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Show MLVMt (OIN.KirM OMINO, The Hrnateauil House fomntlttf Preparing Prepar-ing in Ag-rei'. Washington, April 14. The members mem-bers of the house caucus silver committee com-mittee had a two hours session this morning. There was a disposition to reach some kind of an agreement and a spirit of concession charactcri.ed the entire proceeding. As a result when a recess was taken the indications indica-tions were that the members hail at last found a common ground and that they be ready very shortly to agree upon a formal proposition propo-sition acceptable to themselves, at least, although further modilications may have to be made to meet the views of the republican senators' basis of agreement agree-ment to tlie Wiudoiu bill a it emerged from the house committee on coinage, with an addition of a few provisions Intended In-tended to meet (ho view of the silver men. It will probably provide for the unlimited un-limited purchase of bit, lion produced iu tlie United SI al i f at a market price not to exceed one dollar for 8.711 grain, and when that price is reached then: Is to be free coinage. Treasury note will be issued ill payment for silver to be redeemable in bullion orcoiu. At present pres-ent this proposition ha not been formally for-mally adopted, and the committee will have another meeting this afternoon. A meeting of the Republican acnato-' rial committee was held this morning, and a noon recess taken. The discussion discus-sion at limes was animated, but a spirit of compromise was shown, Thn member mem-ber are pledged to secrecy as to the details of the meeting, but the opinions expressed are that a definite conclusion will be reached this afternoon. It was intended that the house and senate committee should meet in joint session tonight but this is found impracticable imprac-ticable owing to senatorial engagements engage-ments uud the republican house caucus which was to be held tonight ha lieeu postponed indefinitely as coiiscpiencc. |