Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-22
THAT COMPROMISE.
Agreement Practically Reached BY
Democratic Senator's.
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TERMS OF The COMPACT.
sc,.,fsrchsse Repeal 20 lake Eject In
october. 1s94-fsuilisn 20 be
Coined. Etc,
~, telegraph to the pisp..cs.y

By telegraph to the Dispasch.J
~.erINCToN, October g.ZThe de-
-, %, the forthcoming c,mpromise on
-. silver question have been practically
'..,s8 upon. and n few moments before
...,,ek this afternoon DEMOCRATIC sena-
49,. began ylcdging themselves In writing
70 abide by H.
-se compromise agreed upon provides
40, the repeal OF the purchasing clause
-, Cd. sherman act shall take effect
0-,,r.r !. iSa4 and that the bond aucs-
a., shall be eliminated entirely. All sill
80. fullion now in the Treasury. and all
=, may be purchased up to the time
a., ,eneal goes into effect. together with
e.. e.ierioragc. is 10 be coined. save the
..,..ut necessary 10 redeem outstanding
,rg.- certificates. Al greenbacks and
.r-.,s,ry notes under ten dollars In value
,..u De retired. and silver certificates or
"A silver dollars shall take ,iheir
SENATORIAL PLEDGE.
ali. soon as the Conference Committee
...i this conclusion senator's on the
-....fatic side were sent for. and there
,.s steady stream Of senator's vending
.- way to the coInmittec-room, Mr.
,.-s.,s. In charge of the bill. having
r previously and for some time
...i with the committee. a paper
cd. .-.Wn up, addressed to Mr.. Voorhees,.
d, which senators pledged themselves
r.t . hc would move TO amend his bill
b, a-coiIlnce with the outlines given
.as. thcy would support II. and then
,otf i.r the bill as amended.
10 d. Cd noteworthy fact that the silver
.ral4ss signed this document although
r... we're some who did II under the
hts, vigorous pTotestations. looking upon
o.. l.mprumiSe, as they expressed II, as
.aI .c. surrender OF all that for which
,-.. .tl fought these many weeks.
A. -.,n as this paper has been signed,
rs purpose having been previously dis
... with ne chairman Of the Finance
rt-irr. the amendment will be pre-
, aul introduced IN the Senate.
THIRTY-sEVEN SIGN.
r..,. 8 o'cock. when the Senate took n
,- uIlty-seven senator's had signed
. , .eo addressed 10 Mr.. Voorhees, 10
rr the measure. This number in
NI Martin. OF Kansas. who was
....l iy some az a Populist. Dir. Mar
... nat he is and always has been
Ir .ri. and while he did not acqui-
willingly In the conclusion reached
d. Oil. conference. tie agreed to it be-
... f was the best he could get.
81. OLD. coinage OF the bullion and the
,..r-u,i,u Of silver certificates for Urea
.. r.'.s and Ereenbacks below denomi-
.... at $40. II Is estimated that the
rt silver in circulation will be in
....... i.t l6o c0o0o0.
rf. terms Of the compromise for the
,t..| lU were not generally known In
....liivC departments before the hour
..-..- arrived Secretary Carlisle was
t.rI me substance OF the compromise,
80 D.. .r.s,rvcd as he has throughout
.... entire struggle. a "masterly silence"
D.. .ra- making public his Views through
g. rr., is concerned Others talked OF
D.. ..i, ct. however. and the fact that
W.. Do" was In sight was received
v,U GENERAL satisfaction. one of the
,..... officers mot Secretary Carlisle)
.r .,r.rsaii0n subsequently expressed the
l...t taat without a clause in the compro-
-.. qlfloriznG the Secretary Of the
~-.rsr-v 10 issue bonds up 10 a fixed
..t- say $50, 100000 or 5000 000, 0O0-at a
30. .t interest that would readily float
.sm abroad and not have them returned
, rs $50 every little financial furry. the
would be unsatisfactory as financial
,.sre NJ relief.
RETIREMENT OF NOTES.
Oh clause OF the hill providing for the
-rusgt Of United States notes and
~..ry notes below ten dollars was
f.-tly received in the Treasury De
-rrsat. The retired one-doliar. two-dol-
.-.i nve-dollar notes. it is understood.
r-e are 20 be converted into higher
Nations. so that the present amount
o. Ghost. two classes OF money in circula-
.. Wil not be affected by the change
ID. mount OF United States notes that
R re retired If the proposed COM
,-r..- goes into effect is as follows:
d.. iollar, s. $50. lg5. two dollar. 1884, S92;
Iollar S63. 95SS4; Treasury notes of
lp-One dollar, sii.6797S, two dollar,
49, five dollar $3S,2O2,2s5. The silver
.-uticates above five dollars In circula-
tr aggregate about 5000. 600. and under
al including fives. about $lS0.oO0,DO. The
ra as now understood. contemplates
D.. ISSUE OF smaller denominations OF sill
Ser certificates for the large denomina-
l. now IN use.
TWO MORE NAMES NECESSARY.
Ua,n the steering committee adjourned
,-4y they had 81 signatures 10 the
Z ge and an assurance of four more
rs. bringing the total to IL, and leaving
...r TWO more necessary 10 insure the
=. 1e q the bill by Democratic votes.
gee Democrats who are said TO De
i.l.uS out against the bill are Messrs.
s and Villas, OF the repealers, and
i.y of the silver side.
DANIEL ABSENT.
N.ssrs Daniel. and White. OF Cali
f-a. are absent from the city. The
s,..rar committee count upon the sup
t.' - these two, and there are others
o 'se extreme repeal men upon whom
o.. committee depend with certainty
a..p voting time arrives.
The committee IS anxious TO put the
trough as party measure, without
,c upon the repeal Republicans Tor
The Republicans reciprocate this de-
.-a lecause the bill does not commend
r.f 10 either the silver or the repeal
'tan Of the Republicans. \ similar
r.,. - feeling prevails on the Democratic
flr this Is pre-eminently case that
'- the definition which somebody has
-..r az a comprOmise-an iagreemnt
'r which neither party gets what 1t
v.-fs
NDMENT POSSIBLY TUESDAY.
ra. compromise viii be offered In the
Sttf- as an amendment to the pending
l.rH-ss hin possibly on Tuesday. 1t
N rfohably receive the support OF the
silver Republicans as an amendment.
E. the bill as 50 amended will be OPP
hy them. This will probably make
o.. Tasslng OF the compromise bill
certainty. because the ultra-repeal Demo
r's viii take just the opposite course
,l Vote against the amendment and In
ttf - the bill when II comes to
final vote as the best they can get.