Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-08-12
FOUR PROPOSALS,
Which the Administration Will Sub.
nit to Congress On the Financial
Question.
Two Of Them, It Is Anticipated, Will
DC Rejccted-The Third Is the
esident's,
And the Last Que a Compromise in
the Event the Other Three
Fail.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9-The admins
tration has taken hand in the matter
OF adjusting the question of silver leg;s-
iation in the houss and turning it in
the loper channel. 1t is learned re-
garding Mondays conference between
the silver and anti-silver leaders that 4
scheme which emanated from the
White House was substituted for dis
cussion through the medium of the
treasury department. The proposition
Is to take up the money question with
out delay and dispose of it without
waiting for the organization of the
committees. This can be done by the
house organizing itself into committee
of the whole for the purpose of con-
sldering measures contemplating the
application of remedies of existing evils
under the rules of the last congress.
which can ba adopted BY resolution.
The Four Propositions.
When the house is so organganized
the administration proposes to submit
through its representatives on the floor
the following tour propositions. to be
voted on In the order here given: First.
the continuance OF the coinage of silver
at the ratio of lG to l; second, the COIN
age of silver at an increased ratio of say
20 10 1; third, the unconditional repeal
of the purchase clause OF the Sherman
act; fourth. the indefinite suspension of
the purchase clause of the Sherman act
The first two propositions are conc,s-
sions to the silver advocates. The all
m1nlstration expects that both will be
rejected. But it will give the silver
men first call and remove all cause Of irri-
tation The question will then he on adop-
ton of the third lroposition, which is
the administration programme. Should
that. too. be defeated the compromise
clause under the fourth head will then
be in order, which is intended solely to
neu;raIlze matters as an experiment
that can be at any time discontinued
and so restore public confidence until a
permanent measure of re.icf can be
agreed upon, possibly at the regular
session. The whole plan bears the
marks of Carlisle's handiwork, though
1t is said to have been inspired Ly the
president in its general nature. The
object i'll not waiting for the commit
tees to be organized is not alone to save
time, bat is primarily intended
To Prevent Irritation
growing out of disappoint,n ants over
the organic s:ioa OF the com mittes OIL
coinage, weights and measures. The
proposition WAS advocated in the con-
ference by Representative Bourke
Cochran of New York. which lends
color to the rumor that the late spokes-
,nan O. Tamn1aay has come to terms
with Mr. Cleveland and is prepared to
lea.l in the repeal forces On the floor of
the house. 1t is approved by such men
as Bland, Boatner and Culberson. free
coinage leaders ON one hand. and b.;
Tracy and the leading anti-silver men
on the other, and there is apparently
i'll the way of an understand
ing on the basis of the lines here indi-
Gated. Mr.. Springer of Illinois, who
confirms the story. predicted that the
Whole q1ettion will b. before the house
on Wednesday,.