The Wadsworth dispatch. [volume] (Wadsworth, Nev.) 1892-1899, 1893-08-19
SATURDAY,. AUGUST 10, 1893.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Orr Regular Correspondent.

"h5NAttktbuy hubpoe All ASOo'
"What will the House do?" That
question is asked by about nine out
Of every ten men you meet, since the
House began the fourteen day discus
sion Of the silver question, at the close
OF which votes are to be taken which
will leave no shadow of doubt as to
where every member OF the House
t lands on this important question. II
the vote were taken to-day upon the
bill for the repeal of the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman silver law IL
would pass the House, almost to a
certainty but under the agreement
which has been made the vote upon
that bill unamended will be the last
to b. taken, and if any one OF the
other propositions, including free coin
age Of silver At ratios all the way from
Is (the presently 10 20 10 !, and the
Bland act OF 1878, which will be offer
ed as amendments, be passed the un-
amended bill will never be voted upon.
The principal element Of doubt is that
OF the changed ratio. 1t is practically
certain now that the amendment for
free coinage at the present ratio will
be defeated by a small majority. but it
il difficult TO predict whether as the
amendments increasing the ratio at
which silver may be coined are offered
the total vote will increase or decrease.
The popuiists have given notice that
they will vote sgsinst all Of the
amendments for increasing the ratio,
but inasmuch 40 that will be practical
ly voting for the unconditional repeal
Of the purchasing clause OF the Sher-
man law they may change their minds
when the time comes to vote. II the
votes for increased ratio Or for the old
Bland law me not larger than those
for free coinage az the present ratio
the bill for the repeal of the purchasing
clause OF the Sherman law will, in the
opinion of yonr correspondent, pass
the House without amendment; but
the chances now appear to be about
even, Notwithstanding claims
made by the unconditional repeal
men, for the adoption of some of the
proposed amendments.
The elements Of doubt are fewer in
the Senate. although it has apparently
not advanced 90 far as the House In
dealing with the silver question. In
fact the Finance committee has not
yet considered o single M of the
many financial bills which have been
referred 10 IL, and inasmuch as the
Senate has its committees aud rules
the matter ca mot get before that
body without being reported from
committee. The delay in the Senate
lie caused by the efforts of the demo-
crats 70 agree upon something definite
before starting, some sort of a compro-
mise that can be endorsed by the eau
Gus Of that party. The republican
| Senators have decided that when the
question shall be taken up each Of
them shall be free to follow his own
inclination. There is not o Senator,
whatever his own preference may be,
who will consider the impossibility of
passing a bill for the unconditional re-
peal OF the purchasing clause of the
Sherman law, without amendment.
That being the case the objective
point of the anti-silver men is u meas
ure hat will be supported by majority
and not be liable ton Presidential veto.
They claim to be making progress to-
wards such a measure. Meanwhile
the silver Senators say they have the
game in their own hands and do not
propose to accept any compromise that
is no as favorable to silver as the
present law.
The division in the House is not upon
political lines, but solely upon silver,
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