The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-06
viii Undoubtedly Favor the Repeal
In the Senate.
A HOSTILE SPIRIT is sHoVl
which May Upset the Ad naiustration's
Calculations. Tho Missouri Senators
Surprise the President Mr.. Voorhees,
Says He Means Business This Time.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 6.-The Democratic
managing committee Of the senate, which
started out with very encouraging pros
poets of uniting the Democratic party on
line Of action which would result In an
early vote on the silver repeal proposition
and all the amendments thereto, Is begin
ming to feel that 1t has got difficult task
to perform. 1t has, however, accomplished
something In the direction In which 1t
started out, having secured u sufficient
number Of votes In the south and south
west to give the bill clear majority with
the Republican support.
The action OF Senator Gordon of Geor-
Ria In giving his adhesion to the admins
tration policy and the support Of the two
senators from louisiana, together with
other successful proselyting, has mad
dened the free siive4 Democrats like Cock
rell, Vest, Vance. Harris and Daniels and
Others to such an extent that they are
manifesting q very ugly spirit. This Ia
one Of the conditions which the manag-
ing committee and the friends of the adj
ministration wished to avoid. The course
of the discussion is gratifying to the men,
bers Of the Republican silver wing like
Teller, Jones, Wolcott and Stewart, who
can see II they can involve the Democrats
In controversy among themselves that
the result will rebound to their benefit.
4 Surprise.
The attitude of the two senators from
Missouri, Cockrell and Vest, has caused
more surprise to the president and Secre-
tary Carlisle than that Of any other Demo
cratic senator's. The state Of Missouri has
been treated with exceptional consideIa-
tion by the administration. Both senator's
have, hitherto, la return manifested at all
times an earnest desire to assist in carry
ing out its policy on all Leading questions.
Instead Of adhering to this idea, however,
they have now gone out Of their way to
arraign the president on his financial
policy. There are other Democratic sena-
tors who are disposed to follow in the same
line. II this hostile spirit is allowed to in
crease it may overturn all the calculations
of the managing committee and friends OF
the administration.
Senator Voorhees,. however, believes in
pursuing very conservative course. He
does not intend to antagonize the desire OF
the silver senators to speak freely and
fully on the subject as long as they have
anything to say; nor does he intend to
allow adjournments of the senate from
day to day after single speech on the
pretext of not being prepared to continue
the debate, when the real object is to pro-
long discussion and delay action on the
bill. The change In hour of meeting to
IL o'clock is for the purpose Of hurrying
up the debate and to secure, il possible, an
early VOTE On this line the senator pro-
poses to hold regular sessions every day
for six days in the week and to be confined
20 ha for ha nf hn ot1
purchasing act No extraneous legsla-
tion will be permitted to interpose BY
this course he thinks the general debate
should close by the Goth of the present
month.
Voorhees, Means Business.
When the question becomes one of OBJ
struction and dilatory tactics. Senator
Voorhees, says there will be conference
of the friends Of this measure, and some
decision reached which will bring the
question TO vote. The chairman of the
finance committee is preparing the sena-
tors for this stage in the proceedings by
keeping them in mind of his purpose. II
this obstructive oratory is persisted in be-
yond reasonable limits, there has been
some talk among the friends of the ad-
ministration on the subject of adopting
some method which will compel a vote
They are aware that the chairman of the
committee on rules, Senator Blackburn,
is opposed to any heroic treatment of this
character, and will refuse to call his COM
mittee together to consider a subject of
this kind. While he is strong advocate
OF silver and will vote against repeal, he
will not enter into combine to frustrate
the will of the majority. His colleague,
Senator Lindsay, is supporter Of the pol
icy Of the administration, and Is exerting
himself among his colleagues in the south
and southwest to bring about early action.