The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1894-06-22
A SILVER BILL.
One to Be Considered When the
Tariff Is Finished.
Mr.. SQUIRES TALKS on THE BILL.
Senate Rules to BE Amended-The Right
Of Way Through the Territory-Bu
to Allow Oklahoma Settlers to
Make Other Entries.

WASHINGTON, June 20. - Senator
Squire and many of the republican BIZ
metallists believe that the bill which
the Washington senator recently in
trodu ced, regulating free coinage Of
silver, will be a compromise upon
which the republicans can unite in the
next campaign.
In an interview last night he stated
the finance committee would proba bly,
take this bill up for consideration as
soon as the tariff was disposed of. The
Bland bill of 1878 he contends was
wrong in principle, because it provided
that the government should buy silver
instead of coming it for whoever
brought it to the mint. With proper
safeguards free coinage is claimed to
be the safe policy with the parity main
tanned between all classes of money.
Regarding the operation of his meas
ure Senator Squire said:
My bill provides that the difference between
the commercial value and the coin value OF q
silver dollar shall go into the treasury OF the
United States reserve to maintain parity
of value, and it limits the coinage Of silver to
81, 900 900 per month, which would absorb very
large proportion of the highest production OF
silver Of this country, and more than the pres
ent production and 1t also limits the coinage,
80 as to prevent an increase in the total
amount Of lawful money Of all kinds
beyond $40 per capita, which Is but little more
than the per capita now in circulation In
France, which is about S37 per capita, but as
the present amount in circulation in the
United States is only small fraction over S25
per capita, that limit would provide an i'm
mense addition to our currency, amounting,
with our present population, to more than
5000, 900 900, sum large enough to provide for
all possible requirements, but fixing a limit
which would prevent any fear OF unreasonable
or too rapid imitation and consequent deprecia-
tion of our currency.
CHANGING THE RULES.
WASHINGTON, June 20.-After the
tariff bill has been disposed of the
much discussed and universally CEN
sured senate rules will be amended.
The changes which the democrats are
united upon will SO amend the rules
that time can be fixed when a vote
must be taken on all revenue and ap-
preparation bills. An effort will per-
haps be made to provide for general
cloture rules, but this the senate has
never been able to do. But little
trouble, however, is anticipated in Sc
curing amendments which will cover
revenue and appropriation bills.
When the cry came up from repub-
ncan newspapers to kill the tariff bill
through obstruction many of the re-
publican senator's refused for moment
to countenance the proposition claim
ing that the dominant party should
have the privilege of passing a revenue
measure if it could muster the strength
to do SO. Appropriation bills are
even more urgent, and for these reasons
it is thought an agreement can be
reached.
When it comes to general cloture
rules, however, opposition is met on
both sides of the chamber. Republican
and democratic senators are committed
against it through past attempts to
bring it about, and the proposition
itself would be debated to death.
QUESTIONS ITS EXPEDIENCY.
WASHINGTON, June 2O.-In reply to
communication from the senate COM
mittee on Indian affairs, which has be-
fore it for consideration the bill passed
by the house granting the Arkansas,
Texas & Mexican Central Railroad Co.
right-of-way through the Indian terri
tory. Secretary Smith has written a
letter in which he states that so many
railroad companies have been given
rights-of-way through the Indian
country that he questions the expedi-
ency of granting further franchises.
JUSTICE TO SETTLERS.
WASHINGTON, June 2O.-The commit
tee on public lands of the house yester-
day reported favorably the bill to al
low the settlers in Oklahoma, who had
abandoned entries because of poor
crops, to make other entries. The bill
has been urged by many settlers, who
were forced to abandon claims in the
western part of Oklahoma, and who,
by reason of a former entry, were un-
able to make another entry on lands
recently opened to settlement.