Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-01-27
LOOKING TO A coMPRoMls
Democrats Anticipating the Passage Of the
Bond Bill and Amendments.
Mr.. Gorman's Proposition, Which Sur
and is Not Indorsed by Them.

In view of the prospect that the House
bond bill, amended into free coinage bill
will get into q conference of the two houses
the democrats OF the Senate are endeavor.
ing to agree upon some sort of a proposition
as conference compromise. The two Utah
Senators were sworn in and took their seat.
today, and there is nothing now to interfere
with a vote on the Senate measure, except
a few unfinished speeches. 1t Is probable
tina. a vote will be had by Friday, wher
the free coinage proposition will pass the
Senate by small majority. The bill, once
passed by the Senate, will undoubtedly be
non-concurred in by the House and sent te
conference. A conference report is not sub
ject to amendment, SO that If the confer.
ence should be able to agree upon a com.
promise, the two houses would have to vote
either for or against it as reported. There
is very little prospect that the conference
committee will be able to agree Upon aEy.
thing. The Senate will be represented by
silver men, and the House by men of the
opposite faith, and neither will be in posi-.
ton to. yield anything of consequence.
Democrats Want "a Compromise.
The democrats, however, want to agree
upon something in the way Of compro-
mise which will serve them as a party
platform in anticipation Of their national
convention 1t is agreed by the represen-
tatives of both factions Of that party that
If something is not done to bring them to-
gether before the meeting of the national
convention there will be split Of the party
over the national platform and the presi-
Dental nomination. The leaders in Con-
gress, therefore, want to anticipate the
convention by agreeing upon some PROPOSE
tion at this time. There has already been
something published about the proposition
Of which Mr.. Faulkner Of West Virginia is
understood to be the prime mover. This
is to issue bonds for gold sufficient to retire
the coinage Of silver until the coinage has
reached an amount equal to the amount of
greenbacks thus retired. This proposition
is not satisfactory to the silver men.
1t Is understood that Mr.. German, who is
known as an anti-silver man.. advises the
adoption Of measure of compromise which
the silver men would all agree to- 1t is
that gold enough for the retirement of the
greenbacks be secured by the sale of bonds
and that the free coinage of silver then be
restored. He would, 1t Is said, provide In
compromise measure for the bonds. the
retirement of the greenbacks and the free
coinage Of silver.
Surprised MT Gorman's PrOpOsition.
All this talked Of compromise is in antic;-
patton of a condition which has not yet de-
Neloped, and Is tentative. Therefore the
propositions are made privately only. This
position attributed to Mr.. German causes
considerable surprise. because Of his we'll
known anti-silver sentiments. It IS crafty
ing 70 the silver men. but no one knows
just what to make Of T. unless he Is seek
ing to restore his influence with the silver
element OF his party, which is the domi-
candidacy before the national convention.
Senators Gray, Lindsay and Villas do not
approve of the proposition.