Evening star., 1894-03-26
N O GE YE 7
In the Situation of the Bland Seig-
niorage Bill.
CONFERENCE WITH MR. CARLISLE.
What the President is Reported to
to Have Said.
A TO Z X P &c T E d

There is no material change in the finan-
cal situation at the White House and the
public is still in the dark as to the Presi-
dents intentions with regard to the seign-
forage bill His only visitors today were
Secretary Gresham, Secretary Carlisle and
Secretary Herbert, and the Secretary Of the
Treasury is the only one with whom he
discussed the silver bill.
Discussed II With Secretary Carlisle.
Secretary Carlisle favors the approval of
the bill, but it is said he has not been able
to entirely satisfy the President that such
action would not impair the credit of the
country and precipitate heavy demand
for gold. The result of the conference was
not divulged, but the impression still pre-
walls that the bill will be returned to Con-
gress without the Presidents approval
Surface indications are that the President
will not act in the matter for several days
yet. 1t is said a the White House that he
has up to Friday for the consideration of
the bill.
What He is Reported to Have Said.
The President is reported to have said to
a delegation of Congressman, who were
urging the approval OF the bill, that the
performance of his full duty obliged him 20
consider not the interests of this or that
section, but the welfare of the whole people,
ana tnat duty ne SnOulu cnueaNOT 10 ClS-
charge to the best of his ability. To that
end he had sought Information from all
sources and heard all interests. He intended
to take ali of the facts into consideration
and to base his decision upon the conviction
he should reach as to the interests of the
whole people. He pointed out some OF the
features urged against the Dill. He did not
say they We're fatal defects, yet the ten
dency of his remarks was to show that he
could not yet reconcile himself to the views
the silver men mad expressed.
A Veto Expected.
There is no longer any doubt in the
minds of men on all sides OF the question
in Congress, who have talked with Cleve-
land, that he intends to veto the bill. With
out his having said so directly. the whole
tone of his conversation and his objections
to the bill made to those who have been
insisting on his signing it, coupled with his
statement that he cannot consider the po-
iitical necessities of the southern members
has convinced every one who has talked
with him, within the past two days, that
his mind is made up, and that he will veto
the bill.
Free Coinage Bills to Follow.
This veto will be followed by an attempt
in the Senate to add free coinage amend
ment to The tariff bill, with a possibility of
the attempt succeeding. This cannot be
done for scme time, howeve-. and mean
while free coinage bills will be introduced
in both houses, and such a bill may be
passed in the lower house before action
on the tariff bill. The course followed by
the silver men in Congress will, of course,
depend upon the terms of the veto.
Senator Puah Expects II Veto.
Senator Pugh of Alabama expressed the
opinion today that the President would send
in veto of the Bland seigniorage bill. &C
companiei by message explaining his OBJ
jections to the bill, which would be based
upon the second section, and saying in ef-
feet that if a bill could be passed devoid of
ambiguity of the bill now before him, and
providing simply for the coinage of the sill
Yer selgniorage, 1t would receive his ap-
proVal. The senator also expressed the
opinion that in this event such "A bill co2Id
be passed without much trouble or DELAY