Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-08-17
THEY COUNT NOSES
On the Final Result ofthe House
Silver Struggle.
THE PROPHETS VERY WIDE APART.

of Twenty -Seyen-Harter Fixes the |
Point of Danger at the Vote on the 60 |
toll Ratio-Three Measures Suggested
as Solution of the Difficulty-Talk in
the Two Houses.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 17.-The executive
committee of the anti-silver forces in the
house, appointed at the conference Tues
day, has held meeting for consultation
A poll of the house has been practically
completed by the canvassers in the inter
ests of the anti-silver faction, which is
said by one of the leaders to show an inn
pregnable majority of twenty-seven in
favor of unconditional repeal of the pur-
chasing clause as provided in the Wilson
bill. There is substantial agreement of
opinion among the silver and anti-silver
leaders as ito what is to be the real test of
the strength of the two parties on the
several Questions to be voted on at the
close Of the present debate, but Il wide di-
vergeDce exists as to the number of votes
that would be cast by the two sides
thereon.
Harter's Point of Danger"
Harter estimates that if the house sue
cessfully passes what he calls the danger
point-the vote on free coinage at ratio
of 20 to 1.-The majority for the Wilson
bill, which will present the naked qGes-
tion of repeal or no repeal, will be 100
more. On the other hand, Bland says
there are representatives who may vote
against the coinage of silver at any speci-
fed ratio who Will not vote to wholly
abolish the use of silver as "a money metal,
which would be the effect, he VS., of the
passage of the Wilson bill Harters doubt
as to the result of the vote on the PROPOSE
tion to coin silver at the ratio OF % to is
said to be due to information conveyed to
the anti-silver executive committee that
there are upward OF forty Republicans
who will vote for establishing free coin
age at that ratio. Bland, however be-
lieves that the ratio of 16 to l will be
stronger in tie house than any other.
Republican Votes in Demand.
There has been some discussion of ten
ta'ive proposition to formally invite the
co operation of the Republicans in the eff
fort to repeal the purchase clause of the
Sherman law, receiving full credit for
their part in securing the success of
the effort. 1t has been decided however,
that this step was inexpedieut, being un-
satisfactory to both the Democrats and
Republicans who believe there is no par
tisanship i'll the question The repeal
Democrats, however readily concede that
they must have Republican votes to sue
ceed, and have asked Republicans to come
to their aid in the discussion now pro-
crossing. Some of the minority have al
ready spoken, and the leaders are now
| considering the question whether or not
| they shall speak.
Works of the Financial Doctor.
In the meantime the fl ancial doctor is
sending in his prescriptions at great
! rate. PETER, by request, has introduced
| two bills one of which provides for the is
sue OF $500, ,0G0,00 o legal tender money on
sheets of aluminiu-a or silk threaded paper,
as the people may prefer. The amount is
| to be covered into the treasury as
| surplus money and call for all the out
| standing interest bearing bonds is to be
| made and they are to be redeemed at par
and paid for from the surplus fund"
Provides for Plenty of Currency.
The second measure is headed 1.-The new
| silver bill, i" and directs the secretary of the
| treasury to purchase all gold and silver
bullion and subsidiary coins offered at any
price, less the cost of transportation and
mintage, without regard to the price in
| any foreign country. The bullion pur-
1 CnaSeu Is To De lHlO SIdnudTu coins
| at ratio of 16 to l. No reserve is to be
held, except sufficiency to meet the gen
eral indebtedness of the government For
| every dollar of gold and silver coined the
government is to issue two dollars in
greenbacks to supply the place of national
bank notes. No special amount of bullion
| is to be purchased monthly, but the pur-
chase is to be made SO as to keep the mints
running at their full capacity. In pay
ments all three kinds of currency are to be
used, and discrimination against any
special class of it is prohibited.
Mahderson's by Request" RilI.
Manderson has introduced in the senate
Cby requesO free minting" bill pre-
pared by banker of Omaha, Neb. 1t
proposes to fix tn price of silver at the
mints in the same manner that parlia-
ment fixes the price of gold at the Bank
of England, and declares it the policy of
the government to maintain all its money
on the gold standard of value as now fixed
by law. 1t also proposes the appointment
of mint commission" which shall fix
the price of silver and regulate it's pur-
| chase.
TWO REPRESENTATIVE SPEECHES.