Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1893-07-06

what particular action II shall be
there are many differences, not marked,
however, by political bias, but by per.
sonal opinion. No member Of the ad.
mlnistratlon claims that the unc1n-
ditional repeal Of the sherman silver
law Ia certain, although q table hasf
been made which shows majority
twenty-One H. the house Tor repeai
but that Is what the Administration
hopes for, and will work for IL VIII
ask that bill repeating II be rushed
through ns soon ~ the ofcnrl'
1ation OF tnp house IN complete
aud that the question Of
substitute dealing with silver be lcit
for future action, aud II a count o.
noses shows thRt II cannot be repealed
IL will ask that u resolution authorizing
the President TO suspend the siiVef
purchase clause OF the law be papstd.
Tile HcAnowIeJged obstacle ~ tho
carrying out OF this program IL the Tree
coinage majority known g. exist IN the
sountp: but one ui the tree coinage
men-Senator VOofhees-is already an
outspoken advocate Oi the uucOudi.
llonal repeal " the sherman law, and
mysterious hints are given by ffionds
of the administration Of other ifec
coinaro sinatOfs who Will vote the
same way.
The silver men are organizing for
the fisht Of their lives anu tbs m Jof.
~ In the Senate which Il q stumbling
block 10 the admi Distfati0n program ~
regarded by them ~ an improbable
fortress from which Will be diciatoi
tho only terms by which any hnnncia
legislation can get tht0u ih the Senate.
They say they have no special love
tor the sherman law, but that " they |
should agfoo 20 ~ unconditional repeal |
they would never be able ~ get any |
satisfactory legislation afterwards, a. |
the county would then be practically |
n not actually upon single atlniafu |
gold basis, just where the opponents q.
silver wish TO get Il. For that rcaBo
they will oppose elthor the repeal " the |
entire law or the sutpension Of the |
silver purchase clause, unless accom- |
panied by silver legislation that Il
satisfactory TO them, and n silver lcg.
lslatiOn DO Included II will Lose the |
votes Of many senators anu roptcaunta-
lives who would vote for either pTOpU.
sitlon, standing alone.
That L. the exact situation a. Ii h
figured out here today. Five weeks u
sometimes a. long asa lifetime, whct
Judged by accomplishments, and u
may be that great changes Will take
place before Congress Wots together or
that after It's meeting personal confer
cnce Will brllg those together who ate
nov Wide apart. While these thlngs
arc possible, there nre not vial-
bic at this time any indicn.
lions pointing TO enough changes
among tho Fenators who nTu or
record "a free coinage men TO warrant
Any srong belief ia them. IL looks
now "a though the House would pass
"A bill repeating the sherman lRw and
that the Senate would send the blll
back ~ tho House with n FREQ coinage
and that nothing but
u somo sort In which
both sides will have 10 make concen-
slOna can break the deadlock and Bt.
cure financial legislation. Alttr oil
there would be nothing strange or ~.
usual In such an outcome OF the pres
ont situation, as nearly all OF the I'm.
portant legislation ever adopted by |
Congress has been the result OF com
promises between what was demanded
by the radicals on both Hidyf.
There iu as much diyer.iiy o
opinion about the probable length ui
the extra session as there N about
what ~ win do. Some think that II
will confine itself 10 financial matters
and Others that II viii 20 into general
legislation. The senate IA already or.
ganiEe1 aud will he ready to get hight
down to business the day II meets. The
House Will have 10 organic, but ~
there will practically bo no opposition
10 the reelection Of CHIP N SPEAKER
and "a lac has probably already selectcd
the principal chaiTmen Of committees,
II ought not 10 require much time.
There may be pTOlraoted fight, how.
ever, over the new rulcs, NJ the silver
mon viii resist the proposed Curtll,
ment Of the rights OF the minority.
The fight over this proposition will IN
reality be the beginning ot tho silver
fight, and Its length Ia doubtful.