Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-09-20
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wAsHlyGros, Sept ia-The friends Of
repeal are assured tina; the measure VIII
3ass, ~ 50 votes are assured in the senate
The paramount question st this juno
ture Is how lang the opponents OF the bill
can hold ont He knows that there an
many speech~s ret to be made by the
silver advocates. They will enaeavor 20
consume as much time in that way a
possible.
Two OF three Of these senators threaten
to oceapy sirsut two or three days apiece.
They will Be given all the time they desire
for general discussion; but when il BE-
comes apparent that they are simply talk
ing 10 XIII time, and delay a vose. the
friends Of the repeal bill will insist that
dilatory discussion must stop.
Those who favor resistance TO the bitter
end have been making u can yass Ut their
forces They and that on both the Dem
ocratie and silver state sides they will
not BE- able 10 muster more than Is or u
votes all told This number OF Icing
winded senators would enable them 70
hold out for some time.
steal endurance, As suggested BY senator
Pagh. the helief is that they will not be
able 10 hold the senate for more than six
or eight days. There has been revival
Of the talk among the more conservative
members IN the Democratic repeal ranks
as 60 whether some agreement cannot h
reached.
The President stiil Firm.
a -.
dent and Secretary Carlisle by Senators
Ransom and Gordon. but the former still
insisted, a. there exists an uudoubted ma
jority in the senate in favor OF repeal, tina,
he could HOT see why it was necessary 10
surrender To the minority, and especially
when public sentiment WAS oyerwhelns-
ingly III favor Of repeal
The proposition Of Senator Faulkner,
which was thrown out As II feeler toward
compromise, uie-ts with no favor what
ever With illler the president or the secre-
tary Of the treasury and has no strength
ia the senate, except among the silverites.
The admins; ration ththks the measure
fally as unsatisfactory AS the existing
statute, which they are now endeavorins
to repeal Another week or 10 days OF
discussion, it is expected, will develop
some practicable scheme which VIII bring
this protraeted controversy To a crisis.
The Republican senators are looking or
complacently, and are ready at any mo-
ment to procs Il To a vote, throwing their
whole strength, except from the silver
states. in favor Of repeal This Republican
strength, on careful canvass, foots up :,
out OF the 40 claimed by the adninistra.
| tion, which gives them a majority of the
vote of the senate in favor of honest
money.
short Sessions.
The senate held a short session yester'
day. Its attention was devoted to Senator
Peifer's resolution directing the commit
tee on interstate commerce to inquire
into the recent train robberies Senate s
Cullom and Hoar took the position that
the matter should be left in tie hands Of
the judiciary committee, and Senators
| Hawley, Vest and Dolph opposed the
proposition on constitutional grounds.
But the resolution was not disposed Of
| when the senate took recess to attend
the centennial ceremonies and at their con
| elusiou, at Sis. adjourned.
The house did nothing yesterday bu,
| meet and take recess to attend in body
| the exercises in connection with the eeie-
| bration Of the centennial anniversary Of
| the laying of the cornerstone of the CAP
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