The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1893-08-11
CAUTIOUS And ADR0IT
Silver Hen Are Playing Thsir Cards
With Remarkable Skill
OUTLINE OF THEIR BILL
So Framed as to Give No Friend OF
tho White Metal Any Ex-
cuSe for Back
sliding.

WASHINGTON, Aug. lo.--Slowiy hut
surely tho lines OF hattie arc bcny drawn
on tue financial question, aud before M
other day passes tho country will probably
bc acquainted with tho whole plan Of pro-
codure. 1t Is believed that a plan has
been finally evolved to-day which Is likely
10 win the approval Of majority of all
elements. Tonight all indications point
To drawn battle on the floor of the house
without reference OF tho question to tho
committee oh coinage, weights and
measures. Bland readily acouiesces in the
programme to fight the battle out on the
fioor OF the house In committee of tho
whole, and In this arrangement the anti
silver men. of course readily agree.
The two bills on which is to turn all tho
discussion of the financial question were
to-day fully prepared and ready for
presentation. The one drawn by the anti
silver men is brief and TO the point. II
tersely provides for the unconditional re-
peal OF 50 much Of the act OF July IL. 1890,
rs directs the monthly purchase of four
and half million ounces of silver bullion
and the issuing of treasury notes thereon.
The measure drawn by tho free coinage
people is longer, and Is unique I'm being
drawn in q manner which will deve lop tho
greatest possible strength OF tbs free coin
age element of the house. The first
portion of tho bill provides that all holders
of 500 or more of silver bullion of stand.
ard weight shall be entitled TO have the
Same coined into silver dollars mt the
nints of the United States; the
dollars so coined arc to be legal
tender for all debts. dues and
demands. both public and private; and any
holder of silver dollars may at his dscre-
tion deposit the same In the United States
treasury and receive silver certificates for
the same. The number of grains of sill.
yer to b, contained in the standard dollar
Is to be determined on the floor OF the
house. The closing section of the bill
provides briefly for the repeal Of the Shcr.
man purchasing clause.
The bill drawn by the free coinage men
is regarded by their opponents. as well as
by their friends, rs the strongest measure
that could be possibly presented by the
silver men. the question of ratio being
left to the house. The silver men allege
that no excuse can he given by falterina
free coinage men for the abandonment
of their principles. II the opponents ol
free coinage have the numerical strength
they can, of course, successfully strike OH
every section of the bill relating I.
FREQ coinage and leave only the last action
which provides for the immediate repeal
of the Sherman purchasing clause. The
great question still to be determined il
which of the two bills is to have priority O.
consideration. The silver men fear tina,
| IL the repeating bill should be first taken
up the free coinage amendments which
would naturally be proposed might. uude,
strict interpret alton of parliamentary law
be declared not germans TO the subiec,
under consideration. the main question
being that of repeal. To guard apaius,
such o ruling and insure successive vote.
on all propositions to be presented by tho
silver men, the latter demand that tn:
bill of the free coinage men, which alsc
contains clause repeating the purchas
| ing act. shall be given priority of consid
Grafton.
| This evening proposition was formu
lated by the anti-silver committee which
| il is believed, will be acceptable to tb
free coinage committee, and il is though
that Mt the meeting tomorrow mornin,
the conference will request the committe