Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1893-10-28

ditional repeal is the %watchword.
This afternoon Voorhees,, Harris, AID
rich and Dubois, representing the two
factions in each party, authorized the
statement that the vote viii be taken
on unconditional repeal at the earliest.
possible moment
This is understood to mean as soon
as the silver republican senators have
concluded their speeches-a matter of
a few hours or perhaps a day or two.
1t is the intention of those in charge
of the bill, now that the struggle has
been abandoned, not to push the meas
ure to a vote with unseeming haste.
Senators Jones, Teller and Stewart
will finish the speeches they have left
~uncompleted, and it is not improbable
that one or two others may be made.
The belief is that but little will be said
by the silver democrats.
Senator Voorhees, says he thinks a
voting stage win be reached Thursday
and that the bin win be disposed Of
by Saturday.
There is a disposition among the re-
peal democrats of the house to concur
with the amendments to the Wilson
bin if it comes over in the shape now
known as the Voorhees, bill.
The repeal republicans say they are
willing to support any bill which the
repeal republicans of the senate en-
dorse, The disposition in the house is
not to delay the passage Of the bill by
asking for a conference or ~disagreeing
with the Voorhees, bill. Further than
this, the desire Of SO many TO get away
as soon as possible viii nave a tendency
to encourage concurrence in the senate.
bill.
The silver men realize that any fight
by them would mean defeat in the end
and viii probably content themselves
with voting against the bill after a
short debate.
Senators PETER and Kyle say they
feel badly 10 have silver receive this
SET back, but politically they view the
situation with oomplacency. They say
hey do not MOURN for it is not their
funeral. we expect the result to
make millions Of votes for the popu-
lists
SENATE.
Washington, Get. 24-Tbe senate met
ut 1870 this morning and soon after
wards took up the silver purchase re
peal bill. Mr.. Stewart, republican, Of
Nevada, resumed the speech which he
had been making yesterday when the
recess was taken, and which he had
begun several weeks ago.
In answer to the charge that those
who opposed The bin were thwarting
the will of the majority Stewart said
the flibustercrS were not the silver men
but the administration. 1t was filibuS-
tering against The majority viii to be ex-
pressed. 1t had used the mose cor
rupt, most aggressive, most outrage
u means, secretly at first, openly now,
TO enslava the majority, Let the I'd
ministratiOn take off its hand and let
the majority express itself in the sen
ate, he said, and silver would have
nearly w to one.
Stewart, at 1870, without concluding,
yielded the floor to Mr., Jones, Of Ne
vada, who resumed the argument
against the bill.
Mr., Jones said he desired a dollar
that kept at a parity with a pound of
cotton or a bushel of wheat. and not
with a metal that was constantly in
creasing in value. Jones got tired at.
4 o'clock and yielded to Stewart.
Fg""tno", OF v eginia, however, NOV
ed a recess until II O'Clock tomorrow
ana 40 motion ~ IS agreed to.
HOUSE.
Washington, O.t. 24-In the house
lI.s morning aft r routine business the
debate on the bankruptcy bin was 70
sumed benson If Alabama. o the
doir in opposition and described at
length the Gypr ssion of the debtor
class, which he a>cribed largely to the
decentralization If silver. He grew
cation.
Patterson. Of Tennessee. objected to