The representative. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1893-1901, 1893-10-25
REPEAL GOSSIP.
There Appears to Be Much Relief in
the Senate Now the Long Fight
Is Over.
Indications That Amendments to the
Voorhees, Bill will Be More Plen.
tiful Than Anticipated.
Even Congressman Bland Admits That
the Anticipates Stand
No Show.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 26.-There was the
usual lack of a quorum in the senate
when that body met at II o'clock, but
for the first time for month there was
no call or suspension of proceedings to
await the attendance of the necessary
a mem bers. There was noticeable
among those in their seats general air
Of relief that the long silver struggle
was approaching an end. Even the
silver men looked brighter and in bet
ter spirits than for several weeks. Some
doubts are expressed as to whether the
final vote upon the repeal bill will be
reached so early as the managers of the
bill thought possible.
Plenty Of Amendments
The exact time at which this vote
will be taken will depend not entirely
upon the length of the prepared
speeches, but partially upon the time
consumed in considering the amend
ments. Investigation reveals the fact
that more of these will be offered than
had at first been supposed, and the re-
suit of the inquiries indicate that there
will be considerable speechmaking
upon several of these. Probably most
of these speeches will be confined to
1--WE minutes in length, but even if the
6.minute rule i(ldopted, the limit is
liable at any time to be greatly over
stepped, as it is unusual under such
circumstances that the much Wanted
courtesy of the senate grants an extern
sion of time to those who desire more.
Count on Votes.
The silver men count upon getting
more votes upon some of these amend
ments than against the bill itself. but
it does not seem proba that any of
them will carry. The Faulkner, Squire
and Quay amendments are the ones
which are discussed with most favor.
The report of the minority committee
recommending free coinage at the ratio
of 20 to 1, and also the amendment for
free coinage at the old ration of Ii to l,
will also come in for consideration. It
is believed that each of the three first
amendments men toned will receive
some votes which will not be
recorded against unconditional re-
peal when the vote on that pro-
position is reached, but it is possible
that while they may gain few votes
from among conservative repealers,
they will fail to secures the votes of the
Populists. The Populists will vote for
the Is to / amendment, and it seems
probable that this amendment will also
get one or two votes from among the
Democrats who will vote for uncon-
ditional repeal. There has been some
talk to the effect that the Republican
repealers will unite with the
silver men on some one of
, the amendments, and put it
through, but it is more than likely
that if this coalition should make itself
manifest the amendment would lose as
many votes from among the anti-repeal
Democrats as it would gain on the Re-
publican side. The Republican repeal
ers would in all probability ask that
authority for the ISSUANCE of bonds
should be embraced in any amendment
which they would support, and any bond
proposition would insure the opposition
of the Southern Democrats
~ A Resolution by PETER.
Upon the senate resuming it's session
Mr.. PETER tffered a resolution which
was referred to the committee on judi
ciary reciting the fact that difference
of opinion exists as to the legal affect of
the repeal of part of the act of Febru-
airy %, 1878, by the passage of the act
of July IA. 1890, some persons maintain
ing that the free and unlimited coinage
of the silver dollar at the ratio of 16 to
l. is still the law of the land 1t there
fore directs the committee on the judi
ciary to investigate and report on the
question at its earliest convenience.
I'M THE HnTYSE,