The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1894-08-23

there was q disposition to enter the
night and name some other Democrat
in place of Mr.. White for membershI
on the finance committee. It was uu-
derstoCd that Senator Murphy of New
York was TO be pushed by some OF
the conservative senators. Most OF
the free silver Republicans expressed
themselves as against interfering with
the Democrats in making up the COM
mlttee5 and also that they would not
want to see an anti-silver man select
ed for the place and would no dOu bt
| oppose Murphy for this reason. The
caucus lasted until o'clock when it
adjourned without having accom-.
| plished great deal.
Senator Aldrich brought up the
question of Republican interference
with the selection of a Democrat on
the finance committee when Senator
Pettigrew stated thAt there was no
need of discussing the question as
there were sig Repu blicans who
would not agree to it and it would
break up all party discipline in the
senate. That matter was then drop.
ped. AS to taking action on the fill
ing of the vacancy the general feeling
was that no party action was neces-
sary. Senator Murphy's resolution
was discussed and it was decided that
the Repu blicans would support it in a
modified form which would not
specify the tariff legislation but would
state that in view of the fact the
senate was so near the end that it is
impracticable to attempt to pass any
contested Legislation during the re-
| n1pinHnr nf a :,
the duty Of congress to adjourn as
soon as possible. 1t is possible that if
q vote can be had upon this resolu.
ton that it would secure enough
Democratic votes to pass. The Re.
pu6licans claim that any separate
tariff bill to which there is an objec-
ton will be debated until 1t is defeat
ed by Lack of a quorum and that it is
useless to make any attempt to secure
the passage of those now before the
senate.
Some of the Republican senators
expressed the opinion that in view OF
the position taken by Senator Hill on
the appointment to fill the finance
committee vacancy it would be-
proper for the Republican senators to
support any resolution that he may
offer in regard to the appointment,
thinking it probable that he might
desire to substitute the name of some
other senator for that of Mr.. White
When Mr.. Hill was apprised of this
action he said he should not attempt
to substitute some one else because he
had no personal objection to Mr..
White. Republican senators express
the opinion that the Murphy resoIu-
ton, amended as they are willing to
accept it, will pass by majority OF 10
or Is. The resolution probably will
be amended so as to strike out all
reference to Secretary Carlisle'5 let.
ter and to put the reason for no fur.
Their Legislation on the ground that
none is practicable, instead of as the
original resolution has it that none is
desirable. Prominent conservative
Democratic senators were apprised
after the caucus adjourned of its &C
ton, and il is understood that they
acquiesned in the proposed modifiga.
tions of the Murphy resolution.
BIMETALLIC LEAGUE.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 1.-THE policy
to be pursued in advancing the prin-
ciples of bimetallism was outlined
at today's session of the American BIZ
metallic League conference. Speeches
were made by several congressman
and by deleg 4tes from various states.
Mr.. Bland characterized the silver
question as purely a political one and
urged that the political battles of the
future be fought on the opposition that
any change OF ratio must be put in
allegiance until the full restoration OF
silver is accomplished.
Representative McCoffin of WyOm-
ing referred to the money question as
the overshadowing issue before the
country and advocated more money
as the only relief for general distress
and depression. Restoration of silver
to all the rights and privileges it had
at the minis before the demOnetiza
ton act OF 1873, he declared, was the
first step to be taken in all money
reform.
Mr.. Bryan of Nebraska also made a
short speech advocating unity of
action among bimetallists. A decla-
ration was adopted recounting the re.
peal of the silver purchase laws, es-
tablshment of the single gold stand.
ard which has been followed by
steadily increasing depression, that
gold has steadily increased in value,
industries are everywhere paralyZed.
Labor is unsteady and precarious,
business is unimproved and debtors
bankrupt. 1t is asserted that there is
no hope of relief until the
double standard of Is to
is restored and of the money
question is the supreme question
before the country. Voters are urged
to make this Issue paramount to all
consideration in the election OF con-
gressmen and president. lie recon-
needs that convention be held at
somo point to pefect an organization
10 work for this end, that committee
OF five be appointed to carry out the
plan.
At the afternoon session which
closed the conference, speeches were
made by Senator Jones on bimetall-
ism in the United States, General
Warner on the consequences of the
legislation of 1893, and by Represen-
tatives Bell and Pence and Gen. w.
H. Parsons OF Texas. General War
ner asserted that the cost of the years.
legislation was the nearer approach
| of every debtor to bankruptcy, He