Custer weekly chronicle. [volume] (Custer City, S.D.) 1890-1931, 1893-10-28
they HAVE NET HALF way
Conference Committee Agrees on
a Silver Compromise.
Goes into Effect October /, iSo4-The Dem,
ocratic Senators Are Putting Their
Signatures to the Agreement.
Proceedings.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21.-Thc details
of the forthcoming compromise on the
silver question have been practically
agreed upon. and a few moments be-
fore l o'clock this afternoon demo-
cratic senator's began pledging them
selves in writing to abide by
Vt. The compromise agreed upon pro-
vides that the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman act shall take
effect October !, 1894, and that the
bond question shall be elimina-
ted entirely. 1t also provides
that the 81, 800, 600 of silver
which must be purchased under
the act shall be coined from time to
time, as shall the seigniorage now in
the treasury, and that which shall
grow out of the further purchases All
greenbacks and treasury notes under
SO in value shall be retired and silver
certificates or coined silver dollars shall
take their place.
AS soon us the committe reported
this conclusion the senators on the
democratic side were sent for and
where was a steady stream of SEN
a,ors vending their way to tho
committee room, Mr.. Voorhees,, in
charge Of the bill, having been pre-
viously and for some time closeted
with the committee. A paper was
drawn up addressed to Mr.. Voorhees,,
in which senators pledged themselves
that If he would move I amend his
bill in accordance with the outlines
given above, they would support it and
hen vote for the bill as amended.
IT was "a noteworthy fact that
the silver senators signed this docu.
ment, although there were some who
did 1t under the most vigorous protes-
t~ations, looking upon the compromise,
as they expressed it, as an abject SUR
render of all that which they fought
for these many weeks.
AS soon as the paper has bee signed,
its purpose having been previously dis
cussed with the chairman of the finance
committee, the amendment will
be prepared and introduced in
the senate. 1t is hardly ex-
pected hat this will be done this after
noon, although such action is not with
Il the range of possibility. 1T is hoped
by the conference committee that every
democrat will sign the pledge and that
Nh. Voorhees, will act promptly upon
its reception.
The republicans decline to talk in
regard to their course, saying that
they must first see the proposed amend.
ment. There is a disposition on
the part of some of the repub.
licans to repudiate a compromise that
enlarges the volume of silver money
without n corresponding increase
in the issue of bonds fol-
its protection. The democrats, how.
ever, expect to be able TO draw their
entire vote to the support of the com.
promise bill and force it through with
out the aid of the minority.
Approved b. the Administration.
The secretary of the treasury was
heard from during the morning or
three different occasions through the
agency of n trusted friend, the gentle
man so acting appearing before the
committee so late in the day 'as f:
o'clock this afternoon. One of til,
members of the committee wher
asked after this last visit of the
representative of the secretary of the
treasury whether the compromise
would be acceptable to the president
said II was drawn on the lines of tn,
suggestions that emanated from tn,
administration itself. So far every
democrat who has seen the pledge ha,
signed it, but this does not mean that
majority have signed it.
The republicans say that they are OPP
posed to this sort of a compromise ant
will vote against it, claiming that it i:
not a repeal of the law such as is de
manded in the platform of the party.
The silver republicans speaking
through such men as Senator
Wolcott and Teller, sa,
they will not flibuster against any
measure upon which the Democrat
agree for that would be futile. They
will not, however, vote for the bill.
The populists, Senators Allen, KYLE
and PETER, are unalterably opposed t.
the agreement that has been arranged
and declare they will not support it.