The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-10-24
ITLOOKS LIKE CL0TURE.
CLHVELAND I'M MIL HOLD oUT
ron MIXED REPEAL.
The willy Quay May Come 10 the Front
with Sensational s.. ntch"
SChomc-Other Ncws.
TI'rEs BUuRAU. RApLEY BCUp1NG,
WASHINGTON. October %, lsJ3

the Niil-CoIOTlu NUNalMoIN Nt'" q"
ond-class Japanese screen. ana the
various phases through which The sNOJeo'
Of repeal has now passed presents d
Gordian knot which cannot Doe untansieo'
and urobobIy can only Doe cut by the
sharp and decisive application OF cIoture.
IL had been claimed by many or the
seuatore that Mr. Cleveland would agree
10 the repeal OF the purchasing clause
~ the Sherman act 90 take cmect on July
1924 and some even went so far as
20 offer the statement that even January,
1886. would not Doe rejected By him. Con-
sequontly 0u Saturday. when forty-one
senators a.rced upon the repeal to take
effect on october /, 1884, there was
little doubt that the final work in the
matter had been reached This morning,
however. the simple appearance Of the
Senate gave evidence that the scheme
had not gone through. and Senator Jones.
of Nevada. took the floor again upon
the old and now threadbare debate.
Senator Voorhees, has taken no part in
the compromise efforts. but as Senator
German fitted about on Saturday, IN
tent on fixing the thing up no one
doubted that the settled look of content
upon the pale face Of the Indiana states
man was born Of the hope that the
riu in the clouds was u prophecy OF
clearer days. This morning, however.
tie features OF both he and Senator
German were rigid and wan and there
was evident indication that the day held
for them no hope OF a settlement.
Clcye and Stands Finn.
The press was given last night a state
meut purporting 10 come from "a promi-
uent official. not a Cabinet officer" to
tha effect that President Cleveland was
g....r
that were being considered The original
source Of the statement was no; given,
but the unanimous manner in which
10 was accepted by the Democratic sem
at1rs to-day confirms the suspicion that
.t came directly from the President for
purpose Of publication. and was simply
entrusted % the official for proper use
I1 that line. The supposition is that II
the compromise had simply provided for
the continued operation Of the purchasing
c4use until October ], 1894 that the Presi-
dent might have looked with favor upon
&c. but the provision was that the entire
10000 ounces per month. for the eleven
months, and also the entire seigniorage
now held by the government, should be
coined without delay, and to maintain
the parity between this great additional
amount OF silver coin and gold, bonds
would have 10 be issued 10 purchase more
does not want 10 place the party in the
attitude of issuing bonds and increasing
taxation upon the beginning Of it's career
as controlling AN of the branches Of the
government and ne still considers that
the majority for repeal should be needed
by the Senate.
Hiu Holds out for Naked Rep'a'.
There is one senator who is hopeful, at
least, that this latest defeat Of compro-
mise win tend to strengthen the position
taken by him. and be is Mr.. David B.
HIM. "Give me forty-two senator's" he
has repeatedly said, "and I viii pass the
tll" but some Of the conservative re-
uealers have withheld their names from
hts petition 20 the vlce-president. hoping
% secure a compromise These now may
come in, and make up his forty-two sem
afurs. who with himself would make
majority. and then, as promised Mr..
Stevenson will "do the rest'
There is another senator in whose
breast are hidden intents and purposes,
which may al. any moment startle the
senate and bring about crushing de-
feat and humiliation 20 those southern
senator's who have been conspicuous in
a.siu arrayiue New England and the
NIrth against the South. This senator ls
Matthew S. Quay, ass keen and merciiess
s. he as the Damascus blade. and as
II|.lHl as inc IUNI'NN me rIINaiS lIl
f.a southern waters. but he is after big
Er game uoW, and his scheme is 90
spring upon tIe Senate his amendment
providing for repeal to take effect January
J. 1906 This to-day would catch the last
silver senator from the South, aud sim
mHe to tine Republican party the glory
and the credit for finally solving qucs-
u0n which ue Democratic majority have
failed ro handle. What may hapren these
times between thc d1y-nu and the dawn
DID mu cam TELL but there is one couGi-
uHu of affairs that is granted boy every
I.lv and that ls. the Democratic senators
.e iu thc middle Of very bad fix
False Alarm.
After the House had adjourned this uf-
uuoou and lhe electric glow through
tHe glass roofing of the Senate chamber
E.IIcd The snowy beard of Senator stew
art who was talking. there was "a COM
motion among the half doing senators
about the room, and in "a few minutes
tle press gallery was alive with rushing
olrrespoudcuis. who scented a change
col. front somewhere
The outcome. as reported is this: The
silver senators had agreed that after
Senator Stewart has concluded and Sem
ator Teller finished a Pan-American r.l-
yer speech which he had been holding.
the silver senators viii make no furthc.
effort az obstruction. and the uncondi-
ti0nal repeal bin viii pass This. upon
Its face. seems curious, in the light OF
lators Stewart Teller and Dubois,
u0o have am had dead bodies TO be
walked over FIRST" but upon sound refcc-
uoa the Republicans OF the Senate 10 not
want cIoture as the tariff and election
a't ..lls are yet 20 come.
Hrr feature is this The silver men
i't been much alarmed at the tendency
mpromise by a repeal 20 take effect
-f5L This. they thought would place
. .u less favorable position TO de-
i some silver legislation than could
mpushcd by immediate and un-
.aaal repeal They now announce /
.i H.y wlIl rely upon the various an /
'.emeuts iu favor OF bimetanlsm, I
upon the Presidents assurance that /
odd I4For pt the use OF the two metals /
"'I soon Introduce a measure in /
''. oI the silver interests This bill. /
....ftf b, may he. viii be easily passed
.. House. for while the majority was
h favor or unconditional repeal. q
.. remembered that Colonel O'Ferrau
"h "lhef OF The Virginia delegation
'.' sIEer. Mr Tucker voting only
.'' iau) of 20 90 I and the Bland
h tct and Mr. Wise an the time
i,I'tl and that eight then voted Tor
@f Jones being one OF the two
..o 900 not
I'n the whole So IS matter OF pou-
ana The silver senators prefer 10
" lAe Democrats 10 get the credi of