Weekly independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1887-1914, 1893-08-13
TUE SILVER CAUCUS.

utter Inc a~EJournnent
OF the House yesterday tho silver men
me in caucus to formulate plans Tor
tho FREQ coinage figh'. Tho attend
once was small, not moro than fifty
members putting In M appearance
Tho doorkeepers notified thoso who
applied for admission that the caucus
was contiued to "ireo cCinus," mem-
ben.
Before the caucus met Bland SAID
tho purpose for which il had been
called Yus To organize tho silver
forces, appoint Committees and pro.
parc gouerally for the struggle before
thon.
To the suggestion that some silver
men would not attend the caucus for
tho reason that they did not want To
tharshy seem To separate the nsel :es
from their Respective parties. Riani
responded that it VA not expected
that mucn ald or comfort wills 10 DO
derived from those who had not tho
courage OF their convictions
"fhere will be many scales taken
by the people be'ore this light ID
over" continual the apostle uf silver
There are mel here representing free
silver constituencies vino are raUic.
stricken aud randy TO yield To the
olalnor against Pilver. The people arc
not 80 affected. Th..y will look upon
tho matter aispassiuuaio'y when il is
ended md ask their representatives
what aIled them. The people do not
consider TIE attack upon tho Sher
Fan law ns sincere; nor is il to thom
q question OF first Importance. They
look upon IL Us Il H. ht between gold
men md BIN ,lI!i'Sts, ard while they
would lot 10 willing To 500 Tho pres
n laws relating Ia Coinage uncun.
ditiunally repealed, what they want,
frat Of all, is the lreecoiuase OF silver.
That ID the main question:"
A d scussion devoived the fact that
ut present OH uro not tied IL the lG
~ l ratio.
a motion was made looking 10 tho
preparati n VI u bill 10y which the
Sherman law should bs repealed and
the free coinage uf silver at II ratio
with gold 10 DO agreed upon, provid
ed for u discussion which developed
tho fact that IA rutio Oi 20 20 l
would be acceptable to those who
felt that tho old ratio should be
chunged.
At l:3U no conclusion was reached.
II wus noticeable that tho attempt to
draw to the 3aucus members OF both
parties was 4 f~Iilure, FOR bu: one lie
publican member, Bowers Of Culitor-
mia, jinod 10 the deliberations Of the
silver men. Culbertson Of Texas act
cd rs chairman Of the CAUCUS, which
is the first VI its kind held in .he
House in several years.
The caucus Huj .urned ut 2:I5 after
huving adopted tho following reso.u.
TONS: .i.
R:solred, That We will support q
bill rel ealing Tho purchasing clause
" the Shermun act and concurrenily
providing for the free and unlimited
coinage OF SILVER, with iull lcga. ten
der quality, on such ratio rs
will provide aud maintain a par.
ily between gold aud silver. 10 il
further
Resolved, That n committee OF
seen he appointed by the chairman
Of this conference TO draft ind intro
duco such bill and tuKe proper STEPS
to secure n full and free discussion
AMI consideration thereon, and II vote
of the House upon the bill and all
proper amendments.
Tho COMMITTEE provided for in tho
resolution Wis nau cd rs follows:
B and, Sib!n., Boalntr. Lame, Bank
head, Bryan an ] iiley Culb,rs,n IN,
as Chairman OF tho Quantities, was
afterwards added.