The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-05
REPEAL MUST COME FIRST
THEN THE CURRENCY QUESTION VIII
BE TAKEN UP BY CONGRESS-

No Democratic senator WIN Fnibuster
Against the Repeal hin, Except, Per
hsps, Mr.. Cockreii, aad It IL Expeeton
that che Vote WIN BE Taken by the E.1
OF Next Week-In the Mean T1me TIE
President aud His Advisers, with the
Ala OF Representative Congressuaep. WIN
Try TO Agree Some Supplemental Leg
isIstion that VIII Solve tho Carrerer
frobienn-Pre,ideut Cieveiana Authers.vsi
ConErossu.n Oates to Say that ne -
Not Opposed to the Repeal OF The
Prohibitory Tax tho State Ranks.
WASHINGTON. Sept 4.-The Senate steering
committee. about whom little has been heard
OF late. are now engaged in making poll Of
the Senate to ascertain Just how many fli>
busterers there are The plan OF the party name
ayers 10 to obtain an agreement among the
Democratic Senators that they will not lille
buster against tho Repeal bill. but will consent
to vote when all the Senators who caro- to
discuss the financial question have done Co.
1t Is said that this canvass has 30 far pro-
Rressed that tho steering committee feel as
sursd that there 10 no trouble to be feared
from any Democrat except Senator CockrelL
de 10 irrepressible. and will not consent to any
arrangement looking to Q vote There ara
OF course, other Democratic Senators who
are ostensibly as bitter and uncompromisinG
In their opposition to repeal as Mr. Cockrellt
but these Senators. who include Messrs. Pughs
George. Berry. and others. are men who know
nothing about the rules. and will be apt to be
more passive than active in their opposition.
Senator Morgan 10 perhaps tho most skilful
fllibuster among the Democrats and Bena-
tor Harris is not far behind him. These two
Senators. however. it Is we'll known. will not
lend their assistance to flibustering pro-
gramme. They will fight as long rs they can
do so In q legitimate. OPEN handed way, but
after all proper objection has been made tiiey
will not ilibuster against the taking Of votes
Senator Cockrell. however. is able to mako q
pretty lively fight all by himself, and intends
to do 80. But 1t is the idea OF the steering
committee that when the practically solid ops
position Of the Democratic Senators to o hlf@s
buster is brought forward it will leave the
little band Of Republicans who oppose repeal
in such an embarrassing and untenable posi-,
ton that they will be forced to yield. They
say to-day. however. that they will never sur-s
render. but will all send for their winter
clothes, as Mr. Teller has done. and fight to
the end. The repeal Senators say that the end
Of next week will see the defeat Of the silver
bill. but the latter declare that they will hardly
have begun their regular speechmaking BY
that time Only one thing seems certain nov.
and that Is that for the next fortnight at least
the Senate chamber will be the scene Of some
very long and very dreary speeches by Senator's
ON both sides of the chamber. ii
In the mean time the House will drift along.
sometimes in session and sometimes not. and
the President and Secretary Carlisle will cons
tinue to hold conferences with representative
Congressman from various parts of the couns
try In the hope Of mapping out bill to bs
enacted as a supplemental measure to the bill
repeating the Sherman act The fret of these
conferences. held at the Treasury on Saturday
last, resulted in making known to the publio
the fact that President Clevelandi is not opposed
to carrying out that plank Of tho party plat
form that demands the repeal Of the prohie.
tory ten per cent State bank tax At SRtur-s
days conference this fact was developed. and
indications were given. moreover. that the
President Is In favor Of the enactment Of some
law allowing the State banks to issue cur
rency under such restrictions and safeguards
as now govern the national banks. Much in-
terest has been manifested to-day In the de-
sire Of the Administration for the enactment
Of some such supplemental legislation. and
several Congressman talked with President
Cleveland and Secretary Carlisle on the SUBJ
ject In order that the Presidents attitude
might not be misunderstood. Representative
Oates Of Alabama plainly ask ed him to-day as
W LILO dSCuIhCy VI Iho EtpOEtbs anu
the President authorized him to say that he
is not opposed to the repeal Of the prohibltory
tax. 80
The fact that Speaker Crisp. John Dewitt
Warner. and Representative Hall OF Missouri
should be chosen to confer with the President
and Secretary Carlisle on financial subjects
has excited much comment, but the explana-
ton is that they are representative Of the
Com mittee and that Mr.. Hall especially repre-.
sents that class OF the Western people who
an ' te a%
r. to be repealed AS lar as can be learned the
subject OF a financial MEASURE any fnrth her
than th to express bn his opinion on fhe subject
he Is in dali daily consuitStion VIII With sesretasS
Carlisle and members OF the House, and Sens
Ate Ate on on ,hs subject Of general o.
Sherman sx is sent 70 him for sisnstarss Tie Tie
for the Moderation Of the two Houses
The question Of repeating the tax on State
already before. the Senate In the shape 81 q
pill introduced some days ago, and Ia the
iered to- day, and i Is predicted, that as soon
az the repeal Of the Sherman bill he's Been
Re o e es
bonds does not ind favor in the senate. for TIE
as substantial enough to withstand the sp as.
sauts OF the stock markets. and does not OBJ
tain that high place in the condolences OF the
people which bonds and evidence OF the in- !
debtetness OF the Federal Government hold.
day. said no thought the day was mot lar dis
tant when this whole subject would have to be
considered and acted upon by. Congress. He
the war. when the State banks were In vogue.
were as widely different as possible There
than there would be OF attempting TO enforcS
the fugitive slave law. He believed that the
upon which the currency OF the peoDle could &
be based and a stability given Il that could
soon cease to exist, and when that time
came the security on which the notes
OF national banks are now based and which
make s them as good as the Govern ments obs
LEGATION would pass away. and by the mere
to take their place. What that Substitute
should be was for Congress to say. Whatever X
IT was. he believed that iu would be as Arm aud
substantial as the system now in use Tho
substitutlon OF State banks would add 10 the