The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-10
SPENT THE DAY IN CAUCUS.
Neither House Transacted Any
Business.
The Caucus OF the Senators Was Unpro-
ductive OF Results, While That of the
Members of the House Brought Forth
Resolution Favoring Repeal With
Free Coinage at an Increased Ratio.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.-Almost every
Democratic Senator was present at the
party caucus held this morning. The
meeting was convened at 1890 O'clock.
and when the hour of noon arrived
nothing definite had been accomplished
and an adjournment was taken till i'm
mediately after the adjournment of the
Senate. The afternoon caucus was
almost as unproductive Of results as the
morning session. Most Of the time was
consumed in the expression OF indi-
vidual views, which clearly demon
strated that each element In the party
wassfrmly welded to its own notions.
One Senator who occupies a high
position in the finance committee and
whose leaning toward free silver is pro-
nounced, declared positively: You
can set it down as certainty that the
Sherman act will not be repealed un-
conditionally." On the other hand
some Senators who have sided with the
President said rather despondently that
while no tangible advance had been
made toward a point where the party
could be regarded as united, they had
not abandoned the hope that the efforts
in that direction might eventually re-
suit in success. 1t is gathered from
this that the conditional repeal PROPOSE
ton is gaining in strength, and that
certain Of the ultra silver men here are
preparing to follow in the direction in
Dictated by the leaders in the silver
caucus in the House to-day, namely,
towards the repeal with free coinage at
an increased ratio.
1t was rather significant fact that
the silver men appeared to have less
anxiety than their opponents about the
result OF the caucus, as was evidenced
by their conduct while the Senators
we're discussing the situation, mum Der
OF them leaving the room and going to
the restaurant, where they calmly
INDUCED in luncheon. apparently UNI
concerned as to what was going on.
THE HOUSE CAUCUS.
The caucus OF the mem bers of the
House OF Representatives who favor the
free coinage of silver, which was called
Yesterday by Mr.. Bland, was held to-
day in the hall of the House, lasting
from ~ N. to 2:45 p. N At the close il
was officially announced that the fol-
lowing resol ition, offered by Boatner of
Louisiana, had been adopted by a unan-
imouS vote:
Resolved, that we will support bill
repeating the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act, and concurrentiy provid-
ing for the free and untranmelled coin
age of silver, with full legal tender
quality on such ratio as will maintain
the parity between gold and silver"
BE it further resolved, That COM
mittee OF seven be appointed by the
chairman of this conference to draft and
introduce such bill and take proper
steps to secure the free and full discus
OF do
vote OF the House upon the bill and all
proper amendments in committee pro-
vided for in the foregoing resolution"
The committee was conn posed as fol-
lows: Bland, Sibley, Boatner, Lane,
Bankhead, Bryan and Bailey.
by vote OF the caucus Judge Culber-
son was added to the committee. When
the caucus met 1T was estimated there
were about forty mem beers of the House
in the hall, but during the two hours
and three quarters the caucus was in
session about 100 members were ad-
mitted. Estimates of the number in
attendance ranged from sixty to 1875,
the clerk Of the caucus fixing the mum
Der at ninety-three and Bland saving
he counted over 100.
Besides the action reported, motion
by Mr.. Bland was adopted, authorizing
the appointment of committee OF
whips" one from each State, whose
duty it shall be to canvass the house,
discover each mem ber's standing upon
the proposed bill and sec that every
friend OF the measure is in his seat
and ready TO vote when the time comes.
This committee has not yet been named
Bland stated after the caucus that it
had been in every respect satisfactory
to the friends Of free silver coinage.
Secretary Wynne to Resign