Red Lodge picket. [volume] (Red Lodge, Mont.) 1889-1907, 1893-10-28
IN THE SENATE.
AN air Of Relief Follows the End of
the Silver Fight.

the Silver Fight.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 2G.-There was the
us, a lack of quorum in the senate
when that lody met at II o'clock, but
for the first time for month there was
no call OF suspension Of proceedings to
await the attendance of tie necessary
43 members. There was noticeable
among those in their seas general air
Ct relief that tie long silver struggle
was approaching an end. Even the
silver ,aen looked brighter and in bet
ter spirits than for several weeks. Some
doubts are expire s ID as to whether the
final vote upon tne repeal bill Will be
reached so early as the managers Of the
bill thought possible.
Plenty OF Amendments.
TIE exact time at which this vote
will be taken will derend not entirely
upon the length of the prepared
speeches, bur partially upon the time
consumed in considering the amend
Ments. Investigation reveals the fact
t'lat more OF these will be offered than
hsd at first leen SUI posed, and the re-
suit of the inquiries indicate that there
will lie cons derable speechmaking
upon sevora! of these. Probably most
OF these speeches will be confined to
five minutes in length, but even if the
5-minute rule is adopted, the limit is
liable at any time to be Er7atly over
stepped, as it is unusual under such
circumstances that the much vaunted
courtesy of the senate grants an extern
ticn CT time to Ito 9 who desire more.
Count on Votes.
Tie silver men count ulon getting
more votes upon ome of tLe So amond-
men:s than against tie bill ITSELF but
it does not seem probable that any of
them will carry. Tie Faulkner, Squire
and Qlay amendments are the ones
| which are discussed with most favor
The report Of the minority commit tee
recommending free coinage at the ratio
of 20 to l. and also the amendment for
free coinage at the Old ration of IL 10 i,
Will also come in for consideration. 1t
is believed that each of the three first
amendments mentioned will receive
some votes which will not lie
recorded against unconditional re-
peal when the vote on that pro
position is reached, but it is possible
that while they may gain few votes
| from among con~e. valiva repealers,
they will taii 10 secures the votes of the
POI ulis,s. The Populists VIII vote for
tie Is to ! amendmenr, and it seems
proba BILE that this amendment will also
get one or two votes from among the
Democrats who will vote tor unco2-
ditional repeal. There has been some
talk to he effect ttlat the Republican
repeaier5 viii unite with the
Silver men Oh scme one OF
the amendments, and put it
through, but it is mere than likely
that if til, coalition should make Itself
manifest the amendment would lose as
many votes from among the antl-repeal
Democrat, as it would gain on the Re-
pubic size. The Eel ublican reIeal-
ers No!d Ill al probability ask that
autlo1i for the issuauce Of bonds
shou d b. tln, raced il any amendment t
which tiey vou,'i su; port, and any bond
proposition would i'll ;ure the op; ositlon
o. TIE Sou ,hern De,nGc ats.
| N Resolution by i'<Gs'r.
Ursr the s nate resuminy its session
| NJ. p, fer It red resolution which
vas referred 10 tie committee Oh Judi
ciary reciting the fact that u difference
ol opinion exists IS TO the legal III ct Of
tie re},eal Q: a p&rt OF the act Of |'tbra-
ary -, It's, hy lie passage OF tie act
OF .)u y IA 1890, some persons maintain
ing / hat Tie Tree and unlimited coinage
of The silver dollar at tie ratio OF IS to
! is still lie law OF the land. 1t there
fore directs the committee on the judi