The Big Stone Gap post. [volume] (Big Stone Gap, Wise County, Va.) 1892-1928, 1893-10-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
{ po@,'< Regular Correspondent
AslIrxGroS, Ger. 3, 1893.

hslIlNGTOS, OCr. y, 1919.
Editor Past:
The asl act of The Senatorial farce j.
billed ior this week. When the session
ot Tie Senate. which opens Wednesday
urNt. Shall close the curtain will he rnng
,ioNn on the long drawn out silver contest
Onl, one thin. seems absolutely clear
and certain ii this writing, and that j.
that the Voorhees, bill will not he voted
upon. That fact is probably az clear to
Senator Noorhccs aS it is 10 most other
people, but the pressure from the White
House was 50 strong Tor the holding of
continuous session that he announced it
for next Wednesday. and notified MI alb
sent repeal Senators 10 he on hand The
contest cannot possibly he u long one, ~
Senator oorhcc> will have to keep forty
one men on the tloor continually, while
the silver men Will only need two. The
die for lack OF IA quorum.
What will follow is largely a matter of
pose any sort OF i silver concession and
demand unconstitutional repeal or moth
prefer seeing the Senate adjourn, il it
cannot pass the Noorhaes hill, than 80 see
it adopt q compromise. IT the propo1,
ton TOR ad oUrnmcnt j. made Ivy Senator
oorhcc, the chances are that il will go
through with u whoop, as the silver Srna
tors would doubtless vote soliily tor it,
believing hat The longer the matter can
he poStponcd The stronger their sides at
the controversy will grow with The people.
Strange ~ it may appear, it il upon pre-
dent tnyor, adjournment if the repeal bill
Cannot be passed. He believes thar public
opinion will have grown 80 strong hy the
time for the meeting of tho regular scs-
sion that the Senators will then pmss the
bill. But there Is another aud very
strong clement 10 he considered, cmhrau,
Ing. perhaps, II majority Ut the Senate,
which wants some sort of ~ silver coinage
I,, something, ,,,,, uruuc.,;o,,llr r...
ornizr, silver money. +, tukc III, mace Of
the purchasing clause Of the sherman
law That i thY element th,, will work
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thai which provides for HE compromise.
Zee M ioriIy OF the Ilonsr, not 10 hr
outdonc hv The Sonalc. has got Itself into
= wlane!r.u,rr the bin for ,hr repeal of
III. Federal election laws. 1t seems that
some of t.. Democrat, think tho Tucker
Hill repeal, too much, and Representative
Fitch, OF New York, hasa les. swerpiu.
btil which hc wishes to substitute for it.
\ democratic caucus il 10 br held tonight
t. decidc iclwccn the two hilt, and the
fricrds Of y hcli ever is defeated may alb
sent themselves in order to brake puor-
um and nrrvenl The bill being passed TO-
morrow rs originally intended. The Pop
uli.tS OF the lInnsc viii vote for the bill
when il comes to vote, but whether they
will hclD 10 make onorum remains 10 he
seen. their party is p!c,lrrd i'm il. nation
ii platform to the repeal nj hpsr laws,
but circumstance. have made their re-
neal les, .,,..iIubIc t. them.
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