The Indianapolis journal., 1893-10-26
If the Amendments Can Be Voted Down
OH Friday the Repeal Bill Will Be
Adopted on Saturday.
CONGRESS- TO ADJOURN SOON
Bill to Extend the Chinese Act Not
Likely to Pass This Session.
Features of Yesterdays Debate in Both
HOuses-Remarks of Messrs. Pugh,
Stewart and Jones.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 25.-The prospect at
the close of the session of the Senate this
evening looked favorable to the beginning of
voting on the amendments to the repeal bill
by Friday. Senator Faulkner had been
canvassing the Senate during the afternoon
with view of asking the Senate to fix
time when the vote could be taken, but
concluded not to make this request, for
the reason that he was of the opinion,
after getting the views of various Sena-
tors, that the speechmaking would be ex-
pedited by allowing the business to drift.
The result of Mr.. Faulkner's inquiries was
the discovery that the speeches on the main
question would soon be exhausted Senator
Jones will conclude tomorrow and Sena-
tors Teller, Martin, Allen and Stewart each
desire to talk from an hour to an hour and
a half So far as learned there will be no
other speeches, and when the last Of these
shall have been concluded voting will be
the next thing in order.
None of the amendments will receive
sufficient vote to insure adoption, and it is
high vote will be recorded in opposi-
ment is found in the fact that the silver
and, therefore. consider it. unnecessary to
attempt to have any of them adopted.
There is still some talk to the effect that
some of the more conservative repealers
would be willing to aid in preventing un-
conditional repeal by voting for some of the
amendments, but a majority of the free
coinage men are of the opinion that moth
ing can be agreed upon that would be ad-
foo TO ,flxrc
now announce their intention of voting
only Tor the free-coinage amendment and
of giving no countenance to any of the
other amendments. This programme is, of
course, subject to change, as so many
other Senate programmes have changed in
the past few weeks.
The Republicans have abandoned all idea
OF introducing amendments as a party
measure Mr.. Sherman had at one time
thouSht IL would be wise policy on the part
OIL Republicans 10 offer 81 measure for the
settlement of the question, but he saws
now That he doubts the expediency of inter-
fering in any way with the passage of the
repeal bill as it stands. He thinks that
authority should be given for bonds, but
sees the difficulty of getting such a pro-
vision through at this time, and will, in all
publicans say that to introduce a bond
amendment at this time would certainly
bring on debate which might prove interim
nable and result in the defeat of the bill.
The stories which have been sent out from
here stating a purpose to present a bond
amendment have, therefore, back of them
only the belief on Mr.. Sherman's part that
such an amendment would be desirable il
it could be offered without endangering the
main question.
1t is believed that if the voting on tho
amendments can be begun early in the ses
sion Friday the final vote can be reached
by Saturday at the latest, and the bill sen
to the House of Representative for it's ac
ton. When the House shall have actsf
upon the bill adjournment until the begin
ming of the regular session on the frs
Monday in December will be in order. There
Is very little doubt now that this adjourn.
ment will be taken, although the Demo
cratic managers Of the Senate have not
yet given the subject sufficient consideration
to feel justified III making official an
nouncement They have been In confer
ence with Speaker Crisp. who advises ad
journment when the repeal bill shall be dis
posed of. So general is the desire on the
part of Senator's and members to get away
that il would be next to impossible TO holc
a quorum of either house in Washington
even should il be attempted. 1t n
one time believed that there should be al
effort TO pass the bill for the extension O.
the Chinese exclusion act, but that proba
bility has been averted. Senator Perkins
who has taken an active interest in thi:
matter, as has also his Democratic col
league, Mr.. White, had asked the mem
bers of the committee on foreign relation
to postpone their report upon this bill unit
Mr.. White shall be able to be in the Sen
ate and take part in the discussion, and ht
is led to believe that the request will b.
granted. AS Mr.. White is detained in Cal
hy business
| than likely that the bill will not be reported
| until the convening of the regular session
Mr.. Perkins says there is sufficient of thu
| appropriation carried by the Geary Law
| to send the highbinders and Chinese gam
blers out of the country, and he thinks
| there will be no great injury to any on
if they should be exported before the pres
ent change in the law is made.
| The members of the House interested ir
securing a quorum for the. repeal bill
counted up the members in the city, and
| Tonight saw that there are 261 in the city
and that others will be here by the time
| q vote is reached.