Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1893-10-22
MANAGERS HUNTING FOR VOTES

The Democratic managers Of the SEN
ate having agreed upon a bill, are now
devotinE themselves 10 the end OF see
lag that it shall be passed. When the
committee ceased its sittings to-day 81
Democratic Senators had signed pledge
that they would support that measure
prepared OY the committee and the
managers felt assured when the Senate
adjourned to-day Of q sufficient num-
Der 20 bring the number up to
Al, leaving only two more neces-
sarv 20 insure the passage
OF the bill by Democratic votes. The
three Democratic Senators who are
holding out against the bill are said to
be MeSsrs. Mills aud Villas, OF the re-
peal side, and Mr. Irby, OF the silver
side. There are some Senators absent
from the city; Messrs. Daniel and
White, OF California, FOR instance, OF
whose support OF the bill they entertain
no doubt. There are others OF the ultra
repeal men who have not actually at
taChed their names tC the pledge upon
whom the committee count with GER
tlintY. The managers express them
selves as anxious 10 secure the names OF
sll the Democratic Senators and will do
so n possible, with the hope Of putting
the bill through as party measure and
without calling upon Republicans for
any assistance whatever. Most OF the
REPUBLIcAEs ARE EQUALLY ANXIOUS
that the Democrats should succeed in
the accomplishment. for the bill is one
which does not commend itself to either
the repeal or the silver faction in Re
publican ranks. The repesl men are
pleased with only the one provision
limiting the silver purchases to year
while the silver men find in this limita-
tlon ground for the SeveresJ COndemna-
tion. They regard the bill as better
than unconditional repeal in that In all
its provisions except that Of fixing
time for ceaslng the purchase Of silver
bullion altogether, it provides for an
Increased use Of silver as money, but
say it is by no means what they should
have received.
The committees recommendation
will be put in the shape OF an amend
ment 10 the Voorhees, bill and will
probably receive the support OF most OF
the silver Republicans as an amend
ment, while the bill will, as amended,
be opposed by them. This course will
probably guarantee the passage Of the
bin, for while the Republican silver
men will vote for the amendment and
against the bill, the ultra repeal Demo
Gratis will probably vote against the
amendment, and then for the bill as the
best they can get. There are some con-
servativa Republicans OF both the
the repeal and the silver factions who
may support the measure. The major
ity OF the ultra repeal Republicans
would probably accept the bill il 10
made provision for q bond issue, but as
it does not contain this provision, they
feel very little interest in it and may
oppose it as party. 1t seems most
probable that unless the Democrats get
the concurrence OF the entire party in
the Senate, the Republicans will make
no effort at united action.
SILVER MEN OF ALL PARTIES
are pleased that the bond issue is not
to be touched in the amendment.
The silver Democrats made 8 very
strong effort 10 extend the Sherman
law to a time beyond the next Congress
siOnal election, but found IL impossible
10 secure executive approval for a date
later than that chosen. In fact this
date, October /, 1894, is compromise
within a compromise, July lst, 1894 and
January lst, 1895.
It is understood that the Treasury
Department took the position that II
would be impossible TO preserve the
gold and silver parity without bonds ii
the sherman law should remain in force
20 exceed a year longer, and that IL was
this argument which induced the silver
men 70 yield, as they did most reluct-
autly, the extension until January,
1895.
As at present arranged, the law will
expire in the midst OF the next Con-
greSsional election, and it is going to be
very difficult TO keep il out Of the cam
paign as tits.
There will probably be an effort to
amend the amend ment 10 the Senate,
by increasing the purchasing time
year, and the silver men think il posi-
ble that they may get Republican sup
port 10 put this through, but all cir
cumstances considered this is hardly
probable.
ONE OTHER ADVANTAGE
which the silver men find In the commit
tees amendment over the original bill
is that Il gives them ground to stand on
while the silver fight shall be prose-
cuted in the future. They say that tie
silver fight has n reality only begun,
that the present bin is only a stipula-
tion for a brief time, and that Il WILDE
prosecuted vigorously in the reg Ar
session. ~