The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-10-20

remodentnR OF the rules OF tho Senate
sooner docs he make h'stronR and persisteI
fight for this than the Senate. By an almo
3 unanimous movement. precipitates itse
toward ending Its struggle by totally difrerer
methods-the method OF com promise upon tn
issue Ia hand. This fact does not detract froi
Senator HIPS achievement or tho Gratltud
that II due &c him by tho people. IL is o
though n great General. by announcing
skflful move upon the enemy In order 10 cap
ture It. should brighten that enemy into car
ftulatisn under flag OF truce
AZ to the postponemcnt OF closure. Senate
Gray, the ablest Admin tration Senator in tn
body and member Of the steering committee
plainly cannot favor closure now. when thu
strongest speech he ever made in the Sonat
was In denuncation OF Senator Aldrch's pro
posed an endment that would have permitted
vote upon the Force bill.
Senator Gray's predicament Ia the predica
ment Of large majority OF the Democratic
Senators n majority so large that II seems i'm
possible to make any Roadway with Ssn.
ator Hills closure plan. Notwithstanding
its great merit. But II he shall fail
in his attempt TO amond the rules
Senator Hill will have succeeded in show.
ing to his Democratic colleagues the ABB
4 solute necessity. from party standpoint. oil
some action at once by the Democratic ma
h jority in the Senate. To his manly and effective
course during the past few days is duo the de-
sire OF the Democratic managers in the
Senate to come to some agreement on
the financial question. and thus escape
the danger so graphically pointed out to
4 them by Senator Sherman in his speech on
{ Tuesday. when he plainly told his Democratic
y colleagues that they must shape policy or be
stripped Of their political power. Senator Hills
4 quality Of leadership never shone more brill
liant than to-day. and was never before 30
generally recognized. He has taken the place
In tho Senate that riehtfully belonged to him.
and that his friends have ever been confident
that he would take.
II q compromise Is the result OF to- days con-
ferences. It. will be Democratic compromise.
but must depend for success upon the bulk OF
the repeal strength uponthe Republican side
OF the Senate Chamber. The Republican
Senators have within the past two days
hold important conferences. and serious
attempt has been made by some OF the
more enthusiastic repealers to have a Repub-
Mcan compromise measure brought into the
Senate in order to attempt to throw dust in
the eyes Of the public, and put the odium upon
the Democrats for failure to pass q financial
measure.
The formal one OF the series Of conferences
took place last night at the residence Of Soma
tor Mcmillan. where few years ago were held
when tho Force bill and the Mckinley bill
we're the leading party questions in Congress.
Gathered about tho wealthy Michigan Sena-
tors luxurious table the Republicans last
night talked long and earnestly over the situa-
tion. but could como to no agreement. Senator
Henderson Of Nebraska. who Is an out-and-
out compromiser. addressed his colleagues in
behalf Of a Republican compromise measure.
but received little encouragement. Senator
Sherman advocated the plan OF giving the Re-
publican endorsement to any acceptable COM
promise measure to be brought forward by
the Democrats in order to make party capt.
tai. while Senator washburn and one or two
others made violent and ill-tempered
speeches in behalf OF straight out repeal and
in opposition to any other policy. Senator Aid |
rich. perhaps the shrewdest politician on the |
Republican side Of the chamber came back to
his first love and spoke in favor OF the adop- |
tion of closure resolution.
This proposition received q cold hearing,
and nothing definite was determined In re-
gard to 1t. It remained for Senator Frye OF
Maine to como forward with the proposition
which It was hoped would meet with tho ap-
provnl Of all but which acted as bull ina
china shop and served to break up the meeting.
NJ. Frye drew from his pocket little paper.
which IN terms pledged to the Democratic !
side the support OF the Republicans in any |
plan Mr.. Voorhees, might propose as means |
OF bringing about the passage OF the Repeal
bill. Not one Senator offered to sign this
pledge.
Mr. Frye thereupon Indignantly returned It
to his pocket. Another cigar was oked in
stead Of the pipe Of peace. which was con-
spiouously absent. and the caucus Of repeal
Republicans adjourned. These Senators have
not weakened in their loyalty to the
Repeal bill. but they are now in
clined to play little politics and let
the Dem otratio party plod along with
tho task Of securing a vote or assume the re-
that may be agreed upon and
adopted.
The Democratic conference whose work OF
to-day will become historic II 1t Is not nullifed
By the refusal OF the President to accent It,
met In the room OF the Committee on Appropri-
Atfons. where they have come together several
times during the past few days. Senator
Oockrell 10 Chairman OF this committee. and is
also member OF the Steering COMMITTEES. OF
which Senator German is Chairman. Tho
room OF the Appropriations Committee is q
light. sunny. richly decorated,
md well-furnished apartment on the main
ioof OF the Senate wing. where the
important work Of apportioning the money
or tho various departments OF the Govern
mont 10 done by the committee members
'eated around a great square. heavily carved
Its princir al decorations arc
II staring gold. At 2 o'clock this afternoon
person entering this room would have no.
iced no signs OF anything unusual taking
place. The clerk was busy at his desk.
md the messenger was arranging the books
md papers on the table A sharp eve would
iove detected. however. q little archway cut
through the solid three foot thick walls. and
beyond that a smaller room. with smaller
able. but with many chairs set closely
around 1t. In these chairs were seated
Senator's German. Blackburn Cockrell. Gray.
Ransom. Faulkner. Villas, and one or two
'ther Democratic Senators. and it is here that
he terms OF the compromise measure were
greed upon that later in tho day were sub
nitted to Secretary Carlisle. All that remained
4 that compromise after It was over was
o cent bag Of tobacco and a red clay pipe. left
here by Senator Cockrell
The Senate seems now to be regarded as q
Iational theatre, and every day the Qalleriea |