Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1893-10-21

ing themselves in writing to
abide by it. Tie compromise agreed
upon provides that the repeal
of the purchasing clause of the
Sherman act shall take effect Octo-
Der 1, 1894, and that the bond question
shall be eliminated entirely. II also
provides that the four and half mil
lions of silver which must be purchased
under the act shall be coined from time
TO time. as shall the seJgniorage oT in
the treasury and That which shall grow
out of the further purchases. All green
backs AID treasury notes under ten
dollars ia value shall he retired and
silver certificates or coined silver dol
lars shall take tliei:' place. As soon as
the committee reached this conclusion
Senators OIL the democratic side were
sent for, and there was steady stream
of Senators vending their way TO II e
COMM. tee rooIu. Mr. Voorhees,, n
charge of the bill, having been previ-
ously and for some time closeted with
| the committee. 4 paper was drawn
up. addressed to llr. VOORHEES,. in
which Senators pledged thepselv's
that if he would move to amend his
bill 10 accordance with the outlines
given above, thcy would support il and
then vote for the bill as amended. The
silver Senator'S siguedi this docuH
ment. although there were some who
did II under the most vigorous proies-
tations, looking upon the compromise,
as they expressed it, as an ahject sur
render of all that for which they had
fought these many weeks. As soon as
this paper has been signed the amend
ment will be introduced in the Senate.
1t is hardly expected that this will be
done this afternoon, although such ac-
ton is not without the range of posi-
biiity. Il is hoped by the conference
committee that every democrat will
sign the pledge, and that Mr.. VOORHEES,
will act promptly unon lis reception.
There is disposition on the pant Of
come of the rc.ublicons t. repudiate
any compromise tat enl2rees the vol
ume of silver money wilEout a colIes-
ponding increase in the issue Of bonds
for its pro ec!jon. fne democrats,
however, expcc! TO be able to draw
their cnlirr vote 10 The support of their
compromise bill and force il through
without The aid of the minority. One
of the members of the committee said
the comp, omise was drawn on the lines
of the suggestions tbat emanated
from the adminisl. alton Itself. So
far evuy democrat who has
seen the pledge has signed it,
out this does not mean that a ma
iority bavc yet signed it, though oil are
expected 10 do so. The republicans
say they will vote against il. The sill
yer republicans say they Will pot fiji
buster acaiust envy measure upon which
the democrats agree FOR that would be
futile. They will MOI, however. vote for
the bill. The popUls,s are uoa'terabIy
opposed 10 ne agre meat that has been
arranged aSd declare they Will not
support II. The appearances are:
tberef, e. ,hat The democrats will b"
called upon % pass the compromise. il
they pas H. as purely parry measure
without lid from either republican Or
popu'isr.
jude Thomas Smith of Nyarrenton,
recently appointed judge of the L. ;.
tourt of New Mexico, is here to-day.
lie will leave for his post Of duty next
week.
From remark tie Secretary of the
Navy madeito-day, it is supposed that
all three of the new naval guDboats
lately bid fer will be built at Newport's
News.
Congressman Jones of Virginia will not be
able to make any more speeches in the present
r l.. .t-,--,
cian. on &C cunt of the condition Of his throat.
Among the nominations for postmastcrs
sent to the Senate to-day were the following
J. NJ. r. Smith, Shenandoah Robert J. NOEL,
Erst Radford, and w. c. Robinson, Big Stone
Gap Virginia.