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each mining claim was passed. after an
emendment excluding corporations from
its benefit. A conference with the house
was asked. The repeal bill was then taken
mp, and Mr.. PETER Pop, Kan.) offered
a free coinage amendment With some
slight exceptions IL revives the law OF
1887. Mr.. PETER then resumed his speech
against the bill until 3 o'clock, when the
senate took arecess.
A Talk with Senator German.
Senator German, who has been from the
first one of the shrewdest promoters of
feasible solution of the pending deadlock
on the silver question in the senate, says,
concerning the status Of the silver prob.
lem:
"All there is in 1t is the question of limit
OF time for the continuance Of the pur-
chases of silver. IL may be little while
before the matter on this line can be fully
adjusted, but it is certain to come out
that way. There never was any other
way. That have claimed from the first.
As understand IL, the president, while
preferring unconditional repeal. is not dis
posed to interpose objection to the fixing
of a limit when silver purchases shall stop.
II think Jan. !, 1895, fair limit. Un-
derstand this does not mean the final dis
position of the silver question, but it wipes
out all existing conditions which are of
doubtful expediency, and then we can
agree upon some adjustment. The ex-
tremes of both sides nave caused very
wrong Judgment on silver. The country
will find that silver Is an indispensable
medium of great commercial union. II
always has been and possibly always will
be, but conditions change with the devel-
opmsnt of things, and sometimes it is
necessary to adjust TO these new condi-
tions. That is what we want to do with
silver, and that Is what will be done.
Extremes should Meet.
''Senator Sherman discussed this whole
question before congress met. Ii was
then proposed TO repeal the whole silver
act of 1890 When congress- got together
IL was proposed only to repeal the pur-
chasing clause. This had some appear
ance of direct blow at silver and natur-
ally rallied all the silver advocates in its
support. In my opinion all the interests
of the country ask is some definite policy.
BY fixing tim in the future we will
work up to the requirements of the none
tary operations of our great and growing
country.
II hardly think that the silver state sem
ators will object to this solution, but of
course no movements can be held In that
direction untilwe are sure of our own
footing. Some of our own people have
been very extreme in their advocacy of un-
conditional repeal, but that is impracti-
cable.
III the administration acquiesces heart
lily in the proposed solution 1t will prob
ably carry all its friends. Whatever the
position OF the Republican senators may
be, am confident they viii not obstruct.
They may differ as to the limit of time. but
that can be easily adjusted"
May Pass Next Week.
Seven or eight Democratic sen ators Wis
tied Secretary Carlisle as the representa-
tive of the administration at the treasury,
and submitted to him q proposition to
take the place of the repeal measure now
before the senate, which they thought
practically all the Democratic senators
would support. Secretary Carlisle dis
sented from some Of the terms Of the
proposition, and showed wherein they
would In practical operation DO objection
able.
There ID excellent reason for saying.
however, that before the middle of next
week the repeal bill will pass to take
effect not later than the first of October.
probably with q provision authorizing the
secretary of the treasury to issue bonds
not exceeding $500, ,000, 900 and coin the
seignioraRe now in the treasury.
This, 1t is said, would not be considered
q surrender by the administration, and it
il stated on reliable authority that the
bill passed in this shape would not be OBJ
jectionable to the president.
In the House.
The house passed q bill providing for the
argent deficiencies of the government 1t
sppropriates $685. 900.
A Joint resolution was passed providing
for the removal of derelicts in the north
Atlantic ocean.
After the morning hour had expired,
the house went into committee of the
whole, and Mr. Bynum (Dsm.. Ind.) called
up the joint resolution to remit half the
duty ON goods exhibited In the Worlds
fair and sold by the exhibitors. 1t was
debated at length, amend ed In one or two
small ways, and then the committee arose,
reported to the house. and it was passed.