New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-01
COMPROMISE IN THE AIR
THE PROSPECTS OF REPEAL.
COERCION PROVING A FAILURE. CONCILA.
TION IS NOW TO BE TRIED.
soRBING SUBJECT OF INTEREST SENATOR
CHANDLER EyLIvESs AN OTHERWISE
DREARY DAY WITH HIS ATTACK ON

SoRBING SUBJECT OF INTEREST-SENAToR
CHANDLER EyLIvEys AN OTHERWISE
DREARY DAY WITH HIS ATTACK ON
THE FAIRcnILD COMMISSION.
lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE
Washington, Sept. 50.-A genera! relaxation
of interest in the fortunes of the Repeal bill, con-
sequent upon Mr. Voorhees, fresh Surrender to
the opposition, was plainly noticeable in tho
Senate to-day. and the debate on repeal was more
than usually colo.Iess and uneventful. No
Quorum could be mustered at II o'clock and at
no time during the day were there more than
forty -four or fOrty-iiye Senators about tho Cap
itOl, that except for the hour occupied By Mr..
Chandler in his attack upon the Fairchil1 Custom
House investigating commission, the Senate
presented only drcary eXpanse Of deserted
seats. NJ. Camden, OF West Virginia, talked
in an almost naulible voice for hour or
more, favori1s unconditional repeal with slight
reservations and Mr.. PETER then resumed tho
speech begun by him Thursday. At half-past
the Kansas Senator concluded 70 stop. and Mr.
VOORHEES, moved an adjournment, although 1t WIS
still an hour and a half short OF the stipulated
time for knocking off,"
he extraordinary listlessness and indifference
shown in and out of the Senate by the responsible
leaders of the Democratic majority have natur-
ally set afoat all sorts of rumors about the
suspected abandonment on their par. Of all serious
intention 10 press the repeal bill 10 a vote.
Every day brings ont now suggestions OF COM
promise and conciliatlon, and interest in tho re-
peal debate has been completely Overshadowed by
interest in the conferences which are being
held almost uninterruptedly by the advocates of .
compromis.. policy In all The gossip and specu-
lation current about impending arrangements to
end the struggle in tho Senate by the adoption
of some halfway programme, two facts may he
accepted established beyond question.
Mr. GORM,N FOR C0SCILIATIoN.
As has been repeatedly stated in these dispatches,
Mr.. German, who is the real leader of the Demo-
cratic forces, whether Administration or anti-Ad-
ministration, has never abandoned the fixed idea
with which he entered the present struggle-that
Of delaying vote until il should be feasible 70
unite the Democratic majority some distinctly
Democratic financial measure. Though Mr.
German has ostensibly co-operated 10 maintain
the programme Of the Administration, he has
lost no opportunity TO urge upon his Democratic
colleagues the absolute necessity of preventing
party disruption on the financial question, and
has, as he admitted in his speech Of last Wednes-
day, stood infexbly for some scheme of con-
ciliaton which should finally support the ADJ
ministration programme Of unconditional repeal.
Thinking the time ripe now TO develop his clre-
fully cherished plans Of compromise, NIr. German
has within the last few days begun active
effort to unite the outspoken Silver Democrats
and the moderate Administration men on a plat
form OF harmony within party lines, even at the
expense Of an abandonment Of the Administra-
tons reiterated desire for Repeal bill pure
and simple.
Mr. German believes that any plan of conf
promise which will prove acceptable TO the radi-
cal silver Democrats will also commend itself TO
the Senators fror tine mining States, and with
their support the managers Of the new move
mcnt could easily afford 10 lose the votes OF the
few thck-and-thin administration Senators who
may prefer to die fighting in the last dltch fos
unconditional repeal. In this effort TO reach
basis Of compromise now enlisted Mr.. German,
Mr. Faulkner Mr.. Ransom and Mr.. VOORHEES, tthe
latter somewhat inconspicuously. and no pains
Will be spared by the ID mOcrat.c steering conf
mittre which is also controlled by Mr. Gorman. 10
arrange If possible some scheme oil mutna con-
ccssion on which the Democrats in tie Senate
and the silver State Senators can practicaiy
unite.
CoERCIvE MEASURES DROPPED.
So far it cannot be said that fatterng progress
has been made BY Mr.. German and his coad-
tutors They have. indeed. numerous and per-
picking difficulties to surmount. and many cross
purposes TO untangle before they can see any
the time tit 10 make serious eIort at compro'
mise is highly sgnilicant, AMI the elect oi tho
negotiations entered into on the fortunes OF the
Repeal bill has been instantly Noticeable, r, 10
party harmony Mr.. Voorhees, was directed TO
drop at once all c0erciNe measures. and the
thir cen -hou a-day session scheme TO be begun
on Monday next was unccrcmoniously thrown
out of the window Debate VIII be continued
Under the truce of last Saturday as long as
il suits the purposes Of the managers OF tho
,tops Mt all next week only because Mr.; Cor
man has completed his labors more quickly and
moro satisfactorily than he anticipated. IL the
Maryland Senator. encounters del1y and opl
position, or suspends 9gai" temporarily his cam
paign for unity within the party. a"d this IS
Tho other well-estabshcd fact of the present sit
nation the debate will run along without i'm
pedimrnt until after the Federal Election Law
Repeal bill comes over from the House; and the
Se,s,to can adjust itself 20 this new element OF
uncertainty in the parliamentary struggl" for fhe
repeal Of the Sherman act. nless compromise
week of October o there is little or prospect
Of any action Of any sort in the Senate
THE REPUBLICANS ATTITUDE.
Tho Renublican friends Of rcpcal are fully fn-
formel Of the purposes Of the Democratic steering
committee and it's chairman, and fac" the prospcco
Of Democratic unity on a compromise measure
with eouanimity. They will not take part IN
anv compromise negotiation7, or endeavor on tho
other hand 10 thwart them: except b. opposing
n substitute bill on the final vote. They recng-
ri7e that Mr. German and his friends are tho
responsible majority in the Senate and must
direct its action They have no plans 10 sugr
nast. bat will simHly preserve the consistency OF
their original att tndethat OF cordial support
Of the voorhees, bill-leaving the author Of that
bill and his associates TO- hear the responsibility
Of its failure if that failure becomes inevitable
Trough TIE alo,t on Of a compromisn substitute
What that substitute may consist OF II IS yet
too early to speculate ahout. At present the
tendency seems 10 be toward acceptance OF
tho Faulkner pan with sore mo 'ifrationS favor
able to silver and an added section T. strengthen
the gold red mpton fund to be maintained by
the United States
Mr. Chandler on THE FAIncHILD COMMISSION.
The only life and interest put into to-day's duh
session Of the Senate were contributed
by Senator Chandler who, during tho