The Pioche weekly record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1877-1900, 1896-01-09
FREE-sILvER SENATORS.
A Conference to Agree upon a Pro-
sramme-No Bonds.


gramme-No Bonds.
yvasbinpton. Dec, 2.-Senator Vest |
was not present at the meeting of the |
Senate Finance committee, so the free |
silver men and the anti-silver men
were tied. After the regular meeting :
of the committee the Republican mem |
bers held a conference, and so also did
the Democrats. Senator Jones (Nev)
went with the Democrats, as their con-
ference was considered silver con-
ference more than anything else. me
silver men unanimously decided TO IN
sist upon an amendment in the nature
of entire substitute providing for free
coinage of silver and eliminating all
authority for the Issuance of bonds.
Senator Jones (Ark) was delegated to
prepare a measure in accordance with
these views, to be submitted to full
meeting of the committee as soon as
II can be completed There is hope
that the bill can receive final consider
alton at the hands of the committee
in time to permit reporting 1t to the
Senate tomorrow, but this may not be
accomplished. Absentees will be paired
when the vote Is reached in committee.
| The Democrats and silver members
concluded their conference before 2
O'Clock, but the Republicans and anti
free-silver coinage members continued
| theirs during the afternoon. 1t Is
quite definitely determined, however,
that they will make a minority report
The majority of the Republicans Will
oppose the reporting of the substitute
bill tomorrow, and will ask that the
| report be postponed until Tuesday
next. They consider the second section
of the bill somewhat ambiguous fni
they desire that 1t be so altered as TO
| ;ot ha
Indebtedness to $50, O00, 900 at one time.
Senator Sherman suggested a CT ange
in the provision for the retirement of
the greenbaclxs, but the suggestion did
not meet with general favor, and it
was not insisted upon.
DISCUSS THE TARIFF.
The Republicans in their conference
after the Democrats withdrew, also
discussed the tariff bill at length. They
had before them all the amendments
, which have been offered in the Senate
and devoted themselves especially t
considering the feasibility of so amend
ing the bill as to insure its passage
1t was suggested that some of TIL
Western Republicans, led by Senate
= Mitchell of Oregon, would demand tn
restoration of the full Mckinley dut,
. on WOOL and the Senators concluded t
. Investigate the probability of strength
n lening the measure by complying wit
4 this demand. They gave like consider
o alton to the known wishes of othe
!. senator's and without deciding upo
o any changes concluded to get all tn
I light they could obtain before proceed
e ing to any definite course of action o
5, the tariff
n While the silver members of the cor
d vention have not decided upon the eS
1t act phraseology of the substitute whic
l. they will present, 1t is understood this
y the wording in a general way will TO
ID low that of the amendment offered
IS Senator Jones of Arkansas and tn
= resolution introduced by Senator Yes
g The first section of the Jones amend
l. ment will be changed so as to provid
for absolute
he FREE AND UNLIMITED COINAG
c. of silver at 16 to l. Another provisio
N Of the substitute will look to the l
Z suance of silver certificates on Il
De silver dollars to be coined under Il
- first section. The issuanc> of bar
IS notes OF dennminafio- ,ss this
~ $40 will be prohibited; the Secretary
- the Treasury will be directed to CO
-, the silver bullion now in the Treasu
q, for the purpose of redeeming the trea
an ury notes issued under the act of Is!
:" and provision will be made for the I
demption of the greenbacks in eth
gold or silver