The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-10-07
Voorhees, Plan for Settling tho Re-
peal Question
THE OBJECTIONS OF SILVERIYES
win ne Overcome By Mustsring Repeal
Torces-He proposes to Ask for Con-
tinuous Sessions ana Has Pledges
from RspsaIsrs 10 stand BY Him.


wAsHIYoroH, Oct. 7.--Ths plan for next
week has been definitely determined upon
and the screws will be applied" Wednss
day at the approach OF Q o'clock. Severa
days ago Mr.. Voorhees, telsgrsphsd all the
friends of repeal Of the intended program
and warned them that they must positively
be In Washington not day later than
Wednesday. tA
The senate will meet next Wednesday
as usual, and when o'clock comes Sena
tor VOORHEES, will ask the senate to con
tinue in session. This will be antagonized
by the silver men. and the contest will
begin.
The repealers expect to have q quorum.
present, and II Is said that they have
agreed to stand firm and follow their
leaders until the bill 10 passed or the flag
Is lowered. IL II believed that the silver
men will flibuster for portion of the
time. and when they grow tired Of this will
put one of their msu to the front to CON
duct the debate, II being the agreed policy
Of the repeal men that they will make no
more speeches, but be ready at every mo-
ment, when talk lagA to insist upon the
votes being taken.
II has been about settled that the only
way to bring the matter to any issue is to
force it mt once, and IL il improbable that
there will be any intermediate stage, and
the session will be made continuous SO
long as the friends OF repeal maintain
their quorum.
While the silver men will have oppor.
tunities to take short rests, the repealina
contingent will be compelled to be on
hand at every moment. The silver men
appear TO appreciate their advantage and
predict that they can tire out the Older
members In one night. Some OF tn
friends of the administration are fearful
that they cannot hold out for even one
night. just what the attitude Of the Re
publicans will be causes the Democrats, in
view OF this program, some uneasiness
Fears are entertained that, though nearly
all of them are willing and anxious 6
vote on the question, number Of then
may not he willing to remain up all night
under the call of Democratic whip.
Among other reports Of the day Is the
story that the president has been informed
Of what senators consider to be the true
situation. and that he insisted that this
final effort be made. At all events, IL is
known that the program as here outlined
will be inaugurated regardless Of what
the result Of such policy may be.
Yesterdays Proceedings.
WASHINGTON, L :. 7.-In his speech last
Wednesday Mr.. l. ackburn Dem., Ky.)
intimated that he was prepared to offer
IN amendment to the silver purchase re-
peal bill which would embody his views
on fair compromise measure. He pre-
sented such an amendment and 1t was in.
troduced to be printed. 1t adopts the bill
as 1t passed the house. strikes out the
Voorhees, declaration favoring bimet tallism
and adds to the house bill provision for
the free coinage OF silver Of American pro.
duction-the difference between the metal
price of the silver and its money value
when coined to be retained by the treas
ury as seigidorage, and this seigniorage ex.
changed for gold. the gold received for 1t
TO be kept in the treasury for the purpose
Of maintaining the parity between the two
m metals
The debate on the silver purchase re
peal bill was carried on by Mr.. Call OF
Florida and Mr.. Butler of South Carolina,
in continuation of speeches begun by them
last Wednesday. Mr. Call drew an imagi-
nary sketch of the people listening to the
senate debates on the financial questions
with degree Of acumen aud interest sur
passing anything In American history.
He argued In favor Of an amendment
heretofore offered by him.
Mr.. Butler favored his own amendment
to repeal the ~ per cent tax on the notes
of state banks. Mr.. Teller also made a
little progress with the speech begun by
him last week.
Two resolutions came up IN the morn
ing hour--one toffered by Mr.. PETER OF
Kansas) for a select committee to improve
the banking system of the country, re,
ferred to the finance committee, the Other
Offered by Mr.. Morgan, Dem, Ala.) in,
structing the judiciary committee to in.
Quire what provisions OF the free coinage
act Of 1887 are still In force, which without
any debate was agreed to. A communica
tion from the treasury department was
presented giving the estimate of the total
cost Of exporting the Chinese laborers un-
der the Chinese Geary act
Not even the earnest manner of Mr.
Cummings of New York could aw aiken
the house from the lethargy into which IL
seems to have fallen. There was no In
crease in the attendance yesterday, aud
the various speakers received little at