The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-11
CONGRESS MAY SOON ACT.
HOPE or 4 SPEEDY hGREFMKy1
ON THE SILVER QUESTION.

alta Ratio TO he Determined by the House
AVID the Only Point TO be settled IL n,
TO whica Vote shn,, he Taken First
The .Nnu-Siiver Men TO Submit n Propo
sition Approved by Secretary Carlisle
speaker Crisp Announces the Committee
on Rules, with Mr.. Ouihwnite In Place
Of Mr.. McMInin - The Senate Ad.
Iouins Untn Monday without Action
WASHINGTON. Aug. 10. There nre more in.
dications to night that n compromise may be
reached between tho silver and anti silver
Mon In Congress, by which tho immediate dis
cusson OF some proposed financial Legislation
may be had. than ut any ttno since tho scssion
convened on Monday lust. Tho result OF to-
days conferences, stated briefly. is that both
factions nre now willing that q vote shall be
had IN tho House upon two propositions, one
providing Tor tho unconditional repeal OF tho
Sherman law. and the other for free coinage at
some certain fixed ratio il satisfactory ar
rangements for such voting can be made. The
point upon which the rival factions have not
agreed. however. is which proposition shall
10 submitted and voted upon first. This
appears at first glance to be a verv
trivial consideration. but to the men who
ore working night and day to find some
common ground upon which they can como to
AN agreement 1t is regarded OF the utm ost i'm
pprtance. Tho anti-silver men were in con-
ference until late tonight. while the silver
men adjourned this nftern DON until to- morrow.
that they might have the last word In the con-
troversy. The Joint steering committees will
meet again tomorrow morning. hopeful. but
not certain. OF IN agreement.
At the suggestion OF Secretary Carlisle. who
spent several hours at the Capitol to-day in
was held at his residence this evening" at
tended by a score OF anti-silyer Congressman.
Including Wilson OF West Virginia, Cochran.
Cummings. Springer. Fitch. Tracey. Rayner.
Catchings Harter. Turner. Brawley. Sperry.
Coombs and others The proposition OF the
silver men for the right to have their plan OF
FREQ coinage ut some fixed ratio voted upon in
advance OF II motion for repeal was considered
and the following agreement reached:
Tomorrow orning. before the House m Gets.
the proposition will be made to the silver men
that they consent to the introduction OF a bill
Tor the repeal OF the purchase clause OF the
sherman law. with the understanding that
they can then offer am endments for FREQ coin
age at ratio OF 10 to |. II to /. and SO on.
vote upon the whole proposition to be had in
ten days or two weeks. The silver men will thus
have an apparent advantage. as the amend
.h''"o " ~ "P 40 " '".eo' " WV
1or repeal II inc silver men reject the propo-
sion. then, according to the agreement at the
caucus tonight Mr.. Wilson OF West Virginia
will introduce q bill for unconditional repeal,
and II nliLUstcring is begun to prevent it's
consideration the Committee on Rules. under
the direction OF Mr. Catchings. will bring In q
motloh lof eioture Allowing reasonaole tlme'
sa' Yen oAys' .or oepa'e' ano AT once test the
sense Oh the mousse ny 'o'e upon IL
Twas inc prevailing opihioh ae inc CONFER
eh'e '',a' '"e eii'e' heh VIII "ceep' this propo.
si'4on' out no assurances can DO gwen until
'he eohiefeuee VI 'he sii'ef Ahen neets w.
MORO" morning.
iounS "as ra'ner "n eAcu'nE ono III inc
aouse' auu peea"Ne " t"e .nAo'l,'y Vi inc
so."n eo"...eeno VI .no IVA. ueno'tn.i'
,"e'.ons " eotue " "ti "steeiuen'' 'he A'epuo-
, ,t n uhuet 'ho '.aueFs"lp o. the e.er-reanS
.ni' Noeu' "eto "o.u w poss oeiuie 'ne eoun-
Ny oS 'ne nios' eh'"oo'"s''o ao'ooa'es ol
po.'e' ~. p.o"pt 0''ioh' anu W MAKO II ap-
reHf ,nAt .hey arc pie'eh'eu from ,epeanne
,ne sherman law, as recommended oy the
iteeiuen. oniy Decause INC nemoera's win
NOV aii'w MON 10 40 80: many democrats
VI mo nvuse "eto III i"Vol VI Vo'ihs Win
Wv Nep"o,eH"e "s"'n'' 1oIou'h ,hen'' anu
VI ten'nnS III s0eesion " uisouSs III
oon'' m''' oven 'hiofiiaii' 'he suo
!ect OF the hnanclal situation. ana
mus roooine their republican opponents
o' 'he opportunity Oh claiming that they are
endeayoring to hold the Democrats to their
duty. The leaders. however decided that II
%ouio Do much better TO allow the Republi-
cans to mako their point than for them to re-
main In sesston and tbus devaIon tba ,oot +bo+
n. ,.n, 49, ny 'e NV NOV
% CT 'hey are Tar from coming TO an agroe-
mont with regard to financial bill. The
motion to adjourn was carried by a vote OF 179
~, ~ To-, sac. Inc ioiiowine democrats votea win
Caimus Campboll. Coombs, Cochran. Cornish
Cov"rt C,,t rN,l ~. go, I ,,m
cummings. Durborow.Engish.F Fellows.
Fitch. Geissenhainer. Hall Mimi. Harter,
Hudson Ianrom Ir,,h uoAI.ar MnKoia
Pago piohards b.. ne, a w Msae't rn Iha's'
list members voted to adjourn. Before an
annontad ,ho t ta,, u. 'ne 'o'e .he opeaAef
~ the following committee on Rules:
Tho Speaker. and Messrs. Catchings. Outb-
waite. Read. and Rurrows '' YUM
Ct .oN. anu pu'Fo"s'
secretary Carlisle. who has boon quite ~ Of
late with rheum atism, has become 40 ANNOYED
at the delav IN Congroa. M 10 -. 49,
"' AZ Soheress 'hat ne spent tho
carly part OF the day at the Capitol endeayor-