The Forrest City times., 1893-08-11
SILVER IN CONGRESS.

Likely.
 WASHINGTON, Aug. S-For the first time in many years the anti-free coin age men are the aggressive element in the house of representatives. Since the characterization of silver in 1873 the silver men have been an aggressive element in every congress and have yearly demanded that atonement be offered for the ''crime of I3' and that silver be restored to its place as a money metal. The militant spirit of the free coinage element is still to the front, but there has suddenly appeared an equally ag- gressive spirit among the hitherto con- servative anti-free coinage men who have now assumed the aggressive and demanded that the purchasing clause of the sherman act be repealed and that it be done internationally and at once. The leader of this element is man who never follows, but always leads, Hon. Bourhe Cochran, of New York He has been known for years as the high chieftain of Tammany, as one of the greatest orators of the day, but now he appears in new role-the popularly recognized champion of the presidents financial policy in the halls of congress. It is the element that has Bourke Cochran at its head that to-day hoists the black flag and declares no quarter to the advocates of free coin age The immediate and uncondition- al repeal of the Sherman act without reference to a committee is the policy of Mir Cochran and he to-day conferred with the silver men to induce them to agree upon plan whereby the issue would be fought out in the halls of con- gress without awaiting the appoint ment of the committee and the refer ence customary under the rules
 According to Mir. Bland, no agree ment upon the subject of the silver de- bate in the house is probab ble just yet He said last evening to a reporter of the Associated press that Mir. Cochran and himself had been talking about the matter, but no authorized proposition had been made and no conclusion reached
 II told MT. Cochran that l would consult with those interested with me in regard to this question. but l have not yet been able to do so."
 What were the terms of the proposi- tion Mir. Cochran made?'
 There has been nothing de6nite proposed as yet Mir. Cochran asked if we would consider proposition look ing to an arrangement under which the silver question could be discussed at once and I told him we would listen to him."
 What condition. or limitation, gov .rning the situation would be accepta- ble to the silver men?"
 We do not want to unduly delay action in the premises, responded Mir. Bland. but we must have opportunity to offer. discuss and vote upon amend ments which we shall offer to bill to repeal the sherman law. This must be granted or there can be, in my opinion, no agreement regarding the matter"
 The position of NIT. Bland is accepted by the anti-silver men as an indication that the free coinage people will stub bornly contest every stage of repeal and yield nothing that is not wrested by the force of superior strength on successive roll calls-if. indeed, the re- pealing men have the numerical strength to successfully force the issue to determination. In statement to the press last night MT. Cochran ex- plained that his proposition to Mir. Bland related rather to measures than time
 The whole question" he said, ''is exhausted in three propositions, viz: First. to repeal the silver purchase act internationally; second, to repeal the silver purchase law and revive the Bland act of '7S: third. to repeal the silver purchase law and provide for the free coinage of silver My suggestion is that these be offered to the house in turn and debated as fast as they are defeated, if they should be defeated. Let every body talk that wants to. and on these three propositions eyerybo can be heard"
 What limit of time do you propose?'
 ''I shall make none that will not be entirely agreeable to Mir. Bland. for it must be of such duration that the house will approve and adopt it. We can do nothing in this way except by general consent But what l want, and, if you please, the anti-silver men want is that the country may know that this house will go right to work on the subject at once and come to vote some time
 CONGRESSIONAL.