon
ui New York is chairman. has had re-
ierred 20 II the bill introduced a few days
ago 10y Mr.. Andrew of Massachusetts, eu-
titled, A blll to increase the circulation
oi national banks aHd for other purposes.
One OF these ''other purposes" Is embod-
led in section 1, which repeals the Sher-
man silver purchase act
Il 4dus happens that, under the rules oi
8 be house, each committee can deal with
the subject Mr. Bland has always in
sisted that his committee has EXCLUSIVES
jurisdiction OF everything affecting silver,
ard IL tire monetary question assumes Il
i've aud enErgS~juG phase At this session II
j. quite likely thHt Le would raise a point
IN the matter ia the house.
The banking committee held its first
meeting OF The session Yesterday morning
There was bare quorum present. and no
action WAS taken except to call up FOR
consideration the bill of Mr.. Andrew
There was an informal discussion OF the
silver question, but tie uncertainty OF the
outcome of the monetary conference hung
like pall over the discussion aud nre-
vented that freedom of suggestion that
might have taken place hal II been known
absolutely what conclusion would be
reached at the Brussels conference.
The member Of the coinage committee
and of the bauk committee are pretty
generally ln accord as 10 what may be
expected OF the conference Chairman
u and OF the former committee has al
ready on several occasions expressed his
belief that IL would amount 10 nothing.
and after the meeting OF the banking com
miJree Oh Iym8u Bacon, when ASKED
about the conference. said:
1t Is a very rr>peCjabi- body Of men.
who will bold a number OF meetings. do \
great deal Of talking and adjourn. /
don't think they Will accomplish any
thing
Tue banking committee adjourned to
meet on Jau. uvNl, and Il viii then pr,b
ably take up the Andrew bill and begin ir-
actual consideration. The commltt-- =
maae up on liues different from rae CON
age CoUamitiee, and - uaJ 20 Iavu.... .,.ll
free aud u.. uite0 C9iu,Se ot SILVER or PAD.
The continuance at At SherMss S..v.
purchasing &C. as h. Bland committee.
Mr.. Bacon is aUt "a re- silver tj..u. He
said ;h., Iy 4.G nfl auuw now ily cafY-
mhtre stood Ga proposition 10 rrpra. he
SuernstB law. a- jue-r were 81 few .urIl
bgr- preseuJ Jhas tH- Il soI-siUu, even ha
IL teen iuil, wouid necessarily nos have
been conclusive Of tn views Of the CON
mlttec. Mr.. BHcou said that he thought
the committee would take up the Andrew
blll seriously after the holidays and con-
slider II by sections bat he did not look Tor
legislation al tbis session OF congress.