The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1893-08-18
THE SILVER QUESTION.


tstives Ensi~svorine. ny Means Of Cau-
custng. Ia Formulate Some of Plan
Action by which They May Prompt,
aud satisfactorily Meet the Needs at the
Country.
WASHINGTON. Aug. 1.-THE commit
tee appointed by the house frcc-silvcr
caucus met yesterday morning in the
house judiciary committee room for
the purpose Of preparing measure.
favorable To silver. 10 submit To the
house.
The anti-silvcr representatives met
In the room Of the house committee on
naval affairs. and then Joined the fre.-
silver people in-the Judiciary commit
tee room.
The frec-silver people submitted their
measure 10 the opposing forces and a
discussion of the matter followed. No
agreenent was reached. and the con-
ference adjourned shortly after IL for
an hour
The proposition i'm regard to the ra-
ito of coinage advanced by the free
silver men was opposed by the anti
silver men. and when the conference
took a recess the anti-silver repre-
sentatives met to further discuss the
matter They were also unable to
reach an agreement respecting the
conduct of the discussion of the bill to
be prepared by the committee of the
free-silver caucus.
Soon after the house adjourned the
silver aud anti-silver advocates held
separate conferences. The anti-silver
men adjourned about $50 and pro-
ceeded 10 the house judiciary commit
tee room for further conference with
the free-silver men.
A prominent anti-silver man stated
that the matter had now narrowed
down to the question as to which prop
osition-repeal or fn.e coinage should
be voted on first. This question is now
being discussed.
Secretary Carlisle is credited with
advising the anti-silver men To insist
on the unconditional repeal OF the pur-
chase clause of the sherman law. and
to reach a vote on the subject as soon
~ possible.
The conference OF the silver and anti
silver men lasted half an hour. after
which they adjourned without report
ing an agreement The anti-silver men
insisted on Offering bill for the re-
peal of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman law. allowing the free-silvcr
people 10 offer additions to it. The
free-silver men would not agree to
this They wished to put in a free-coin-
age bill. and allow the other side to
bring in the amendments. The mat
ter was discussed. but neither side
would yield. so an adjournment was
taken until this morning.
The ant-siiver men met last night to
further consider the matter. The
free-coinage men continued in session
on the subject.
The anti-silver men in insisting on
taking the affirmative side in the sill
yer fight. claim that they represent
the wishes of the administration and
hold that to yield to the demand of
the free-coinage men would be back
down on the part of the administers
tion.
The conference lasted nearly two
hours. aud at its conclusion those in
attendance congratulated themselves
that the action taken was the best un-
der the circumstances. A proposition
will be made 20 the silver men to-day
to close the debate in ten days and
then vote on the different propositions
regarding free-coinagc. different RAJ
tics and an unconditional repeal OF the
purchase clause.
Mr.. Cochran and the other anti-s;l-
yer leaders expressed themselves as
hopeful that this plan will be agreed
Ia. While it cannot be positively
stated. il is more than probable that
the bill will be introduced in the house
to-day, or at any rate by Monday after
noon. when the debate will he com
menced
Both sides Opposed to 1t.
WASHINGTON. Aug. IL. A new phase
of the silver question was presented to
the attention of members Of congress-.
yesterday. in the shape of an appar-
emily authorized proposition from Lon
don bankers. backed by the English
government, TO leading New York
financiers. in which it was asserted
that IL the United States would main
tain the present Sherman law on the
statute books England would renew
the free coinage of silver in India at
the increased ratio of ~ to /. The
most painstaking search fails to pro-
duce single senator who ever heard
the idea suggested. and when the prop
o>ition was unfoldcd il was seen that
both silver and anti-silver advocates