New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-01-17
SILVER IN THE SENATE.
~,,r REPUBLICAN CAUCUS ASKED TO TAKE
UP A REPEAL MEASURE.
..vr ENERGETIC MOVE NECESSARY THIS WEEK
IF ANYTHING IS TO BE DONE.
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IF ANYTHING is TO BE DONE.
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w.shincton Jan. 1910 prove beyond any possible
question that the great majority OF the Kepuohcahs
~ ,na Senate favor an immediate repeal OF the Sher
an act OF 1890, the Republican caucus called this
.,r,np TO decide order OF business was asked
- mt silver purchasc-repeal resolution at the head
:, tho measures TO b. taken up after the AntiOptiOn
.r is disposed Of This proposition was, OF course
nosed by the silver State senators, and, as the eau
W. had only a half hour TO give TO the business OF
,osnc up u session. programme. an adjournment had
"a be taken before any conclusion was reached The
hect will be discussed again at meeting to-mor
v and as three-fourths Of the Republican Senators
.vor stoppage Of silver purchases. the Aldrich
rssoluton OF January. or some similar measure, may
70 selected for early considerations
II is q matter Of course, however, that the free
diver Republicans will not yield to the judgment
=, the caucus this point and that they will join
,ces at once with the Democratic minority TO pre-
cont action any repeal resolution which
r.v he brought forward. More than that II the Re-
wblcan caucus decides TO give the Ndrch resolution
. place at the head of the legislative programme.
me ree-silver obstructonlsts will probably begin
esht 10 pre- 7ent a vote on the pending Anti-Optlon
Nn. The Anticipation bill is opposed now tY minority
a, from twenty to twenty-five Senator's some Of whom
have been disposed to defeat its passage AT any cost.
The leaders in this Sight are singularly enough, almost
exclusively aEti-sdlver men. Prominent among them
NAV be mentioned Senators White. of Louis ana Gray
~ delaware; Villas OF Wisconsin,. and Mills, OF Texas
an the Democratic side, and Hiscock, OF NewYork ;
Hoar Of Massachusetts. and Plat. OF Connecticut
an the Republican side. OF the extreme freesilver
men. Mr. wolcott, of Colorado. is about the only
vigorous opponent OF the bill.
To prevent the consideration OF silver-purchase-
repeal resolution the great majority OF free-coinage
sepators who unit! now have supported Mr.. Wash
hurn will undoubtedly desert the opposite side and
,osn the Anti Option minority In delaying a vote OH
the present unfinished business" such course Will
MI, the assailants Of the Washburn bill in an EN-
hanassnC position. for they will have TO choose be-
tween accepting the pending unconstitutional and
awkward Anti-Option measure preventing any legis
uon at this session on the silver question This new
complication only limited at In this mornings
csucrs but there be no doubt that the silver men
will Use Il as decisive argument with Mr.. wash
burn and others secure their aid In standing OH"
diver LEGISLATION for the present The decision OF the
coucus on this matter will be awaited with great In
tercst.
u ,s Incoming evident that unless some energetic
MAYA is made either In the House or the Senate
within the next week. nothing whatever VIII come
q, all the talk so far about repeating the sherman act
Tn. appropriation bills have scarcely ever been so
far behndhand as now. and with only SIX weeks
Of the session left practically nothing mas been done
IN Inc vay OF necessary routine legislation Al ie0s'
onr Of the next six weeks will have to be gwen eX
rIusively 10 the appropriation bills leaving only Two
weeks al the outside for all other legislation Bul
unde- the most hopeful circumstances 1t VIII take the
whole OF four or five weeks to make any serious
bsd The proposed repeal of the sherman law IN nina
when he gave directions to hold back the appiOpddn
lion bills in the House, so as to crowd out 'unue
sirable legislation in the latter half OF the session
This policy Las worried to charm ana cad mG n to
encounter the resistance OF a determined minority
Of any size.