Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-10-09
FORCING THE ISSUE.
The Senate to Go into Continuous
Session on Wednesday.

Inc senate to Go into Continuous
Session on Wednesday.
Only mild sensation was created
IN the United States Senate, on Satur-
day, when Senator Voorhees,, cham
pion of the Administration and leader
OF the repeal forces insupper House
OF Congress, stated..that on Wednes-
day, the 18th instant, he would sub
init the matter of continuous session
to that body. Coupled with this, or
Immediately proceeding the announce
ment, was the declaration of Senator
Sherman, outside of the Senate, that
it would be impossible to pass the un-
conditional repeal bill in the Senate
and that he saw no reason why the
Republican Senators should undergo
fatigues and otherwise be inconven-
fenced when nothing could be accom-
plished by it. This was taken to mean
that he did not recommend the at
tendance of Republican Senators in a
continuous session provided they were
indisposed to undergo the fatigues of
it. From this declaration the conclu-
sion is drawn that the continuous ses-
sion programme will very shortly
come to an end and compromise will
follow.
The anti-repeal men have selected
Senator Dubois, of Idahoo, to lead in
the matter of forcing the repeal men
to be present. The programme will
be to put him on watch the first night,
with one or two more of his side, who
are to talk. The moment a quorum is
absent he is to ask tor a call of the
Senate. He will fill in any space left
vacant by the silence of his compan-
ions. He is young man, and on him
for the first day and night will devolve
the work of sitting out the other side
HIS side will not be present All that
is needed are two or three speakers
and man to stay awake and force, by
call of the Senate, the repeal men
from the cloak and committee rooms,
where they will probably retire for a
nap. The repeal men must have a
quorum present all the time in order
to get in vote, if the speaker on the
other side should quit. AS long as
one of them can talk, so long vote is
impossible. The continuous session is
to wear them into silence, and the re-
peal men must be on hand every mo-
ment to take advantage of this hap
pening.
The general opinion among the
anti-repeal men is that continuous
session Of twenty-four hours will set
tie the question of endurance, for at
the end of that time the repeal men
will see that they cannot wear out the
other side and will say to the country
that they have done all they could do.
The anti-repeal men say further that
Cleveland himself will then be salts
fed to compromise.
Another sensational feature of the
fight is being developed and that is
the declaration of Mr.. Washburn, who
is strong repeal man, that if the re-
peal measure does moi go through
then the bill repeating the election
bill and the tariff bill cannot pass the
Senate without cloture rule. His an
nouncement is bold and emphatic.
lie says that the Democrats are charg-
ed with the duty OF repeating this law
in Justice to the business interests of
j
the country. If it fails to do SO it
shall not further annoy business by
the passage of tariff or a repeal of
of the election bill. If he has the
backing of his side in his stand there
can be no tariff bill passed or any 9th
er legislation engaged in for that mat
ter. The Democratic antirepeal men
have given all the encouragement in
their power to the representatives Of
the mine owners in their filibustering.
They have virtually laid down the law
that when measure does not suit
minority that minority is justified in
6libustering. The Republicans are
quick to avail themselves of this law.
They say: "You fiibustered on the
business proposition involved in the
bill to repeal the Sherman law There
is a business proposition involved in
the tariff bill to which we cannot
agree. Therefore we shall fllibuster"