The herald., 1893-09-25
REPEALERS DISCOURAGED.
No Nearer Victory Than Ten
Days Ago.
Not a Single Convert Made in
Two Weeks.
Silver Senator's Regaining Their
Lost Confidence.
They win Be Able to Prolong the De-
bate Ind ndefinitely-senators Perkins
and Jones Booked for Speech
es This Week.

WARRINGTON, sept. z4.-lne sltuhtion
in the senate fails to show encourage
ment for those who are making the bat
tie for unconditional repeal. The repeal
forces are apparently no nearer victory
than 10 days ago, and it does not appear
that they have made convert in the
senate for two weeks, and the prospect
for unconditional repeal is not 30 bright
as when the repeal bill passed the house.
The repeal senators have apparently
lost confidence, and the anti-repeal SEN
ators have regained all the courage they
lost after the passage OF the measure by
the house.
Two weeks sgo it was mysteriously ru-
mored that the repeal forces might de-
mand vote at any hour and rush the
measure through the senate. Now no
advocate of repeal can be found who
will predict with any confidence that a
final vote will be reached before the
middle OF October, and yet numerically
the repealers are as strong in the senate
today as three weeks ago. They have
an und oubted majority, probably about
three-f4Sh and there can be no ques-
ton of the result when the final vote is
reached. But wien the vote is to come
is q great mystery of the future. Under
the present rules of the senate, half
dozen senators can indefinitely prolong
the fight and postpone the vote, and, If
they are so inclined, may defeat the
measure or force a compromise. The
difficulty, however, will be in agreeing
upop the form of the compromise.
No one acquainted with the vice.pres-
,ident and his antecedents gives the least
credence to the story sent out from here
that he will at given time recognize
Voorhees, for the purpose OF moving the
passage of the bill and refuse to recog-
nize any one else.
PROGRAMME FOR THE WEEK.
The senate this week will be given up
entirely to speechmaking unless the
unexpected should happen. There is
no chance for q material change of pro-
gramme unless it should come through
compromise. A small storm cloud is
in the horizon for tomorrow in the shape
of Senator Stewards resolution concern
ing the duties of the various branches of
the government. 1t is understood to be
the intention of thea Nevada senator to
arraign the president for alleged inter-
ference with congressional duties. Ii
other senators should dare to express
themselves upon the subject it may pro-
woke some sharp rejoinders. There will
also probably be other resolutions up
for dabate for the first hour or two of
the daily sessions at different times dur
ing the week. Dubois, although
scheduled to speak Tuesday, will, in all
probability, give way to Senator Perkins
and will not spsak until later. Perkins
will suggest compromise looking to the
coinage of American product of silver,
with duty upon foreign silver. Jones
OF Nevada may speak during the week,
and it is understood when he takes the
floor he will keep it for two or three
days.
HOUSE FORECAST.
The house will devote its entire atten-
tion for the coming week, excepting to-
morrow, to the Tucker bill for the re-
peal of the federal election law. The
order adopted Friday, until Tuesday,
October 9th. 1t is probable that the de-
bate will be of an exceedingly lively
character. Some of the Democratic
members who hold chairmanships of
unimportant committees that were de-
prived of clerks by the Economists"
and "reformers" are arranging sur
prise to meet the economical platform.
They intend to offer bill or resolution
to abolish or at least cut down the
mileage allowance of members. Under
the present law members receive 20
cents per mile for each mile travelled to
and from Washington. To eastern mem
hers this allowance amounts tn a c0m-
paratiyely email sum. but to those who
are obliged to travel from 1000 to 5000
miles, it is en- item of some consequence.
The reduction OF the mileage allowance
would not affect eastern members to any
great extent, and now they propose to
see in a practical way whether those
who have been conspicuous in cutting
off clerks will vote to reduce mileage.