Daily Kennebec journal., 1893-09-09

Thinks sena,or Voorhees, Centr5n;ss ,s
Ru cred.

II WASHINGTON, sept. in "A conference
among the senatorial friens,s Of the aa-
mlhistFatioh they annouBc.d that thcir
c"ise WAS making gains every dnr. SEN
| ator f0Crhees SAIL: Il should not he sur-
prised. when nll the amen,l,ueats ara
voted down and the finnl vote l. reached
II the majority for repeal should reach IL
| 20 10 There are many senators who
"heh they cannot secure their prnaosed
amendments Tor the recognition O.. silver
VIII vote Tor repeal"
IL has been aseertaiael tha. not NOR.
man elsht or nine silver senators on the
iSeDupiicah SIDE manifest a disposition TO |
resist the efforts 70 get vote after th, |
speeches are through. The other K.uubl;. |
can senators who are opposed to repenl mr.. |
also opposed to delay. The sentiment +. |
| growing every day III the senate thnt IN.
| majority should rule.
IL the Democratic silver sena,ors t,ta
the same stand and refuse to jo.a Ihe siI.
Yer state senators in the ob,tructiye t,c-
| tics the small group of silvefites viii have
very little ground upon which to stand
ms Democratic wing has hot vet ,ef;nrd
its position oa this question. bat il ia he.
ieVed by the friends of the administration
that 1t will allow a vote to be taken when .
In | l
hausted
Senator Cockrell, who has b,en mani.
testing refractory spirit, said tint h. t1il if
not intend 10 be frac,ious but yyanld ~ 6
everything in his power to defeat the Hi, n
ne does not Ike the idea that Il .pn Llicans a
IKE sherman, Allison Aldricl U,,r and .,
others should be allowed to % for yarl ~
ieauers IN controversy which beiJur, ey.
ciusiFeiy to the Democratic party.
New Developments
Rumors OF an impending and indisp,ns-
aoie compromise on the bill to repptl th,.
purchasing clause of the Sherman ar,
were current IL the iobbies and O, the
moor OF the senate. The speech mad. ,,v
Mt Walthati Dem, Miss }. to whom M
stewart had yielded the floor in a spirit Of
accommodation, may have been an indica.
Ion OF the Character and direction of srch
compromise
lie declared himself willing to c3-opor.
'te with the chairman of the finance corn
hittee Ia haVlng speedy action ON the
'hi--on condition that the bi-metaliIc mol |
cy In Mr.. Noorhees' substitute be clothed
q the forms and given the force of Inv
lie could see no reason why that should .
OF be done. and if it were done tn. h,u "A
oaid be passed in half the time that il
'ould otherwise take Il
MT stewards courtesy tn the s.n1tnr Z
ON Mississippi WAS appreciated lnrr
lr' "aithali closed his speech the Nevati,
nator resumed the door, aud (disssar.,.1
D silver up to i;l5. when he announced
lat, although there were several other
anches of the subject whicl b, hal d. 7
red To discus5 he would closs his sne.cb Il u
en-. ~. a
ihe spirit ot c9mpramise was Dreyalont We.
the senate yesteriay ana was evinc.,i , II
several INSTANCES II the tiTst piac.. no 'sn-
stacie was inicrposed in ihe way Of tax ..ri'
z up the repeal bill an hour a,,d Il h,if 10 F.,
lore the 'inIe when it should come ma Ii c.
the unfinished business Then Mr. aari
'rSAn tben-, Alai intimatcl that after .ar.
ne coaieieltc with the chairman If the ser
''iice committee he would not make a eines
'tion, wbicl lie had intended 4, make ,. ii
take up hIs resolution for tue a2point- IT
Mt OF Il jnint select committee on news
tuce. l.
be most significant incident Of the IN :
session took place at tie close when :. ~
Daniel tDPm.. Val. having given no. and h
that he would nd Irass the senate next Al
lFsday. Mr. Platt (Dem, Conn) sas- be
ted an earlier day. senators hoped to | ZEN,
e q vote on the bill before Thnrsiay ',,l a.