Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-10-24
ALL HANDS At SEA.
Compromise Said TO Have
Been Abandoned.
CARLISLE BLAMED FOR IT.
The President Objects to the Lack Of
Provisions For Bonds.

breu on the l-Jh week OF Jne present ses-
sion at 10 O'clock yesterday. No adjourn.
ment has occurred since a week ago yes
terday; the Legislative day Of Tuesday,
Oct. IL, continues.
The senate entered on the l2th week OF
the present session at 10 o'clock yesterday.
No adjournment has occurred since a
week ago yesterday; the legislative day of
Tuesday, Oct. II. continues
Mr.. Stewart (Rep., New gave notice Of
an amendment which he intended to offer
to the repeal bill proposing a conference
TO he held at Washington within nine
months of delegates Of Mexico, South
America, Hayti and San Domingo for the
adoption Of "A common silver coin to be
legal tender in all commercial transac-
Sons between the citizens Of the countries
represented in the conference.
The house joint resolution for the print
ing of 20O0 copies of the hearings before
the committee on ways and means of the
house was agreed to, with an amendment
making the number 1000, to be divided
equally between the senate and the house.
The consideration Of the bill to repeal
the purchasing clause Of the silver act of
1890 WAS then resumed. and Mr.. Jones
(Rep., New entered upon the fourth in
stallment Of his argument in opposition to
that bill.
At LOS p. m. Mr.. Jones remarked that
the chamber was very close, and, being
tired, he decided to yield the floor to the
senator from Colorado (Mr. Teller), ex-
pressing his desire to resume his speech at
another time. The days proceedings
were decidedly uninteresting.
still In tho Dark.
Neither the Democratic senator's nor the
administration were willing to assume
the responsibility for the proposed COM
promise, so all negotiations in that direc-
tion have now been abandoned. The ad-
ministration, through its agent, had
intimated that a compromise with the
time limit fixed at July would be accept
able, as it was only "A question Of a few
months. 1t was also said by admi nistra-
ton men that October might be accepta-
BILE after it was learned that the silver men
were standing firmly for January. Nego-
tiations were continued, and the admin
is,ration men consented to fix the date at
Oct. :, 1894.
The more the silver men pondered over
the subject the less pleased were they
with the provisions of the compromise.
The elimination of "A bond provision with
drew all hope of Republican support for
lut DTODOSlllOu III bfltil
Democratic measure, and IL required a
majority Of the dominant party to give it
their approval. With this condition of
affairs presented, the administration hes
itated about approving it, and announced
that Democrats in congress must bear the
responsibility alone This frightened some
Of the administration Democrats, includ-
ing Senator's Hill, Mcpherson, Mills and
Villas, and they refused 10 sign the petit
tion To Mr.. Voorhees,.
Indignant Senators.
The promoters Of the compromise con-
tend that the steps taken were in har.
mony with suggestions they received from
the administration, and the failure Of the
project is laid at the door OF Secretary
Carlisle, who. it is claimed. misled the
friends OF unconditional repeal, and, as the
representative of the president, led them
to believe that the proposed compromise
would be acceptable. At the present
writing the friends of the administration
in the senate are angry at the embarrass-
ing position in which they find themselves.
The silver Democrats are equally indig-
nant, and the silver Republicans say they
would prefer unconditional repeal to the
modified compromise.
No one is willing to venture prediction
as to what the ultimate outcome will be.
Senator Voorhees, says nothinh definite
will be done during the next two or three
days, aud efforts will be made to restore
harmony in the Den ocratic ranks which
now seems impossible. All hands seem to
be at sea. The coolest-headed men on both
sides say that unconditional repeal ap-
pears to be the only proposition in sight.
The Presidents Objection.
1t is said that the principal objection Of
President Cleveland and Mr.. Carlisle to
the compromise arranged is that it makes
no provision for bouds. The administra-
tion and the Republicans are represented
as determined to agree to nothing except
unconditional repeal unless the issue of
bonds is authorized, and the administra-
tion would make very small concessions
even IL given the bonds.
The Democratic conference committee
went into secret session again yesterday,
with orders that no one was to be ad-
mitted. After half an hour spent In de-
liberation other senators came and went,
and il appeared as il Democrats were being
consulted upon the new situation that
confronted those in charge Of the bill.
There was an air Of uncertainty about the
senate chamber yesterday, and senators
who were very confident of a solution of
the financial question when the senate
took a recess Saturday are looking very
gloomy over the prospects, and according
to the opinions freely expressed by some
senators any idea they may have had Of a
recess has vanished
House Finds Work to DO.
The debate on the bankruptcy bill be-
gan In the house. There is a great deal OF
determined opposition to the measure
led by some Of the ablest lawyers in the
house 1t is directed generally against
the policy OF national bankruptcy laws,
In view Of past experience with sublaws,
and particularly at the involuntary clause,
at this time when so many business firms
In close straits, might, under its operation.
be forced TO the wall.
The senate amendments to the Rawlins'
bill for the relief Of the Mormon church
was agreed to in the house.
A bill authorizing the payment OF the
expenses Of Louis l.. WILLIAMS, Worlds
fair commissioner from Alaska, was OBJ
iected to by Mr.. Kilgore Dem.. Tex
on the ground that 1t would open the way
TO a deluge OF claims against the govern.
ment growing out OF the Worlds fair