Goldsboro weekly argus. [volume] (Goldsboro, N.C.) 1885-1909, 1893-10-26
4 SILVER QUESTION.

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Fight in the Senate.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 23.-When
the Senate closed its session to-day
the situation could be best de-
scribed as chaotic. There was all
sorts of rumors flying around and
almost any conceivable conclusion
could be deducted therefrom. Early
in the day 1t was understood that
the Southern silver men had aband-
oned any idea thar they may have
had of contrasting the question fur
ther, and that being lett without
their aid the Republican silver
Senators were forced to give up.
Before night, however, the condi~
tons appeared to have changed and
where there was apparent peace
and concord there was every ap-
pearance of continuation of the
already protracted struggle. A few
of the Southern Democrats began
talking of a further protest against
unconditional repeal, and it is said
this talk was not OF the mildest
character. Encouraged by this the
silver Republicans took heart, and
by the time the Senate took it's
customary recess it had been wills,
pered that the fight was on again
with renewed v;gor. Just when
and how it will end no Senator
was willing to predict, bat unless
something occurs in the meantime
to clear up the atmosphere, there
is little prospect of a vote this
week. It has been the intention,
so it vas reported, of Mr.. Voor-
bees to-night to have moYed an ads
journment until to morrow, but if
this was ever mis- purpose he
changed the programme at the last
moment, and Mr.. Faulkner made
the usual motion for a recess until
tomorrow, the hour being changed
to halfspast ten. it was said that
the idea of having an adjournment
was to begin a new legislative day,
which would have given a morn
ing hour, in which the cloture res
solution could be discussed. The
change OF front on the part Of the
silver mel led TO the belief that
the time would be consumed in a
prolougatiop of the discussion and
it was deemed best to confae it to
the bill itself. For this reason the
recess was taken.
Senator Aidrich, who had dis
cussed the matter with his coll
league, said this evening hat he
believed the Republicans, with the
exception of something less than a
dozen, would favor a reasonable
cloture rule, but they were not inc
clined to take up with the
su .gestions found in any that have
been submitted to the Senate up to
this time. He was quite sure the
Republicans would not join in any
request to the Vice President, but
hat the cloture they favored must
come before the Senate in the regs
ular way.
The pledge addressed to Mr..
Voorhees, and signed by the Demos
Gratis still lacks seven signatures to
make it complete, not counting
that Of the chairman Of the Finance
Committee himself. Those who
have not 80 pledged themselves ar
Senators Hill, Irby, Mills. Villas,
Caferty. Mitchell of Wisconsin
and Mcpherson. 1t is understood
that two at least of these have not
refused to Sign.
There was a rumor to-day that
Senator Sherman had seen the
President yesterday and advised
him to permit the Sherman law to
remain as it is rather than agree to
the compromise that had been
agreed upon. This was denied by
Nh. Shermen, who said that he had
been at his own residence all day.
and had not, as a matter Of fact,
seen the President for a couple of
months. When asked what he
thought OF the compromise Mr..
Sherman said he did not care to
discuss a matter which was under
stood to have been abandoned.