The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-10-06
IN The SENATE

active in trying to effect a GEM
promise on the repeal bill do not
express themselves as discouraged
by the outlook. They say nothing
is likely to transpire in that direc-
tion during the present week, but
express the opinion that the be-
ginning of next week will see a
change in the situation by which
time the senate will be more thor
oughly impressed with the futility
of the effort to pass the pending
bill in its present shape. Extreme
men of both sides are still holding
out stiffly, however, and if there
is any improvement of the situa-
tion it does not appear on the sur
face.
/ Carlisle has consulted again
with President Cleveland on COM
promise terms, but with no salts
factory results, says a morning
paper. 1t is understood the reply
he has authorized Carlisle to give
to the advocates of compromise, is
that he will listen to no comprom-
Use until a supreme effort has been
made by friends of unconditional
repeal to avail themselves Of their
conceded strength as a majority
of the senate to force a vote. IF
the efforts fail, then he may listen
to compromise terms as the least
of two evils. Silver senator's as
sert that they are certain of sup
port at a critical moment.
Some silver advocates who haye
been studying the repeal bills pro-
posed in the senate by Voorhees,
and in the house by Wilson have
reached the conclusion from a sill
yer standpoint that the passage of
either of these bills, instead of
proving an unmixed evil may be
of real benefit. They claim the
enactment of either of these bills
into law will have the effect of re-
storing free coinage Of silver.
Their reasoning is the following
effect Repeal leaves untouched
the fifth section of the Sherman
act which repeals the purchasing
clause of the Bland Allison act.
This they argue leaves the Bland
Allison act in full effect.
The following printed circular
was received by every representa-
tive, senator and public official in
Washington Sunday.
There is a time in the affairs of
men when patience ceases to be a
virtue. Down with the United
States senate, enemies of the peo-
pie"
Although no skull add cross
bones headed the circular the words
were printed in large black omin-
ous-looking type. The letters con-
tanning the circulars were post
marked New York
TIE senate committee on public
lands instructed Senator Dubois to
report an omnibus bill for num-
Der Of bills introduced from the
mineral lands, to aid the states in
the establishment of schools of
mines. The bill provides that out
of the sale of mineral lands in
California, Utah, Nevada, Idaho,
Washington, Montana, South Da-
kota md Wyoming there shall be
paid a sum not to exceed $4,000
for school of mines if the staJe
will expend q like amount for the
same purpose.
The foreign affairs committee
has decided to report favorably the
McCreary substitute forthe Everett
bill. AS agreed on it extends
the Chinese registration period to
six months from the passage of the
act. 1t strikes out the word
white" from the Geary act, so as
to permit the testimony of
anybody except Cinnamon to be
adduced to prove that Cinnamon
are entitled to register. 1t also de-
fines Chinese laborer. Geary de-
clares the bill is a makeshift in
keeping with the course Of the adj
ministration and that he will fight
| il tooth and toe-nail