The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-10-25
REPEAL WILL COME BY SATURDAY
Voorhees, Said Yesterday That
the End Was in Sight.
AiieD' Popnlist, Admits That 1t Looks
That Way-Harris Says He Believes
the Same-The Lo" g-winded Senators
VIII be Allowed TO Finish Their
speeches-vote on the Amendments
viii Probably Come Friday.

III VIC oonate Can Dest De set forth in
she following statements which have
been made to reporter of the Southern
Associated Press by the..Senators named
who represent the two factions in each
OF the parties.
voorhees,, chairn an Of the finance
committee and manager of the bill:
"The end is in sight and 1t will be un
conditional repeal. I believe the
vote will come this week. and there NAV
be probability of it coming even
earlier. The vote will be taken on the
bill now before the Senate and 1 am
sure the House will concur"
Harris, leader of silver Democrats on
financial committee: II am all at
sea, but believe that the end of the
fight is near will not be party to
obstructive tactics. am anxious for
vote on the amendments and would
take it to day If possible; then, when
they are out of the way, want to see
the vote taken on the bill itself as SOON
as possible"
Aldrlch. Republican repeater: ut
looks as IL the Senate would come to a
vote within very short time. The
Republicans will be where they stood
at the outset, ready and willing 10 vote
for the bill as reported to the Senate
by Voorhees,"
Dubois, Republican silverite, and one
OF the most earnest workers against the
repeal: The silver Democrats having
seen MT to abandon the fight, heartily
think the silver Republicans will feel
justified in resorting to obstructive
methods. They will probably insist
that debate shall be continued until all
have spoken who SO desire also that
there shall be full debate on the various
amend ments."
The Populists were heard from to the
following effect:
Allen, Nebraska: st begins to look
as If tho end was coming. l for one
will never give up until the wagon runs
over me. OF course / recognize the fact
that cannot carry on the fight alone"
1t is tho intention Of those in charge
OF the bill, now that the struggle has
heen abandoned, not to push the
measure to vote with unseeing haste.
Senators Jones, Teller and Stewart will
finish their speeches they have left un-
completed, and it is not i'm Improbable that
one or two Others may be made.
The belief is that but little will be
said by the silver Democrats A Quiet
canvass was made this morning to ascer-
tain how long it would take for the
delivery of the remainder of these
speeches, and from the inquiry grows
the opinion that the votes on the amend.
ment will be taken by Friday.
The vote on the bill itself will proba.
bly, not be taken until Saturday, unless
there should be an unexpec ted DISPOSE
ton manifested not to consume any
more time in debate.
HOW THE HOUSE WILL ACT.
II the Senate repeal bill passes, what
will happen?
This inquiry prompts reference to
the facts of the situation as they stand.
The Wilson bill, which the House
passed August 2S last, providing for the
repeal OF the silver purchase clause of
the Sherman act, contained this pro-
viso:
"But this repeal shall not impair, or
IN any manner affect, the legal tender
quality OF standard silver dollars hero
tofore coined, and the faith and credit
OF the United States are hereby pledged
to maintain the parity OF the standard
gold and silver coins of the United
States at the present legal ratio or such
other ratio as may be established by
law
The Voorhees, bill, which was re-
ported to the Senate from the financial
committee as a substitute for the Wilson
bill, repeals that provision with the
following substitute:
And it is hereby declared to be the
policy of the United States to continue
the use of both gold and silver as stand.
ard money and to coin both gold and
silver into money of equal intrinsic and
eXchangable value, such equality to be
secured through international agree.
ment, or by such safeguards of legisla-
tion AS will insure the maintainence of
the parity in value of the coins of the
two metals, and the equal power of
every dollar at all times in the markets
and in payment of debte.
"And it Is hereby further declared
that the effort of the Government should
be steadily directed to the establish
ment OF such safe system OF bin etal..
lism as will maintain at all times the
equal power OF every dollar coined or
issued by the United States in the mar
kets and in the payment of debts"
Should this bill pass and be sent over
to the House Speaker Crisp says there
will be two motions in order, one to
concur In the Senate amendment or sub
stitute, the other to refer it to com
| mittee.
The expectation expressed was that
the former motion would be made and
adopted. The declaration in Voorhees,
bill is 80 far satisfactory to the repealers
in the House that, in order to get prompt
action on the bill, it is believed tbf,y
| will concur as whole.
: Whether or not any Obstructive
tactics will be Employed against the bill
| in the House, was question asked to.
day, and the impression received was
| that there would not he.