The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1893-09-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
A REPEAL VOTE HOPED NEXT WEEK.

FROM WASHINGTON.
A REPEAL VOTE HOPED NEXT WEEK
voorhees, Moving for It-Compromise Pro
| posed by Faulkner-Mitcheil Stands by
tho Republican '88 Platform for silver
Proctor's Humor over the Maple Sugar
Bounty-Chiness Act to be Enforced.
The weary tide Of debate over the bill fol
the repeal of the purchase clause IL stu flow
Ing In the senate, and no one seems to be able
to tell when 1t will stop. The silver men have
now plainly entered on a campaign Of simple
delay and filibustering. Senator Teller said
Tuesday that arrangements had already been
made for silver speeches which would occupy
every day for the next two months, and Sen
ator Jones Of Nevada stated that his own
speech would certainly require four days, and
The hope of that side Monday when he said
that as financial authorities admit that the
panic Is now over, the chief reason for unoon-
ditional repeal has vanished. He Of course
put 1t little differently. saying the banks had
failed In their fort to destroy silver by get
ting up panic. But his idea ia evidently that
II the debate can be strung along, the re-
pealers with improved conditions will consent
to some compromise. perhaps somew hat on the
line suggested by Senator Faulkner IN one
of the most statesmanlike speeches of the de-
bate. He proposes to continue the purchase
and coinage of silver until the aggregate
amount of silver currency shall reach $780,
DOC, 900, including the coinage under the Bland
act and the silver bullion purchased under
the Sherman act. He would have the silver
bullion, now held by tbe government, coined
first and then would buy silver, and coin
monthly until the 100000 900 point 10
reached, The scheme Is roundly condemn ed,
however, by the sound money men, who OBJ
ject that Its aim is merely to give the silver
ties time to pull themselves together and re-
new the assault. President Cleveland has
also declared unequivocally that he will never
approve 1t. His ground Is unconditional re.
pc al or nothing.
Senator Stewart concluded his three days
speech Friday. When he grew weary he
sent printed matter to the clerk and rested
while that official read; or another senator
would read his colleagues references while
the latter sought rest and renewed strength
In silence. When Senator Hosr sought to
correct his MEASUREMENTS, Stewart angrily
and discourteously demanded to be let alone.
Turpie of Indiana, Faulkner and Jones fol.
lowed. the two former taking moderate po-
sitions and the latter going full length with
the silverites. Faulkner was courteous and
respectful towards the administration, as few
of free silver Democrats are. He is an earn
est believer In bimetallism, but he Is not
blind to the facts of history or Of the existing
He declared that it would be "as
unwise as 1t would be impossible for the
United States at this time to attempt to es.
tabish free and unlimited coinage of silver at
any ratio, and at the same time to preserve
the parity between the metals" He Will vote
for repeal, but favors an amendment such as
above outlined. Teller sailed In Saturday to
Kill time, and amused himself by trying to
stir up the Democratic animals. He read a
long newspaper article In which Mr. Vest was
said to- be angry at the administration. and
then the Missourian rtorted that the presi-
Democratic senator's. Monday Pugh of Ala
bama, who probably dslikes Cleveland more
than anybody else in Washington, delivered
himself, denouncing the presidents message
and bis attitude towards silver. He also gave
notice that the silver men would continue TO
.alk ''until physical strength is exhausted and
he power Of speech 10 left to no SENATOR"
Tuesday Senator Mitchell Of Oregon had the
loor In behalf of the Sherman law ano any.
hing else that would help silver, and laid
leal of stress on the Republican national |
platform of 1885, which condemned the Dem
,cratic administration tor its efforts to de- |
monetIze silver.
Wednesday, just after a conference with |
be president, Senator voorhees, asked unani- |
nous consent to rule to end the debate next |
Wednesday. give three days more to discus.
ring the bill to vote. Dubois Of Idaho ot-
objected, and Mr.. voorhees, announced that he
would bring the motion up later. His plan
, by repeated efforts of this kind to make
lain the flibustering tactics Of the opposi.
lon, and then call for continuous session
ntil the vote is token. German has agreed
0 help him In this, and it Is hoped that the
nd may DO reached BY the close OF next
week. Voorhees, has majority tor uncondi.
lonal repeal when that question IL reached,
nut he does not feel sure that he has major
ty for cutting off debate. lie sought 10 sat.
sfy the silver men BY declaring that
fter unconditional repeal had passed he
sglslation practicable In favor Of silver.
Another scheme the silver men have adopt
d is to get up as many side Issues AZ posi-
lie, with view 10 provoking discussion
7hich cannot be charged directly to the silver
uestion. Stewart began on Monday with
esolution creating committee to ascertain
any senator IL personally Interested In any
e bad not been interested In any silver mines
Or II years. Hill protested vigorously against
and declared that bank stakeholder had
\ good right to vote on currency questions
) q man interested in coal mines had to vote
n the tarif-a shaft aimed at German.
There were several amusing Tits Friday.
[ale again took occasion to lecture Voorhees,,
,e leader on the silver side. for permitting
Il this waste of time. and prof
,red the help of the Republicans
bring the bill to a vote. VOORHEES,
ot mad and read him sharp
cture and Dubois and Teller clinched It
' pointing out that Hale hadn't been in bis
lat more than one week out of the last six
nd was pretty man to talk about delay.
spator Proctor's humor, which sets so delic-
usly on bis preternaturaliy grave demeanor,
as fired In decisive volume at Senator Wal
ut who had attacked the maple sugar bounty I
18th resolution irquiring about the expendi-
Tres under tie bounty clause. Proctor called
.tenton to the fact that during the last ;
laple sugar season he had submitted, In an
atirely personal and unofficial way. to his
,lleagues 10 the senate some nne samples of
,e product, but he regretted very much to 4.
arm that Senator Wolcott, by some mistake.
I'D been omitted IN the distribution. 1t Is :
tile late for maple sugar, bat Mr. Proctor
rovnised n cnrrect hia mtafako at 0ncA and | ]