The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-08-11
DISCUSSING THE QUESTION.
Free silver Men and Anti-siirerites Hold
Caucuses.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-The commit
tee appointed by the House free silver
caucus met this morning for the purpose
OF preparing a measure favorable to sill
yer. The anti-silver Representatives in
the House met and the latter joined the
free silver people. The latter submitted
their measure to the opposing forces and
a discussion followed. Nc agreement was
reached and the conference adjourned
shortly after II o'clock. The ratio pro-
posed in regard to the ratio of coinage ad-
vanced by the free silver men was OPP
posed by the anti-silver men, and when
they took recess the anti-silTer delegates
met 10 further discuss the matter. They
were also unable to reach an agreement
respecting the conduct of discussion of the
bill to be prepared by the committee of
the free silver caucus.
The anti-silver men say the advocates
of silver did not make sufficiently definite
proposals upon which to act. One ele-
ment of the indefiniteness is said to be in
clude6 in a suggestion that the beginning
OF the discussion be postponed until the
rules of the House were adopted. 1t was
argued that it would not require more
than i've minutes for the House to tenn
porarily adopt the rules of the fifty
second Congress. then debate could pro-
coed in an orderly manner with some as
surance of ability to enforce the terms OF
cd agreement that should be entered
apon.
The situation at / O'Clock was un-
changed. The anti-silver men had not
reported to the silverites any conclusion
on the proposition made by the latter, al
though it was understood that another
0f ha he hs,ll
this afternoon.
When the committee met this morning
the anti-silver men, it is said, proposed
that the House proceed at once to a con-
sideration OF the measure for the immedi-
ate unconditional repeal of the silver pur-
chasing clause of the Sherman act and
that vote be taken on that measure on
". AS a counter proposition the silver
men offered to introduce bill to repeal
coupled with provision for free coinage,
the ratio to be fixed by the house. For
this measure the opponents of silver
might offer substitute il they desired
but the silver men want chance to vote
on free coinage in some way. The latter
further agreed that debate should con-
tinue three weeks, and that if at the end
of that time there were remarks unde-
{ livered they might be printed in the
Record. At this proposition the anti
silver men Withdrew to consider before
giving an answer
The reason for the refusal of the anti
silver men to accept the proposition OF
the silver men is said to be due to the
fact that the administration desires to
have the Sherman law repealed uncon-
ditionally, the matter of new legislation
to be discussed and decided upon its
merits without reference to the relief be-
lieyed to be contained in repeal OF the
purchase clause.
Carlisle was visitor to the capitol this
morning. establishing himself in Chs
library and sent for Cochran, Tracy aud
Raynor, who left the conference to attend
the summons
Soon after the House adjourned, the
silver and anti-siiver advocates neld
separate conferences. The anti-silvel