St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-03


Committee, Confer-Republi-
can Officeholders in the senate
Must Go When Session Begins.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2.-Representa-
tive Robertson. of louisiana response
to telegram received today, received
authority from Judge Holman to issue
call for a Democratic caucus. The call
is as follows:
Washington, Aug. BY authority
from Hon. w. S. Holman. chairman of
the Democratic caucus, hereby call
caucus of the Democratic members of
the Fifty-Third congress to meet in the
house of representatives on Saturday,
Aug. D. at O'Clock.
5. NJ. ROBERTSON,
Secretary Democratic Caucus.
Members of congress continue to
come in slowly, aud there was some
doubt expressed today as to whether
there would be majority Of the Demo
cratS in town in time for the caucus.
There were tonight not more than forty
members of the lower house IN the city
and less than score of senators.
taIC 4eiblCis OClldlOl CllCl 10 tllV
most recent arrival and he comes fresh
from the West, ready to take up the
tight for silver where he dropped it at
the close of the last session. tie is
emphatic in his opinion that the Sher-
Man law cannot be repealed, at least
without some substitute, and says that
some months will elapse before
tho laxu ic win ha hOni-c
Mr.. Teller lays the whole trouble at the
doors of the bankers. who. he says, for
the purpose of forcing an issue of bonds
and creating sentiment favorable to
the repeal of the Sherman act. worked
up general scare, and sought to estab-
liSh general feeling of distruSt. Sen
ator Harris said today that the senate
finance committee was ready to go to
work on the subject at moments
notice. His personal views as to the
result of the attempt to repeal the law
he refused to give, but added that every
body knew he was a friend of silver as
money metal. Mr.. Harris and Senator
Voorhees,, chairman of the finance
committee, had a long conference yes
SNAOdJS O0LihS ~ 10 ouppOoGo
they mapped out plan for the work of
that committee. Mr.. Harris believes
there will be great many measures
introduced and that the majority of
them will be i'll the nature of COM
promises, looking to an increase Of the
ratio with a provision for the tree
coinage of silver.
il nrnha hlp hot
members of the senate may caucus
about the middle of the week to deter
mine the distribution of patronage
under the secretary of the senate and
the Sergeant-at-arms, but the call for
that purpose has not yet been issued.
There may be little delay in this,
owing to the fact that the courtesy
which exists among senators will re-
quire them to wait the action of the Re-
publicans in determining what men
shall be kept as the representatives of
the minority.
Among the first things to come before
the senate will be the question of the
admission of senators, the case of Lee
Mantle, appointed senator from Mon
tana to succeed Mr.. Sanders, being now
before the senate and ready to be called
up at any time in accordance with the
motion Of Mr.. Hoar at the close of the
last session. This is question of the
highest privilege. and may take up the
time of the senate for quite while.
Among Western and Southwestern
congressman is found Il tendency to de-
mand that the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act and the sub
stitute for that clause be contained
in one and the same measure. They
state that the president will promptly
sign any bill repeating the clause, and
Will as promptly refuse to sign a sub
stitute measure providing for the free
coinage of silver at any ratio whatever.
Such course, they argue, would force
them to secure a two-thirds vote for the
do not care 10 take the risk.
Representative Oates, of Alabama,
said that he would vote for repeal of the
Sherman act, conditioned that the coin
age of silver be made free at 20 TO l
ratio. He wanted but one act repeating
the purchasing clause, making coinage
free and repeating the tax on state
banks, sort or omnibus cure of fihan-
cial sickness.
Missouri, declared himself to be an out
and out free silver coinage man at the
ratio of IL to l.
II do not favor the repeal of the tax
on state banks" he said, but am will
ing to be bound by caucus action in
this regard-always providing that it is
not to the prejudice OF silver. l GER
taInly will not consent to accept the
repeal as substitute for free coinage"
Representatives Enloe. of Tennessee;
RObertson,o Louisiana, and Russell, of
Georgia, expressed themselves as being
in favor of free coinage of silver at 20 to
l, of an income tax, of the repeal of the
tax OIL state banks. and of allowing ma
tional banks to issue money up to the
face value of the bonds they have on
deposit in the national treasury.
Our people would like to have
coupled with the repeal. which seems
to be generally demanded. some definite
pohcy for the future use of silver" he
said. "StIver money is. 10 doubt, the
poor mans money, for it would have
sufficient volume to keep labor EN-
ployed. l ain ready to meet a conpro-
mise measure, and would like to have
the question settled promptly"
Representative McCreary,' of Ken
lucky, is one of the friends of silver,
favorable to the unconditional repeal of
the Sherman act. ard believes congress
will so act.
The reason l do not give my views
is because l want to stand with Mr..
Cleveland, and | want to see the whole
party stand there. believe the Demo
cratic party will be harmonious and
stand together.
Il regard the tariff question as also of
paramount Importance" continued Mr..
McCreary. 1T should be among the
first questions of the congress-"