St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-10

upon the caucus can hardly be regarded
as test of the strength of the silver
forces in the house, for the reason given
by Mr.. Enloe, of Tennessee. That rea-
son was that the Democratic party
was charged by the people with the
duty of legislating so as to remedy the
present depression in all branches of
business. A Democratic caucus and not
a mixed conference, should have
been called to talk over the
situation and to formulate a
plan of relief. Of the entire Tennessee
delegation-many of whom are in favor
of free coinage e-but one (Mr. Cox was
present at the conference. This same
thing was true of a number of the free
silver men from other states who did
uot desire to seem to separate them
selves from their respective party Or
CARNATIONS, even Oil this question.
Reports from members after the
caucus adjourned agreed that no differ
ences of opinion were disclosed in the
progress of the discussion. The ques-
tion of the ratio for the
Coinage of Silver
was not discussed, except incidentally
and as will be noticed, no specific figure
was named in the resolution.
Speeches were made by Judge Gull
berson, Messrs. Bland, Hatch and
Heard, of Missouri; Grain and Bailey,
OF Texas; Simpson, of Kansas; Oates
and Bankhead, of Alabama; Bryan, of
Nebraska; Sibley. of Pennsylvania;
Rnathpr ond Of I
and others, all IN support of the object
for which the caucus had been called.
Besides the action reported. motion
by Mr.. Bland was adopted authorizing
the appointment of a committee of
'whips," one from each state, whose
duty it shall be to canvass the house, dis
cover each members standing upon the
proposed bill, and see that every friend
of the measure is in his seat and ready
to vote when the time comes. The COM
mittee has not yet been named.
MIR. Bland stated after the caucus that
1t had been in every respect satisfactory
to the friends of free silver coinage.
The steering" committee, which had
been named, he said, would probably
meet the committee of anti-silver men
tomorrow and discuss the details of the
discussion to be had upon the bill out
lined in the resolution adopted. I'VE
will require ample time," remarked Mr..
Bland, Ito carry out the terms of the re-
solution, and do not see how it will be
possible to come to a vote under a
month or probably six weeks. l can't
tell when the committee will have
Its Bill Ready
to present to the house. The question
of the ratio to be inserted in the bill was
not discussed, but it is apparent that
some of the free silver men are satisfied
that the present ratio of 16 to 1 should
be changed. We shall probably vote
upon the present ratio of 16 to i. and. if
that is defeated, then II to l, and SO on
up to 20 to 1, if necessary"
In the course of the session Mr.. Bland
presented the terms of the proposition
made to him by B0urke Cochran on be-
half of the anti-silverites, for an imme-
diate discussion of the whole silver
question. This proposition. it is under
stood, included limitation of the time
within which vote should be taken,
the number OF amendments to be offered
to the measure introduced for discus
sion and the manner of disposing OF
them, etc. 1t could be made effective
only, of course, by the consent of the
silver men, aud that they might
have all opportunity to consider
1t was one of the principal rea-
sons for holding today's caucus. Every
one who talked about the proceedings
this afternoon avoided any mention of
the views of the members upon the sub
ject. but the tenor of them may be
fairly judged by the language of the
resolution adopted, and that of Mr..
Bland. The inference seems that the
proposition of the anti-silver men was
not acceptable to the advocates of free
coinage, and that for the present at
least there will be no general consent
arrangements for directing the discus
sion of the bill to repeal the Sherman
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