Waterbury evening Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1887-1895, 1893-10-24

Half an hour ago l told You a vote
would be taken in week. Now it looks
farther off than ever"
VIII Fight to a Finish.
Senator Hawley was encountered hurry
ing to catch a train at o'clock He was
on the eve of starting to the World fair.
1T looks to me he sand, las if We were
about where we We're on Aug last 1 had
hoped to see the bill through. but l feel
that must see the fair, and it now looks
as if l might visit it and get back in time
for the finish"
Closure is a question which senators dis
cuss in whisper since the hot words of
last week. There can he little doubt that
Senator voorhees, had in mind early in the
day, when he said he would ask for an ad-
journment instead of a recess, the bringing
up CT the closure resolution today When
he afterward allowed Mr.. Faulkner to
move recess instead of an adjournment,
he cut off all possibility of taking that
question up today.
What he may design later in the week is
not known. He may be awaiting the re
turn of Senator Hill, who is the real author
of the closure resolution, and he may be of
the opinion that the senate is not in tenn
per for the discussion of this question, de
bate upon which eNcites more feeling than
on any other topic. There are some sena-
tors who think it should he given prefer
ence over all other topics.
Senators Palmer and Mcpherson and
other repeal senators had Il long conference
with the president When he returned to
the senate chamber, Mr.. Palmer said he
thought closure would be undertaken soon.
1t has come, he said, TO he question
whether the minority shall rule. 1t is
more important even than the financial
question We shall have to have that fight
out.
1t is believed that Senator Palmer ex-
pressed the sentiment of the executive
The senators with whom he talked got that
impression
Relief at the Withdrawal of Compromise.
During the day Speaker Crisp was on the
floor of the senate in a conference with
many OF the senators, and Vice President
Stevenson descended from the chair and sat
for n long time in conversation with Sena-
tor Voorhees, There is no installing the
fact that many of the silver Democratic
senator's feel greatly relieved that the COM
promise amendment is not to be offered
I They say that they SURRENDERED all their
/ convictions in order to promote harmony
and secure Il settlement of the question,
contrary to their best Judgment, and they
/ are more than willing to have the admin
! lstration take the responsibility of not &C
/ repting the settlement.
] Some of the repeal senators who have
heretofore stood stAnchly by the admins
/ tration are also criticiSing the course which
has been pursued in the compromise mat
ter by the administration. This is espe-
cially true of the repeal members of the
steering committee.
There is no doubt that they were led to
believe before the agreement was signed
that the compromise would be approved by
the administration, and that the president
was at least willing that the BILL as it was
to be amended, should be passed. They
say that it WAS altogether favorable to the
administration view. They do not take
kindly to the fact that they should have
been allowed to go so far in the matter, and
then be told that they have acted without
warrant.
Senator Gray, a strong repeal man, who
has taken an especially active part in So
curing tie agreement, is among those who
are displeaSed with the change, and he d
quoted as criticising the administrators
sharply upon what is characterized as it
vacillating policy.
The senators opposed to unconditional
repeal have been endeavoring for severa
days to bring about a compromise and hav'
not been deferred by the recent declaration
that no compromise would be acceptable
to the administration. These senators ar
still laboring to secure a majority of Dem
ocratic senators to favor compromise. Ont
Of them says that they have secured, in
rluding Senator Daniel. who signed yes
terday, SO names
The session Of the senate was remark
able for the lack of interest displayed in
and the apparent dullness which character
lied the proceedings. Frequent conferences
constituted the noticeable feature on the
Democratic side of the chamber. The time
was occupied by three of the leading advo
Gates of silver coinage-Messrs. Jones
Stewart and TeIler-and but little attention
was paid 70 either.