The Coconino weekly sun., 1893-08-17
Washington Letter.
lFrom Our Regular corrcspondentJ


 largely dcv,ted to caucuses and con ferenccs.. The antisilver democrats have cauc,Is,d and organized for the fight, and il tcannot be denied that. their organization in the house is compact and strong. The free-coinage men in the house have caucused and organized, besides pass ng the following resolu ton: "Resoycd that we will supp' Tt q bill repeating the purchasing clause of the Sherman act, and concurrcntiy pro- viding for he free and unlimtcc coin age of silver, with full legal tender on such ratio as will provide and main tain tEc parity between gold and sil- ver.n In addition, it authorized the appointment of committee of seven to draft bill in accordance with the above resolution, and to akc steps to secure full and free discuss ion and consideration thereof and vote of the house upon the bill and all proper amendments. Judge Culbcrtson, oi Texas, who presided over the caucus, was added to lha committcc, aftpr tue following members were selected: Bland, Siblcy, Boatncr, Bankhcad and Bailey.
 The disposition of the democratic senators in the short discussion which was prccipitated early in tho week to strike cut independently, cau.cd the managers of that party to call caucus to consider methods of,busincss, and il is reported to havt, been one of inc livcliest held for long time. No con clusiop .wqs roqched, aud q compute" of five vas appointed to try to arrang" a program upon which the cau"us could agree. The task is not cnVicd by their colleagues: ro
 The. senate cummilteo on finance held its first meeting yesterday, and made arrangements to begin thc coz SidcratiUM of the numerous financial bills which have been introdurcds and referred lu it. Whom thip committee was first selected it was strengk-in fa vur of free coinage, and it is believed to be so vet, although Senator VorIIccs, itS chairman. has aHnOunced his vii. lingncSs tn vote for the uarVldltiona) repeal of the Shcrmarlaw.
 Senator Sherman haas been counted by some p,op!c aS one of those who ia vorcd applying cloturc to the silvrI debate in the senate, bat hd took ih, very first opportunity given him to de clare against cIotrur., He suid II Iwisl to see the hrualcst discus,ion, brcaus, f there ever was time WhoI fair dis cussou should be allowed it is now. would not hurry or hasten any man il the expression of his opinion. believe that Ihe time will come, after We hav' considered the mStitcr with moderation and paticncG. when. we will couIc [, some common agreement that vii! re Iicvc the public. mind. The o0ri>ioi of Mr Shcrman's remarks was the in troduction by Senator Lodge, of Massa rhu>cttS, of resolution. lnstructlm. the finance committee to immediately report q bill for the rcpca. of the Shcr man law, and providing that q vot, ShWlId be lakcm upon it on August 22 The adoption "f such d resolution would, "f iisrlf, be the most bindin. sort of q chturr rule, and the older senators think its introduction was : bit of nrcsumption on the part of 2 new senator.
 It is claimpd by the administration representatives that q poll of the house mad" by them this week, shows ma jority of B for the repeat of the SLcr. man silver law, and that a!l they now need is an agreement by which vot, can be reached at an carly day. Tn, silver men deny the correctness of thi, P lll, and claim that men have been counted who only f9ror tEo repeal oi the law con'litionalIy: that is, if q satis factory substitute bcprcscutcd to talk, its place. Negotiations have been go. ing on all the week tO get the matter i before the house at once. Instead ai waiting for the appointment of commit. tees and the adoption of rules. While this is irregular, and for that reason opposed by many members, 1t will be legal, and can be accomplished by q ajOlity vote of the house. The idea is that an agreement shall be made a,. lowing so much time for the discnSSioa of bills to be introduced by the silver men, and then vote upon all those bills ] and if all of them be defeated then to vote on the repeal of the sherman law.
 According to tho present under sanding this will hq done, whether an agreement bc reached or not. The only diifcrnnc2 being that with an agree. ,,,,,,l l.,,,,,,,, ,l,a Al; ,,r ,,,,l .,,,: