The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-30
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 80, 1893.
WASHINGTON T
From Our Regular Correspondent.

he votes gOld." That III u nut shell
expresses the general opinion of the
Voorhees, bill. which HAS been reported
to the Senate. The, bill provides for
the unconditional repeal Of the pur-
chasing clause Of the Sherman law,
aud them in a foot note, as it we're, NJ
tempts to console the silver men by
stating That il is the policy 1T this gov
erment TO use both silver and gold At
money and to MAINTAIN the paritypf one
with the other. Although this bill has
been reported TO the Senate it will not
be taken up except when called up By
some member who wants TO make n
speech thereon for some days. probab
ly not until after the House has voted
ON the silver question.
The Senate seems disposed IN util-
ice the bill for the increase Of National
bauk circulation as 2 lay figure upon
which to try on all sorts Of financial
amendments. Anumber have already
been voted down, and the first Of those
20 come up this week will pc that of.
Tered by MrsSB utler of 8. c., providing
for the repeal " the temper cent tax
on states bank currency. This bill
has been three times passed by the
senate, nj as many sessions of Con-
gress, unamended and without q divis-
ion. The populist Senators are sol
idly against the original bill. II is
said hal the democratic Senators who
favor the free coinage Of silver have
agreed to get q test vote by offering
an amendment to this bill, providing
for the free coinage Of silver at a ratio
Of 20 ia l, and that i. the amendment
be defeated they will not allow
the bill for the. unconditional re.
peal Of the purchasing clause OF the
Sherman law TO come 70 vote, being
determined to join with the silver
republicans and populists and prev
ent any action, unless some conces-
sions he made 70 the silver.
The silver Senators have Abandoned
the idea of making a fight for free
coinage at the present ratio and will
unite upon the bill. reported by the
silver minority of the Finance COM
mittee as a substitute for the Voorhees,
unconditional repeal bill. This sub
stitute, which will necessarily have
~ be voted upon before the Voorhees,
bill, provides for the free coinage OF
silver Ut a ratio az 20 to l and repeats
the purchasing clause Of the Sherman
Law.
Representative Jerry Simpson made
u short and very sarcastic speech on
the silver question. Jerry is some.
what Disguised and he jumped into
both Of the old parties, the republican,
for past financial legislation. and the
democrats for neglecting their present
opportunity, He said there was nc
longer a democratic party, it having
become a Cleveland party. President
CleveMnd'sirieuds in Congress would
be very glad If Jerry's charge WAS lit
orally true. bnt IL isn't.
There has been lots OF talk-proba.
bly, mors on the outside than among
those directly interested-about a bar.
gain between the free silver men and
the republicans in the Senate, for the
purpose of passing y free coinage bill
at an increased ratio, and preventing
any tariff legislation during the life OF
this Congress; but y persistent hun,
failed TO discover any real foundation
for the talk, although several Sena-
tors admitted that the subject had
been mentioned 70 them. Whatever
may be done in the future. I am Ger
tain that no such bargain existss a,
Il khss ff;nna So. Ella