The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-09-01
THE SENATE TO DECIDE
THE FATE or THE REPEAL BILL ~
THE HANDS or THAT B0Df.
A Majority In Favor ofthe Measure Hoped
for-siissr Men Are Sill Unterrited'
Every Article to be Besoried To.

Every Article to be kesorted 10.
WASHINGTON. August 9i.-The pass
age of the Wilson bill in the House Monday,
repeating the purchasing cihuse OF the
Sherman law, throws the onus OF the action
Of Congress in extra session 10 carry out OF
refuse 10 act on the suggestion OF the
President upon the Senate. The eyes Of
the country vii DO upon this body, aud
their every proceeding will be watched with
the deepest interest. Though the action OF
the House has, in one respect. cleared The
wav for repeal, in another way theprogress
has not been accelerated. for tho act on OF
the Senate Finance Committee this morning
would seem to indicate that even should
the Senate pass repeal bill it will not %
the Wilson bill and therefore. Whatever
the result of the Senate deliberations may
be the whole question will again nave u 10
10 the House aud probably into conference.
SO that should the claims of the fepeai msa
that the Senate will within two weeks reach
vote Oh thdtquestion be well I unaed' an
adjournment at that time would mol seem
possible.
At the meeting Of theSenate Finance Com
mittee the Wilson bill was taken up ana an
EFFORT WAS made 10 have 10 substituted Tor
the bill which the majority OF the committee
reported recently. but o majority OF tue
committee this morning were IN favor again
Of the Voorhees, bill. which practically diners
from the Wilson bill only IA that the former
contains declaration m favor OF MAINTAIN
ing bimetslIism. The committee finally de-
oided to report the Wilson oil VITA the
Voorhees, bill a. a substitute, Laterln the
day when the Senate met Mr. voorhees, re-
ported the action of the committee ana sara
that he would ask the Senate 10 begin the
consideration of it at once. Dir. Teller an
nouuced that he desired 90 make speech
on the Voorhees, bank bill which 10 now the
order of business in the Senate. Tut 1t ls
thought that there will be no determined
opposition to the sidetracking Of the Dauk
bill and the taking up Of the repeal bnl as
both sides are anxious 10 get % Work on tue
silver question Itself.
Those who favor tie repeal OF the pur-
chasing clause Of the Sherman law arc
greatly pleased az the decided majority 10y
which the House passed the Wilson OIL,
aud claim that such action has greatly
strenp thened their cause IN the Senate hd
the more hopeful ones say that vote Will
be taken in about two weeks. There are
other members OF the Senate, whoare anA-
| ious to have tho desire ofi the admlnlstra-
| ion enacted, who look for the passage OF an
unconditional fepea bill but who thln1
| and say that the silver men viii not Dc
| pushed for the present and these meul-
bers expect that the Senate will reach
vote in from three to four weeks.
The claims OF the uncondltou ai-repeai-
/ members Of the Senate are now that there
| is "A majority II the upper body Tor such
action Of from ten 10 fifteen, but the more
conservative men, and those who are more
| likely to have a correct estimate OF the
standing Of the various Senators, say that
/ if a vote could be taken tomorrow on the
| Voorhees, Bill 1t v ould pass by majority
| of from Six to eight, These figures are
! probably more nearly correct thau the
| large estimates.
On the other hand. however. the out-and-
| out free silver men. who have announced
| that hey will never allow a bill for tho IN
! conditional repeal OF the Sherman law To
| pass the Senate are not dlsheartened or
| have they lot hope that thew are not 10 DO
| deprived Of the present law unless some
| substitute is Afforded them.
They are still IS bold In their statements
| that they will use every obstruction 10 pre-
vent such action as they were when the ex
| ira session met They are unwilling to al
| nit that there is a majority OF the senate
! in favor of repeal. and say that some SEN
/ atOrs who are being counted on Tor uucOh-
! ditlonai repeal Will be found suppo ting the
| opposite before long. They have been III
| lowing the repeal men 10 do most OF the
work thus FAR but IN the near future some
speeches will be forthcoming tina Will make
| il very plain that there is as strong a sentl-
ment in the South and West against re-
! pea as there is in the North and East Tor
| IT,
The silver men announced their position
| yesterday IN executive session. Az tnht SOS
sion they boldly said to those on the other
| side that they would never be able 10 pas
| the repeal bill IN the Senate. one OF the
silver senators-and The Stars in ormant
| di,ated that il WAS Senator IelleT-p,aInly
| told tho senate that be had his winter
clothes with him and he intended 70 stay
| here and use his efforts 10 prevent sucn &C
ton as the President wished. He did not
| mnce words. but plainly Indicated that the
| silver men intended to resort % hhDuster-
! ing methods and were determined 10 stay
here until next summer II this was necessary
10 defeat repeal.
A silver senator said to a reporter
| this morning that the talk Of such pressure
| being brought 10 bear on them that they
would have TO allow the bill 20 come g.
vote was all nonsense. The people VINO
are here ia the city DO not appreciate the
feeling that exists Ia the silver States. All
that you get here Is the sentiment OF the
East. and for that We DO not care one snap:
| We are here 10 represent our people, AMI
have no hesitancy in saying that there
not man. woman or child in my state that
| would not indorse my action If stayed
here until next winter and fought the re-
peal OF this measure To be entirely frank,
our political future depends upon our SUD
port of silver, and all the influence the East
| can bring 20 bear cannot change our deter
mlnAtlon not to allow az unconditional re-
peal bill 10 pass.
There is no doubt that the vote in the
| House furnishes an excuse 81 those sena-
tors win desired II for abandoning the sill
Yes men at this time. 10 also may weaken
the determination previously hold by some
senators TO 20 10 the extent OF hhbuster ng
against repeal Thus the silver men arc
weakened numerically. but the ietermlns-
| ton Of the RADICAL silver men TO fight TO the
| last ditch IS not weakened ia the lea 7, add
under the rules Il the Senate they have an
;nfnite power Of hllbustering.
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