Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-01-06
SILVER A LA BLAND.
Cleveland's Choice to Silver a
La Sherman Act.
STATUS OF THE ISSUE IN THE HOUSE

Democratic Factions Trying to Hit Upon
Compromise for Legislation - Villas
Tackles the Anticipation Bill and Has a
Colloquy wi6h Washburn-ChandlerH Has
Gun Loaded for the Pinkertons-AII
Quiet at the Blaine DIansion-The Presi-
dents Health-Capital Notes.
WASHINGTON, JAN, '6.-Cleveland has in.
formed several of those Democrats in con-
Gress who come nearest representing his
views on financial questions, and who are
anxious to have the silver matter settled
speedily, that he will be content to have
the Bland act restored in consideration OF
the repeal of the Sherman act Those men
In congress who are interesting themselves
in the matter are now very hopeful of being
able to bring about compromise The
very radical anti-silver men are insisting
that the fight must be made Cor the abso-
lutte suspension of silver purchases, while
the radicals on the other side of the ques.
ton state that they will not agree to the
repeal of the Sherman act unless they can
have free coinage of silver or the coinage OF
at least s4,OO1, 900 month.
Cleveland Gives Some Advice.
1t is known to be the opinion of Cleve-
land that nothing can be accomplished as
long as the two extremes are pitted against
each other, and he is not in sympathy with
those anti-silver men who advocate the de-
monetization of silver and no compromise
To those with whom he has talked on the
subject he has said substantially that a
condition not theory" confronted them.
and that it was evident that if they insist
ed upon having everything they desired
the result wonld be that nothing at all
would be done. He expressed the opinion
that it would be much better to restore the
Bland act just as it was, with a minimum
coinage of S2,0O0,O00 of silver, than to let
the present law stand, and the chances
were that if the anti-silver men did not
agree to this they would not accomplish
anything,
The Parliamentary Policy.
Acting on this suggestion some of the
more conservative merr in the house and
senate are trying TO work out a compro-
mise. The only way to get the silver ques-
ton before the house is by a special order
from the committee on rules, and there
would be no guard against filibustering
unless an hour for "a vote were fixed by
special order Under the policy established
in the house when the silver men were
trying to bring Il free coinage silver bill
to a vote no order for time at which
vote must be taken will be reported from
the committee on rules unless petitioned
for by majority of Democrats in the
house. This policy prevented the passage
of free coinage bill last session and now
the silver men, having been the victims of
it once, will demand its application for
their protection.
Will Require Practical Unnnimity.
1t will therefore be practically impossible
for anything to be done unless there is
very general agreement on the subject
among the Democrats. To bring about
such an agreement great efforts are being
made, and some of the anti-silver men are
much dissatisfied by the position taken by
some of the radicals ON their own side of
the question whose incorporate utterances
make it more difficult to treat with the sill
yer men. Representatives Culberson and
Bynum have each prepared bills providing
for the repeal of the Sherman act and the
restoration of the Bland law.