The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-10-23

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WASHINGTON, D. c, Oct. pa day of
speechmaiing by those two radical
advocates Of an increased volume OF
money, Senators PETER, OF Kansas, and
Jones, OF Nevada, was but side issue
to the.:absorbinG proceedings OF yester'
day, and which were not evident upon
the surface. Suppressed excitement
was evidently everywhere.
Never was buster day spent by the
''steerers" OF the compromise move
ment. Quite early the conference which
adjourned at late hour Friday evening
was resumed. After an hour or two OF
discussion senators who had accepted
January l, 1895, as the earliest date
when repeal should take effect made
another concession by way OF com
promise between the dates OF July l,
1894, and January l, 1895, by accepting
October l, 1894.
This practically completed the agree
ment so far as the steering committee
was concerned, but there remained the
task OF securing for it the Endorsement
OF the Democratic senators, for 1t must
go to the public as u Democratic
measure, in no way tainted by Republic
can influence, and wholly Independent
OF Republican support.
The comforting senators were as happy
as boys out OF school when they had
put the last stitch in the new fabric.
They congratulated each other and were
congratulated in turn by those who had
taken no hand IN the adjustment. They
passed rapidly about the chamber in
forming other senators OF the result.
SEASON OF BurroNuoLINd.
They buttonholed their Democratic
colleagues and led them arm in arm into
the conference room, that they might
attach their signatures to the new in
strument. The plan was to secure for
the agreement the support OF majority
and as many more as possible before
presenting It in the senate US an amend
ment to the Voorhees, substitute for the
house repeal bill.
Most OF the Democratic senators
signed with alacrity. Others refused to
take the step hastily, demanded time to
weigh the effect Of the new proposition,
not only upon the business interests OF
the country, but also upon their con-
stitaents. To few this local and per-
sonal view Of the matter is perhaps the
most serious OF all. However. forty.one
senators had affixed their signatures TO
the agreement The three Democratic
senators who are holding out against
the bill are said to be Messrs. Mills and
Villas Of the repeal side, and Mr.. Irby OF
the silver side. There are some sena-
tors absent from the city, Messrs.
Daniel and White, Of California, for iu-
stance, whose support OF the bill is
claimed.
The proposed amendment is very
short, but very important. 1t provides
that repeal Of the purchasing clause OF
the Sherman law shall take effect 0cto-
Der l, 1894; that the seignorage Of the
bullion now in the treasury shall be
coined, as well as the bullion purchases
TO be made in the future, with the
seigniorage OF those purchases, or that
silver certificates shall be issued to the
value OF all that which is not coined,
and that all greenbacks OF the denom-
ton OF SO or under shall be taken by
coined silver or silver certificates.
NO PROVISIONS FOR ISSUING BONDS.
No provision is made for an issue OF
bonds, as it 10 believed that ii that
should become necessary the secretary
of the treasury has already the legal
power to put bonds on the market. OF
course the silver men confess that it is q
great surrender on their part to consent
10 such terms, but they believe it is the
best they can do before the whole ques-
ton is submitted to the people at the
polls, and they believe that the next
Congress will be one overwhelmingly
committed to free coinage OF silver, or
TO q continuous and liberal coinage
tits this view OF the matter which i'm
pels them to accept terms which seem
to be in great measure surrender OF all
they have fought for through these long
and weary weeks. This concession
does not include the Populists nor the
senators from the silver states. These
are unalterably opposed to anything
short OF free coinage. In what form
their opposition will be manifested when
this amendment is presented for their
consideration they have not yet de-
clated as body, but individual! senators
have given notice that they will obstruct
in every way possible the passage OF
any measure that is not as favorable TO
silver as the Sherman law.
SOME ogsrRUcrIoNIsTs,
Senator Allen, of Nebraska, Populist,
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