The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1893-08-04

WASHINGTON, d. o., August S.-Rep-
resontative Springer, of Illinois, chair.
man of the ways and means committee
in tho last congress, was at tho capitol
to-day. In brief his opinion ia that
congress- will not be in session for more
than week or ton days in August In
that time, the hopeful Mr.. Springer
thought, the silver purchase clause Of
the Sherman act could be repealed
and tho ways and means committee
could be empowered to draft tariff
bill to be submitted to Congress whom
it reconvened, which should be some
time in October. AS to the tariff, it
would bo impossible for the ways and
means committee to do justice to the
subject while the house was in con-
slant session. There were too many
disturbing clements, and the surround.
iRgs were not favorable for wise and
safe legislation. Butif the committee
was empowered to prepare q bill and
was allowed to go to some quiet place
on the aeashore or elsewhere and pur"
sue its labors unmolested the result
would be satisfactory bill.
Touching the course OF tho ways and
means committee in dealing with the
tariff, Mr.. Springer said it would doubt.
less report one general tariff bill instead
OF a sories OF specific bills. That policy
had done good service last Congress,
but the time was now at hand when the
Democratic party must redeem its
pledges and reform tho entire tariff sys.
tem. To do this would not involve any
radical change in tho rules OF the house,
for Mr.. Springer believes that tho ma
iority can always reach the expression
ofits will through the committee on
rules, which can bring in special rule
TO fight each case as it arises. Mr..
Springer had not seen Mr.. Crisp, so he
did not say anything respecting the
composition OF the committees or his
own place upon them.
OATES ON DECK.
"It tho President parts company with
the Chicago platform Ibelieve his party
will bart company with him." were the
significant woods uttered by Representa-
tive Oates this afternoon as he discussed
the situation. 1.-The Chicago platform
upon which he was nominated and
which the people endorsed in auCh
laundering tones last November calls for
the repeal Of the Sherman law and tho
maintenance OF gold and silver as money
upon u parity. Any scheme which
contempIates tho abandonment OF the
use Of silver is antagonistic to that dc.
claration of principles and will not be
supported by the Congress that ts to
convene next week.
"There can, in my opinion, be no un-
conditional repeal OF the Sherman law.
If tho President has set out to repeal
the Sherman act without Offering any
thing In its place, he has set up plat
form not in accord with that upon
which he went before the people"
Mr.. Oates looks for the repeal OF tho
Sherman law, with condition that will
provide for tho free coinage Of silver at
an increased ratio.
A CHEERFUL VIEW.
Senator George came in to-day from
Georgia, aud takes a rather cheerful
view of the situation in the south. Ho
believes thorc will be money for his
people to movo their crops, and that
with tho movement OF cotton easier
times will result. Senator Squire, OF
Washington, ia ono Of the few western
senators who takes tho ground that tho
PreginGnt should be allowed to deal
with the silver question in his own dis
Cretion. Ho believes that it will DO
good policy for Congress to pass joint
resolution permitting the President to
suspend the operation OF the silver pur-
chase section OF the Sherman law in his
discretion.
MIR. Bland, tho champion Of FREQ
coinage, arrived to-day, and was seen
in consultation with members Of his
faith who wero in the city. He said
tho friends OF silver had agreed upon
no plan Of campaign other than that
they were opposed to tho repeal OF the
Sherman law unless they were first
given FREQ coinage Of silver So far as
tho possibility OF repeal was concerned
Mr. Bland wns emphatic in his declara.
ton that the unconditional repeal OF
tho nuFsiaatnv nct Hhiiid mt bA accom-.