The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-11

COMING TO "A CONCLUSION
Senators will soon Ia G a Vote on the
Repeal Bill.
A MAJORITY OF ABOUT ELEVEN
But the silver Men have not Lost Hope
and are Reckoning on Turning
the Tables.
A MAJORITY OF ABOUT ELEVEN

Washington, Oct 10. - Squire, O
Washington, this morning introduced /
the senate his amendment to the silve
bill which has already been outlined i
these dispatches. The amendment em
braces about everything demanded o.
both sides.
When the doors were re-opened, Hill
of New York, presented petition b.
/ $4,000 merchants of New York asking
for the unconditional repeal of the
Sherman law. The repeal bill was ther
taken up, and Mcpherson, of New Jer
sey, spoke in its favor.
The resolution offered yesterday by
Senator Dolph calling for information
as to whether China had requested an
extension of time in which Chinese Ia
| borers were required by the act of May,
1892, to register was laid before the
senate. Dolph started to speak in fa-
vor of its adoption, and the senate went
into executive session.
The house bill repeating the federal
election laws, which passed the house
today, was laid before the senate. Pugh
chairman Of the judiciary committee,
was in the chair at the time, and was
about to refer it to that committee,
when Hoar suggested that the bill
should go to the committee on privi-
leges' and elections. Pending a deter
mination as to it's reference, the bill
was laid on the table.
Senator's of all shades of opinion now
agree that the night session expert
ment is necessary to bring the senate
to an agreement on the financial ques-
ton. Opinions differ much as to the
probable length of the continuous ses-
sion, and as to what the result of it
will be. The silver men are counting
upon its continuing for 4S hours, and
are making plans accordingly. They
will make an effort at 6 O'clock tomor-
row to secure an adjournment, but do
not expect to succeed. After the ad-
journment motion is voted on, some
of the silver advocates will take the
floor and speak until relieved by some
other senator with like views. The
leaders on the silver side say that as
far as they can control their forces
they will insist that the majority shall
maintain a quorum. 1t is evident that
the repeal men will have to be contin-
uously present in large numbers to-
prevent adjournment The majority
of the senators admit that comprom-
Use is the most probable result of the
night session experiment, bpt Senator
Voorhees, and his immediate followers
say that the bill will go through as re-
ported. A careful canvass of the SEN
ate shows that, if a vote should be
reached on the bill as it stands, it
would carry by majority of II, and
the vote would be as follows suppos-
ing all the senator's present.
Ayes-Aldrich, Allison, Bryce, Caf-
frey, Camden, Carey, Chandler, Gull
lom, Davis, Dixon, Dolph, Faulkner,
Frye, Callinger, Gibson, Gordon, Cor
man, Gray, Hale, Hawley, Higgins,
Hill, Hoar Hunton, Lindsay, Lodge,
Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Manderson,
Mills. Mitchell (Wisconsin), Morrill,,
Murphy. Palmer. Platt, Proctor, Quay,
Ransom. Sherman, Smith, stockbrldge,
Squire, Turpie, Villas. Voorhees,, Wash
burn, White Oouisiara), Wilson'S.
Nays-Allen, Bates, Berry, Black
burn, Butler, Ball, Cameron, Cockrell,
Colquitt, Daniel Dubois George, Hans
brough, Harris, Irby, Jones (Arkansas),
Jones (Nevada), Kyle, Martin, Mitchell,
(oregon), Morgan, Pasco, PETER, Per-
kins, Pettigrew, Power, Pugh, Roach,
shoup, Stewart, Teller, Vance, Vest,
Walthall, White California;, Wolcott
81.
The silver men claim that at least
eight senators in the affirmative list
are desirous Of securing a compromise.
and if some measure can be devised up
on which they and these can agree, the
vote will be reversed.