New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-23
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Washington Sept 22.-Thc position OF senator
VOORHEES, is daily growing worse With his party
controlling the Senate and "a substantial majority
of Republicans standing ready to support the
Administration in its financial policy, hc is I'M
able 10 bring about vote on repeal lie has
tried persuasion, argument and threat, in turn
and each in vain. lie has begged, imilcrri ana
appealed. hut 10 no purpose. The resources OF
the opposition have proved more than mntca
for his efforts lie vainy imagined that closure,
or the spectre Of it. might frlghtrn the silver
men. and only got laughter for his pains. lie
suggested longer sessions with an indecis)n and
hesitation that from the very beginning proved
fatal 10 the success Of the scheme with wor-
rcd lool; and corrugated brow limp in mind
and body. he has sat daily in his chair in the
Senate. not knowing which way 10 turn or TO
whom 10 appeal for counsel and consolation
EVEN FRIENDS UHSYMPATIETIC.
The worst of il, too, is that his Democratic
friends enjoy his discontinue Even tho-e among
them who favor repeal shed no tears for his sor-
row. Truly, his lot is not happy one. lcster-
day he made brave attempt at a long session
and succeeded in Keeping the Senate together until
Z :33 p. m To-day the Senate adjourned at 40,
a session shorter by nearly an hour and half
sultation' with Senators, both favorng and oppos-
ing repeal, he was able 10 announce this evening
before the Senate adjourned that beginning on
Monday next, the Senate woulI he asked to meet
at | a. M instead of at noon, as heretofore and
adjourn at p. m.-less than an hours gain over
the session of to-day and loss OF more than half
an hour as compared with that of yesterday. This
will strike most people as advancing backward
Iuf Mr. hos
doesn't know what he is about.
MR. TELLER BENT on FILIBUSTERING.
There was nothing noteworthy in the proceed
ings or in the speeches delivered to-day, either
on the question of closure The repeal bill
proper Senator Wolcott made great show Of
being willing to allow an immediate vote on
Senator Platt's closure resolution, hut his col
league, Mr. Teller, as promptly disscnted, and de-
clared that he prepared TO oppose the adoption
Of any change in the present rules Of the Senate
by all the means which those rules placed in his
hands In other words, he determined TO
Gibuster now and in the future, as he had in
the past.
There was another wranele when the morning
hour was about 20 expire and Mr.. Teller had
actually ceased talking, n 10 what disposition
should he made of the closure resolution. iia !
the morning hour actually been consumed the
resolution would have gone 10 the 'ilcildir, ana
that would probably have been the end OF II;
But il was lacking Few minutes Of o clock, and
as the silver people consider this resolution a.
GOOD an obstacle az any TO place on tar track OF
progress they put forward another speaker m I'll"
rcrson Of Mr. furpic as DESTROYS OF discussing IL"
resolution Senatorial "conrtrsy, therefore. d.
mands that Tomorrow. and for many dan e. come.
probably what il call'd the morning hour shall
he consumed in discussion Of the merits ana de-
merits OF closure.
A REGULAR FOUNTAIN OF KNOWLEDGE.
1t would be idlc TO suppose that day could
pass now without Senator Stewart dIhusinc knowl-
edge among his colleagues. or, he j. pleased 20
call it. fighting the battle of th" people lie
tonight II today a. usual, Ly :he aid of others ms
specch consisting mostly Of string 81 articles
taken from bOOko, magazines ana nrwspap II.
senator George furnished another ins;a!.n"nt oi
his speech his physique III no manner indicating
or rejecting the exhaustion OF his NINA.
Summed up. the prospects of r,p"iii !"sJ-hti ~
ara no better to-day than they were when the
Senate entered upon discussion OF tir NoYrn"S
bill If anything they bre worS'. ~" Demo
cratic majority for the conduct OF hu,
ness N tho Senatc-fnds iterlf unable either 10
carry ont the policy Of the party leader which "
helped TO place IN the White ilous'' or 10 max"
Good the pledges contained in the last Democratic
National nlaffOrm.