Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-24

filas, aud they refused to sign the petit I
on to Mr.. Voorhees, In
> Indignant senatora t
. The promoters Of the compromise con.
fnd that the steps taken were In har- !
iony with suggestions they received from ;
be administration. and the failure Of the 4
reject Is laid at the door OF Secretary =
narlisle, who, 1t is claimed. misled the Z
iends Of unconditional repeal and, N the t
preventative of the president, led them Il
} believe that the proposed compromise
iould be acceptable. At the present d
Iriting the friends of the administration
! the senate are angry at the embarrass-
,g position in which they find themselves Il
he silver Democrats are equally indig- 81
ant, and the silver Republicans say they "
Iould prefer unconditional repeal TO the 81
lodified compromise. n
No one is willing to venture a prediction b.
, to what the ultimate outcome will BE- .,
enator Voorhees, says nothinh definite
Ill be done during the next two or three
.ys, and efforts will he made to restore
,rmony in the DE I ocratic ranks, which
wv seems impossible. All hands seem to &
at sea. The coolest-headed men on both
les say that unconditional repeal ap.
'ars to be the only proposition in sight.
The Prssident's Objection.
It is said that the principal objection Of a
.esident Cleveland and Mr.. Carlisle to Il
E compromise arranged Is that It makes o.
:. provision for bonds. The administra- OF
m and the Republicans are represented 81
determined to agree to nothing except CO
conditional repeal unless the issue OF III
lnds is authorized, and the administra- 10
p would make very small concessions co
N if given the bonds.
(he Democratic conference committee IN
int into secret session again yesterday, to
fh orders that no one was to be ad- co
|tted. After half an hour spent Ia de. II
'eration other senators came and went, bl
it appeared as il Democrats were being
bsulted upon the new situation that tn
nfronted those in charge Of the bill NJ
lere was an air Of uncertainty about the
nate chamber yesterday. and senators
10 were very confident Of a solution OF
e financial question when the senate
* recess Saturday are looking very 70
,omy over the prospects, and according
the opinions freely expressed by some
,ators any idea they may have had Of a
,ess has vanished.
House Find. Work to DO.
The debate on the bankruptcy bill be- bo
n Ia the house. There is great deal OF NO
ermined opposition to the measure Fl,
by some of the ablest lawyers in the ,.a
use. 1t is directed generally against
policy Of national bankruptcy laws, II,
view Of past experience with sublaws, -,
particularly at the involuntary clause, h as
this time when so many business firms ".
close straits. might, under its operation. va
forced to the wall NJ"
he senate amendments to the Rawlins'
for the relief OF the Mormon church
s agreed TO In the house.
bill authorizing tue payment Of the =,
,enses of Louis l.. Williams, Worlds
! commissioner from Alaska, was OBJ
ted to by Mr.. Kilgore Dem. Tex
the ground that it would open the way ,
! deluge of claims against the govern. mn,
Mt growing out Of the Worlds fair ,.s
he printing bill was passed. iG7 to IT, ~
fr. McRae called up the bill TO protect Nj,
IS: reservations, which was partly con- ~
sred in the morning hour a few days :,
!. but by unanimous consent II went H..
r, an objection upon which the speaker a,v
.rved his decision. ~