The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-15

squire Has Compromise scheme
Voorhees, thinks the End IN sight.

to0rhees ntnAs the Enc IN sight.
WAsHfssyos CRY, Sept fI-lSpeciai r
Senator Squire has a proposition in the
way of compromise which will be pre-
sented to the senate. Ii Is to couple re-
peal Of the Sherman law with extension of
national bank circulation TO the limit and
coinage of 500. .00o. 600 in silver as fast
as presented and when bullion
holders present silver to the mints
they ara to pay the government the
difference between the value of the silver
in the dollar and the dollar. Senator
Squire calls this variable seigniorage."
Several middle ground senators have in
dicated acceptance of such programme.
The Washington senator says there are
twenty-five senators who will resist uncon-
ditional repeal to the utmost.
Senator Voorhees, said TO representative
of the Associated Press today that he was
still determined to press the repeal bill to
as early consideration as possible. ut is.
however, necessary" he said. ito observe
the courtesies required by tradition, and
really believe that by showing due regard
TO these points We shall be able to make
greater progress than if we violated
them. The senators who oppose the
bill must soon come to see
we have been acting with exceptional
Iiberality, and am sure that that sort of
conduct will have its effect upon them.
There is undoubtedly scope yet left for
considerable legitimate debate. and there
is no means, If there were the disposition,
of pressing the question to vote before
every senator has had an opportunity TO
say what he may wish to say. We have
not really consumed as much time in the
discussion of this question as the
country seems to think. and l have
every reason TO believe We shall
lively short time. !"
When pressed TO say how long the time
would be he named two weeks as the limit
of debate. After that If speeehmaking
continued il would indicate purpose TO
filibuster. and he did not believe tactics
for simple delay could be long pursued. nor
did he think there would be any disposition
among the opponents OF repeal, aside pos
sibiy from the senators Of silver producing
states. 10 unnecessarily consume the time
| Of the senate. and those senators could
not expect to continue the contest long
without the assistance OF senators from
other sections Of the country. Replying
10 the question as to how he expected 10
bring the matter to q close, Voorhees, said
thai With legitimate speechmaking out OF
the way, the question would soon resolve
itself into one of physical endur-
snee and he expected soon to ask
| the senate TO mold longer daily
sessions. aud. indeed, continue them into
| the night lie thought this course
would he justified after this week, and he
wonld move in this direction and with
| this specific end in view within the next
| three or four days. Nnen asked what ne
| thought would lie the disposition of the
| senate 20 compromise on the line OF the
| Faulkner amendment, Voorhees, replied be
/ did not believe there wonld be any amend.
| uent of the bill, and he WAS Of the opin.
/ ion sha: the silver men would shos
| greater strength in q vote in opposition "a
| the straight repeal bin than upon any
other proposition which might be brought
/ before the senate in connection with ths
present legislation.