The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-22
1t Will Receive Almost Solid
Democratic Support.
PURCHASE ENDS OCTOBER. 1894
Bonds Not TO BE Issued. and All Small
Notes TO Be Retired.
Democratic Votes Aione-Mane own
ers Realize That the Compromase
VIII Pau-The House wiz Ratify It.

wAsHrseros CIYT. Oct. 2i.-The Demo-
cratic steering committee virtually COM
pleted iis lahors on the eampromise silver
repeal bill tcday. IL extends the rroyi-
SONS of the present purchase act until
October. 1884, and provides for the coinage
Of the silver now IN the treasury and the
retirement of all paper currency, except
silver certificates below $40. There is no
reference whatever in the bill 10 the bond
question The bill also provides for the
coinage of silver TO be purchased in future.
Opinions differ as to the time when the
bill will be presented in the senate. IL
NAV be handed in Tuesday or even earlier.
When the committee completed its
sittings today thirty-seven Democratic
senators had pledged themselves 10 sup
port the measure and the managers felt
assured Of sufficient number to bring the
total up TO forty-one. leaving only two
more necessary TO insure passage of the
bill by Democratic votes. Senators
holding out against the bill are
said To be Mills and Villas of the
repeal side and Irby of the silver side.
Some of the repeal men have not yet
actually attached their names to the
pledge, but the leaders expect to secure
the names of all the Democratic senators.
and will rush the bill through as a party
measure and without calling upon the Re-
pubiieans for help. Most of the Repub-
iicans hope the Democrats will succeed in
this. for the bill is one which does not
commend itself 10 either the repeal or sill
YER faction. IN the Republican ranks. The
repeal men are pleased only with the
clause limiting silver purchase TO q year.
while the silver men ind In this reason to
hope for further extension of silver pur-
chases, and think it better than uncondi-
tional repeal. The committee recommends
that IL be In the shape of an amendment to
the Voorhees, bill. and 1t will probably re-
ceive the support of most of the sill
Yer Republicans as an amendment.
while the bill will, as amended.
be opposed by them. This is
probability against passage Of the bill. II
seems more than probable that II the
Democrats get the concurrence of their en-
tire party in the senate. the Republicans
will make no attempt at united action.
The silver men. If all parties are pleased,
will accept the bill As az present ar
ranged. the bill will expire in the midst of
the next congressional election, and there
will probably oe an effort to amend the
amendment extendina the purchasing
time year, and the silver inen think Il
possible they may get Republican support
TO put this through. but, all circumstances
considered. this is hardly probable. One
of the advantages which the silver men
find in the committees amendment of
the original bill Is that it gives them
ground to stand on while the silver fight
shall be waged IN future They saw the
entire silver fight has in reality only be-
gun: that the present bill is only q s.ipu-
lation for brief time, and the silver aues-
tion will be presented vigorously in the
regular session.
The terms of the proposed compromi Sc
in the senate were the subject of great
deal of discussion in the house thi. after
noon. The fact that the authorization of
bonds was not q feature brought relief TO
many of the Republicans and Western
Democrats. The Democratic leaders ara
in favor of the bill, and when il comes 70
the house there will be suspension of the
rules in order to give the compromise
right-oi-way. Tne Democratic leaders
seem 10 feel certain i, will find favor with
both wings of the party in the lower house.
The prevailing opinion is that the ultra
silver Democrats. in view of the necessity
for show OF party harmony, will con-
tent themselves with voting against the
measure. A gcodly portion Of the silver
Democrats wilt probably. however vote
for the compromise if votes are needed 10
secure its passage. Tne Republicans will
be governed largely by what their politica.
brethren in the senate do. When the bill
reaches the house 10 will 90 10 the commit.
tee on coinage, weights and measures m
less there is indication that an attempt
will be made TO hold il IN that COMMITTEES
for too long period, in which case mo-
ton 10 concur in the senate amendments
would he made without its reference at all.
The eoncensus Of opinion. however. is
that IL will be referred under the rules and
returned 10 the house within two dsy. At
most Four days after the bill reaches
the house Ii is expected it will have passed
and congress viii have taken a reces. for
two or three weeks.