The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-17
Another Night Session Forced by Mr..
Voorhees,, with as Little Result
as Those of Last Week.
THE ADMINISTRATION FIRM
Senator Lodges Proposed Changes
in the Rules Debated.
Right of the Majority to- Rule Discussed
with Vim by Messrs. Vest, Hill,
Aldrich and Others.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1e.-The word sent
along the line of the Senate silver forces
at o'clock tonight was TO filibuster and
to require an absolute quorum all times.
The silver men had been conferring dur
ing the afternoon. Word had been given
out that Senator Voorhees, would request
the Senate to sit into the night and the
information, whether correct or not, was
added that he would take this course
upon the direct request of the President,
made through Secretary Carlisle. The pur-
pose in hlibustering was TO show the fu-
tility of attempting further to force un-
usual hours. A visit was made to Secre-
tary Carlisle by Senator Voorhees, this
morning. The two gentlemen exchanged
views upon the situation, and Mr.. Car
Isle urged Mr.. Voorhees, to hold firm and
keep his forces in line. He expressed the
opinion that by so doing IL would be poss
sible to secure the passage of the bill un-
amended, and suggested the advisability
Of continuing the night sessions. 1t was
Immediately after this visit that Mr.. voor-
hees repaired to the Capitol and announced
his intention of asking the Senate to sit
until 10 o'clock at night. This he did, bus
it availed him nothing. The silver Sena.
tors clogged the wheels effectually for
about two hours tonight, and would prob
ably have continued to do so but for an
understanding brought about by the en-.
tanglement which was inaugurated be-
tween the opposing forces to check flibus-
tering a promise from some OF tho
leaders Of the repeal side TO attempt to SO
arrange matters as not to make another
effort to secure night sessions. This agree
ment, while it was not perfected, had the
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their calls for a quorum and OF permit
ting Mr.. PETER to continue his remarks
without interruption from the call bell.
If this arrangement is compile ed, as now
seems probable, there will be no more
night sessions.
Appearances would justify the statement
that the administration has taken another
occasion to announce and emphasize it's
opposition to any deviation from the course
originally mapped out and its determina-.
ton to have all the resources exhausted be-
fore accepting a compromise. The attitude
of the repeal forces i'm the Senate, as seen
early this morning, enough to con-
vince the silver men that something had
happened. The advocates of repeal had not,
at the beginning OF the session shown a
more determined front The efforts at COM
promise were kept up in a desultory way,
and Senator Cockrell, who has taken the
lead as a compromiser, continued his work
in that direction. He did not. however.
make material progress Both the radical
Democratic and Republican repeal Sena-
tors asserted positively that the compro-
mise proposition would never secure vote
sufficient to insure it's adoption The Re-
publican repealers were especially conf
dent in this assertion. They have held no
formal conference, but they are standing
very closely together on this question. They
definitely Some Of them went TO the ex-
tent to-day Of proposing that they prepare
a written pledge, assuring Mr.. Voorhees, Of
their devotion to the cause and of their will
lingness to stand by him until the 1st OF
next July, IL necessary, TO secure the pas
sage of the bill. There are a few Repub-
lican repeal Senators who take another
view, however. Among them is Senator
Manderson. He said to-day that il Mr..
Cleveland would not accept a compromise
he would find that he would get nothing.
Senator Sherman was asked tonight what
he thought was the prospect for the re-
peal bill. Mr.. Sherman replied that 1t all
depended upon the Democratic side Of the
chamber. "We" said he, referring TO the
repeal Republicans, "are quiescent. We are
waiting for the Democrats to reach a con-
clusion, but it seems very difficult for them
to agree. They do not seem to realize that
they are in a majority and that the re-
sponsbility for legislation rests with them"