The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-19
Y,ts Of tho Senate is Said to Ps
Sure to PaVof Repeal.
THE LoNG-yIHDED SILVERIqES
Are Likely to Receive Check In the
Near Future. So the Hopeful People
In washington Profess to Believe just
Now.

WASHINGTON. Sept. 19.--Secrctary Car
Isle. In q conversation. said that careful
canvass Of the senate shows that the repeal
bill has 20 assured votes In that body.
Therefore the friends Of the measure are
not giving themselves any uneasiness as
regards the passage Of the bill.
The paramount question at this juno
ture 10 how long the opponents Of the bill
can bold out He knows that there are
many speeches yet 70 be made by the
silver advocates They will endeavor to
consume a. much time In that way as
possible
Two or three Of these senator's threaten
to occupy about two or three days apiece.
They will DO given all the time they desire
for general discussions; but when IL be-
comes apparent that they are simply talk
ing to kill time, and delay q vote. the
friends of the repeal bill will insist that
dilatory discussion must stop.
Those who favor resistance to the bitter
end have been making canvass OF their
forces. They find that ON both the Dem
ocratic and silver state sides they will
not be able 10 muster more than IS or 10
votes all told. This number of long
winded senators would enable them to
hol0 out Tor some time
As soon as it becomes question OF ply.
sical endurance. as suggested by Senator
Pugh, the belief is that they will not be
able to hold the senate for more than six
or eight days. There has been a revival
Of the talk among the more conservative
members IN the Democratic repeal ranks
as to whether some agreement cannot Le
reached.
No Compromise.
The subject WAS broached to the presi-
dent and Secretary Carlisle by Senators
Ransom aud Gordon. but the former still
insisted. as there exists an und doubted ma
jority In the senate In favor OF repeal. that
he could not sec why Il was necessary 70
surrender to the minority. and especially
when public sentiment was overwhelm-
ingly In favor Of repeal.
The proposition OF Senator Faulkner,
which was thrown out as feeler toward
compromise, meets with no favor what
ever with either the president or the secre-
tary of the treasury and has no strength
IN the senate, except among the silverites.
The administration thinks the measure
fully as unsatisfactory as the existing
statute, which they are now endeavoring
to repeal Another week or 10 days of
discussion, II Is expected. will develop
some practicable scheme which will bring
this protracted controversy to a crisis.
The Republican senators are looking on
complacently. and are ready at any mo-
ment to proceed to q vote, throwing their
whole strength, except from the sil yer
states. In favor Of repeal. The Republican
strength. on . careful canvass. foots up rs
out of the 40 claimed by the administra.
tion, which gives them q majority Of the
vote Of the senate in favor Of honest
money.
A Duif nay.
The senate held q short session yester-
day. It's attention was devoted to Senator
PETERS resolution directing the commit
tee ON interstate commerce to inquire
into the recent train robbcries. Senate 3
Cullom and Hoar took the position that
the matter should b left in the hands of
the judiciary committee, and Senators
Hawley. Vest and Dolph opposed the
proposition on constitutional grounds
But the resolution was not disposed of
when the senate took recess to attend
the centennial ceremonies and at their con
clusion, at 5:l5. adjourned.
The house did nothing yesterday but
meet and take recess to attend In body
the exercises In connection with the cele-
bration Of the centennial anniversary Of
the laying OF the cornerstone Of the Cap
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