Birmingham state herald., 1896-01-28
GOSSIP FROM WASHINGTON An Unique Offer Made to Silver
 Senators. LOOKING FOR PUBLISHERS The cruise1ls o"tgOmery and Raleigh As
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 2s's'5S'0RlO's FAIR MEDALS READY s1'o' z 'oo Was Added to the Gold Reserve 1,, terday-The Republican Senators lS Will Caucus on Thursday.
 Other Items of News.
LOOKING FOR FILIBUSTERS
2a,857 s'oRLO's FAIR MEDALS READY

washington, Jan. I-During the Ses- sion of the senate today there were nu- merous conferences between silver and antl-silVer democrats and republicans and democrats. There was evidence of n desire to get together on the financial question. Should there be any compro. mise it cannot come after the silver men have put the senate on record by a yea and nay vote on the free silver subject now under debate. The compromise can only be effected in the conference com . mittee. As means of arriving at some solution of the problem through the in- strumentallty of that committee the sit- nation Is being canvassed in the senate The proposition discussed today came rom one of the most prominent ah.i-silVer men in the senate, and the character unfolded by the author himself occasioned consid- erable surprise. This proposition con- Iemplates the retirement of the green- backs and the treasury notes by the is- suance of $500,000,0 900 of gold bonds. a declaration that all outstanding bonds Of the government shall be paid In gold, regardless of the language used, and the opening of the United States hints tn the free and unlimited coinage of silver. This scheme which apparently gives the gold men all they ask and the silver men all they have been demanding, Is meetA Ing with opposition, especially among the ranks or the sound money men on the democratic side of the chamber andA of the republicans. Of course it is a tenta- i've proposition, as are many others that are being broached. The belief is strong, however, that no common ground can be reached whereon the contending ele- ments can stand. The proposition out. hned above comes from a senator of such prominence, however, that it is com- manding much attention.
 some uncertainty having developed in the public mind as to how and when the premium of the new bonds should be paid, it was stated at the treasury today that the premium would be paid in the ssHe~prepertion- as the bonds were paid Tor, viz: 20 per cent the first payment ana 10 per cent every fifteen days until the payment Is completed. From the first to the last payment 120 days will -elapse. As each payment Is made the accepted bidder for bonds is privileged to receive the proportion of bonds he has paid for.
 The state department was officially no- t1hed of the death of Ambassador Run yon in dispatch received this morning from John B. Jackson, first secretary of the embassy at Berlin. Secretary Olney, after consultation with President Cleve- land, sent message of coincidence to MT. Jackson 10 be conveyed to Mrs. Run- V. Is about all the ceremony that will be observed in the matter except that tele- grams of sympathy will proba bly, be ex- changed between Emperor William and President Cleveland
 After Filibusters.
 Secretary Herbert absolutely refused today to say anything about the destina- tion of the cruisers Montgomery and Raleigh, which are reported to have left Admiral Bunce's squadron at Hampton Roads at midnight and gone out to sea. The two cruisers are not very for midable. The cloak of mystery is thrown round everything connected with Admi- ral Bunce's so-called squadron of evolu- tion. c
 Acting Secretary Wike has instruete5 collectors of customs to look out for the steamer J. w. Hawkins, alleged to have left New York last Friday on hlbuster- ing expedition to Cuba. Senor De Lome the Spanish minister says Calixto Gar cia is aboard the Hawkins with arms and ammunition and men, and that the steamer will take on men and stores at Palm Beach, Fla. that she will pass In United States waters near Key West; that the arms confiscated at Cedar Keys Fla, are in readiness to be put aboard the Hawkins, and that the famous steamer Commodore, at Wilmington, N. C., forms part of the conspiracy. Orders have been sent to the revenue cutters Morrim, McLane and Colfax to proceed to sea, and if possible intercept the Haw- kins, provided the allegations of the Spanish minister are found to be correct. Little doubt is now entertained that 1t is to intercept, if possible, this expedi- tion that the cruisers Raleigh and Mont gomery have been ordered to sea.
 Carolina Liquor Cases.
 Tn the supreme court of the United States today motions to advance were made in J. M. Scott ct al. vs. James De-
 
 The issue is the validity of the dispensary law of South Carolina. which prohibits citizens of that state from importing from other states and foreign countries spirituous and intoxicating liquors for personal use and consumption.
 The Worlds fair medals, 23, S57 in num- Der, were received at the treasury de- partment today. The medals will be held here until the commission meets and adopts measures for their proper dlstri- button.
 The treasury gold reserve today at the close of business stood at $50, 533, 513. There was deposited at New York $1 ,000,- 900 in gold, and $131 400 in gold was with drawn.
 Call for Caucus.
 call was issued this afternoon for 6 republican caucus, to be held next Thursday. to consider the reorganiza- ton of the elective officers of the senate. One of the leading members of that party said this evening that the populists be- lieved that the republicans 0hey having the most members) should be charged with the responsibility of the whole sen- ate, and the populists would he content to permit them to assume that responsi- bility, but they were opposed to doing the thing by easy stages. When the repub- licans had made their caucus nomina- tions for all officers and were prepared to submit them to the senate this senator said the populists would vote for their own candidates, as they did before, and then retire from the chamber but the whole thing must be accomplished at the