The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-09-04
LESS TALKING.


Anxiously all are waiting for the
passage Of the repeal bill by the Senate.
Ii is presumed that maj )rity of chat
body will vote for the bill if it ever
reaches a vote without amendment
But there is danger, nevertheless. The
chief poin. of danger is that some one
Of several amendments, whi 3h the Re
publican Senators cannot approve,
may be fastened upon the bill by Dem
ocratic votes. In that case the measure
would eaeive only minority of the
Democratic votes and few if any Of the
Republican votes, and thus would fail
in the Senate.
Senator Teller makes no concea lment
o. mis- intentions. No doubthe speaks
after consultation, and represents the
purpose of other silver Senator'S. Ifhe
can, he proposes to spoil the bin before
it ever comes to a final vote in the
Senate, and he knows right well that
ifloaded down with such amendments
as Senator Voorhees, and some Of his
Democratic associates would approve,
the bill will sink beyond possibility Of
recovery. A few lines repeating the tax
on State bank issues, for example
would also be supported by such silver
Senators as wish to kill the repeal bill
and yet, if once adopted rs part o
the measure pending, would make i
impossible for the bill to receive the
support of the majority of Republican
Senators. 1t seems probable that Mr.
Voorhees, himself has warning of thi
purpose, and is anticipating some esucf
action by the silver Senators, for hi
speech introducing the bill which
bears his name was most extraordi
nary one, unless intended rather t
Justify some amendment not yet offere
than to support the bill he then intro
duced.
The difference between the bi
which has been passed by the Hous
and theone now pending in the Senat
is not of great Importance. 1t is likel
that the majority in the Senate ma
conclude, before vote is taken o
either measure, to lay aside the bi
reported by the Finance COmmitte
iffor no other reason because, as Senate
Gordon said in his recent speech, th
stump speech appended to the bill
merely discreditable But when eith'
measure comes to final action, it is
be expected that. the silver Senator
win propose as amendments not Onl
the various measures which were d
feated in the House, but others whiC
under the rules of the House were NJ
admissible, Perhaps the most DANCE
GUS Of these is the proposal to remo'
the tax on State bank issues, but Il
effort to secure free coinage on son
new ratio win undoubtedly be repeat
in the Senate, and with somewh
more prospect of success in that boo
than in the House,
1t is desirable that those who wii
this measure passed in any form shou
steadily keep in mind the fact that
has slender chance Of passing unl'
brought to vote without essenti
change. If any attempt whatever
made to fasten upon the measure sol
further use of silver, some form of n
coinage, some addition to the govel
ment issues of paper, or some measu
fot the authorization Of State bal
issues, the bill is likely to be defeat'
Fits friends In the Senate stand firm
against any aud every amendme
and insist that the measure substa
TALLY as it has passed the House sh
be brought to a votein the Senate all
they are not unlikely to reap the
ward of their efforts.