The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-08
TO FORCE A VOTE ON REPEAL
THE fLzN OF ACTION TO BE PUT IN
OPERATION ON WEDNESDAY.


OPERATION ON WEDNESDAY.
Mr.. voerhees Gives Notice tha, ., The
Day NE wni Ask the Senate TO Continu,
In ss,sie, Unui . Result the Repeal
NH IL Resched He Says that IN,
Administration Has Taken No Bach
ward STEPS. ana that All Statements
suesesting . Retreat or Comproni,e Are
Untrue-secret.ry Carlisle Conrors with
Senators In the Marble Room. Coming ca
the Capitol After n Conference with the
fresi1ent - The silver Men Organized
FOR the Siege on "Wednesday Night Next
WASHINGTON. Oct THE monotony OF q dull
day in the Senate was broken at O'Clock this
afternoon. when Secretary Carlisle appeared
in the marble room and began holding little
conferences with such Senators as came in re-
Spouse to his request for an interview. He
had not been at the Capitol long until he was
met By Mr.. Voorhees,. Chairman OF the Finance
Committee. and went to the room Of that COM
mittee. whore they were coseted for some
time The presence OF Mr.. Carlisle caused all
sorts OF rumors, and moro or less Significance
Was given to this visit which so speedily fol-
lowed tho public announcement OF Mr..
Voorhees, on the floor OF the Senate that
Senators would be requested to attend the
session next Wednesday. with the end in
view OF remaining until q final result on tho
Repeal bill had been reached While the doors
Of the committee room were closed upon the
conference few othor Democratic Senators
were sent for. and the situation was discussed
In all its phases In q calm and dispassionate
manner. Mr.. Carlisle came to tho Senate d.
rectly from conference with the President, but
ifhe carried any message to the Senators that
message was guarded most sedulously. After
the conference was over Mr.. Voorhees, made
the following statement to q reporter OF the
United Press:
1T would be manifestly improper for me to
say anything Of q confidential talk that passed
between Senators and the Secretary Of the
Treasury. but can say that there was abso-
iutely nothing to cause any uneasfness or pro-
duce any mystery In the minds Of the repre-
sentatives Of the press. 1t is perfectly natural
that the Secretary Of the Treasury should con-
fer with Senators and the Chairman Of the
Finance Committee concerning measures In
which his department is so vitality Interested.
We were looking over the situation. and am
free to say that was at his house last night,
and ct that time we discussed the pending bill.
1t would be strange II We did not, in view Of
the fact that we expect final action very soon."
How about propositions Of o compromise1
the Senator was asked.
30 IAr 6B ! am concerned. SAID MI. NO0r-
hoes. II know OF no compromise. and can
therefore say nothing on that subject I do
know. though. that the Administration has
taken no backward step. and that any state
ments looking to retreat are utterly untrue.
The fight here is to be continued as 1t began.
for the unconditional repeal Of the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman act, and the fight will
10 kept up on that line II it takes all summer
That is the way look at it"
J. Still there were rumors about tho chamber
that Mr. Carlisle's mission was in the direction
OF o compromise, with view Of gathering
what would be demanded In case 1t was found
that repeal could not be accom- plished and tho
test OF physical endurance had to DO aban-
doned. Among the ardent advocates OF COM
promise who were seen by the Secretary were
Senators Harris and Blackburn. 1t was even.
asserted tbut this cannot be confirm ed that
tho Secretary was endeavoring to effect an
understanding whereby-in the event that
compromise was the only thing left to be
done. and its acceptance or the dropping
Of tho pending bill altogether was the only
alternativs-an agreed upon proposition would
b. submittsd. This. 1t was said involved tho
issue Of $2600.0O0 Of silver coinage a month.
the issue Of national bank notes up to par Of
the bonds deposited. and the further issue Of
bonds. with the possible addition of . further
amendment repeating the 10 per cent. tax on
State banks.
A prominent Western silver man. who has
taken little part in tho debate referring to this
proposition. which was being quietly dis |
cussed as the supposititious proposition OF the |
Secretary. said that It would not be acceptable |
to Western silver men. but that they would in
sist on free coinage under such restrictions as
the Government might fix. regulating tho |
seignoraEe to be deposited with the Govern
manf Thav would ha aaid in iqt upnp ajlvar
having chance at least as good as it had I'M
dor existing laws. and II that was not accorded |
they. would prevent any action on the
bill. The silver mon have organized for the
Siege on Wednesday night. and will place
themselves In the attitude Of transacting bust
nsas at all times They will not make any mo-
tons to adjourn. but will have one Of their
men ready to speak whenever there is q quo
rum present. To Mr.. Dubois OF Idaho'has
been assigned the task OF remaining on guard
TO ask call OF the Senate whenever a quorum
shall disappear aud to Mr. Stewart will feil
the task.of speaking during the earlier hours
OF the frst all night session.