Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1893-10-06
TALK OF COMPROMISE.

voorhees, second corrected rredic
tion, was to see the Sherman not un
conditionally repealed, ends with the
repeal us far from accomplishment as
when the Wilson bill first came into
tho Senate. Tho Senators are angry,
and every session OF that venerable
body is marked by soones that recall
the political conventions of China
Hall. Tho repeal mon seem disheart.
ened; tho silver men are defiant. Tho
Senate is dead locked. The filibus.
tering is open and acknowledged.
The hope of the repeal mon is coup
detat, which can only DO brought on
by the recurrence Of another oxplo
sion like the Halo.Voorhees episode
o few weeks ago, or the Woloott Cor
man incident of Last Wednesday. II
Is tho general belief that the Demo.
cratic silver Senators will not take
an nclivo hand in the filibusteriug in
its lust stages, but will content them.
selves with long winded spooches,
and are staying away from tho Son
ato after tho completion of their
speeches to prevent quorum. With
two exceptions, Senator Faulkner,
the Democrat whip, feelo certain that
his side will not flibuster. Tho Re
Publican Senators who arc most fear.
ed are Alessrs. Wolcott, Teller anil
Jones, OF Nevada, who. because they
arc reasonable aud amendablo to rem
son, are most likely to lond an air of
passable respcctability to thor fight.
aonce it ID feared that they cannot
bo brushed aside, as will bo Stewart
and tho Populists, when tho timo
comes for final ASTON. Tho distress,
which the prompt SUCCESS of repeal
in The House had temporarily allow
ated is slowly returning, aud tho ro
peal Senators aro becoming almost
desperate rs they recognize that tho
administration must bo vindicatcd at
my hazard.
Rnmors reached tho Senate today
OF an impending crnsh of Il great hns.
mess house in New York. This, if il
occurs, rs is feared, will drag down
untold ruin OH tho business Of tho
country.
LOOKING TO a COMPROMISE.
Renewed talk of compromise DO.
tween tho friends of silver and tho
advocates of unconditional repeal
filled the air today. This was in part
caused by the letter signed by Whar.
ton Barker, of philadelphia. ard
many business firms of that city, nd
vocnting II compromise which would
involve tho recognition of silver as
money, and also tho rescue of the
protective tariff from tho assault of
, tho free trade members of the WAYS
and means committee of the House.
This letter was presented by Mr.
Cameron, of Pennsylvania, and at
his request it WAS ordered printed ns
q public document. 1t will doubt.
less be givon wide circulation, and
will attract no little attention. It's
immediate effect is to strengthen the
friends of silver in their efforts to 40
cure compromise. This movement
was given further impetus today by
the knowledge that conferences were
being held between Senators Cor.
man, Voorhees,, Faulkner. Cockrell
and Teller, with view to framing a
measure which should command the
support of oil factions. In these
conferences Mr.. Teller represented
tho silver Republicans, DIr. Ooclirel
the silver Democrats and Mr.. Voor
hees and Mr.. Goclman the admins
tration, while Mr.. Faulkner wa.
brought in as the author of the most
promising substitute proposition vel
introduced in the Senate.
The result of this conference will
probably become public through the
introduction of an entirely new bill
in the Senate some time next week
This compromise measure, it il
Thought, will be based upon the
Faulkner amendment, but will be q
mobilization Of that compromise. II
will provide for tho continued pur.
chase of silver. but. like the Faulkner
amendment, will place an ultimate
limit to the total amount of bullion
to be bought. 1t will also provide
for gold reserve of at lcnst 5000,
600, 900. This is condition which
the friends of unconditional repeal
absolutely insist upon. To double
the present gold reserve would, of
course, involve the issuing of bonds
by tho government, that being the
only available method OF purchasing
gold. This feature OF the projected
compromise is the one which is most
vigorously opposed by representa-
tives of the administration, which
has always declared itself against an
increase of interest 5eariug public
debt.
This evening it is stated that the
Democratic Senators i'll charge of the
Faulkner compromise, with the 5000,
0O0,000 gold reserve addition, had n
conference with Secretary Carlisle mt
his recidence, at which they discuss-
ed with him in dntoil tj,e o1visah;Iity q