The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-10-22
BRINGING 1T TO A HEAD
Ihs Compromise Schsms About Fin.
khed BY the Steering Committee
BELIEVED TO BE SETTLED
Thirty -ssvsn Democratic Senators
Have signed the Agreement
and the Others Will Prob
ably Fall In Line.

sSsy &ss sbsVs
WAsHiNoroN, Dot. N.-Ths democratic
steering committee virtually completed
its labors on the compromise silver repeal
bill to-day. II extends the provisions of
the present silver purchase act until Oct.
!. 16O4, provides for the coinage OF all the
silver now in the treasury aud the retire.
meut OF all paper currency, except silver
certificates below $40. There IL no refer.
sncs whatever In the bill to the bond
qy,estion.
Opinions differ ~ to the time whom the
bill will be presented in the senate. It
may be handed in Tuesday. or even earl
Yer, II IL shall prove acceptable to the ma
Sority. The bill also provides for the coin.
age or silver to be purchased in tho future.
The republican silver mon are displeased
with the short time limit for the Sherman
law to continue In force and will probably
oppose the bill solidly. The popuIists are
also displeascd with the bill for the same
rsasou. Tho bill will be made an amend.
meat to the present law.
1t will be necessary to obtain the sig
uatures Of ~ members to insure passage,
and even then alibustering might prevent
n vote unless some sort of cloture should
be presented. When the committee COM
pleted its sittings to-day, 81 democratic
senators had pledged themselves to sup
port the measure. and the managers felt
assured Of q sufficient number to bring
ahe total up to Al, leaving only three more
necessary to insure the passage Of the
bull by democratic votes. The senators
holding out against tho bill are said to be
Mills and Villas of the repeal side and Irby
OF the silver side. Some OF the repeal men
have not yet actually attached their names
TO the pledge, but the committee expects
to secure the names of all the democratic
senators and will rush the bill through as
party measure and without calling upon
the republicans for help. Most of the re-
publicans hope that the democrats will
succsed in this, for the ball 10 one which
does not commend itself 10 either the re.
peal or the silver faction in tho republican
ranks. Tho repeal man are pleased only
with the clause limiting the silver pur-
chase TO one yeer, while the silver men
nnd IN this reason . hope for further ex-
tension Of silver purchases and think il
Will Mt better shan unconditional repeal.
The comrAittees Recommendation will
DO put In the shape Of an amendment to
the voorhsss bill. and will probably 70.
celve die support OF most Of the silver re-
puolcans ~ an amendment, while the
oa WILL as amended,oe opposed by them.
neeems more tnsn probable that IL the
usmocrats 60. tne concurrence OF their en-.
ure parry IN Tue senate the republicans
WI "sAe no eno1 ~ united action. Sill
ver men, u ah parties are pleased, will
1ccsp. .ne Oii' As At present arranged,
the bill will expire In the midst Of tho
heM coneressioona election, and
p"osoy wero Will No an effort
70 ameha the amendment extending
.ne pusnss,ne ume year, and the silver
,," ,nsn .n'ns possible tnsy may get repub-
"ceu support so put tnis through; but all
cirCums'ances considerel. this 10 hardly
Proosoie' ohe advantage which the silver
men ma IN tne c9mmittee's amendment
OF 'ne oeieihai oail Is that II gives them
sroura 70 sand on while the silver fight
saau os ~aged In the future. They say
,ne e-aitire silver night in reality has only
"|9uni that the present bill 10 only stip-
oiation Tor brief time and the cause OF
silver will be presented vigorously in the
regular session.
The terms OF the proposed compromise
In the senate were the subject Of q great
deal OF discussion In the house this after
noon. The fact that an authorize ton for
bonds II not q feature brought relief TO
many OF the republicans and western dem
ocrats. The democratic leaders are in
house there will be suspension in order
20 give the compromise right Of way. The