Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-09-17
Hay Compromise.

A Washington dispatch Of the 9th
says: The air about tho Senate wing
OF The Capitol is full u ruDors Of
compromise upon the financial ques-
zion. But il is impossible TO trace
them TO any source which appears
authoritative or which indicates any
organized movement OF sufficient
fo.eo 10 rrcducs resulta- The one
Eiyen oui, With the greatest attention
10 details, which bears q slight prom
ise vi ffuIiipn, in case it should
provo true, is 10 the effect that Cor
man il moving in the direction Of g
compromise. It reports that be had
been TO The Executive M1psion with
q f~pggseticn 10 tie effect tLat il will
DO impoEs;bie 10 secure any action on
tho part OF the Senate until the re-
peal forces shall agree TO soms com-
promise which the silver men will C
cept. Gormanis former friendship
for tho white metal ard tho fact that
he is personally on good terms ~i,h
Senators from tho silver States, TO-
gsther With the fact that ts has long
been one of the Democrats leaders
in the Seoste, caused this report 10
spPear very plausible.
CORNISH. however, denied tho story
In explicit teruIE. snd assured the
questioner that the report vas utter
~ without foundation. -We shall"
no said, fight this thing out 10 Q 60
ish, add when q vote is taken il will
DO upon the proposition u uncondi.
tional repeal
II 10 also given out that Faulkner
and Lindsay ore working ia The 10
tercst OF q compromise. Lindsay
Paid he he'd no o: cnmpro
mice 10 offer as reported, but favored
the continued use Of silver, and iuti-
mated that he would support a fair
comprunibe. Faulkner did no, hest.
tate To say 10 Senators that while, il
forced 10 do so, he would vote for un-
conditional repeal. flo should frs,
try 70 get through an amendment 10
tho pending bill providing for the
coinsgs Of g.01oyOD iiIyer dollars
per month until tho silver ia circu-
Istion thail rehch eSro.Von.oOO and
Tor ths retirement Ut sli bills ~ do
nomination DelLu $40. The repeal
leaders ridicule the idea Of a compro.
mise. bot are no longer 90 confident
OF roshiog Tho Till TO n rapid conclu.
sion.
The silver mon declare that they
can, o. any time, get : ssfs majority
90 q compromise On the limo Of Fauik
ner's proposition. The chief obstacle
IN The why Of q compromise appears
" be tho difficulty Of formulating a
proposition upon viii IL tho southern
md western a1ti.repoaI Democrats
can unite. There 10 but little doub,
that compromise which, while 70.
pcaling tho Sherman act rilI OF the
sams time repeal the 10 por ceot tbr
on State bank issue. will DO accept
able 10 tho southern Democratic Sen.
ators, but tho western silver Senators
would doubtless reject such sn offer
CT compounds. On tbs other hand,
a %conprouise Involving siiror that
would be accepted by western Sens.
tors will probably not satisfy south.
ern Democrats, Unlrsa accompanied
ny legislation ~ ptonioto the Issue OF
State bank currency. IL IL bsfdly
probable that tho repeal forces would
bbAcnt TO q eOnpromias involving
concessions on both Of these quos.
tons. Iboir present policy 10 up.
parcniiy - deny sny possibility q, a
coih2romise lest tho moro suggestion
shonid open the Held 10 nn avalanche
OF propositions and only further EN-.
batrsss the situation.
The administration has finally con-
Alndad - anKor,a gIn n.. 49,