New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-03-20
FATE or THE TACUUN BILL.
BELIEF THAT THE PRESIDENT WILL
DRIVE 4 BARGAIN WITH IT.
SAID TO BE INCLINED 10 SIGN 1T IF THE
SILVER MEN WILL AGREE TO DROP
THEIR HOBBY DURING THE
REST OF HIS TERM


THEIR HOBBY DURING THE
REST OF HIS TERM.
Washington. March l9-Sccretary Carlisle
spent two hours with the President this morn
Ing at the Executive Mansion. discussing the
Bland Silver Seignorage bill The bill isei
reached the White House at 2:%0 O'Clock. just
about five minutes after the President had gone
driving with Mrs. Cleveland Representative
Pearson Of OHIO who went to the trouble or
taking the bill In person to the White House
was much disappointed. as he had hoped To pnt
I'm a good word for the measure, In delivering II
into the hands Of the Executive. He had voted
against the free coinage bill and felt that MS
recommendations would therefore have weight.
The President will have until The afternoon OF
March %. to veto the bin. otherwise at thAt umc
II will become a law without his action. There
Is every reason to believe however. mat ne VIII
dispose of it one way or another without delay.
Both he and Secretary Carlisle have been over
run with Senatorial and Congressional callers
urpinr the signing OF the bill The full Demo
cratic majority Of the Coinage Weights anc
Measures COMMITTEES OF the House in BODY
called on Secretary Carlisle to-day at The Treas
ury and urged him To advise the President To
sign the bill as a measure ~ financial r"ilei ana
marty cxpediency. Among those who called We're
many of the congressman VINO last IdiI No''i
for the repeal Of the sherman law.
The President Is giving To th.s question: VI
silver the most careful and thorough lhNe"ilSd-
ton He has for the past two or three h,iSs
occupied most OF hts time I'm reading inc speeches.
ma1.. I'm the House and in the senate In FAVOR
Of the scgniorage Silver bill. He IA obtaining
also Information from the Treasury Departnleht
as 10 the probable effect upon the finances 81
Increasing the silver circulation OF the country
To- the extent OF $4,000 Ooo and is informing HIM
self from the best writer's on finance as 70 the
relation Of slve. gold. and the condition OF
gold countries az compared To silver countir'-
II IS stated on semi-ofcial authority that TN"
President will either sign veto tn" CoinaS'
bin and that ~ VIII not permit IT to become "A
law by the lapse Of time. HIS Investigations
have advanced So far that the assertion Is
made I'm Administrative circles that II the PrcSl-
den, can be- assured that the signing OF me
present Seigniorage bill VIII put an end 10 SILVER
legislation during his present term ne VIII sign
II hut unless such assurances are received NJ -
inclined 10 veto il. such assurances II Is said
M the Treasury Department. this afternoon nave
l,s-sn made 10 the Secretary Of the Treasury by
prominent and influential members of the House
COMMITTEE on Coinage. Weights and Measures.
They have stated I'm their official capacity IA
,nenhcrs ~ this committee that If the President
,yul sign the present bill no free coinage meas
mrs bv whomsoever introduced In the House Of
Representatives Will eyer get out of the Com
,n,tt,- Of Coinage Weights and Measures Ihey
dn this az "A concession 10 the President IN re-
turn for his dcferring his own convictions 10 the
preponderant sentiment OF the pemocta'c parry