The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-08-10
SILVER MEN In CAUCUS.
THE REPEAL OF THE PURCHASING
CLAUSE or THE SHERMAN ICT.
Free Coinage 81 silver Agreed Upon with
Full Legal Tender Quality to Maintain
tho Parity Of Gold and Silver.


tire House Of Repr esentatives, lasting
from L noon Until 2:45 p. NJ. At the close
IL was officially announced that the fol-
lowing resolution. offered by Mr. BCatner
Qa.). had been adopted by a unanimous
vote:
"Ref oived, That we will support a bill
repeating the purchasing clause Of the
sherman act and concurrently providing
for the free and untrammelled coinage OF
silver with full legal tender quality. at
such ratio as will provide and maintain
the parity between gold and silver.
BE II further resolved. That commit
tee OF seven be appointed nv The chair
man OF this conference to draft and intro
duce such bill and take proper steps to
secure the free and full discussion and
consideration thereof and a vote of the
House ulon the bill and all proper amend
nents."
The committee provided for in the fore
going resolution was composed rs follows:
Messrs. Bland. Sibley. Boatner, Lane,
Barkhead, Bryan and Bailey.
BY the vote Of the caucus Judge Culber-
son was added to the committee.
When the caucus met II was estimated
that there were about forty members OF
the House I'm the hall, but during the
two and three-quarter hours the caucus
was In session about one hundred MEM
bers were admitted. Estimates Of the
number in attendance ranged from sixty
10 one hundred and twenty five-the clerk
OF the caucus fixing the number at ninety
three and Bland saying he counted over
one hundred.
Mr. Culberson Tex.) was elected chair
man Of the caucus, and Mr.. Sibley Pa),
the only Democrat present from the East
ern States. secretary. The only Republi-
can present was Bowers (Cal). The Pop
ulists were represented by Jerry Simpson
and KEN (Neb) The attendance upon
the caucus can hardly be regarded as n
test OF the strength OF the silver forces
I'm the House. for the reason given by
Enloe (Tenn).
That reason was that the Democratic
party was charged by the people with the
duty Of legislating so as TO remedy the
present depression In all branches OF
business. A Democratic caucus and not
mixed conference should have been
called TO talk over the situation and to
formulate a plan Of relief.
or the entire Tennessee delegation
many Of whom are in favor Of free coin
age-but one (Cox) was present at the
conference. This same thing was true Of
number Of free silver men from other
States, who did not desire 10 seem to
separate themselves from their respective
parties on this question.
Reports from members after the caucus
adjourned. agreed that no differences Of
opinion were discussed in the progress
Of the discussion. The question Of the
ratio for the coinage OF silver was not
discussed. except incidentally, and, as will
be noticed, no specific figure was named in
the resolution.
Speeches were made by Messrs Culber-
son, Bland, Hatch and Heard MOI. Grain
and Bailey (Tex). Simpson Kan). oates
and Bankhead (Ala) Bryan (Neb). Boat
ner and Blanchard Oa.) and others, all
in support OF the object for which the
caucus had been called.
Besides the action reported n motion by
Mr.. Bland was adopted authorizing the
appointment Of committee Of whips q"
one from each State, whose duty II shall
| be TO canvass the House. discover each
members standing upon the proposed bill.
| and see that every friend Of the measure
| is In his seat and ready 10 vote when the
4 time comes. This committee has not yet
/ been named.
Mr.. Bland stated after the caucus that
| IL had leen I'm every respect satisfactory
| to the friend OF free silver coinage. The
Steering committee" which had been
named, he said, would probably meet the
committee OF an1-silyer men tomorrow
| and confer on the details OF the discussion
| TO be had on the bill outlined in the
| resolution adopted 1--WE will require
| ample time" remarked Mr.. Bland, Ito
| carry out the terms Of the resolution,
| and / do not see how IL will be possible
| TO come TO a vote under a month, or pro-
| badly six weeks. ! cannot tell when the
| committee will have fits bill ready TO
III.
| the ratios TO be inserted in the bill was
| not discussed, but It IS apparent that
| some OF the free silver men are salts
fed that the present ratio OF 16 TO ] should
be changed We shall probably vote upon
| the present ratio Of i6 to l. and If that is
| defeated, then IT TO l and so on up TO ~
| TO II necessary"
| Democratic senators In Caucus.
Almost every Democratic senator was
| present at the party caucus held this
morning The meeting was convened al
| 1890 o'clock. and when the hour Of noon
| arrived nothing definite had been ac-
complished. and on adjournment was
| taken until Immediately after the ad-
| journment OF the Senate.
| This aftern, on the caucus was almost
as unproductive OF results as the morn
| ing session. Most of the line was con
sumed I'm the expression OF individual
views which were clearly demonstrated
| on each side. The caucus then adjourned
| Immediately after the adjournment OF
| the caucus Mr. German repaired TO the
| room OF the Committee on Appropria
tions, and called 1t TO a consultation
| Messrs. Blackburn, Gray. Ransom and
/ Voorhees, were present Mr.. cockreii Wal
| invited TO remain In the room.
| All OF these senators, with the eXcep
| ton Of Mr.. Gray. were members OF ths
| Democratic Caucus Committee Of tht
| last session, and, although Mr.. GOrmar
had not made his appointments at th'
| time of the consultation. their presence
| gave color TO the expectation that they
| would be named as members OF the eau
| Gus committee. At the conclusion or thll
| informal caucus, at BIB 7. NJ, Senator
| German said he would not appoint tn
| committee authorized by the caucus unit
| tomorrow.
| The "Constitution" on the Message.
| ATLANTA. GA, August 9.-The Con
| stituti0n will say tomorrow editoriaii,
| Of the Presidents message.
| "While both parties are earnestly urS
| ing the repeal of the sherman law, theii
| reasons are as opposite as the poles
| The Republicans would repeal 1t because
| its repeal, unless followed by the condi
| tions OF the Democratic platform, woult
| bring the country TO gold monometal
/ lism. a system which would increase I'M
value Of money which money-lenders an(
| Gold sharks OF the East have in store
/ and enable the national banking syn
| dicate 70 perpetuate itself by the coming
issue OF bonds 10 secure gold. The Demo
| Gratis. on the other hand, would repea
L tU ms because