Year: 1878

Especial to the Democratl


WAsHIEroN Feb. 22-Speeulatton as to the
Presidents action on the silver bill Is rife but
the bulk of the indications are that he will
either allow It to become law without his sig
nature or sign 1t and accompany his signature
with message giving his reasons therefor.
The following is the outline of q message
whch9s said, upon the authority of q Cabinet
officer. to be already prepared to accompany the
signature Of the bill: The President states that
he docs not approve of the bill. but signs 1t be-
cause Of the large vote 1t has received in both
branches Of Congress; that he signs it to
stop the Further Agitation


of question which has already depressed the
industries Of the nation and for the reason that
he does not believe that tho Withholding OF his
signature would defeat the bill.


The strongest evidence OF the intention of the
President to allow the bill to become q law Is
the fact that orders were telegraphed this morn i
ing by the Secretary of the Treasury to oil eu-
perintendents Of mints particularly to the
Carson City mint. to place the same in readis
ness to execute the provisions Of the bill. which
indicates that Secretary Sherman has no hopes
Of it's defeat by O veto.


Tom Ewing, Zen Butter


and other extreme silver or greenbaek mon
who voted against tho Senate amendments in
the House yesterday, on account of the clause
limiting the coinnge. now declare their inten-
tion to tack on to tho Legislative. executive and
judicial appropriation bills an amendment pro-
viding for the repeal Of these sections.
They say that II the President vetoes the
appropriation bin with these amendments he
will be responsible for defeating the bill pro-
vding for the payment Of his own salary ard
those OF the other civil officers of the govern
ment. This will Of course reopen the whole
financial question later in the session, and will
probably prolong the session until fall.
DR.. Inderman has prepared q report on the
capacity of the mlnts to coin silver under the
new law. which says that the utmost limit Of
the coinage Of silver dollars with the present
facilities. is 50 500 900 per month. This involves
the full use Of the old mint at New Orleans.
which will require nearly 100000 worth of re-
pairs and two or three months time to get it
ready for business.


Bill Chandler "a


has been compelled to look to his laurels by the
recent appearance of old Mad. Wells as the
champion blackguard OF North America and
has written another letterowhich some of the
presg will probably publish to- morrow. 1t is
not as sensational as his first letter was and is
miserably faint and feeble when compared with
the Wells letter.


Returning hoard Pardon RumOrs.


Prominent Radicals here say that Hayes has
received assurances from Gov. Nichols that the
members Of the Returning Board will be par
doned as fast as convicted. and also saying that
enough Democratic State Senators can be de-
pended upon to vote with the Republicans to
insure the confirmation of the pardons. They
also claim that satisfactory assurances have
been received that no action will be taken
against the visiting statesmen on any pretext.
This statement is quite circumstantial and
goes into details. saying that Nichols advised
Hayes that 1t would be best to lot the law take
its course as to the members Of the board and
close up all the cases. for unless judcaly dis
posed Of they would form continual pretext
for raking up the embeTs OF thspast whenever
the extremists of Louissna saw fit to raise a
row.


These statements seem


Perfectly IncrcdihIee


but they are made as matters of fact by persons
close In the confidence Of Hayes and JohH Sher-