Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-09-13
CONTINUOUS SESSIONS
A Plan to Tire Out the Silver
 Orators.
WILL ATTEMPT TO FORGE A VOTE
Tho Democratic Senators Decide to Dc Everything to Hasten Repeal Except to Apply Closure-Arranging For a Dig Gel ebratIon on Cornerstone Day.

WAsHINGTON, Sept. l3.-An important conference of Democratic senators, at which were present Senators German Voorhees,, Faulkner. Gray and several of the other leaders of the senate and friends of the administration measure, has been held, the results of which will probably manifest themselves in the senate today The main point to which the senators are said to have addressed themselves was the poss bility of bringing the silver question 10 a vote.
 A canvass was matie of the names of those who intended speaking on the sub irct, and this disclosed the fact that the limit of legitimate debate would not be ex- hausted until this week had ended, and possibly not until enc or two days of the next had been consumed It was agreed that after that speechmaking would be equivalent to filibustering. and that every speech made would be for the certain pur- pose of consuming time and postponing the day for final action.
 Closure Will Not Be Tried.
 How to prevent this is the question the senators desirous of securing a vote are seeking to answer.
 Closure k impossible. for. as one of the members uf this conference said. closure had no more chance of passing the senate than would d measure for the repudiation of the national debt. The mere attempt, it was argued, would be hailed with de light by those opposing repeal, because il would give them an opportunity to talk upon something else au't thereby consume more time.
 The vote will be reached. if reached at all. by the test of physical endurance, and with that end in view the test will be madt as soon aS possible Early next week a motion will be made-unless il is made sooner to take effect on certain dav-pro Vldlng for night sessions, and these sessions will be made continuous, so that a quorum of the senate will be required every hour oi the 24- In this way. coupled with the pow erful influence of the business interests ot the country now demanding repeal, the re pealers think they can force the silver mer to come to terms and consent to the taking of the vote. IL looks very much as if thi, programme would be inuugurated nexr week
 The probable action of the house in talk | ing up the bill for the repeal of the fedora election laws also came in for its share o | this discussion, and various opinions as tS the effect of such action by the house wert expressed. \ division of sentiment as [, this policy was manifested some of tn, | committee thought il extremely unwise tt | plunge the house into a bitter partisan dis cus>lon just at this time when the Repub llcans of the senate We're working with th Democrats for the repeal of the law fo which purpos' the president alone hao called the congress together. On the othe | hand, there We're senators who urged tha | il wa~ imperative for the good of the part, that this bill should br taken up now ant | t.I-r, .~,d ut. Tine general opinion k tha | uothlnG will hc put Ill the way of the hous l h"ln4g AN T thinks best in acting upon th | il! -"hi h will be reported Tkursdlv