Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-13
AT TER THE BATTLE.
Present Status of the Repeal Bill
Before the Senate.
The COMPR OMISE PROPOSITIONS.
How the Silver Men Have Provided
a Safe Retreat.
THE UNFINISHED SPEECHES.

"House bill No. l." for the repeal Of the
silver purchasing section Of the act OF
July II. 1880 Qknown as the Sherman law),
as amended in the committee OF finance
OF the Senate by the adoption in that COM
mittee of the voorhees, substitute, resumes
its place as the unfinished business In the
ordinary daily routine Of the Senate cham
Der. 1t will continue to occupy that position
unless displaced by some other pressing
measure until some conclusion is reached
on the question by compromise or other
wise. 1t is In the power of the Senate
at any time by taking up another bill
after the unfinished business" is laid be-
fore the Senate to shelve the silver bill
This can be done without even the for
mality Of a vote by tacitly taking UP an
other bill for consideration without insert
ing the saving clause that House bill No.
shall be temporarily laid aside" 1t Is not
likely, however. that the vigiiant friends
Of repeal will permit the measure to be
shelved by tndirection In this way A Tor
NAL vote to proceed to the consideration OF
some other measure would bring about a
clearly defined test of strength between
this is just what the silver men in their
six long weeks of labored discussion have
deliberately and of purpose avoided by all
the resources Of parliamentary ingenuity.
In which they have shown themselves such
consummate masters. There was q stage
in the proceedings when IL seemed likely
that a motion to take UP from the presid-
ing officers table the House bill repeating
the federal election laws might be sprung
upon the Senate as q method Of getting
rid of the repeal bill and might receive the
support Of the silver men in addition to
the strong contingent OF democrats who
naturally would be counted to its support
This period however. seems to have passed.
The silver men being challenged to q test
Of endurance have met that challenge and
proved themselves able to outtalk and OUT
sit their opponents. They. therefore. need
mt n, xt,zk-
parallels as heretofore, but can now venture
out into the open with the certainty OF a
safe retreat behind them in the shape of
another dreary desert Of talk to intervene
consent upon any motion which does not
meet their approval
The Unfinished Speeches.
In dispassionately viewing the situation
onlookers will not fail to notice that not one
Of the silver men who has spoken thus far
has closed his speech. Mr.. Stewart has the
floor to continue his remarks on this new
and interesting subject" as Mr.. Hill put IL
Just before adjournment this morning
Messrs. Teller, Martin, Kyle. PETER wsi-
colt and Dubois each indicated before tenn
porartly yielding the floor that he would
probably desire to resume his remarks at
some future and more convenient time.
Even Mr.. Allen. at the close Of his fifteen
hours speech. said something about embrac-
Ing the opportunity to add a few words an
taken
were adopted with the deliberate purpose
OF avoiding the effect of an old Senate rule
| that no Senator should speak more than
| once on the same subject. 1t is q mooted
question whether the rule is still In force,
but the silver men have acted on the as
| sumption that 1t might be invoked and have
shielded themselves against IL by leaving
their speeches nominally uncontrolled In
addition to the Senators who can take the
floor to continue their remarks they have In
| reserve Senator Jones of Nevada. who has
not yet spoken at all on this matter and
who always commands q hearing because
he never speaks without saying something
worth listening to- and Senator Morgan of
Alabama. who has been their reserve guard
Mr.. Morgan has thrown In a few predatory
remarks, but has indicated that these were
purely preliminary and that he had seven
| chapters to follow, In which he would dis
cuss the question in fits historical, consti-
tutional. economical and sociological as
poets. From this survey OF the field and of
the resources OF the antf-repealers the infer
ence is derived that a conference OF some
kind Is the only possible outcome
Compromise Propositions
There are a number OF propositions of
compromise legislation before the Senate.
Mr.. Blackburn has one which does not in
clude any bond issue. and which, IL has
been broadly intimated might be acceptable
to the executive after all efforts at uncon-
ditional repeal had failed.
Mr.. Faulkner has another proposition
which contemplates the maintenance By
the United States Of a total circulation O,
eight hundred millions OF silver Gan amour,
about equal to that maintained by France)
This proposed measure has been met with
considerable favor. Mr.. Harris offered :
compromise last night, Mr. Morgan, Mr.
Jones Of Arkansas and Mr.. Butler Of South
| Carolina have each suggested some middle
ground and Mr.. White Of California has In
INN tad hot Ia haA