Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-20
CARLISLE Is FIRM.
Declines to Compromise the
Question of Repeal.
A CONFERENCE WITH A COMMITTEE

Does Not Develop AnythinG of Importance
Anti -RepeaIers in the Senate Antici-
pate the CIoture ouestion-Some SiGnifi-
cant Remarks from nm, Palmer and
Hoar, the Latter of Whom Tells how to
DO ia Deficit Expected.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 20-Gorman, Ran
tom, White, Cockrell, Villas, Gray, Wal
thall and Blackburn, the committee APP
pointed 10 wait on Secretary Carlisle and
10 submit to him propositions looking to
compromise on the repeal bill, remained
in executive session" with him at the
treasury for an hour and half. German
was the first to leave Carlisle was seen
after his senatorial visitors mad departed
and stated that he had nothing whatever
to communicate as to the nature of their
call or its result. The visiting senatorial
ambassadors returned to the Capitol in
struggling order some OF the mfirst calling
at the White House. Camden, Harris,
and Jones of Arkansas subsequently held
n long consultation with CockrelL SO far
as could be ascerta;ned nothing definite
had been accomplished.
Where the Contestants "Are At"
NdA liS4tf IL - SttlA was ullN lCANAh- Al tdO
original stand taken by him in favor of
unconditional repeal. The belief how
ever, exists in the minds of the caucus
committee that the administration Will
concede n repeal to take effect at a future
date, and that was one OF the contentious
discussed for some time. The repeal men
want the time fixed for January, or at
the latest July l, 1850 while the more
conservative silver men want it to extend
to Jan. l. 1896. The extremists insist
that repeal shall not take effect until
after the close of this administration, the
amount OF silver purchases being reduced
in the meantime TO 50 600. U0J worth each
month
Anti-RePealers See Trouble Ahead.
One thing was apparent u the senate,
and that was the evident alertness of the
anti-repealers. They snuffed the battle
from afar-the battle of cloture and all
the speeches were devoted TO showing that
cloture was all wrong The senate is still
in the legislative day Of Tuesday, having
taken rece,ses instead of adjoUrning each
day. The subject before the senate was
the correction Of the journal on Teller's
motion regarding the absence of his own
name. Stewart made a speech denouncing
the gold ring, he having read the speech of
Comptroller Eckles at the bankers con-
vention at Chicago He intimated that all
the comptrollers played into the hands of
the banks and when their terms were
ended the banks took care of them. Then
he concluded by saying that the vice presi-
dent would not make himself infamous by
any assistance in changing the rules.
Dubois Follows Up the Line.
This was the keynote and Dubois spok z
ha lima in rir,rv
and deuuncation of any attempt to change
thu rules so that the majority could insist
on vote. Palmer of Illinois broke in after
Dubois had closed with a request Tor unan-
imous consent that Teller's name be
entered on the journal as present. He
though such a reasonable request should
be coUrtiously acceded to. TLis all with
sly sarcasm. or course there were OBJ
jections and Palmer threw up his hands
and said Iabandon "the motion in despair "
As he sat down the wall of a child in the
gallery was heard and Palmer exclaimed
Listen to the echo of my despair -
ILaughter.l Call opposed change of
rules and Butler said there would be
bedlam in the chamber if they could be
changed.
Quite Clever of Eutler.
The South Carolinian used clever ar
gument in which he made it appear that
TO change the rules was against the rules.
In reply to Hill he said that if a majority
refused to compromise with a minority
the bill should not pass. Palmer said that
sin all discussions the minority has the
right in good faith to exercise the right
of the freest debate, but l deny the right
of the minority to debate Cor the purpose
OF delay"
Butler-Nobody claims that. Who is
to determine whether l am now speaking
for obstruction or nots
Palmer-First, the senator himself;
second, the majority of this body. Zap
plause in the galleries. The vice presi-
dent warned the galleries and a we'll
dressed man got up and said that as he
had been a frequent offender he would
retire