The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-11
FRUITLESS CONFERENCES.
The Majority in The House Still Di-
VidCd.

No Apparant Approach to Agreement
Between the eCaucusConferrees Of the
Opposing Faotions-M essrs. Cock
ran and Bland Respectively Lead
the Anti and the silverite Hosts
Secretary Carlisle Visits the Capitol,
and Afterwards Closeted With Sem
ators-Good Feeling Animating the
Situation.
Washington, Aug. 1O.-Another day has
passed, and the two wings of the majority
in the House of Representatives are APP
parently as far as ever from an agreement
upon the method Of conducting the post
poned discussion of the silver question.
The day has speen spent in fruitless con-
ferences on the subject, and because no
progress has been made in the negotia-
tions the House was compelled to adjourn
for lack of anything to engage its atten-
tion.
The committees representing the silver
and anti-silver forces seem TO be playing
for position, each desiring to assume the
initiative, but Of what avail the point Of
advantage sought will be it is difficult to
discern among the mass of rumors atloat.
PLAN OF THE ANTi-SILVEKITES.
From all of these. and from the state-
ments by members of the conference re-
garding their proceedings, the positions
Of the two parties are these; The anti
silver men, led by Borke Cochran, pro-
pose that bill shall be introduced to re-
peal the purchasing clause Of the Sher-
man law and that vote shall be taken
upon that proposition first If il be de-
feated, amendments may be offered pro-
viding for the free coinage Of silver and
vote taken on them. The free coinage
men offer
COUNTER PROPOSITION
to wit: That the bill outlined by the
free-silver caucus yesterday shall be in
troduced blythe committee authorized to
propose it, providing for repeal coupled
with free coinage that any amendments
desired may be offered, and that a vote
shall be taken at tho end of three weeks
debate.
BOTH SCHEMES UNSATISFACTORY.
This was not acceptable to the anti-sil-
YER men, who insisted, it is said upon q
vote first upon the proposition TO uncon-
ditionally repeal the purchase clause. 1t
was impossible apparently, for the com
mittees to come together, and after seve-
raj separate consultations and two joint
meetings adjournment was had until to-
morrow morning.
THE RESPECTIVE CONFERREBs.
The free coinage men were represented
in the conference by Representatives
| Bland, Boatner, Culberson, Bryan, Bailey,
Bankhead, oates and Lane; the,uncondi-
tional repealers by Messrs Cochran,
| Tracy, Harter, Rayner, Catchings, lap
| ham, Geissenheiner, Coombs, Fitch, Will
son Of Virginia and John Dewitt Warner.
SECRETARY CARLISLE AT THE CAPITOL.
Considerable interest was added to the
! situation to-day by the fact that Secre-
tary Carlisle visited the capitol III the
course of the morning, and was in con-
sultatiOn in the library with Representa-
tives Cochran, Tracy and Rayner. He
also called upon Speaker Crisp in the lat
ter's room and remainedsome time. After
the House had adjourned Representatives
Cochran and McMillin called at the
treasury department and were clOseted
with Secretary Carlisle
SENATOR'S IN CONSULTATION.
Senator German, chairman of the
democratic caucus, who was authorized
to appoint a committee TO arrange a plan
of campaign for the prosecution of the
work of the Senate, was closeted the en-
tire afternoon with Senators Cockrell,
Blackburn, Ransom, Villas, Gray, White,
Ha.) and Waltham. AT the conclusion Of
the conference Senator German gave out
the names of these same gentlemen as the
caucus committee, and the inference is
that they put in the afternoon discussing
questions of party policy. No caucus has
been called, but this committee will re-
port to q caucus to be held not later than