The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-01
VIII not Agree to Any Terms Of
Compromise on the Silver
Question.
Democratic Friends OF Silver Much
Discouraged Over This Turn
of Affairs.
A KeAoi 3tion IAtrOdaoed LoOking to r nd.
Ing ths vii, of the People On
the Subject

WARRINGTON, Hopo. W.--LoAdinQ demo-
cratic senators, who have been frying for
tho lass forsy.sight hours 10 arrange The
inns Of an acceptable compsomisa on the
silver question. encountered very deter
mined Obstacle to-day whom they ap-
preached the republican anti-silves men,
who thus far have besn acting with the
democratic repeal forces. The republicans
simply declare there 10 no common ground
apon which they could act wish the demo.
Q ass longer. II unconditional repeal 10 10
be abandoned. When II oame TO ueRotiat-
ing for terms with silver they announced
their intention Of dockinR by themselves,
and declared they wsrs ready to hRht oom-
promise 70 the hnish. This hsllioose at.i-
tude Of the republicans disheartensd the
democ, ATTIC Tspsaless. and oom. e!led tha
compromiss,s to halt. temporarily a loast.
senator Voorhees, II 10 no way connected
With the compsomise movement. He said
to-day he had no reason to despair Of tbs
passage OF the repeal bill In its original
form, and thought II quite ridiculous IA
conclude that In body Of sighty-hve men
= m ajority Of Afteen could not secure vote
upon any given prot oaition. he said he
felt convinced the majority could hold out
a. LONG a. tho minority.
"If,"' said he, I'VE cannot pass the bill,
this fall. We can continue the effort during
the wiator, and II We do not conclude the
work In the fall, winter and spring, we oan
like Grant, Fight II ont on that line II i
takes all summer II could force vot,
! should. OF course, do So but there ID n.
rule whereby can do that am aatisfed
however. II We hold on with sufficient per
sistsnoe, ws will get il in time"
Rep escntstive s. B. Cooper, of Texas
to-day presented the following resolution
which was rsis red TO the ways and mean
committee:
Whsrsas. In tho enactment OF all laws
tho viii Of tho majority should control
and
Whereas. There IL = divided opinto,
among congreasmen Of the United Stnte
now assembled iu legislative acssion az Il
the will OF the people upon the gu stion 0
the coinage OF money by the United States
therefore be II
Resolved, That the governors OF tn
several states he respectfully ,equessed t,
cause TO be held an election in their res
peotive states on the first Tuesday In No
vember next for the purpose OF ascsrtaininl
the will Of the people u"on tho question o
the coinage OF money by the United States
and at suoh election those in favor Of tn,
tree coinage Of both gold and silver, with
out discrimination against either metal
shnll have rintsd or written upon thei
tickets, TOR FREQ ooinnge,' aud those op
posed 10 the free coinage of both gold ant
silver without discrimination, shall hav,
written or printed upon their tickets
'aRainst free coinage and said eleotio,
shall be held and returns thereof made il
accordance with the laws of the respective
stNtes governing the election of representa-
tives 10 the Legislatures of said statcs, ant
the returns ami result Of said election sub
mitted to tho cong ess OF the United State
By tho governors OF the several statss."