The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-02-25
Conspiracy and Combination Against the Anti
Option Bill That Mr.. Hatch Proposes
to Fight Until March 4
Representative Harter's Plan for Free
Coinage OF Silver and Gold.
Radical Speeches by Farmers" Before the
Bimetallc League-"An Old Hayseed"-
Arrangement of Seats in the House.



Anti-Option Bill I'm Danger.
Special TO the Indianapolis Journal
WASHINGTON. Feb. 24.-Members of the
appropriations committee are beginning to
feel apprehensive about the passage of tho
sundry civil bill in the House. The Senate
has added two amendments which are ex-
citing lively opposition. One is the Sher-
man amendment authorizing the Treasury
TO issue per cent. bonds, which will be Cd.
posed by Mr.. Bland and his free-silver fol-
lowers. The other is an appropriation to
reimburse the State of Nevada $4,000 for
money expended for the suppression of the
rebellion. This will be opposed by ell the
Southern brig adiers and by the economists,
who urge that If this claim of Nevada Is
paid, other loyal States will present similar
claims aggreRatlng an enormous amount
MIR. Holman has declared his in
tention to demand cloture for the bill.
This is the result of Mr. BANDS warning.
that if the committee on appropriations
expected TO pass the sundry civil Dill at
this session or Congress IL would be well to
bring the bill before the House at the
earliest practicable moment. as he intend
ed TO have 1t fully considered, thereby In
dicatIng mis- purpose to tilibuster against
the Sherman amendment. When the House
met to-day Mr.. Holman asked consent for
nonconcurrence in the Senate amendments
TO the eundry CIVIL appropriation Dill, ex-
cept as TO the amendment known as the
Sherman bond amendment. To this MI.
Bland objected, denouncing tie Sherman
amendment as q lob" The bill was re-
ferred to the committee of the whole.
The antl-optlOn bill is another measure
that Is facing defeat 1t received another
setback In the House to-day. Mr.. Hatch
endeavOred to have IT taken mp to-day.
but the House decided to consider the In
dian appropriation bill. lew moments
before the hour of O'clock Nix. Hatch,
who was presiding over the committee of
the whole. lett the chair, and, addressing
lis successor. said that for three legis-
lative days the Indian bill bad been under
consideration. There was not, he cOntln-
ued. an IN telligenJ member of the House
who did not absolutely know that at this
hour OF the session the appropriation
bill was being used as means
of Obstructing consideration of the
anti-options bill, and that the opponents
of the latter measure, the friends OF the de-
mOnetiZatiOn of silver and the friends OF
the Senate rider 10 an appropriation bill
wero In en- absolute agreement and con-
spiracy. and NO gentleman from this time
until II o'clock. March 4. could shield him.
self under any sort OF suOterfuge unless he
was willing TO go on record not only as Op-
posed to the anti-options bill. but as the
opponent of silver and the friend of the g.
percent amendment. The House was
brought face to face with this issue, and
he gave notice that he would continue this
struggle In the interest of the people as
against the interest of Lombard street and
Wall street until the peoples rights were
preserved.
Mr.. Combs called the gentleman to order.
The gentleman was impugning the motives
OF members of the House, thing that he
had no right 10 do.
Dir. Hatch replied that he was impugn-
ing no ones motives. lie was merely stat
ing the parliamentary status. The motives
of gentlemen rested in their own breasts
and they could explain those motives to
their constituents
A pronounced a<ti-silver Representative
Is authority for The statement that an
agreement was reached tonight between
Messrs. Holman and Hatch whereby the
anti-options bill will be taken up and
the Sherman amendment To the sundry
civil APPROPRIATION bill disposed of by
means of elOtuTe. Mr.. Hatch, he said,
will aid Mr.. Holman in clOture on the
Sherman amendment end Mr.. Holman will
urge his friends TO aid Mr. Hatch in taking
up the anti-optiODs bill. Mr. Hatch was
asked relative to the Tumor and empbet-
ically denied it, saying: There Is not
word of truth IN 1t or any foundation for
it. / firmly believe that there Is "A distinct
agreement and conspiracy between the oD-
ponents of the anti-optiOns bill, the friends
of the repeal of the act 6nown as the 'Sher-
man act and the friends of the Senate
provides a new lease of life tn national
banks, TO defeat consideration of the anti
options bill In order that the other measures
may be adopted, Wall street gloritied and
the people of the country turned down.
This conspiracy and combination / propose
to light by every means In my power from
now until - O'clock on the 4th of March,"
Mr.. BANDS threat in the House. to-day,
seems to have had some effect. An agree
ment was reached tonight that makes It
possible there Will be no fight over the
Sherman bond amendment. Mr. Holman.
who will be the leading member of the
Bland, the leader of the free silver Demo-
Gratis have agreed that the biz shall be
sent to conference without the House first
considering IL In committee of the whole
and acting on the Senate amendments. IL Is
understood that the House cOnterrees will
stand firm against the Sherman bond
amendment and that when the conference
report comes back there shall then be
n vote OIL this amendment by the House,
The silver men say that they can make
their tight then, il the Senate should re-
fuse to yield. and that by a vote in advance
of the conference it might happen that the
bill would go into conference with the
House cOncurring In the Senate bond
not entered into any agreement with refer
ence to the aDti-OptiOns bill. The only
understanding was that the sundry civil
bill should be permitted co 90 to con er-
ence as a whole. and that when the con-
ference reported full opportunity should
be given for the House TO debate and ex.
press its will on the Sherman bond amend
ment.