The News-Herald. [volume] (Hillsboro, Highland Co., Ohio) 1886-1973, 1893-09-28
TRUCE.
Only a Postponement Of the FiIibuster-
ing Tactics,
And Not an Abandonment of Them-rhs
Federal Election Bill VIII Play Star
Part After October 12--Two
Weeks More Of Talk.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 25.-A truce has
been declared on the silver fight in the
senate. 1t is only postponement of
the filibustering tactics and not an
abandonment of them. 1t is compro-
mise, but at the same time defeat for
Senator Voorhees, who has almost will
lingly played into the hands Of the
southern democrats and let them
have all the time they want to talk
against silver repeal until the house
passes the Tucker repeal of the federal
election laws and it will come to the
senate. This is exactly what the south
ern men want-the vote on the silver
repeal postponed until they can an
tagonize it with the repeal of the fed
eral election law, and Voorhees, by his
actions Friday has fallen into line as
quietly and calmly as the most ardent
silver man could wish.
For about two weeks more the sem
ate will do nothing but talk. Voor-
hees claims to have discovered that it
was useless to press his motion for all
night sessions--because If he did the
silver men could filibuster all they
wished and tire out the repealers rather
than themselves. This was shown by
their actions this week, but it is ac-
knowledged here by those who under
stand the situation thoroughly that
the new arrangement by no means
does away with the filibustering which
is inevitable. 1t merely postpones it.
After the week or two weeks for
which the senate will jog along with
stated debate has expired the Same
question must be met again. There are
pending amendments to the bill, as well
as an infinite range of opportunity for
amendments yet unborn Upon each
of the amendments, present and to
come, the silver men can argue with
plausibility that they have right to be
heard.
Added to all this will be the presence
of the bill for repeal of the federal cleo
tion laws on the senate calendar. The
house expects to send it to the senate
by October 10, and if it comes to a tight
place the silver men will try and call it
up and displace the silver repeal bill.
Should this scheme be successful it
would greatly weaken the chances for
repeal of the Sherman law. From de-
lay the silver men have verything to
hope for, nothing to lose. They think
that the country may SO far regain it's
wonted prosperity within month that
people will think the Sherman act not
responsible for the panic, and, as Mr..
Wolcott announced, the pending mea-
sure may go the way of the force bill
One thing seems to be assured, and
that is for the next week things will
go on quietly in the senate. The silver
men, according to the plan adopted
Friday night, will be able to talk daily
from II to 8, excepting an hour or so
which will be devoted to the transac-
ton of the routine business of the sem
ate, and the repealers will have to sit
by and calmly listen to the Refreshing
Of old straw.
1t is safe to say that for the next few
days there will be a small attendance
of senators, because during the truce
the leaders will not have to be on
guard, nor will the senators be COM
pelled to attend as they were when the
war was on.
Meanwhile the president intends to
use this time for work. He stated
Saturday morning that he was as con-
ident as ever of a direct vote upon the
repeal bill, and that it was only .
question of endurance upon the part Of
the senator's 1t is the purpose of the
president and the heads of depart
ments to concentrate everything upon
the senate, and use their influence to
defeat consideration of any other busi-
ness until the silver bill is dispose Of