Santa Fe daily New Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1885-1897, 1893-09-14
NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Vote on Repeal in lie Senate Not
Probable SOOn-FrcSh Com
plications.
More Talk of Compromise -To-day's
News Notes from Wash
ington City.
INDEFINITELY POSTPONED.

WASHINGTON, sept. l4.-lhe day OF the
final vote in the senate upon the silver
repeal bill seems to have been indefinitely
postponed. The attitude of the Demo
cratic leaders within the last few days has
been such as to preclude the belief that
early action is to be expected. But it has
made the fact clear that the Democratic
managers have reduced the contest in the
senate to the lowest purtisanship. The
unpleasant feat1re 'about it is that they
are said to have the support of the presi
dent in such a course. Dependent upon
Republican votes in the two houses fol
the passage of the repeal bill, tho Demo
cratic leaders in both houses and the pres.
ident of the United States as well, appear
to have decided that the Repub icans
shall be treated rs mere voting cattle
In the senate the ma jority leaders have
resorted to the tactics of the bul!dozer
Their arrogance and impertinence have
become audacious.
FIGURES WORTH STUDYING.
In reply to resolution, Sec. Carlisle
has sent to the senate statement to the
effect that during August and the first
seven days of September the department
has redeemed in silver coin $l,473.S74 Of
treasury notes; that of the silver, $780,
087, ,1S5 has been coined under the law,
and that no paper money, redeemed by
payment of gold since the 4th of March,
except gold certificates, has been eau
celed.
A COMPROMISE SCHEME.
Senator Faulkner offered in the senate
to-day an amendment to the Will
son bill providing for the purchase and
coinage of S30G00C0 worth of silver per
month until the silver circulation in this
country shall amount to $s0O,0o0,0O0 and
for the retirement of all paper currency
of less than 500. The proposition has
developed considerable strength, its
friends think sufficient to insure its adop-
ton. 1t is said that it would receive
eight or ten votes which so far have been
for absolute repeal, if brought to that
issue, and it is believed that number add
ed to the votes of the opponents of un-
conditional repeal would be sufficient to
secure its success.
MORE COMPLICATIONS.
The Republican silver senators have
given notice to their southern Demo-
cratic allies that, if they consent to any
compromise and desert the free coinage
of silver, when the Democratic tariff bill
comes to the senate thoy need not expect
any assistance from them. The Demo.
cratic free traders have been counting on
the Republican free silver men to help
them out with their tariff bill, and tt is
notice has helped to complicate matters.
TRYING TO ACCOMMODATE EN-.
Sec. Hoke Smith is advised that the
number of persons on the Cherokee outlet
is greatly underestimated. He has direct
ed Comr. Lameroux to wire persons in
charge of the booths to employ any num-
ber of assistants necessary to register
every man by tomorrow night. At Ar
kansas City anumber of additional booths
will be located to-day.
BETTER SHOWING.
There has not been national bank
failure since August 20. During this
period twenty-eight banks have re-
sumed.
According to best calculations only
eight senators favor cloture to pass the
Wilson repeal bill.
The senate has confirmed the nomina-
tion of Albert II. Willis, of Kentucky, as
minister to Hawaii.
In the senate to-day Daniel, of Vir-
ginia, spoke on the Wilson repeal bill
opposing its passage
Appraisers have been appointed for
the buildings of the abandoned Fort
Craig reservation on the Armendaris
grant in New Mexico.
The federal election repeal bill, when
ii reaches the senate, will be used by the
silver men for the purpose of delaying
action on tho Wilson repeal bill.
Some of the anti-repealers are talking
of introducing motion in the senate to
recommit the Voorhees, bill, thinking they
have the strength to carry such motion.
II is believed the final vote on the re-
peal bill will not be taken earlier than
about the first week In October. Some
senators are of the opinion that the de-
bate will continue until the middle of
October at least.
In the senate yesterday Senator Voor-
hoes, chairman of the finance committee,
attempted to have date agreed upon for
the closing of the debate on the repeal
bill, suggesting one week hence as suit
able time, but he failed.