St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-10-03
CLEVELAND is VERY FIRM.
HE WILL LISTEN TO MO COMPROMISE
AT PRES ENT.
CONFERENCE WITH CARLISLE.

Some Silver Advocates Think
That the Passage of Either the
Wilson or Voorhees, Bill Will
Hasten Free Coinage = The
Bland-AIIison Act May Go Into
Full Effect.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Mr. Carlisle
has consulted again with President
Cleveland on the compromise terms, but
with no satisfactory result, says morn
ing paper. MIR. Cleveland is fully con-
sci0uS that the attitude he has assumed
is heartily endorsed by all the business
interests of the East. 1t is understood
that the reply he has authorized
Mr.. Carlisle to give to the
advocate of compromise is that
he will listen to no compromise
involving the further purchase of sill
yer. until the supreme effort has been
made by the friends OF unconditional
repeal TO avail themselves of tlleir con-
ceded strength as Il majority of the sem
ate and to force a vote. If the effort
fails then he may listen to a comprO-
mise as the lesser of two evils.
Silver senators assert that they are
certain of support at the critical mo-
ment, and Senator Voorhees, failure
yesterday to secure sufficient aid from
his own side to put down flibuSterlng
by forcing the filibusterers into contin-
uous sessions from noon until midnight
explains the otherwise ineXplicable at
tltude of defiance.
Some of the silver advocates who
have been studying the repeal bills pro-
posed in the senate by Mr.. Voorhees,
and in the house by Mr.. Wilson, have
reached the conclusion that from the
SILVER STANDPOINT
the passage of either of these bills, in
stead of proving an unmiXed evil, may
be real benefit. They claim that the
enactment of either of these bills into
law will have the effect of restoring the
free coinage of silver. Their reasoning
very direct, and is to the following
effect:
Both the Voorhees, and Wilson bills
repeal only so much of the Sherman act
''aS directs the secretary of the treasury
to purchase from time to time silver
bullion to the aggregate amount of
100000 ounces of silver, or so much
thereof as may be offered each month";"
but leaves untouched the fifth section
of the Sherman act, which repeats the
purchasing clause of the Bland-AlliSon
act.
This, they argue. lea"es the Bland
Allison act in full effect, except where
it requires the purchase OF from two to
four millions Of silver per month. a
part of this act, which is unrepealed.
provides for the free coinage of silver
dollars in accordance with the provi-
Sions of the act of Jan. Is. 1887. This
act established a government mint and
provided for the coinage of both gold
and silver in sums greater than S1C0 at
the request of the depOSitOr. Ii silly er
senators do not show any great DISPOSE
ton to discuss the probabilities. They
admit that the matter has been can
vassed among them, but say that, while
the reasoning is clear and that the law
of 81 would unquestionably be left in
force by the passage of either the sen
ate or the house bill, the enforcement
OF 1t would depend upon the admins
tration, and with the administration I'M
friendly, as it now is, they could not
hope for favorable Interpretation of the
law.