Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-11
THE SILVER FIGHT.


clares that such a rate should be our mar
ket price. 1 wonder that the people submit
10 IL. l would impeach him. But we viii
mo-. not be beaten in this tight" he concluded
Acting Director Preston is only an en-
ploye or the Treasury Department, not an
nrmed by the Senate. Therefore the sem
ator's remedy OF Impeachment is not sp-
plicable to his case.
Repeal Likely 60 Win.
Now that the questions have been taken
up In the House under an agreement IL Is
believed that there Will be no hitch WHIST
ever, and that at the end Of the time al
lotted for the consideration the bill repesi-
ing the sherman law will 10 passed. The
canvas made by the advocates OF the IN
conditional repeal OF the Sherman law satis-
Hes them that they will have a very large
majority for that proposition. The silver
.heh, II Is believed. viii be divided along
proposed. IL is believed that some who Win
VOC Tor the present ratio will not vote tor
an Increased ratio. and that all along the
dropping of Of strength and IL is thought
70 De almost certain that on their strongest
proposition the silver men will be consider
ably In the minority Conservative men sx-
press their opinion that the unconditional
repeal OF the sherman law will pass the
mouse with a majority OF above thirty.
The senate situation.
The situation in the Senate is differene
any danger OF nlibuster, out in the Senate
the radical silver men may prolong de-
bate for an indefinite time. There are three
elements among the democrats in the
finance committee. Those who are radical
silver men. those who are radical Rold
men and those who are conservative ara
FAVOR middle course. The impression
seems to be that the bill brought out viii
accompanied merely with deciarasien
that IL is the purpose OF Congress and the
administrator to secure and maintain NJ
by leading democrats in the senate Who VINO
declare that there should be some positive
legislation looking TO bimetallism instead
There is a prospect OF a pretty hard light
over this question, but the impression
seems TO be that finally the repeal and the
declaration Will be adopted. In the House
no declaration in favor OF bimetallism IL
expected unless Il is there adopted as an
amendment from the Senate.
Provisions of the Agreement.
The agreement presented TO the House NJ
Mr.. Bland contemplstes the Offering q
various free coinage amendments, the frse
OF which will be the following bin adopted
by the free silver men:
That from and after the passage OF tias
act all holders of silver bullion TO the
amount OF 800 or more Of standard weigh
ana hneness shall be entitled to have the
same coined at the minis OF the United
States into silver dollars of the weight and
hneness provided for In section OF this
act.
Section 2-That the silver dollar proyfded
Tor In this act shall consist of AZ 1-2 grains
OF standard silver, said dollar TO be legal
both public and private.
section S-The holder Of the silver do
lars herein provided for shall be entitled
70 deposit the same and receive silver Ger
thcates in the manner now provided by Law
for the standard silver dollar
Section $50 much of the act OF July Il
rQ0utrRs he a
4.oVovv ounces OF silver bullion be- and the
same is hereby repealed"