Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1896-02-04
AT The NATIONAL CAPITAL
Effort Being Made to Induce National
Farmers Alliance to Join
Fight for Silver.
SILVER SUBSTITUTE FOR TAEIFF BILL
Some Silver Republican Senators Much
Distressed-LoveT Tariff Better Than
Silver-Senate Silver Substitute
Before House Committee

Washington, Feb. 4.-The National
Farmers Alliance and Industrial Union
met here to-day. Each state is entitled
to from one to two delegates. Nearly
every state is fully represented.
J. F. Wllletts, of Kansas, IS president
D. P. Duncan, of South Carolina, secre.
tary.
While the leaders of the alliance have
long held that the organization was non
political, it is understood that great press.
ait id being brought to bear to have reso.
lutlons adopted, which will bring the ALI.
ance as body into the financial fight on
the silver side.
/ It is claimed that the alliance Is strong
yer than ever before.
ANOTHER SILVER SUBSTITUTE.
The finance committee of thesenate has
iagreed to report for the tariff bill sub
fstitute providing for the free coinage
}of silver.
The substitute was suggested by Mr.
Vest and agreed to by majority of one
Mr.. Jones, of Nevada, voting with the
Democrats for the substitute and all o;
the Republicans present voting against
it.
Senator Wolcott, of Colorado, the only
Republican absent, was recorded as vot-
ing against the substitute.
Senator Jones, of Arkansas, the only
Democratic absentee, was recorded as vot-
ing for it.
The substitute agreed to is in the exact
words of the silver substitute for the
bond bill which passed the senate on Sat
urday.
1t provides for the free coinage of sill
yer at the ratio of 16 to l.; directs the in
mediate coinage into standard dollars
of the silver seignorage in the treasury,
accumulated by purchases under the
Sherman act; prohibits the issuance of
national bank notes of smaller denoml-
nations than $40; directs the secretary of
the treasury to redeem greenbacks and
treasury notes in either gold or silver ex-
clusively, at the option of the secretary,
and reissue the greenbacks.
MoRR11L's VOICE TREMBLED.
The senate devoted half an hour this
morning to clearing away routine busi-
ness.
Then Mr.. Morrill,, chairman of the f.
nance committee, secured recognition to
report back the tariff bill. He read in a
somewhat tremulous voice the original
title and then the new title: San act to
provide for the free coinage of silver, J"
etc.
Mr.. Morrill, smiled as he added: II am
disposed in presenting this to add to it
the conclusion of official proceedings in
Massachusetts, 'and may God save the
commonwealth
~ was not in favor of the action taken
by the committee on finance; but, now that
the bill is here, will endeavor to call it
up Tomorrow
There was a general laugh at this re-
ference to Massachusetts proceedings.
Mr.. Qnay moved to recommit the bill
and the substitute back to the finance
committee with instructions to report the
original bill and the amendment separ-
ately.
Mr. Hill called attention to the fact
that the motion was irregular during the
morning hours.
The presiding officer sustained the
point.
"Then," said Mr.. Quay, ''Iask unanimous
consent that this bill be referred back
with Instructions"
'I object at this time," interposed Mr..
Hill.
Thus Mr.. Quay's proposition was dis
posed of for the time being.
SOME SILVER REPUBLICANS DIsTREssED.
The silver Republicans Immediately
began movement to have the two pro-
positions, tariff and silver, separated and
will generally support Mr.. Quay's motion
to this effect.
The silver Republicans expressed them
selves as follows:
Mr.. Mitchell, of Oregon 1T is Demo-
cratic move to defeat the tariff. won't
vote for it.
Mr.. Pettigrew-Yo You might just as we'll
try to put the Ten Commandments on
any bill that comes into the senate.
Mr.. Carter-The bill will be recommit-
ted and ought to be with instructions to
report the tariff and silver propositions
separately.
Mr.. Hanbrougk--I will not vote for it
as an amendment to the tariff bill.
Mr.. Clark-The committee's work looks
to me like boyish play.
Mr.. Warren-I am not for it; it is not
in the interest of silver.