Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-08-11
SILVER NJ LETTINGS.
PRO AND ANTI FORCES APPARENTLY
PLAYING FOR POSITION.
A Number Of Fruitiess Conferences with
View to Reaching Agreement
Carlisle at Work.
tBy telegraph to tho Dispatch

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WASHINGTON, August iO.-Another dav
has passed and the two wings Of the ma
jority in the House of Representatives are
apparently as far "a ever from an agree
ment upon the method of conducting the
postponed discussion of tho silver cues
tiCn. Tho day has been spent in fruitless
conferences on the subject, and because
no progress has been made IN the negotia-
tons the House was compelled to adjourn
for lack OF anything to engage its atten-
tion.
The two committees representing the
silver and the anti-silver forces seem to be
playing Tor position, each desiring TO as
sumo the initiative, but Of what avail the
point OF vantage sought will be it is dliii-
cult to discern among the mass of rumors
that are ahoat. From all OF these, and
from statements made by members OF the
conference regarding their procee lings.
the positions OF the two parties are these
THE SITUATION.
The anti-silver men. led bv Bourke
Cochran, propose that bill shall be intro
duced to repeal the purchasing clause or
the Sherman law, and that vote shall be
taken upon that proposition first. III IL De
defeated, amendments may be offered pro-
vote taken on them.
The free-coinage men offer counter
proposition-to wit: That the bill out
lined by the free-silver caucus yesterday
shall he introduced By the committee
| authorized TO propose 1t providing Tor re-
peal. coupled with free coinage; that any
amendments desired may be offered. and
that a vote 3hall be taken at the end OF
three weeks debate.
AGHEFMEST USATTAIsED.
This was not acceptable to the anti
silver men, who insisted, II Is SAID, upon q
vote first upon the proposition 10 uncon-
| ditionally repeal the purchase clause. IL
was impossible, apparently, Tor the COM
mittees to come together. and after seye-
! raj separate consultations and two JOINT
meetings an adjournment was had until
! tomorrow morning.
The free. coinage men were represented
in the conference by Representatives
/ Bland, Roatner. Culberson. Bryan. Balley,
| Bankhead, Oates. and Lane: the uncondi-
tional rcpealers by Messrs. Cochran,
| Tracey, Harter. Rayner, Catchings, Lap
| ham, GeIssenhaincr, COOmbs. Fitch, Will
son of West Virginia, and John Dewitt
/ Warner.
CARLISLE AT TIE CAPITOL.
Considerable interest was added TO tho
situation to-day by the fact that Secretary
/ Carlisle visited the Capitol in the course
! of the morning. and was IN consultation
in the library with Representatives, Cock,
ran. Tracey, and Rayner. He also called
upon Speaker Crisp In the latter's room
and remained some time. After the House
had adjourned Representatives Cochran
and McMilhn called at the Treasury De-
part'ncnt and we're closeted with Secretary
Carlisle.
SENATE CAUCUS COMMITTEE.
Senator German. chairman Of the De
mocratic caucus. who was authorized %
appoint committee TO arrange plan OF
campaign tor the prosecution of the work
of the Senate, was closoted the entire af-
ternoon with Senators Cockrell, Black.
burn Ransom, Villas, Gray. White OF
Louisiana, aud Walthall. At the conclu-
sion Of the conference Senator German
gave out the names Of these same gentle
men Us the Caucus Committee, aud the IN
ference Is that they put In the afternoon
discussing questions of party policy. No
caucus has been called, but TINS commit
tee Will report to n caucus TO be held not
later than Monday next.