CAU CALL FOR FOB A CAUCUS MONDAY democrats will decide on currency bill procedure washington jan 4 W S holman chairman dairman of tho the democratic caucus ommittee of the house issued a call late lata this evening for a dem democratic socratic ocra tic caucus to bo be held at 3 p in on monday next the call states that imports important ant measures win will be considered it was issued atler after a conference today to day between mr holman mr air Sp sprincer rInZer and speaker crisp it il was at first desired to hold the meeting on saturday night but so BO many democrats are absent that it was deemed best to wait until monday the principal subject to be considered is the currency bill substitute tor for currency bill washington jan jam 4 representative sperry of C connecticut a de democratic colleague ot air springer on the bankins banking and currency committee has proposed another substitute to the carlisle currency bill it strikes out all after the tha enacting clause and provides tor for an I 1 lisac sue of V ands anes sufficient to retire outstanding reen backs and treasury notes under wi t sherman act the bonds are to bar 3 per cent interest and are to be caged in gold and aad are to be of denominations mi nations from to 1000 they are to run tor for thirty years with the right to redeem them atter aate I 1 ton ten years the secretary of the treas treasury ury Is ex empowered rn to keep the sold gold reserve up to a minimum of by selling these bonds provision Is made for vie the steady retirement ti of the greenbacks green backs both from the proceeds of bonds and from the surplus in the treasury mr Sper rys substitute it Is understood has executive approval in case the carlisle Carl lele bill cannot pass nicaragua bill cant pass washington jan 4 the judgment judg macit of those senators who remained in this city during the tha recess Is that the nicaraguan bill cannot pass this session it Is not a favorable time to uree such a measure said senator davis of the foreign relations committee times imes have been so hard that people 0 o not mot like tile the prospect of increasing expenses or creating additional debt senator white of Cal california torn la favors the canal but lees does not see any possibility elbl lity of getting it through at this session he says the proposition to send an engineer commission t to 0 make examination and survey Is merely a dilatory one put forward by opponents of bt the project to prevent action wants consuls in armenia washington san jan 4 senator reis hale presented under the call of petitions an argument offered by frederick green of the city of van in eastern turkey for the locati location or of american co consulates in the cities ot of Erze Erzer roum ourn and harpool sir mr green says that in asiatic turkey alone there are NO american missionaries sion aries narles who hold over worth of property who are exposed equally to the lawlessness of highwaymen moslem lem fanaticism and to the hostility of the turkish officials lie ile bays 7 5 many indignities and ln in J tories rh 1 1 been indicted which have never been reported because of the absence of an american representative to substantiate the stories and vindicate tho the tights rights of americans americana gettysburg and yellowstone washington jan 4 several estl estimates mates for appropriations were submitted to congress today to day one tor far tor for continuing the work of lor locating abing and marking the lines of gettysburg battle battla frield and another for tor for improving the yellowstone park and one ona for t to 0 continue the work of the puyallup commission currency amendments washington jan 4 representative walker of has riven I 1 notice of amendments to the currency bill one providing that one half of custom duties shall be paid in gold eold or tokal tender and another tor for an issue of 0 bonds to maintain the sold gold reserve