The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-11
Administration Hopes to Patch
Up Currency Bill
AND GETiT THROUGH CONGRESS
But Will Under No Circumstances
Accept Free Silver.
The Republican Senator's Do Not Intend
to Assist or Impede tho Democrass-
The Income Tax appropriation Tn
der Discussion In the Senate.

Washington City, Jan lo-Mr
Springer, whe, wis I'm Charge OF the
Carlisle Currency bill in the house. spent
some tsrne xtsis morning with President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle. meet
Ing tfsan separately When Mr..
Springer reached 3ae house later he
woli not 50 TITO the Getsiss cf the
pgsgssle cHlg erSassian with the president
and secretary. farthe. than To say that
there would be no abatement In tiie
etfasT ID secure currency legislation.
This was accepted by anesnorrs as not
only voicing Mr.. Spy.nse~'s views. but
as siefinEs:y determining that the ad-
nltnsstration wsl go ahead with the poli-
CO il has undertaken. Mr. ssafsnger
says he knows of no new bsa. although
the present bill will be shaped To nees
objections and command support. But. .
added Mr. Springer, 'tsa concession viii
50 TO the extent OF silver coinage at a
ratio of is TO l.
The senate finance conlma stee snst al
o'etcck today for tte purpase OF cor-
sidering the currency question. bat adj
iourTed after a brief session uissi Sat
urday. Ii is understood uo bilI was
submitted 70 the committee.
Senators Morrill,. Sherman Allison
and AldrHch. Republican members of
the finance ccnznsttee. had n confer
erce today for tsse purpose of decid-
ing upon a s.ne OF policy IN case there
shall be sn effort 20 take UP the cur
rency question in the senate. They
agreed that a definite and final comsssI-
sion could rot be reached until ssssise
measure had been brought TO their at
tention BY the Democrats members OF
the committee. They viii not suggssr
a b:H themselves, nor suggest anything
locking to perfection of a, bin. The
conversation developed that the Re
puhlbcans do pSt consider the treasury
situation so critical as some or the
Democrats do, and they think 1t a ques-
tion OF revenue rather than of cur
rerscy.
IT is SAID a new currency hill having
executive approval will be introduced
in about two weeks
IL Is said by a gentleman conversant
with the facts that new measure. hay-
Ing executive approval, will be introduced
I'm the house in about two weeks. IL Is
probable that Mr.. Springer viii not direct
the course OF the measure. as the desire
Will be to urge II along new lines and
with new leaders, With view of separat-
Ing IL as far as possible from any loss
of position attaching TO the old measure.
The lines on which the new measure will
be framed are not definitely known. To
some extent IL viii follow the old bin.
with such changes as the experience Of
the retent debate shows 10 be desirable.
1t Is polnfed out that the vote OF Ia
to 10 is an adverse majority OF only f7ve.
so that change OF three Votes would
show a majority supporting the bill.
Under these circumstances IL Is felt that
concessions can be made securing the
adhesion of a number OF members whose
opposition has been based on specific OBJ
Jef.tIons. Ir is said, however, that there
VIII he no concessions In the nature OF
surrender TO the silver element IL they
push their demands 10 the point OF re-
monetizing silver at a ratio of Is 20 l.
IL Is SAID that the conciliafson of this
radical element Is not deemed necessary.
although there wifi he every desire 70
accept the assistance OF those silver men
who viii aid in meeting the emergency,
even though she result is not a full reaii-
zasion OF their theories.
While this general plan Is well deflnsd
Il has not yet been communicated to the
house leaders. and is not therefore a sub
Ject Of comment among them. Other subj
jects have been taken up. and there Is
apparently una ninisy Of opinion that the
currency question Is Iost.