The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1895-01-16
ALL ar SEA ON THE FINANCES.
The Senate COMMITTEES Holds Another
FruitIess Meeting.

Washington. Jan I5.-The Senate finance
committee this morning consumed two
hours in a futile attempt 10 get together
and devise some financial scheme that
would meet with the approval OF all par
Ties in tle Senate. The meeting was as
raarh ~ failure as any that have pre-
coded -. The bills Of Sir. Mcpherson and
--r. Vest were discussed again in casual
manner. hut there appeared 10 be but lit
NE irterest in them, as neither was
thought t1 meet the conditions
The bin that SIR. Jones. has been pre-
rar.ns was also up for discussion. but Afr.
Jones seemed 10 be doubtful about its in
PRODUCTION lie frankly admitted to fhe
committee that ne had canvassed the
situation and found BE- almost Impossible
10 GET amy number Of senators 70 agree 70
it- even The silver men. upon whom ne
bad conn leutiy relied FOR support. had de-
eircd 10 accept the bill. he said
Absolutely nothing was offered TODAY
that looked % "a final determination Of
the Troublesome question.
There we're other conferences to-day be
sides that held iu the room OF the com
m.ttee on finance. ana each had for its
object The settlement of the financial
question. bat success has attended the
fIIh-a OF IDIH OF NlIr~E meeting Inc
silver mon refuse 20 accept the unlimited
coinage of silver with the selgniOrage
Ir0yi~O, as sufficient for their needs, the
p0puhsts will have none Of b.. ana the re-
pu5hcans to-day told the democrats in
committee THAI they would only help them
ln "a temporary manner, bur along re-
publican lines, II the democrats We're un-
able 10 do anything themselves. Under
such combination of circumstances. the
outlook Tor the democratic senators is
none too bright
In the afternoon the republican members
of the committee held "A long conference
ln Senator Sherman's room, and discussed
the situation thoroughly. They were
unanimous in the conclusion that the time
had not come TOR the republicans 10 offer
amy suggestions to the democrats. If the
democrats could not agree upon any
measure. and ii. after consultation and
comforting together they admitted that
The case was hopeless In their hands,
then the republicans would make known
what they would 90 and what sort Of q
measure they would support They Will
join the democrats in two different
methods Of raising revenues for the treas
my one provides for an Increase in tho
revenues from customs and the other pro-
vdes for an issue of bonds pure and sim
pie TO tide the treasury over its trouble
some times until congress again meets,
when the congress can take UP the cur
rency and financial questions with plenty
Of time to carefully consider and deter
mine what is best to be done This ulti-
Watum of the republicans viii be made
known to the democrats at the next meet
ing OF the committee.
Meanwhile, the democrats were con-
ferring. In Mr.. Jones room were Sen
ators German. Jones and Camden. anG for
two hours they looked at the situation
from all points of view. Earlier in the day
Mr.. Teller was with them. Just before the
adjournment this evening a request was
sent to the controller Of the currency for
some data, and this conference will be
resumed tomorrow.