The herald., 1893-10-12
The Senate in Continuous
Session.
A Long Siege on the Repeal
Bill Begun.
Silver Men Will Sit 1t Out If It
Takes ALI Summer.
Repea1srs Equally Determined-voor
hees Says the Administration Will
Never Surrender-Siege Gums
Unlimberod.
By the Associated Press.

WASHINGTON, Oct. III. - The usual
methods by which controversies over
legislation are settled failed to carry,
and the world is now watching the de-
cision of the great financial question by
test of physical endurance. This Pc
culiar condition is necessity under the
rules by which the senate operates. All
day long there were evidences of pre-
paration for the fight. Few senators
were in the chamber, but glance into
the cloak rooms and peep into the
committee rooms showed many OF them
sleeping, outstanding their strength for
the siege. The forces on both sides di-
vided so as to be able to give each other
relief by taking up the defense of their
position in turn. The employees of the
senate likewise separated into relays in
anticipation OF continuous work. The
address of every senator wac carefully
revised up to date, and the sergeant-at-
arms compiled mass of interesting in
formation as to the usual haunts of eena-
tors, in order that those who drift away
may be tracked to their lairs. In the
committee rooms couches and blankets
were prepared and everything possible
to make comfortable the situation in
which the senators found themselves
done.
READY FOR THE FIGHT.
As the hour of o'clock approached,
at which it was known the signal guns
for the beginning of the contest would
be sounded, the gradual filing up Of the
seats on the floor and the galleries made
it evident that the fight was to 60 on
and that the public would watch it
through. Many members of the house
were present. The galleries did not
contain an unoccupied seat, and in the
doorways was q mass OF humanity.
cfamoring for admission. s
tThe silver men had considerable the
advantage over their opponents, and
they were free to admit pleasure over
the condition. While they can rest in
5she committee rooms. and lobbies, leav-
ing only on guard one speaker and Du-
boIs to see that q quorum is present, it
is obligatory on the part of the friends
of repeal to remain continuously in their
seats in order to maintain quorum.
IN NO MOOD TO AGREE.
Some members of the senate who be-
lieve compromise is better than the
passage or abandonment of the repeal
bill, we're engaged this morning in an
effort to secure an agreement. The
effort, however, failed of results. One
of the senators engaged in the at
tempt said the leaders were not in
mood for an agreement at this time.
The only way to bring about an under
standing was to begin night work and
let the country see the impossibility of
accomplishing repeal by that means.
He thought it would come when the re-
peal leaders discovered, as in his opin-
ion they soon would, the impossibility
of holding q quorum. The leaders of
the various propositions expect no final
result until it becomes evident that
Quorum cannot be kept in the senate.
After that a compromise is expected.
for but few really believe vote on re-.
peal can be reached. The silver men
are prepared for continuous session of
48 hours.
GETTING DOWN TO BUSINESS.
Soon after the senate met this morn
ing, the repeal bill was taken up. Cock
reIl of Missouri resumed his speech, be-
gun Monday. He Raid the opponents
Of the bill were ready to pass it, if
amended.
In the afternoon Cockrell yielded the
floor to Smith (Dem.) OF New York, who
spoke in favor OF repeal.
Irby (Pop. OF South Carolina followed
in opposition. The people of South
Carolina, he said, do not intend to be
driven out OF the Democratic party by
the president or any selt-constituted
leaders OF the Democratic party. The
representatives of the Republican states
foisted on the Democratic party nomi-
nee who did not represent it. That was
unfair. and now it was fiagrantly wrong
for that nominee to use the Republican
party to pass laws that mean ruin and
destruction to the poorer classes OF the
south aud west.
A joint resolution permitting the state
of Wisconsin to place statue OF Pierre
Marquette in the statuary hall passed.
Cockrell resumed the floor and con-
cluded his speech with a reference to
the presidents letter to Gov. Northen,
saving there was but one man in public
life who had more unfulfilled predic-
tons than Cleveland, and that was John
Sherman.
SIEGE GUNS UNLIMBERED.
Allen OF Nebraska then resumed the
floor until 6 :05, when he yielded to Du-
bois, who asked If Voorhees, proposed to
make the usual adjournment motion.
Voorhees, replied that he felt it to be
his highest duty to ask the senate to
stay in continuous session until the
pending measure was disposed OF.
Dubois, in reply, said the country wan
drifting steadily toward the silver side
OF the controversy, and added: you
know as we'll when you start as yon will
know when you emerge from tie
struggle. that You must fail. With the
conditions as they exist in the senate.
there is no hope OF radical legislation.
If you conclude to abandon appeals to
reason and sense and risk the settler
ment of this great question 10 the test
of which side can stand the most pun