Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1893-08-10

of Illinois; doorkeeper, A. B. Hurt, of
ton, of Indiana; chaplain, S. w. Hadda-
way, of Maryland.
On resolutions offered by Mr.. McMil-
Ian and Mr.. Cultivate the clerk was
directed to inform the President and the
Senate that Charles f. Crisp had
been elected Speaker and James Kerr
clerk. On motion of Mr.. Springer
committee was appointed to wait on
the President and Inform him that the
House was organized and ready to re-
celye any communication which he
might see fit to transmit.
Then the House proceeded to draw
for seats and when the biennial lottery
was over the House adjourned till to-
morrow.
Bourke Cochran, of New York, and
Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana, it is said, are
to be the leaders of the anti-silver
forces on the Democratic side of the
floor of the House. 1t is stated that the
distinguished Tammany orator, at the
suggestion of Mr.. Cleveland himself,
has devoted his spare time during the
summer to the study of the question in
all its phases.
The day before yesterday Mr. Coch-
ran went to Mr.. Culberson, of Texas,
and Mr.. Bland and stated that the anti
silver men were willing to start in with
the discussion of the silver question on
the second day of the session without
referring 1t or waiting for con-
sideration or report from any
committee. The underlying motive of
this suggestion is said to be fear
on Mr.. Cochran's part that Speaker
Crisp will give the silver men major
ity of the coinage committee. He
urged upon the silver leaders that to
wait for committee report would de-
lay action; that it would be at
least two weeks and probably three
before any committees would be
announced. Mr.. Culberson told
Mr.. Cochran that he would not
agree to his proposition; that he be-
heved the silver men could get their
views before the country in very much
better shape if they were embodied in
report from a majority of the committee
on coinage. Mr.. Cochran said that he was
willing to jump into the middle of the
discussion at once, that he would agree
there should be no closure and that
every man should say everything he
had to say on the subject of silver with
out interruption, and that at the end of
the discussion there should be a vote
taken on every proposition. Mr.. Bland
also was not favorable to this propo-
sition at the outset, and at two subse-
quen consultations Mr.. Cochran has had
with Mr.. Culberson, Mr.. Bland was I'M
able to be present, because OF indispo-
sition. They are to meet again to-day
if possible.
The intention is that Mr.. Cochran
shall at the first opportunity introduce
a bill to repeal the Sherman act out
right without any condition or substi-
tutes. Mr.. Culberson will also intro
duce bill, or someone will introduce
bill, which will provide for the re-
peal of the purchasing clause of
the Sherman act and will also
provide for the coinage Of silver
without charge for m intage at the ratio
of Is to l. The bill, it is understood, in
it's wording will follow as closely as may
be section of the Democratic platform
of 1892, which favors the coinage ''of
both gold and silver, without discrim-
mating against either metal Or charge
for mintage, but the dollar unit of coin
age of both metals must be of equal
intrinsic and exchangeable value, or
be adjusted through international
agreement or by such safeguards of leg
islation as shall insure the maintenance
of the parity Of the two metals and the
equal power of every dollar at all times
in the markets and in the payment of
debts" BY this means it is thought
that the Democratic opponents of a bill
thus framed will be put lin the attitude
before the country of opposing their
own r,lotform