The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-25
Mine Owners Abandoned by
Their Southern Allies.
No More Filibustering. and Voting
viii Begin Tomorrow.
Democrats Driven Co Action by the Re-
sissiess Force OF Public opsnion-The
Houss VIII Kstify the sesase.s work,
and shs special Session WIN Adjourn.

senators are beaten, and the Voorhees, bill
repeating the silver purchase clause OF the
Sherman law will soon be put on final
passage. At 2:30 o'clock this afternoon
Senator Harris. acting for the silver Dem
ocrats. informed the silver Republicans
that the Democrats had concluded. after
taking all the circumstances into consid-
Grafton. that their best course was to drop
the tight against repeal and allow Il to
come to vote. This policy Was decided
upon in Q conference of silver Democrats
who have refrained from filibustsring, but
who felt inclined yesterday TO enter upon
a campaign of that character Ia opposition
to the bill. Cockreil. Vest, Harris and
Walthall we're among those present. 1t is
understood that they discussed the oues-
ton at some length and decided. mas
much al the silver men could hope for
very little in the way ofcompomise If they
should succeed In defeating the bill, ii was
better to submit without further heated
discussion and allow the question to go 90
the country. The conference concluded
that, while their constituents would ins-
tify them In making as strong q fight for
silver as they could make in legitimate
and regular way, their people would not
methods, and they concluded to yield at
once.
Senator Dubois of Idaho, who took a
leading part yesterday in arranging for
continuance of the fight against uncondi-
tional repeal. said this afternoon.
Yesterday the leaders on the Demo-
cratic side said they would stand by us If
we conld continue the fight Harris and
fNo~a a tas.ta I'D 80 4H.rf~ Aa&A
To prevent vote from being taken, even
Ii methods not yet invoked should be
used. With this understanding We de-
clared our intention of keeping I'D the
fight. This morning Harris gave the
same assurance. but an hour later he came
to me and said he felt il his duty after the
assurance he had given that he should in
form me he would not Continue the fight
as suggested. but would yield to the pres
sure Of his associates on the Democratic
side. He said he spoke for the silver men
on that side. l told him If NE could no
longer depend upon the friends OF silver
on the Democratic side we conld no longer
keep up the contest, and that . vote might
be taken after the debate had closed. but
there would be no more obstruction. The
silver men viii offer amendments and de-
bate them, and will probably vote for all
amendments which promise anything for
silver"
The silver Republicans and repeal Re-
publicans made q mid bus iAeffectual.at-
tempt to unite forces before the close by
bringing Senators Sherman and Teller to-
gether. but they soon found they could
not unite upon measure that would
stand any likelihood of receiving the
necessary majority TO insure its passage.
Senator Voorhees, said tonight that he
was hopeful of reaching the voting stage
by Thursday. and the opinion is general
that the bill will be disposed of before the
end of the week. It Is not believed by any
one that half of the twenty-seven amend
ments proposed will be regularly offered.
There Is already talk of future silver
legislation. One of the leading advocates
Of repeal Is quoted tonight as saying he
will introduce free coinage bill upon the
assembling of the regular session. Sena-
tor Sherman told an Associated Press re-.
porter tnat he was contemplating the in
PRODUCTION of bond bill, and il would
probably incidentally make some provi-
sion for the use OF silver. Many other
senators have financial bills in contempla-
tion. The outlook Is indeed good that the
regular session will be flooded With finan-
cial bills, and no one need be surprised il
the Fifty-third congress should develop
record of financial discussion almost as
important at the one now closing.
Democratic repealers of the house to the
number Of twenty-three had a meeting
this morning. There was discussion of
the situation in the senate and the meth
DDS the friends of repeal should take when
the repeal bill reached the house, but ne
action was considered advisable, and the
meeting adjourned subject to the call of the
chairman. The disposition among the re-
pealers in the house is TO concur In the
amendments to the Wilson bill if IL comes
over in the shape now known as the yoor.
hees ball. 1t il recognized, the leaders of
repeal say, that there is nothing in the
Voorhees, bill that differs from the Wilson
bill except the declaration 10 the effect
that il is the policy of the United States to
use both gold and silver as standard
money. aud If that Is satisfactory 70 the
senate they are willing to adopt II. The
repeal Republicans say they are willing 20
support any bill which the repeal Democrats
may indorse. The disposition in the
honse is TO not delay passage of the bin by
asking for q conference or disagreeing to
the VOORHEES, bill. Further than this there
10 tendency TO encourage eoncurrence In
the senate bill. The silver men realize
that any tight by them would mean defeat
in the end. and viii probably content
themselves with voting against the bill
after . short debate.
After the silver bill comes the matter of
adjournment. or. rs some prefer, recess.
The difference of opinion over recess or
adjournment involves the question of
mileage. Some think that If adjourn uent
is taken now the members will again be
entitled to mileage for the regular session,
while a recess would prevent mileage be-
ing allowed. Others maintain that mile
age for both sessions must be allowed
whether adjournment or recess IL taken.
Most OF the Republicans, the Populists.
and many Democrats OF the senate sad
they expected congress TO adjourn eariy
next week until the first Monday in De-
cemher
The leaders Of the Democrats party,
upon whom the decision viii largely rest
are not quite 50 confident Of adjournment.
Senator Harris said there was great deal
for congress 20 do. and he did not see why
it should not proceed With the work with
one interruption. Senators VOORHEES, and
Gorman refused 10 discuss tie question at
slI, saying IL had not been csnvassei. I'VE
were ready to 90 on. said PETER and Kyle
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