The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-13
voorhees, Lost His Quorum
Early This Morning.
ALLEN TALKS FOURTEEN HOURS
The Administration Shows the First
Sign Of Backing Down.
mise That the Mine-owners VIII Ae-
eept-.aoss Dignified Body in the
woria" Becomes Laughing stock.

wAsHISsTox CITy. Oct ls.-The silver
men broke the quorum this morning
and row control the situation. Tie
first intimation OF weakening of the
repeal forces was the decision of
VOORHEES, to move for a recess to-
night from 10 D. m. until Ill o'clock tomor-
row. He reckoned, however. without the
silver men who announced that they
would not yield the floor 10 VOORHEES, to
make the motion, and thus he was forced
to abandon the plan.
The scene was brilliant one. The set
ting for the fierce struggle in progress on
the floor In the dazzling glare of artificial
lights was one to impress the mind and
fascinate the eye. The galleries were
banked 20 the doors. Below on the floor
was the wreck Of the great parliamentary
battle then thirty-two hours old The
haggard faces betokened the long strain to
which the attempt TO force the silver men
TO yield by test of brute strength has
subjected the senate.
Harris Amendment, introduced in the
senate this evening. which is to furnish a
groundwork of comnrom,se, II compromise
is to be, is regarded as satisfactory by
the silver men. First, it does not
provide for bonds. This. indeed, is the
greatest weakness from the standpoint of
the Eastern Republican repealers, who
have insisted all along on gold bond is
sue. But py providing for redemption of
notes aud recoinage of gold the
bill would force the absolute hand
to-hand use of silver in all
ordinary transactions involving sums less
than $40. The idea Of the compromises
is for the purchase of silver enough to coin
5000, ,0o0 per month. In one way the ad-
ministration is perfectly satisfied with the
provisions ofthe amendment. BY providing
first for the coinage of the bullion now in
the treasury. amounting to about $50 000.- :
600, at the rate of 5000, 900 per month,
the treasury would be relieved for wear
and q half of any silver purchase at all.
The amendment provides. first, for coin.
age OF all the silver bullion in the treasury
representing government seigniorage into
full legal tender dollars at the rate of
5000. 900 per month.
Second-When the seigniorage Is coined
the secretary of the treasury shall pur-
chase each month bullion sufficient to
coin (blank) dollars and coin the
bullion into legal tender dollars.
Third-Ali paper notes or certificates of
less denomination than SO shall be re-
bank notes of less denomination than $40
shall be redeemed and national banks re-
quired to substitute notes of that denomi-
nation.
Fourth-$2.5o 50 and S. gold pieces sh all be
no longer coined, and when received at
the treasury department. shall be re-
coined as eagles and double eagles.
Fifth-Holders of standard silver dollars
shall be able to exchange such dollars on
presentation for notes of the same legal
tender quality as such silver dollars, which
shall be held for their redemption.
The amendment created much interest.
il being assumed that Ii furnished the first
specific compromise proposition g.owing
out of the continuous session.
Allison wanted to know whether the
omission in the second section of the num-
Der of dollars to be coined was ,nten-
tional.
Harris said that the amount wa. left
blank so that any senator might have an
opportunity TO test the sense of the
senate. Ii seems Harris, for the Democratic
free silver senator's. and Teller, for the Re-
publican silver men, have been circulating
this amendment as a basis for comnro-
mise, with what success cannot be learned
before the amendment is introduced.
Harris talked with Secretary Carlisle. who
came in short time before 1t is under
stood Carlisle was not yet satisfied the
repeal men would have 10 capitulate.
and urged them to continue the fight. He
was willing. however, that the amend
ment should be introduced in case COM
promise should become the only alterna-
tive except defeat In this indirect way i,
would seem that the administration. 30
far as Carlisle speaks for it, showed the
first sign of weakening.