The morning call., 1893-09-10
ALL OR NOTHING.
Cleveland Not Willing to
Compromise.
SENATORS MUST BOW DOWN.
The Autocrat of the White House
Deigns to Promise Nothing to
Silver Men.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9.-On the House
side of the Capitol but little credence is
given TO the reports of COMPROMISE action
in the Senate on the repeal bill. The
Democratic leaders in the House say the
Faulkner proposition in the Senate to coin
silver up to SS00.000.O00 and then stop has
received exaggerated prominence. 1t is
evidently the Plan of the House leaders TO
prevent at this time any kindred financial
or currency legislation which might COM
plicate the situation in the Senate. They
do not propose. however, to allow the
House to fold its hands and adjourn from
day to day until action is had on the repeal
proposition in the Senate. AS soon as the
bills can be reported from the committee
the House will take up bills to admit the
Territories of Arizona, New Mexico and
Utah. the bill to repeal the Federal cleo
ton law and possibly the bankruptcy bill.
These measures will keep the House busy
until the Senate's acts will show the
country that something is being done and
at the same time prevent consideration of
financial bills that might complicate the
fight for repeal in the Senate.
The fifth week of the present session OF
the Senate closed to-day. and so far as out
ward appearances indicate that body is no
nearer a conclusion upon the question be-
fore 1t than 1t was on the day after.
Voorhees, reported his bill from the FL
nance Committee. The Senators who are
opposed to the repeal of the Sherman law
talk as bravely of continued opposition
though hardly SO confidently of success
upon the voting test-as when they were
val Cd ch0x
sign of yielding 10 the majority, which
most Of them confess there is against them
upon the question of repeal.
They may be said TO have fairly exposed
their plans OF operations through the pro-
longed speech made by Senator Stewart
and that begun to-day by Senator Teller.
1t s evident that for the present, at least,
they mean to talk inteligently upon the
financial question, with the hope Of forcing
some concession from the President and
the Senate majority. There was a time
this week wheG they seemed In fair way
toward securing general consent to a conf
promise, but the fact that the President is
holding out for unconditional surrender
has the effect Of solidifyIng his followers
and cause them to determine upon begin
ming the hight again next Monday upon the
same old lines.
President Cleveland absolutely refuses
to consent to grant any concessions in the
silver fight. says the Post. More than this,
he will not promise to agree to any rec0g-
milton Of silver. eveR should the repeal bill
be passed. This is the sum and substance
of his position as reported by Senators
who had conference with him yesterday
1t has renewed the confidence of the
friends of unconditional repeal, wh assert
unwavering faith in the final passage Of
the measure. With the understanding
that the President is upon platform of
unconditional repeal or nothing" the
Senators have settled down for long
siege. Meantime, the Democrats in the
Senate are concerned for their party and
will make careful canvass to see il votes
cannot be secured for some measure that
will command sufficient votes to insure its
passage.
There will be pIsnty Of time to make
this poll, for enough speeches are already
in course of preparation to occupy three
or four weeks, if needed. They will not
be delivered in their lengthy entirety, If at
any moment the votes necessary for the
passage of some concession are secured.