The herald., 1893-10-03
NOT AN UNM|XED EVIL.
A New Phase of the Silver
Repeal Bill.
Silverites Beginning to Feel
More Cheerful.
Some of Them Think They Can See
Victory In Defeat.
The Compromisers Are Not Discouraged
Despite CIevesand's Unaltsrable
Position-Congresston
Proceedings.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Some silver sds
vocates who have been studying the re-
peal bills proposed in the senate by
Voorhees,, and in the house by Wilson,
have reached the conclusion. that from
silver standpoint the passage OF either
of these bills, instead 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 free coinage of silver.
Their reasoning is to the following Of
feet: Both the Voorhees, and the Will
son bill repeal only go much of the
sherman act as directs the secretary Of
the treasury to purchase from time to
time silver bullion to the ag-
gregate amount of 4.500,000 ounces, or
so much thereof as may be offered each
month, bat leaves untouched the fifth
section of the Sherman act which re-
peals the purchasing clause Of the Bland-
Allison act.
This, they argue, will leave the Bland
Allison act in full effect, except where
it requires the purchase of from 2,000.-
600 to 100000 ounces of silver per
month. The part of this act which ID
unrepealed provides for the free coinage
of silver dollars, in accordance with the
provisions of the act of January, 1887.
This act established q government mint,
provided for the coinage Of both gold
and silver in sums greater than $l00, at
the request of depositor of silver.
The senators do not show any great
deposition to discuss the probabilities.
They admit that the matter has been
canvaesed among them, but say that
while the reasoning is clear, that the
law OF 1887 would unquestionably be
left in force by the passage of either the
senate or the house bill, the enforcement
CT il would depend upon the adminis-
tration, and with the administration
unfriendly, as it now is, they could not
hope for favorable Interpretation OF
the law. 4
coMPRomIsERs NOT DISCOURAGED.
Senators who have been most active
in trying to effect q compromise on the
repeal bill do not express themselves as
discouraged by the outlook. They say
nothing is likely to transpire in that
direction during the present week. but
express the opinion that the beginning
of next week will see q change in the
situation, by which time the senate will
be more thoroughly impressed with the
futility OF the effort to pass the pending
bill in its present shape, and that this
further delay will have the general
effect OF convincing the senators of tho
impossibility of any mans getting just
what he may want. The extreme men
of both sides are still holding out stiffiy,
however, and If there is any improve
ment Of the situation it does not appear
on the surface. Il,
CLEvELAND's ULTIMATUM.
Carlisle has consulted again with
President Cleveland on compromise
terms, but with no satisfactory result,
says morning paper. 1t is understood
the reply he has authorized Carlisle to
give the advocates of compromise ID
that he will listen to no compromise in.
volving the further purchase of silver,
until supreme effort has been made
by the friends of unconditional repeal
to avail themselves of their conceded
strength as majority of the senate to
force a vote. If the effort fails, then he
may listen to compromise terms, as the
less OF two evils. The silver senators
assert that they are certain Of support
at the critical moment. N
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