The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-26
GROVER FEELS VERY HAPPY
He Views the Tumble Of His OpDO-
nentS with Pleasure.
SILVER MEN HAVE GIVEN UP
Having Lost all Hope of Further Fighting
They win Graciously Allow
Vote to be Taken,
Associated Press.

Washington, Oct. 25.-President Cleve-
land is very much gratified at the turn
affairs have taken in the senate, though
he has believed all along that the un-
conditional repeal bill would pass. The
president will have no suggestions to
make as to an adjournment or recess
after congress passes the repeal bill,
though he is anxious to have the bill
extending the time in which Cinnamon
could register pass before the dissolu-
ton of congress. The impression at
sage will be sent in until the
regular session in December. The
arguments of the administration
such sudden about face in the posi-
ton of the anti-repeal democrats yes
terday were that up to the present
time the democrats had by no act given
countenance to filibustering; they had
made no speeches for delay; and they
had come to the front and helped to
make quorum during the long night
sessions. To continue the fight longer
clustering, which it was urged, with
the record they had made, they could
not afford to do. Such a course would
only result in giving the democratic
party a very black eye, as 1t would APP
pear that their course had been prompt
ed by q desire to defeat the admins
tration measure already endorsed by
the democratic house. They were in
formed that they would not have
corporal's guard with them in such
course, and that the party could not
be held responsible for any such dis
grace as it would bring on the senate.
This had the intended effect.
No quorum was present at the open
ing of the senate this morning, but
the silver men paid no attention to
the fact There was a general air of
belief that the struggle was over and
this extended to even the silver men
themselves. The silver men count on
getting more votes for some of the
amendments than on the bill itself.
The Faulkner, Squire, ard Quay amend
mentS meet most favor. The 20 to 1
and 16 to / coinage amendments, it is
expected, will catch number of votes
which will finally be cast in favor of
repeal, especially the 16 to ratio where
The populists are concerned. There is
some talk to the effect that the repub-
lican repealers will unite with the sill
yer men on some Of the amendments
and put it through but in such a
case it is likely to lose as many anti
repeal democrats as it will gain repub-
licans.
The last doubt as to what might be
done in the senate on the repeal bill
seemed to be removed this morning
when Bland, the free silver champion
of the house gave up all hope. He said
to an Associated Press reporter that
he had no further idea of any further
effort being made to prevent a vote
on the Voorhees, bill. in the senate.
Speeches would be made, and when
they were completed a vote would
come.
The prospects at the close of the
session of the senate this evening were
favorable to voting on the amendments
to the repeal bill by Friday Senator
Jones will conclude tomorrow and Sem
ators Teller Martin, Allen, and Stew
art each desire to talk. So far as can
be learned, there will be no other
speeches, and when the last of these
is concluded, the voting will be the next
thing in order Later inquiry COM
firms the prediction heretofore made
Mat some amendments will receive
sufficient vote to insure their adoption.
One of them will receive as high a
vote as will be recorded in opposition
to the bill The reason for this is
found in the fact that the silver men
do not expect any of them to carry,
and therefore consider it unnecessary
to attempt to have any of them adopt
ed. The majority of the free coinage
men are of the opinion that nothing
can be agreed upon that would be adj
yantageous to silver, and many of them
announce their intention of voting only
for the free coinage amendment and or
giving no countenance to any of the
ether amendments. The republicans
have abandoned all idea of introducing
an amendment as party measure.
Sherman thinks that authority should
be given for bonds, but he sees the
difficulty in getting such a provision
through at this time. and will in all
probability not attempt 1t. 1t is be-
lieved that IL the voting on the amend
ments can be begun early on Friday,
the final vote can be reached by Sat
urday and the bill sent to the house
for action. When the house shall have
acted on the bill, there is very little
doubt that an adjournment will Re
taken. So general is the desire on the
part Of the members to get away that
it would be next to impossible to hold
a quorum Of either house in Washing
ton even IL 1t should be attempted.
At one time it was believed that there
would be an effort to pass the bill for
the extension Of the Chinese exclusion
act, but the probability was averted.