Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-25

WASHINGTON, Ocl A-The senate en-
tered ON the 18th wssk Of the present. -
sion at 10 O'Clock yesterday. No adjourn.
nent has occurred since week ago yes
serday; the Legislative day Of Tuesday,
Oct. II. continueA
The senate entered on the 18th week ol
the present session At 10 O'Clock yesterday.
No adjournment has occurred sincs .
week ago yesterday; the Legislative day Of
Tuesday. Oct II. continueA
Mr.. Stewart (Rep. Nev) gave notics Of
an amendment which he intended to offer
10 the repeal bill proposius . conferences
to be held At Washington within nine
months Of delegates Of Mexico, South
America. Hayti aud San Domingo for the
adoption Of q common silver coin to BE-
legal tender in all commercial transsc-
tions between the citizens Of the countries
represented in the conference.
The house joint resolution for the print
ing Of 5000 copies Of the hearings before
the committee on ways and means OF the
house was agreed to, with an amendment
making the number 1000, to be divided
equally between the senate and the housc.
The consideration Of the bill TO repeal
the purchasing clause Of tho silver act OF
1890 wss then resumed. and Mr.. Jones'
tRep, New entered upon the fourth in
stallment Of his argument in opposition to
that bill.
At les y. III. Mr.. Jones remarked that
thu chamber was very close, and, being
tired, he decided to yield the floor to the
senator from Colorado (Mr. Teller). ex,
pressing his desire to resume his speech at
another time. The days proceedings
were decidedly uninteresting.
stili In tho Dark.
Neither the Democratic senators nor the
administration were willing to assume
the responsibility for the proposed COM
promise, SO ali negotiations In that direc-
tion have now been abandoned. The ad-
ministration. through its agent. had
intimated that q compromise with the
time limit fixed at july would be accept
able. as it was only a question Of few
months 1t was also said by admi nistra-
ton men that October might be accepta-
bic after 1t was learned that the silver men
were standing firmly for January. Nego-
tiations were continued, and the admin
is,ration men consented to fix the date at
Oct :, 1894.
The more the silver men pondered over
the subject the less pleased were they
with the provisions Of the compromise.
The elimination of bond provision with
drew all hope OF Republican support for
the proposition. 1t then became purely
Democratic measure, and it required a
majority of the DORMANT party to give II
their approval. With this condition Of
affairs presented, the administration hes
itated about approving 1t, and announced
that Democrats in congress must bear the
responsibility alone. This frightened some
Of the administration Democrats, includ-
ing Senators Hill, Mcpherson. Mills and
Vilas aud they refused to sign the petit
tion to Mr.. Voorhees,.
Indignant Senat0ra
The promoters OF the compromise con
tend that the steps taken were In har-
mony with suggestions they received from
the administration, and the failure Of the
project Is laid at the door OF Secretary
Carlisle, who, it is claimed. misled the
friends OF unconditional repeal, and, as the
representative of the president, led them
to believe that the proposed compromise
would be acceptable. At the present
writing the friends of the administration
In the senate are angry at the embarrass-
ing position in which they find themselves.
The silver Democrats are equally indig-
nant, and the silver Republicans say they
would prefer unconditional repeal to tie
modified compromise
No one is willing to venture prediction
as to what the ultimate outcome will be.
Senator Voorhees, says nothinA definite
will be done during the next two or three
days, and efforts will be made to resto.e
l. T.. nn Il, xvk oh.
now seems impossible. All hands seem to
be at sea- The coolest-headed men ON both
sides say that unconditional repeal ap-
pears to be the only proposition in sight.
The President's Objection.
1t is said that the principal objection Of
President Cleveland and Mr.. Carlisle TO
the compromise arranged is that IL makes
no provision for bonds. Tho administra-
ton and the Republicans are represented
Ms determined to agree to nothing except
unconditional repeal unless the issue OF
bonds is authorized, and the administra-
ton would make very small concessions
even il given the bonds.
The Democratic conference committee
went into secret session again yesterday,
with orders that no one was to be ad'
mitted. After half an hour spent In de.
liberation other senators came and went,
md 4, .nreared ,,s n Democrats were beinu
"nnsuIted mon the new situation that
oonfrnu,sa tbo.s in charge of the biII
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