The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-03
COMING VERY SLOWLY.
Congressman in No Hurry to
Reach the Capital.
SILVER SENATOR TELLER ON HAND.

Emphatic fr the Belief That the Sherman
Law Cannot be Repealed without Some
substituts-Bankers Alone Responsible
for the Eight Money Market.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 3.-Members of con-
gress continue to come in very slowly. and
there was come doubt expressed today as
to whether there would be majority of
the Democrats in town in time for the cau-
Gus, which is set for Saturday night.
There wero last night not more than forty
members OF the lower house in the city.
and less than a score of senator's.
Among 6he latter Senator Teller is the
most recent arrival, and he comes fresh
from the wost ready to take up the fight
for silver where he dropped 1t at the close
of last session. He sees no menace to the
country liz the existence of the Sherman
law. although he admits that it is not
what he wanted when it was passed. He
is emphatio in his opinion that it cannot
be repealed, at least without some substi-
tute, and sRys that some months will
elapse before Che law is wiped from the
books.
Speaking Of the subject generally Mr..
Teller says that the people of this country
are not afraid of the currency, and it is not
NhaS iCdi bAAtb mas tHt pTtstHb CbH-
dtion. That they have full confidence in
the currency Is evidenced, be thinks, by
the fact that they are boarding 1t away
and keeping 1t in all sorts of safe places,
thus Withdrawing it from circulation.
Were they afraid of the currency, as is ar
gued by the opponents of silver, Mr.. Teller
says the people would show their timidity
by getting rid of it and making invest
ments in something else. But this is not
what they ere doing. Mr.. Teller lays the
whole trouble at the doors of the bankers,
who, he says, for the purpose of forcing
nm issue Of bonds and creating sentiment
favorable TO the repeal of the Sherman
act, worked up general scare and sought
to establish general feeling of distrust,
Senator Harris said that the senate
finance committee was ready to go to work
on the subject at a moments notice His
personal visws as to the result of the at
tempt to repeal the law he refused to give,
but added that everybody knew he was
friend of silver MS q money metal.
Mr.. Harris and Senator Noorhees, chair
man of tho finance committee, had n long
conference, during which, it is supposed,
they mapped out plan for the work of
that comlaittoe. Mr. Harris believes there
will be great many measures introduced,
and that the majority Of them will proba-
bly, be in the nature of compromises, look
ing to an increase Of the ratio. with pro-
vision for tie free coinage OF silver.
1t is probable that the Democratic MEM
bers of the senate may caucus this week
to determine the distribution Of patronage
under the gecretary of the senate and the
sergeant-atarms, but no call for that pur-
pose has yes been issued.
Among bho first things to come before
the senate will be the question OF the ad-
mission Of senators, the case of Mr. Lea
Mantle, appointed senator from Montana
to succeed bdr. Sanders, being now befors
the senate and ready to be called up ut
any time. This is question of the high
est privilege and may take up the time of
the senate for quite while.
Among western and southwestern con-
gressmen Is found a tendency to demand
that the repeal OF the purchasing clause Of
the Sherman act and the substituting for
that clause be contained in one and the
same measure They state that the presi-
dent will promptly sign any bill repeating
the cleuse, eEd Will rs promptly refuse 20
sign subsequent measure providing for
the free coinage OF silver al any ratio what
ever. Such course, they argue, would furca
them to ssgure two-thrds vote for the
passage CT the law they want and they do
not care to take the risk.
The call Tor the Democratic house caucus
on Saturday evening was issued last night
by Secretary Robertson, acting on instruc-
tions received in a telegram from Judge
holman