Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1893-10-12
Washington Letter
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT


WASHINGTON, d. c.. October 9th, 1928
Che last act Of the Senatorial farce
is billed for this week. When the ses-
sion of the Senate which opens Wednes-
day next shall close The curtain will be
rung down on the long drawn out silver
contest. Only one thing seems absolute.
ly clear and certain at this writing,
and that is that the VOORHEES, bill will
not be voted upon. That fact is prob
ably as clear to Senator Voorhees, as it
1t is to most other people, but the pres.
sure from the White House was 50
strong for the holding Of a continuous
session that he announced it for next
Wednesday and notified all absentrepea
Senators to be on hand. The contest
cannot possibly bea lo1g one as Senator
Voorhees, will have to keep folty~onc
men on the floor continually while the
others will only need two The general
belief is that the Session will soon die
for lack ota quorum.
What will follow is largely matter
of conjecture. 1t IS said by those who
oppose any sort Of silver concession
and demand unconditional repeal or
nothing that President Cleveland would
much prefer seeing the Senate adjourn,
if it cannot pass the Voorhees, bill,
than to see it adopt compromise.
If the proposition for adjournment is
made by Senator Voorhees, the chances
are that it will 20 through with a
Whoop, as the silver Senators would
doubtless vote solidly for it, believing
that the lDnger the matter can he post
poncd the stronger their side Of the
controversy viii grow with the people.
Strange as it may appear, it is upon
precisely the same ground that the Pres.
ident fayors adjournment If the repeal
bill cannot be passed he believes that
public opinion will hayc grow n 80 strong
by the tine for the meeting Of the reg
ular session that the Senate will then
pass the BILL But there is another and
very strong element to be considered
embracing. perhaps, a majority OF the
Senate, which wants some sort Of a
silver coinage law, something that
unquestlonably recognizes silver money
to take the place Of the purchasing
clause Of the Sherman law. This is the
element that will work For the present
settlement of the question by compro-
mise, and at this time the Indications
certainly point to their success, what
ever the actual result may be.
The large number Of amendments
something like twenty in all-that
have been offered to the Voorhees, re-
peal bill wall make necessary an unusu
al display Of parliamentary tactics
when the voting begins, lift eyer does
OF course every body knows that each
of the amendments will have to be
voted upon before the vote is taken
upon the original bill, but what every
body does not know is theorder in which
the amendments will be taken up and
voted upon. If compromise is
reached it is expected that all of the
amendmen will be withdrawn except
that which PROVIDES for the compromise.
The majority of the House, not to be
outdone by the Senate. has got itsel
into a wrangle oyer the bill for the re-
peal OF the Federal election laws. II
seems that some Of the democrats think
the Tucker bill repeats too much, anc
Representative Fitch, Of New York, ha.
less sweeping bill which he
wishes to substitute for it. A dem
ocratic caucus is to be held tonight to
decide between the two bills, and the
friends OF which ever is defeated may
absent themselves in order to break {
quorum and prevent the bill being
PASSED tomorrow rs originally intended
r., rouuIst IN the house will vote
FOR the DIIl when 1t mes 10 Il vote but
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