The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-17
VOORHEES, FULL OF FIGHT.
Cleveland Again Tells Him to Stick TO
His Guns.

The Sessions of the Senate to Con-
tinue Until 10 or l / O'clock at Night
If a Quorum Gan BE Maintained.
The Silver Men to Demand a Roll
Call Whenever Quorum is Lacking.
Washington, Oct 16.-The condition of
the repeal bill in the Senate with refer
ence to a compromise is not so easy of
definition to-day as it appeared to be on
Saturday. The situation appears to have
changed somewhat from the standpoint
of the ultra-repeal forces, and the reason
for this change, real or apparent, is in
the fact that the administration has
again made known its wish that
further effort be made to get
the repeal bill through unamended. 1t is
said that Mr.. Cleveland is determined
that congress shall continue to debate the
question if necessary until the lst of De
cember. Senator Voorhees, said this
morning, however, that he would expect
the Senate to sit again tonight and each
night hereafter until the question could
be disposed of on the lines originally
mapped out. He says he will not expect
the sessions to continue all night, but well
into the night. The compromise demo
cratic senators are still at work, and they
do not accept the opinion that a cempro-
mise can be prevented
Senators Voorhees,, Sherman and Cor
man were among those who called at the
treasury department and had interviews
with Secretary Carlisle to-day. Although
the nature of their conference is not di-
vulged, it is believed to have been in rela-
alton to the silver bill
SILVER MEN TO FLIBUsTER.
The word sent along the line of the sill
yer forces at O'Clock tonight was to fill
buster and to require an absolute quorum
at all times The silver men had
been comforting during the afternoon
Word had been given out that
Senator Voorhees, would request the Sen
ate to sit into the night and the informa-
tion, whether correct or not, was added,
that he would take his course upon the
direct request of the President made
through Secretary Carlisle. The purpose
of flibustering was to show the futility
Of attempting further to force unusual
hours. A visit was made to Secretary
Carlisle by Senator Voorhees, this
morning. The two gentlemen eX-
changed views and Mr.. Carlisle urged
Senator Voorhees, to hold firm and keep
his forces in line. He expressed the
opinion that by so doing it would be pos
sible to secure the passage of the bill un-
amended, and suggested the advisability
of continuing the night sessions. 1t was
Immediately after this visit that Mr..
Voorhees, repaired to the capitol and an
nounced his intention of asking the SEN
ate to sit until 10 O'Clock at night
THE ADMINISTRATION FIRM.
Appearances would Justify the state
ment that the administration has taken
another occasion TO announce and en-
phasize its opposition TO any deviation
from the course originally mapped out
ana its determination TO have all the re-
sources exhausted before accepting com
promise. The attitude of the repeal
forces in the Senate as seen early this
morning was enough to convince the sill
yer men that something hand hap
pened. The advocates of repeal
did not at tho beginning
of the session show a more determined
front. The efforts at compromise were
kept up in q desultOry way and Senator
Cockrell, who has taken the lead as
compromiser, continued his work in that
direction. He did not, however. make
material progress. Both the radical
democrat and republican repeal senators
asserted positively that the compromise
proposition would never secure a vote
sufficient to ensure its adoption.
THE REPUBLICAN REPEALERs CONFIDENT.
Therepublican repealers were especially
confident in this assertion. They have
held no formal conference, but they are
. standing very closely together on this
question. They say that they are willing
to hold out indefinitely. Some of them
went to the extent to-day of proposing
that they prepare written pledge assur-
ing Mr. Voorhees, Of their devotion to the
cause and of the willingness to stand by
him until the first of next July if neces-
sary to secure the passage of the bill
There are a few republican repeal sena-
tors who take another view, however.
Among them is Mr.. Henderson. He
said to day that if Mr.. Cleveland would
not accept a compromise he would find
that he would get nothing.
Senator Sherman was asked tonight
by a representative Of the Associated
Press what he thought was the prospect
of the repeal bill. Senator Sherman re-
piled that it all depended upon the demo.
cratic side of the chamber. We" said
he, referring to the repeal alrIrepublicans,
ARE quiescent. We are waiting for the
democrats to report o conclusion, but IL
seems very difficult for them to agree.
They do not seem to realize that they are
in the majority and that the responsibility
for legislation rests with them"
TALK OF ADJOURNMENT.
Special to the Morning News.
Washington, Oct. 1G.-The fight is being
continued into a night session again and
the sitnation has slightly changed. The
republicans have given notice that they
viii follow into no compromise, and Sec
retary Cerlisle to-day again declared that
no compromise will be accepted There
is a movement on foot among the most
rabid repealers TO get congress ad1 1ourned,
believing that on reassembling uncondi-
tional repeal will go through. The
administration thinks that pressure
will be brought by the con
stituents to force change
of the views Of the anti-repealers. The
latter are willing and claim that during
the recess more converts will be made to
silver than are gained by the adminisura-
tion. As Senator Blackburn said Heaven
itself, without using its special preroga-
tive Of foreknowledge, cannot now see the
way out of the wrangle."
SILVER MEN WHO NEVER SLEEP.