The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-10
THE SILVER REPEAL ISSUE.
CAUCESES or DEMOCRATIC SENATOR'S
AND SILVER MEN or THE HOUSE.

| Declare In Favor or the Repeal OF the
Sherm IN Act, Coupled With Frcr Coin-
nge at IA Ratio 10 Re Agreed Upou-rho
Senate Finance Committ-r win Report =
Repeal Hi:i Mt nm Enr!y Day-Cnu.c OF
ihs Failure OF Mr.. tockrnn'- Plan to
suspend the Silver Purchase Clause.
WAsHISGToN. Aug. o.-prcsident Cleveland
remained at his country home to-day. and tho
Senators md Representatives who called TO
confer with him on tho subject OF tho financial
situation. and the attempt to secure the cnact-
ment Of remedial legislation. were compelled
TO leave tho White House with their mission
untitled. The President. 1t is said Is not
III again. us has been reported. but IL resting
after the excitement OF tho past fcw days and
In order to have an opportunity to carefully
consider the effect on the public mind OF his
message The ardor OF the large portion OF
the members OF both Houses of Congress- who
on Monday were us eager for prompt action on
the silver question as the President himself.
seems to-day to have been cooled. and not-
withstnnding that silver mon AMI unti-
silver men, both in the Senate and
House. announce tonight that they will
insist on discussion OF tho financial
question tomorrow. and will bring II about
bv hook or by crook. the Indications are thar
the week will pass without any further dis
cussion OF the silver question in Congress-
The situation tonight, however, is NO con-
fused that 1t is impossible to predict with cer-
tainty what will be done In either House. but
1t is quite likely that both Houses will adjourn
until Monday next, on the plea that 1t is abso-
lutey necessary for further consultation II
concerted plan Of action is to be agreed upon
by either faction.
The vote in the Senate to. day on tho uues-
ton OF adjournment was highly significant
because. while the Democrats MI stood to-
Gether and voted in the affirmative in order
that they might hold u party caucus. the so
called silver Republicans voted with them.
thus rcjuvenatinC the combination that In tho
Fifty-nrst Congress put to sleep tho In famous
Force bill. Ono or two OF the Republicans OF
that celebrated contingent nre not now in the
Senate. but their SUCCESSORS hold tho same
opinions Tho eight Republican Senators who
to-day voted with the Democrats for adiourn-
ment were Messrs Dubois Of Idaho Jones OF
Nevada. Perkins OF California tStanford's sue
cessor). Power Of Montana. Shoup of Idaho.
Stewart OF Nevada. and Teller and Woco:t OF
Colorado. Senator Washburn OF Minnesota.
whose adherence to the anti Force bill COM
binaton gave the bill its death blow. voted
with his party against adjournment.
As a result of to-day's consultations there
seems to be little doubt that tho Senate FL
nance Committee will at an early day roport a
bill farorably providing for the repeal of the
Sherman law Senator Voorhees, OF Indiana,
the Chairman Of the committee. is committed
to such policy. and while his Democratic col.
leagues on the committee with the exception
OF Senator Mcpherson Of New Jersey. who IL
q pronounced anti-silver man. might voto
against il. tho veto Of four OF the five
Republican memUers would go with
Messrs. Voorhees, and Mcpherson. The four
silver Democrnts-Messrs. Harris Of Tennes-
sHe Vsucs Of North CsroIina vsst Of
joined by the Republican silver Senator Jonrs
OF Nevada and the vote would thus be six IN
favor OF the till for repeal and Ave against II.
1t Is not unlikely therefore that the minority
of tho committee will make no determined
Offer as substiuto in the senate ca m n
providing for the FREQ coinage OF silver ut II
The Finance Committee will hold its first
any action will be taken beyond referring t,
subject Of silver aiready offered: There is no
doubt that senator Voorhees, has au under
bill for repeal is looked for from the Finance
COMMITTEES very promptly. and it IS Of course
The indications however. are tina. the Lii viii
not M DO fort I.,odi SO pr9mE,ly t., ,
Hse Was hs 81 ae nae II
aad OF Hou.s ana 'ans s
some united plan Of action. Thus. ut the end
Of tho day. the men who are working in the
demands Of the people for. speedy and radical
action. nnd themselves at the same point from
difference between the caucus in the senate
and the caucus In the House Is. that IN the
Gratis. Wills In the House it ' WAS open to ali
The populsts attended the House caucus in
n body but only one or two RepnGllcans wcre
OH hand. The sentiment OF the silver men. as
against the, President. who. they say. oilers
liam M nj marie WI n fANa n Mi
very plainly that the effort 10 rcpenl the Sher-
man law must TO carried on within par!iamer-
fully organized, and that any attempt to force
the Question to to-, ne front IN adSante Of such
nate that Mr. Cochran and tho advocates OF his
TOR an tSa y vote as
clause OF the Is Sheran G ret were not ao%S
among the member 81 The New YORK i Ielcg"-
ton who are opposed to the ambitions OF Ar.
IN sns i"uS queston Cen a." fracSs on ra%e
svsr MAN and Tny rnq As 81 tie Paesds 1s
opposes Mr.. Cockran's propositions. has
men generally. and it has not been 80 promi-
nently mentioned or discussed to-day as 1t
sdTGF NM "eS "t svsn "t
the proposition. i would. no doubt, have mot
the same fats. The truth + :, that While large
eager to yield to the demands Of the people
ana act at once uIon tho recon- mendations Of
yet to so consolidate, the forces ns 70 bring
about anything like formal consultations or
action. The anti.silyer men arc
using every argument possible in favor of
some plan to bring about unconditional repeal.
and the silver men. In caucus and out Of II,
boldly announce that nc. such plan can be car
ried out. either now or ut any other timo,
;, Some Of the most prominent men in, tho
House. who arc strongly in favor OF repeal, rec
manned away from the caucus to-day because
they prefer to allow tho extremists on both
sides TO say all they have 10 say before tho
question Is sGuurely faced, The foel!nG of this
class of Democrats was well expressed to-day
Ing Gheirman OF the Committec on APP
clear to him that n hill providing for the un-
conditional repeal OF the sherman law cannot
by any possibility be passed. no more than
,an one providing Tor free coinage
There is q middle ground. he says. upon
which both factions can como together. and
hat middle ground isn bill for the repeal OF
he Sherman law. coupled with free coiHageto
|. limited amount and ut an Increased ratio.
Radical silver mon. however, like Livingston
IRA, ~ all In "A,