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THE SILVER FIGHT ENDED,
AND THE REPEAL BILL WILL PASS
THE ESENATE.

Senator Teile,'s Reminiscences al d Dire
full Prcphecies-The Populsts Expect
Millions of Converts after the Repeal OF
the Sher man Law.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 24.-There was
an easy.soing and conservative air
about the Senate this afternoon. which
has not been observed in that body
since the repeal bill was taken up for
discussion in August last. The an
nouncement OF an agreement to let q
vote be taken had no more than been
made and come to be generally under
stood than the Senate resumed us
Wonted manner of going on with busl.
ness without regard to the presence OF
q quorum, and with due concern Tor
the bodily welfare of members, shown
by closing its labors at o'clock. Dur
ing the afternoon Senators exchanged
pleasantries with one another, for
which many of them have had little
time and some of them less inclination
of late. owing to the strain imposed
alike upon patience and physique.
After Senator Faulkner moved re.
cess, two hours in advance of the usual
hour, most of the members remained
in the chamber chatting amolg them
selves and with those who chaaced 10
stroll in as if they had just returned
from long journey and had not yet
had an opportunity to talk it all over,
or as If they had become accustomed
TO the long hours, and had become so
attached 10 the chamber that they felt
loath to leave it earlier than usual.
When at last they got out and found
the sun still shining, an unusual ex.
perience with them of late. most of
them drew a long breath OF reilef.
They realized apparently for the hrst
time that the emf was really near and
began to make plans for the future.
They asked themselves whether tney
were going to adjourn until the time
for beginning the regular session. Ap-
parently they had not thought to dis
cuss the vital question among Them
selves while IN the chamber, and Wnere
there might have been an interchange
of views which would have been OF
value. Left to himself and with only
his personal convenience and comfort
to consider each Senator would proba'
bly, decide in favor of ADJOURNMENT Inn.
mediately after the passage OF the re-
peal bill. Most Of the Republicans,
Popullsts and many of the Democrats
said that they expected Congress to ad-
iourn early next week until the first
Monday in December. Senator Faux
ner, who has acted as Voorhees, pr1n-
cipal aid in the long battle which has
almost closed, said, W hen spoken to
upon the subject, that he believed ad-
journment would soon follow:
"Tbere is nothing" he said, TO be
gained by remaining here now. There
Is no legislation pressing. The ways
and means committee of the House
will not conclude its labors upon the
tariff bill and have it in shape for pre-
sentation to the House before the 10th
of November, if then. think Con
gress might as well adjourn and let
that committee finish its work. Most
of the Senators came here expecting to
remain only two or three weeks, leav-
ing their affairs at home in bad condi-
tion. Naturally they wish to return
and put things in order before taxing
up the work of the regular session. 1t
would be hard work to hold quorum.
Consequently think we shall adjourn
soon."
Some of the older leaders of the Dem
ocratic party upon whom the decision
will rest were not quite so confident of
adjournment. Senator Harris said
there was great deal for Congress to
do, and he did not see why 1t should
not proceed with the work without ln-
terruption. Senators VOORHEES, and
German refused to discuss the ques-
ton at all, saying 1t had not been can
vassed. The conf erence of silver Dem
ocrats held to-day, to decide whether
filibustering should be resorted to, was
not large nor long continued, but upon
its decision hung the important posi-.
ton of the possible defeat of the bill
and certainly that of the delay of its
passage.
They simply canvassed the situation
and concluded that it was not wise pol
icy to attempt to make good the prom
ise they had made yesterday to the sill
yer Republicans of making further op.
position to the bill by the use of OBJ
structive tactics. They made that
pledge while laboring under it of re-
sentiment oyer the defeat of their COM
promise measure. After weighing the
subject fully they concluded that while
their constituents would justify them
in making as strong fight tor silver
as they could make in legitimate and
regular way the people would not en-
doIse them in Tesorting to fllbustering
methods. They also recognized the
fact that with a majority in the Senate
against them they would be compelled
to yield sooner or later, and that II they
should succeed In getting any conces.
sion whatever, it would be OF very
small consequence. Furthermore, they
coptenoed that ii the settlement of the
question should he longer delayed the
busine 50 depression would be laid at
sha doors Of silver. Taking all these
matters into consideration, as they
also did the ply slcal condition Of mem
bers of the Senate on both sides who
have been true to the long siege, they
concluded to represent their Sentiment
and yield Immediately.
Sebator Harris Was chosen to carry
the message 10 the Republicans. I'm
mediat.ly afterwards halt was called
upon an lnc:pient iinbuster, and the
long fight was practically al an end
TIE Republican silver men conferred
among themselves briefly ana agreed
thai 1t would be Waste Of time and
10 every way tUoiist, because IN the
ENC futile, TO contlnur the light. The
three PvpulisL SenatCrs had agreed to
abide by ,he DECISION of the Repubh-
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