The morning call., 1893-10-16
FOR COMPROMISE.
Repeal Will Occupy the
Senate.
A SETTLEMENT IN SIGHT.
There Will Be More Talk Before
the Bill Is Passed.
POSITION OF SILVER CHAMPIONS
The McCreary Bill Will Undoubtedly
Pass the House-Tinkering
With the Tariff.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.-The Wilson,
VOORHEES, repeal bill. or substitute for it.
will again this week command the exclu-
sive attention of the Senate, but the indi-
cations now are this will be the last week
for the present given to the subject in the
Senate.
II the compromise men do not encounter
unexpected obstacles their substitute will
be prepared for introduction by the mid
die of the week. 1t is part OF the pro-
gramme not to introduce the bill until an
assurance of sufficient support to secure its
passage lis received. Consequently, when
the bill is once presented in the Senate it
will be generally understood an end is in
sight.
Being a compromise measure it will rep
resent no one mans views, and IL will n OF
be satisfactory to any one. No more will
it be familiar or to the liking of any one
section of the country. But it will prob
ably go through as introduced and become
law.
The Senators from the silver producing
States will be the most vigorous in express
sions OF disapproyal, yet, barely possibly.
some of them will vote for it. Probably,
however, the Senators from the silver pro-
ducing States will not find it necessary to
vote for the bill. The compromise work
ers are not yet hopeless Of securing the
assent of almost all the repeal leaders on
the Democratic side and making substi-
tute as party measure just as under the
advice of Senator German they attempted
at the beginning of the session to make
the original bill.
II they do not get the support of the en-
tire party in the Senate they will probably
be able to get sufficient number of votes
from among the repeal Republicans to
guarantee the success of the bill. The
Democratic Senators who are holding on
most stiff1y against a compromise are per-
sonal champions Of the President, like
Voorhees,, Palmer, Mills, Smith and Villas.
The belief is general that the House will
accept almost any substitute the Senate
will adopt. and the majority incline to
the opinion that the President will sign
the bill when 1t shall reach him. There Is
general belief that when the bill is once
signed there will be a speedy movement IN
Congress looking to recess until the be-
ginning Of the regular session. on the first
Monday in December.
House horoscope for the coming week.
The McCreary bill to extend the provisions
of the Geary act for six months will go to
vote tomorrow afternoon. and will un-
doubtedly pass by large majority. despite
the opposition Of the Pacific coast MEM
bers. 1t is hardly probable that either of the
three of the amendments offered by Geary
will carry, although there is possibility
the one requiring Photographic identified
tion, and possibly the one defining Chi
nese merchant may secure the support of
the minority. The McCreary bin will be
followed by the Cox bill to prevent bank
directors or officials from drawing money
from institutions with which they are con-
nected.
1t, too. seems to have the sentiment of
the House behind 1t. AS soon as this bill
is disposed of special order will be
brought in for consideration of the bank
ruptcy bill. While big majority are
favorable to the general bankruptcy bill,
if the sentiment of the last House is any
indication, it has some very bitter oppo-
nents. If they fail in defeating the meas
ure, they expect at least to be able to
eliminate the clause forcing involuntary
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