The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-10-19
REPEAL OR QUIT.
Senator Voorhees,, Tired, Though Alert,
Stands to His Guns--President Cleveland
Remains Firm and Will Have Nothing
But Repeal.

Stands to His Guns-President Cleveland
Remains Firm and Will Have Nothing
But Repeal.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 14.-The senate
set to work Friday morning just as If
nothing had occurred TO modify the sit
uation as to the purchase repeal bill.
Mr.. Voorhees, was in his seat at II
o'clock, looking very tired, alert and
resolved to push the bill to the last.
At 1880 the. bill was taken up on his
motion, and MIR. Stewart took up his
speech at the point where he had left
ten hours before.
Notice of two amendments to the bill
were given, by Mr.. Vest (dem., MOI,
and Mr.. Allen pop, Neb.).
Mr.. Vest proposes to repeal the silver
purchase clause of the Sherman act;
for the free coinage of silver, at the
rate of 100000 month, until the
limit of $500, 100000 is reached; the
coinage of these into standard sill
yer dollars &c to y, the authorizing of
the treasury department to refuse gold
payment on any United States obliga-
tions, whenever he is satisfied that it
is applied for with view of exporting
the gold, and authorizing the issue of
certificates in exchange for silver dol
lars and provides for a joint commit
tee of the two houses on the question
of finance.
Mr.. Aliens amendment is free coin
age proposition.
At 10 p IN. the senate was still in ses-
sion. Senator Harris says he believes
his party in the senate able to put it
through as party measure.
Senators Pugh and Jones, leading the
silver men, talked in the same strain.
The repeal leaders are apparently as
determined as ever to go forward with
the bill unamended.
The following resolution by Senator
Manderson, of Nebraska, was offered:
Resolved, That the committee on
Pacific railroads be directed to investi-
gate and report to the senate if the
Union Pacific Railroad Co. had passed
into the hands of a receiver, and, il so,
by what action and under what cir
cumstances, and what steps are neces-
sary to protect the interests and secure
the Indebtedness of said railway COM
pany to the United States, reporting by
bill or otherwise"
Mr.. Brice, chairman of the committee
on Pacific railroads, pointed out the
necessity that receivers certificates be
now issued, and have preference over
the governments lien on the property,
supplementing the appropriation re-
quired to employ counsel in the mat
ter. The consideration of the resolu-
tion was postponed to amend in this
respect At II p. m. a quorum was still
present in the senate and the dreary
debate was dragging along without
any particular interest.
Senator Stewart ceased speaking at s
o'clock, and was succeeded by Mr.. Pef-
fer The galleries were practically de-
serted. The president remains firm for
unconditional repeal, and Mr.. Voorhees,
will hold out as long as he can keep a
quorum.
The failure of the thirty-eight-hour
session, that broke up early Friday
morning, however, without accom-
| plishing a single result beyond dem.
onstration to the country that the sill
ver men were capable of staving off a
vote on the Voorhees, bill indefinitely,
has dampened the enthusiasm of the
weary and broken-down repeal sena.
tors, and they have returned to the
fight disheartened and discouraged.
| Meantime the efforts of the com.
promisers to find a common ground
goes on. The basis seems to be the
Harris and Vest amendments, but there
is wide difference of opinion as to
whether a bond provision should or
should not be added.
If the president continues to reject
all propositions looking to compromise
nothing is left but an adjournment OF
congress, unless the leaders should de-
eide to go ahead and pass compromise
measure and send it to the white house
and place the responsibility of vetoiug
or signing it at Mr.. Cleveland's door.
Judging from the outcome of the other
continuous session there is little
chance of any practical result from
this second attempt to force vote.
even if the senate can be held in ses.
| sion.
The president has not yet given his
consent to any compromise. The lead,
ers of the repeal forces still say fol
publication that they, will not be q
| party to a compromise, but they are
nevertheless participating in the effort
to arrange one At 1855 p. M. the sen
ate adjourned.