Show FREE SILVER SENATORS I 1 A conference to aggee upon al a pio diamme no bonds washington D de dc c 2 Seri senator ator vot vist was not at the meeting of 0 tho the senate finance committee so the biec kolhei men and the antt silver men were tied after the regular meeting ot of trae the committee tho the republican memi mem beis held a conference slid and so also did the tha democrats delocia ta senator jones jonea nev m went ent with ith the democrats as their conference was considered a faller oil er conference mote moie than anything else the saher men unanimously decided to insist upon an amendment in the nature of entire substitute providing for tree free coinage of silver and a nd eliminating all authority for or the issuance of bonds senator jones jonea ark was delegated to prepare a measure in accordance with these views to be submitted to a full meeting of the committee as aa soon eoon as it can be completed theitis hope that the bill can receive final anal atlon at tile the hands of the committee in time to permit reporting it to the senate tomorrow but this may not be accomplished absentees vi lit be paired when the vote la Is reached in committee committe 0 the democrats and silver members concluded their conference before 2 0 alock lock but the republicans and anti free silver coinage members continued theirs during the afternoon it la is quite definitely determined however that they will make a minority report the majority of the republicans will mill oppose the reporting of the subs substitute titue bill tomorrow and will ask that the report bo be postponed until tuesday next they consider the second section of the bill somewhat ambiguous and they desire that it be so BO altered as aa to restrict the issuance of certificates of to at one time senator sherman bherman suggested a change in the pro provision slon ision for the retirement of the greenbacks green backs but the suggestion did not meet with general favor and it was not insisted upon DISCUSS TITO THE the re republicans tn in their conference after the democrats withdrew algo discus discussed m ed the tariff bill at length they had before them all the amendments which have been offered in the senate and devoted themselves especially to considering the feasibility of so amending the bill as to insure its passage it was suggested that some of the republicans id by senator mitchell Ml of oregon would mould demand the test restoration oration of the full mckinley duty on wool and the senators concluded to investigate the probability of strength enang the measure by comply complying in IT with ith this demand they gave like consideration to the known wishes of other and without deciding upon any ny changes concluded to get all the light they could obtain before proceeding to any course of action on the tha tariff while tho tha silver members of the convention have not decided upon the exact phraseology of the substitute which they mill present it Is understood that the wording in a genral general way will follow that of the amendment offered by senator jones of Arlan arkansas and the rego resolution lution introduced by senator vest the alist of tile the jones amendment will be changed so lis aa to rot foi al solute renn 1 AND UNLIMITED COINAGE of silver at 16 to I 1 another provision of the substitute mill look to the issuance of salv certificates on the silver dollars to be under th the c first section the issuance of bank notes of of losa less than u will III be prohibited the secretary of 0 ahr treasury III be directed to coin the silver bullion now in the treasury for or the put pui pwe pope of redeeming redeem lne the treasury issued under the act ot of 1880 1890 and pw pro talon aslon w m III bo be made anade for or the redemption demp tion of the Breen backa in either gold g old oi sliner |