Arizona weekly citizen., 1893-08-19
TELEGRApRIC.

house on silver legisl ltion.
The silver men offered 70 introduce a
bill repeating the Sherman law and al
loving free coinage Of silver, the ratio
to he fixed by the he use.
The anti-silver men could offer a sub
stitutssblll if they wished, but the silver
men wanted to get free coinage before
the house in some way. The latter
further agTe d that debate should con-
tinue three weeks, and the anti-silver
men withdrew to consider the PROPOSE
ton before giving an answer.
| WASHINGTON, Aug. 10.-Bo5h the SEN
ate and house will probably ADJOURN to-
day until Monday. 1t is understood
| Bland will introduce today silver bill
determined upon by yesterdays caucus
Tae house adjourn TIL tomorrow; yeas
I75, nays 137. The cammittea on rules
wss appointed as follows: Crisp, Catch
ings, Cultivate Reed, Blu dows-three
democrat and two republicans.
The senats after twenty minutes ses-
sion adjourned.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 9.--The develop
ments of today have been much IS to
i've promise of an early discussion Of
the silver question in the t7O houses OF
| congress. The democratic senators.
after caucus lasting several hours
found themselves absolutely unable to
| agree upon any line of action and finally
| adjourned until later in the day. The
| intention OF the senate is to adjourn
| from tomorrow until Monday in order
to give an opportunity for the fullest
informal discussion among the senators
of both parties before entering upon
| legislation. In the failure OF the demo-
cratic senators to agree upon any party
policy the advocates of the repeal of
The Sherman law find great encourage
ment. The free coinage men CT the
house held a caucus today and adopted
resolution which will be a revelation
to the ultra free coinage men of the
west, but it will be tower of strength
to those who are terrifying themselves
against the unconditional repeal Of the
Sherman purchasing act. The resolu-
lion is regarded as ma t3Sy stroke on
the party of silver men as il practically
abandOns the ratio Of sixteen to one
and agrees to accept such compromise
rates as will maintain parity between
gold and silver, and implies that the
most vigorous effort will be made 70
induce the radical silver men of the far
west to yield to the judgement of the
more conservative free coinage men Of
the country.
The free coinage men of the house
held a caucus today and 3optel the
following resolutions:
Resolved, That we will support the
bill repeating the purchasing clause of
the Sherman act and eoncurrently pro-
viding for the free and ultrammcled
coinage OF silver, and that We viii give
full legal tender quality of such ratio
as will provide and maintain the parity
between gold ard silver. Be il further
"Resolved, Tha; a committee of seven
be appointed by the chairman of this
conference to draft and introduce such
4 bill and take proper steps to secure a
free and full discussion and consjdera-
ton and vote upon the bill aud proper
amend ments"
The committee provided for in the
foregoing resolution was composed as
follows: Bland, Sbley, Draiuor, Lane,
Barkhead, Bryan and Bailey. By a vote
of the caucus Judge Culbertson, chair
man of the caucus, was added TO the
con mittae. The only republican pres
ent was Representative Bowers, of Cali
fornia. The populists were represented
by Jerry Simpson and KEN, of Ne
brgska.
Speeches were made by Messra. Gull
berison, of Texas, Bland, Hatch aBd
Heard. OF Missouri, Craig and Bailey, |
of Texas, Simpson, of Kansas. Oates and |
BaIKhaad, of Alabama, Br> an, of Ne
braska, ssoibley, of Peunsy lvania, Boat |
ner and Blanchard, OF LOUISIANA, and |
others, ali il support OF the object for |
which the caucus has been held.
Besides the action reported a motion |
by Bland was adopted, auIhorizi, the |
apo ntment Of committee of whips" |
one from each state. whose duty it shall |
be to canvass the house and discover |
each members stFnding upon the pro-
posed bill and Sea that every friend of |
the measure is in his seat and ready to /
vote when the time comes. Bland |
stated after the caucus that is had been |
In every respect satisfactory to the |
friends of free coinage.
CINCINNATI, Aug l0-The democratic |
state convention TO nominate state Off
GERS met today, and friends of Neal, the
silverIte candidate for governor, are
confident he will be nominated. The
platform committee will support Cleve-
lands position or the silver QUESTION.
The platform approves the last ma
tional democratic convention platform,
as to the tariff ard currency
planks, and attr. butes the present finsn-
cial difficulties to republican Iegislati n,
such as the Mckinley Law, the Sherman
act and the extravaganza o. the repub-
lican administration.
Faith is expressed 10 President CIeve
lends ability to secure good govern
ment
NEAL NOMINATED.
Lawrence Neal, a free silver man, was
nominated for governor on the first |.
ballot.
LONDON, Aug. l0.-The Britt mia Won
the yacht race today, the American
yacht, NavahOe, coming IN fourth.
SACRAMENTo, Aug. 10.-The Egening
Bee publishes story to the effect
that Fred Gratefend, cashier of the
Bank of Shasta County. at Reddir Q,
tick $4,000 banks funds and besices
losing his position, was forced to de.
all his property TO the bank. He is also
ued OF making way W IN his fathers
estate, valued at $4,000 and numerous
large sums OF money entrusted to his
care. Grate:end attempted to commit
suicide last week, but was unsuccessful.
He is Eow in San Francisco.
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