New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-17
NO PROSPECT OF A VOTE.
VOORHEES'S TERMS REELECTED.
SILVER MEN OBJECT TO ANY PROPOSlTION
FOR LIMITING DEBATE.
WITH THE FIRST MOVE TOWARD FORCING
ACTION IN THE sen ATE THE REAL tl'hr
OK REPEAL WILL REGIN-sENAToR
or THE BILL.
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Washington, sept. lG.-Senafor voorhees, "i"''s
another feeble attempt to-day To s'"ur' al "s'o0
mon, for q vote ON the Repeal bill, and, as be'
,ro his forms wcr, rejected uncondtionally ~
the anti-repeaI leaders. The Indiana senator pr"'
nosed that general debate should run unth sep'en'
her 25 and that vote-after three Gays oi "iS
cusson under the tveinnute rue-sno"' Nv,
Lien an sep,onirr -. Nh Teller promptly
objected 10 any definite arrangement limiting oe'
baie. and the Administration spokesman could no
uothing but withdraw his request Mr.. 'oorhees
evidently contemplates no serious interruption OF
rho nres.nt diIatory tactics Of the opposition be-
forc thc end of next week, and he has no other
nl,n fer ending discussion than the time-honored
npc-sonetimes enicaciOus and sometimes not-ot
ratentv sitting still and tring his opponents out.
There is no power the earth nor III the
Heaven. above nor the depths below that wiA
comprl the Senate 10 vote on the Repeai DILL No
+. ,notoJ ~ saving to-day TO "A local interviewer.
." II will be from now on merely test Of en-
durancc on both sides We have Substantial
majority for repeal, and are as cohhdeht oi "o
ultiniat. result as have been at any stage
of the fight ] shall move Tor longer sessions
AT early day. ~
Until longer sessions and the other mlldly
"coercive measures planned by the Adninistrs-
th. fate of the Repeal bill will he worth making.
Protractcd and continuous sessions are necessarily
r,or. of a strain Oh the majority, which conpels
,hc,, than OH the minority which resIsts them:
and thc first genuine effort To force vote ny
..coerc,on" will test the strength and skill OF Nirs
Voorhee,'s parliamentary leadership much more
s.vcreIy than it will tax the resources OF the
6lbusters in opposition With Mr. Voorhees,
G,., move toward cNhausting debate, the real
fght for repeal may be- expected to begn
Th. only speech made to-day on the Repeal Dill
was that of senator Allison Few men In puohc
life are better equipped than the Iowa senator
with ptacticaI knowledge OF National and inter-
national finance. or more fitted TO discuss the
n,ossin, nroblem of how 10 deal with silver under
:, ;s,ir,, conditions As delegate recently re-
,u,ucd from the latest International monetary con-
ference at Brussels and thorough student oil ak
tho rbrscs of American and European financial
history. Mr.. Allison naturally spoke with greas
authority, AID his speech was listened 10 WIZ"
oon.rol interest and profound attention Emi'
nenty practical and modern In tone, withon' "aoe
cf that academical quality by which so hiaay
Senatorial speeches on the silver question are uh'
fortunately distinguished, it brought 10 tue uic
cu sion of the pending bill fund OF sound ssses
copcnt reasoning and fresh and tiiheiS Ill.
,; ,,l,ich mad. n easily one of the most striks
mo and s,ynilcuut utterances OF the present -
>ion In briei Mr. Allison looks lo ue ;n,ar
lishmept of silver as standard MONEY y, ",,aaI "a
nlflunal agreement and he faVors uo - PPn,noII.
the Sherman act as ncce,sny IL On .yr,-enlsnt.
ino foreign nations to enter INTO snci. aa' tia
it th. close of the Iowa Senator = iehidi NJ ~"
Senat. set aside its other DusihcS' !" ~
cul0gics on Mr. STANFORD