The Dalles times-mountaineer. [volume] (The Dalles, Or.) 1882-1904, 1893-08-19
TELEGRAPHIC.
Ready For the Fray.

WASHINGTON. Aug 10-Slowly bu
surely the lines OF battle are being drawn
on the financial question, and before an
other day passes the country will prob
ably he acquainted with the full plan o
procedure II Is believed TO have been
finally solyed today which pan is likely
to win the approval of a majority OF all
elements. Tonight all indications point
TO drawn battle on the floor OF the
house, without the reference of the ques-
rlon to the committt on coinage, weights
and measures. B and readily acqulesces
in the programme to fight the battle out
on the floor of the house IN committee OF
the whole, and in this arrangement :he
anti silver men. of course, readily agree
The two bills. on which Is tn turn all dis
custom of the financial question, weIe to-
day fully prepared and are ready for
presentation The one drawn by the an
'isilver men Is brief and TO the point.
1t tersey provides for the unconditional
repeal of so much of the act of July Ia,
1890, rs direc's the monthly purchase of
4 50u,000 ounces OF silver bullion, and
IssuiEg treasury notes thereon. The meas
ure drawn by the free coinage people is
Ion ger, and is unique in being drawn in
the manner which will develop he great
est possible strength of the free-colnage
element of the house.
ITS PROVISIONS.
The first portion OF the bill provides
that all ho ders of 500, or more, of sill
yer bullion OF standard weight shall be
entitled to have the same coined into sill
yer dollars at the miDts OF the United
States. The dollars so coined are to be
legal tender for all deots, dues and de-
mnpds, both public and private, end any
holder OF 81 yer dollars may, al his d's
cretion, deposit the same ln the United
States treasury and receive silver cernfi
Gates for the same. Fhe number OF gram
OF silver to he contaIred in the standard |
dollar Is to be det+rm ned ON the floor o
The house. The c'osing section of the |
nil provides briefly for the repeal of the |
Sh.rm purchasing clause. The bill Is
regal ded b, the opponents of free coin
age, rs well as BY ils friends, as the
,trungt st measure that could bt possibly
presented ny rhe silver men, tine question
If ratio beipg LETT to the bnuse The sIs
yer men aliege that no excuse WILL he
: v'n falterlDg free cOinage men tor the
ida nd ment at their principles. II The
,ppnBents OF tree coinage have the nun
.rlcal strer 9Th they can. of course, sue
eeslveIy strike OUT every section of the
MI relating to Tree coinsge, and leave
'nly the lasi section. which provides tor ,
he immediate repeal of The Sherman
'uTchaslDg clause
PRIORITY OF CONSIDERATION
The great question still to be deter
mined is which of the two bills is 10 have
priority of confederation The silver
nen fear that if the repea ing hill shoulu
re tir-t taken up. the fr- E. coinage
meDdmeDt., which would naturally ne
might. und, a strict Interpre-
arion of parliamentary law, he declared
ot g+rmane to the subject under con
liberation, the main question being that
f repeal To guard aga nsr such a rul-
Dg and to I9,1re s6c :essive votes on all
ropositiosSTo be presSnted by thessil- r
er men, the latter demand that the bill
t the trec-colnsge men, which also con-
alus the clause repeating the purchas
1g act. shall be given priority OF con-
Iteration. 4