Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1893-10-20
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WAsufYaroN, Oct. l6 1893,

N Neve} ss RE mats distra ct
Nd bodSbf meA.sthad the Demo-
Eratic mbers of the Senate al e
1t this hitting. This distraction
has exiMd more or less from the
f{fst day ST the extra session, but
the absurd ending of the test of
physical endurance ordered by
by Mr.. Cleveland in his childlike
belief that vote on the Voorhees,
unconditional repeal bill could
thereby te forced has made itworse
than ever. Consultation after
consultation is held but they
seem afraid to make a move.
Some of them are afraid!o their
constituents, some of each other,
some of Mr.. Cleveland, and all of
the Republicans. The physical
endurance fight was won by the
opponents of unconditional repeal,
lust as everybody knew it would
be, because of the inability of the
repealers to keep quorum con-
tinuously In the Senate, and h ,
effort to settle the matter by a
compromise may fail becaus, a
majority of the Senate cannot or
will not agree.
The distraction has also appa-
rently reached the administration
! which is beginning to wabble in a
very suspicious manner. While
Mr.. Cleveland shouts in the ear
of Senatator Voorhees,, keep up
fight for unconditional repeal.
| Secretary Carlisle prepares COM
promise measure which he has
shown to several Senators and
J told them that the President
would approve 1t if he could dc
no better. This compromise
which may at any hour be formal
ly offered as an amendment to the
Voorhees, bill, or may rot be Of
e fered at all, is last and desperate
attempt cf the administration to
have say In financial legislation.
1t provides for the purchase OF
2 l90,000,000 ounces of silver during
o the next four years; for the repeal
e of the tax on state bank currency
for the coinage of seigniorage
now in the Treasury. and for au-
r thority for the Secretary of the
] Treasury, at his discretion, to is
8 sue bonds to the amount of $780,
E 00O,000 to strengthen the gold re-
serve fund. 1t is not believed
that single Republican Senator
will support this compromise, un-
o less the clause repeating the state
bank tax be struck ont. There is
> another compromise measure un-
der consideration which finds
considerable support because il
would, if enacted into law, give
the people chance to pass upon
I that portion of it dealing with sill.
ver a few months before it goes
into effect. 1t provides for the re.
peal of the purchasing clause OF
the silver law to take effect July
L, 1895; for the coinsge of the
seigniorage in the Treasury; FOL
the retirement of all notes other
than coin certificates below $40.
that no coin certificates above So,
shall be issued. 1t also amends
the present law for the issue of
bonds SO as to limit the time for
which any bonds issued may run
to five years and the interest to
three per cent. The Democratic
Senators were considerably alarm
ed on Saturday by rumor that
the Republican Senators were
tired of doing nothing and intend
ed to 60 home, leaving them to
maintain quorum or to adjourn.
Careful inquiry among the Re-
publicans proved the rnmor to be
without foundation further than
that they are tired of doing moth
ing. That is true. They have q
right to be tired; they are not con-
suited about any of the contem-
plated compromises, but they are
prepared to do their duty and will
support any amendment that
meets their approval regardless of
whether it my come from sdmin-
istration or anti-administrstion
I Democats.
| The democratic members of the
House. Ways and Means commit
tee meet several times week In a
room way down in the crypt of the
Capital and spend several hours.
1t Is alleged that this time is be-
ing put in on preparation OF the
new tariff bill, but this ls far from
being certain as there are numer-
GUS good reasons for the belief
that the members Of this commit
tee will have little or nothing to
do with thu preparation of the ta-
riff bill which will at some time in
the future be produced as their
work, but will in reality be the
work of men under the immedi-
ate personal direction of MIR.
| Cleveland. Chairman Wilson is
gradually extending the time in
his public predictions of when the
bill will be reported to the House.
In his latest interview he says it