The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1893-10-03
Silver Senator'S Say Free Coinage
Would Follow Passage Of
the Wilson Bill.
Would Revive the Act Establish
ing tho Mint and Bime-
tallic Coinage.
But They Have Doubts of the Enect--No
Compromise Yet Awhile-Siivsr
Champions Hopeful.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 2.-Some OF the silver
advocates, who have been studying the re-
peal bill proposed In the senate by Voor-
hees and in the house by Wilson, have
reached the conclusion that. from silver
standpoint. the passage of either of those
bills, instead Of proving an unmixed evil
may be a real beneht. They claim shat the
enactment Of either OF these bills into law
will have tho effect of restoring the free
coinage Of silver. Their reasoning 10 80
tho following enect: Both tho Voorhees,
and Wilson bills repeal only so much OF
tho She man act ~ directs the see stary OF
tie trensn.y y to purchase from time to time
silver bullion to the aggregate amount OF
4,5OO, 600 ounces of silver. or SO much
thereof ss may be offered. each month. bot
leave untouched the fifth section Of the
Sherman act, which repeats the purchasing
olnuse Of the Bland. Allison act. This, they
argue, leaves the Bland Allison act In full
effect, except whore II requires the pur-
chase OF from S2Oo000O 10 $4,000.00O Of
silver per month.
The part Of this act which is unrepealed
provides for the free coinage Of silver dol
lers in accordance with the provisions of
the act which established the govet nmept
miut. provided for the coinage Of both gold
and silver in sums greater than 800 at the
request Of depositor. The silvor senators
do not show any great disposition to dis
cuss probabilities. They admit the matter
has been oanvassed among them, but say
that while tho reasoning 10 clear. and the
law Of 1887 would unquestionnbly be left in
force by the passage Of either the senate OF
house bill, the enfor cement Of 1t would de-
pend upon the administration and with an
administration unfriendly as 1t now is.
they could NOT hope for . favorable inter
probation Of the law.
Secretary Carlisle has consulted again
with President Cleveland on compromise
terms. but with no satisfactory results. says
. morning I!aper. II is understood that
the reply he has authorized Carlisle to give
advocates OF com romise IL that he will
listen to no compromise involving the fu :
thsr purchase of silver, until sup. eme Of
70 ! has boen made by friends of uncondi.
sioral repeal TO avail themselves Of thei'
concsdsd strength az ma ajority OF the sen,
ate to force a vote. II this effort failt
the Lesser Of two evils. Silver senators as
sert that they Q certain of support at the
critical moment.
The senators who have been most active
| trying to effect a compromise on the repeal
bill do not express themselves as discour-
aged by the outlook to-day. They say thai
nothing is likely to transpi'e in that direc'
tion during the present week. but express.
the opinion that the beginning Of next weel
will see change in the situation. by which
time the senate will be moro thoroughly
impressed with the futility Of the effort tt
pass the pending bill in it's present shape
and that this further delay will have gen
eral effect Of convincing sonato's OF tht
impossibility of any mans getting jus
what he may want. The ext emr men OF
both sides are still holding out stiff :, how
ever. and il there is any imp ovement il
the situation it does not appear on the sur