The Durham daily globe. (Durham, N.C.) 1889-1894, 1893-10-06
AS TO A COMPROMISE
Senator Henderson Again Talks Of
Some Things.
But About All He Says Is Through
His Hat.
PETTIGReW is AGAIN AT 1T IN SHAPE
The Senate Still Talks Away and Has
Done Nothing Yet So Far as
We Can See.

WASHINGTON, October 6 -[Special /
"There will be a compromise. The re
peal bill before the senate will be amen
ded and adopted. This may not com
under two or three weeks yet, but it i
inevitable result. 1t is almost ridiculous
to my mind, to talk about passing tit
bill in its present shape"
This is what Senator Henderson sale
to THE GLOBE correspondent this after.
noon referring to the outlook of the bill
to Internationally repeal the silver pur
chasing act. Senator Henderson occu.
pies a position on the silver question
which, taken in connection with his ex-
perience and close personal relations
subject, enables him to express an opin-
ion especially valuable.
at is not true" said Senator Mander
son, chat, as has been announced in the
New York newspapers, have been busy.
ing myself on the republican side of the
senate to secure a compromise. If there
is to be a compromise it must first meet
the approval of President Cleveland and
then be submitted on the democratic
side of the house What 1 have said
about compromise was to democratic
senators.
ut will be in especially bad taste for
republicans to seek a compromise. Con-
gress was called together in extraordi.
nary session by a democratic president
to Internationally repeal the silver law,
and he has at his back a decisive majority
in both branches of the national legisla-
ture. The conduct of this bill is by dem
ocrats, and whatever it's fate NAV be it
will be due to democratic MANAGEMENT.
therefore, any compromise must be pre-. |
sented to the senate on the democratic
sid of the chamber. Individually, |
favor a compromise. | would provide |
for the adoption of a bill repeating the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act
and at the same time creating a law
which would enable the secretary of the
treasury, at his discretion, to sell bonds
for the purpose of replenishing or in
creasing the gold reserve. The bill would
also provide for the coinage of 10 1000, 900
or 6O,O00,O 900 ounces of silver seignorage
in the treasury into subsidiary money.
The bill would also provide for the our
chase of 2O0, 0O0, 900 or 800, O0O, 900 ounces
more of silver bullion as a commercial
commodity and to be represented by the
issuance of certificates. But there should
be a definite time fixed, and that not
very far distant, when the purchase of
silver by the government, for any pur-
POHS "CuIu SlOp.
his proposition of Senator Mander-
son meets with much favor.
Senator Pettigrew to-day made inquiry
at the headquarters of the fish commits.
sion about the anticipated report which
Is to be made upon the investigation into
the feasibility of establishing a fish hatch
cry in the region of Hot Springs or Spear
fish, S. d. The senator secured an an
of 81 900 in the last congress
tor the purpose of making an investiga.
ton with the view to Matching fish in
South Dakota and supply. 1
ing the streams Whereabouts and the in.
V~estlgation was completed some time ago. \
He was informed to day that the at.
of the commission who made the y
Investigation was now in Tennessee and 8
would not return to the city under soma r
weeks. He also learned that the report
lpon the South Dakota investigation will O
made to congress some time this win. n
together with the result of other kin. s
ircd investigations. Senator Pettigrew l.
5 confident that the fish commission will
recommend the establishment of a fish !
hatchery either at Hot Springs or Spear \
ish, where the conditions arc favorable. Il
md when the report is made TO congress tt
lie intends 10 make an effort to secure an
appropriation for the work. \
The senator has taken a keen interest q,
n the question of supplying the rivers tt
nd lakes Of The great northwest with NJ
and he sees 40 reason why South :.
streams and lakes should not also ~
e supplied by the government, and with D
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