The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-08-16
TALKING OF A COMPROMISE.
SILVER SENATORS STRONG ENOUGH
TO DEFEAT REPEAL

or the Sherman Act without Conditions In
Favor ofTheir Metnt-They Say They Car
Force the Passage or n Bill which Mr.
Cleveland VIII sign Rather Than Let the
Present Law stand-some Lively SPEECHES
WASHINGTON. Aug. 15.-The silver question
was again discussed In the Senate to-day, but
no further efforts were made by the Demo
cratic steering ommittee to arrange plan Of
action. The committee. moreover. will not
hold any further meetings at present. rs 1t Ia
practically admitted now on both sides of the
chamber that the question OF repeating the
Sherman act must be laid over in the Senate
until It Is disposed OF in the House. There
are several Senators. Democrats and Re publ
cans. who have carefully prepared speeches In
their pockets. and those will probably be de-
livered from time to time in the intervals vi
other business. but Mr.. German and his col
leagues on tho steering committee realize that
1t is much better for them to have their party
fight behind the closed doors Of the conference
room than in the Senate chamber.
This was Q sort OF skrmsh day In tho SEN
ate and was full Of surprises. The first one
came when Senator Cockrell UNEXPECTEDLY at
tackled the Finance Com mittee's bill provi ding
for an expansion OF the currency by allowing
banks to issue 1t In amounts equal to tho par
ury. This bill was almost unanimously agreed
to in tho Finance Committee carly in the day.
and 1t was not thou ght that it would m eet with
opposition. at least on the Democratic side Of
the chamber
The Finance Committee ould not have been
surprised II some Republican Senator had de-
nounced the bin. but to have 1t attacked in the
house OF it's friends was q very disagreeatle
surprise indeed to them. Tho bill will I'M
doubtedly pass when 1t comes to vote. but
the opposition to 1t to-day served to demon
strate tho unorganfzed condition Of the Demo-
Gratis In the Senate. and shows moro plainly
than any explanation OF the situation can. why
Senator German is automatically endeavoring
to postpone the silver discussion.
Senators Wolcott and Lodge also afforded
their colleagues a surprise. and very agree
able one. These Senators are typical young
American statesmen. II there are any in Con-
gross. They are both handsome. intelligent
educated men, and Americans to the back
bone. Both are Republicans OF the radical
sort, and. moreover. they are intimate per-
sonal friends. Mr.. Wolcott being Al. is
the junior OF Senator Lodge. who is
a. but he Is the senior as q Sena-
tor having worn the ermine for four
years. while tho gentleman from Massachu-
sets has served but five months. In addition
to being the youngest, these two Massachu.
sets men tMr. Wolcott was born in the Old
Bay STATED are the best dressed men in the
Senate and conspicuous for the fact that they
always look just right. To-day. knowing that
unusual care. and. as on the opening day y't O:
Congress. they maintained good natured
rivalry m as to which was the most gayly attired.
day with his suit Of bright blue flannel. white
vest striped shirt md russet shoes He Is
Mr.. Lodge and has more musical voice
MIR. Lodge made an able and exceedingly
Senate e1d received close sttenon by his
colleagues The, Colorado Senator always has
IN !. attentive audience because he always en-
utation for clearness Of statement and grace;
full oratorcal omplishments- He touched
cratic party in the, most interesting. way and
made a very logical argument for his side Of
'n Senator Hoar. Who seemed TO be ie,lous Of
the hit made by his young colleague and po-
litical enemy. thought 1t necessary TO read the
Congress-. The aged Massachaset t Senate ssssI
voice that It could not be well Understood md
but both sides Of tho chamb Der tried their best
to hear MIN and remain in their seats through.
TO near pronounce tho speech 4 masterpiece |
Of knowledge and sound reasoning 1t was
lndoubtedly the strongest anti-silVer argu-
The canvass of the Democratic side made
~ Ty, MI IT,, german H YESTERDAY ADD published in
ton to-day and afforded an explanation Of |
why the steering committee remains Inactive
,ould not before understand why the Demo-
rats do not force the lighting, It is now
act is cone eded BY ali the well posted sena-
3rs. that there Is scarcely the shadow OF Q
;hancs t9r the passage In the Senate OF a bill
50 we'll is this 1nderstood that the terms Of a
'oppromise bill are already being discussed.
u the Senate just what the silver men will ask
or and Just what they will take; and 4 is also
ps' TR s will
les; and more than forty q these Senators a.
,essterday.are out and out opponents Of uncon-
Iit III 2 repeal Twenty-eIfht Of this number
TRero ' IS
whatever about this statement. but 1t Is based
Moreover. H. there wore large majority of
'andful q men like senators Teller and VOL
Stion Thstsver. and they I are determlhed ITO to
g g II, should the necessity arise. But 30 CON
dent are they that flioustering will not be
romise Bill which they go SO iar as to say viii
OF only pass the Senate but win be signed 6y
y. they ssy That he viii SGn !. il preference
angling to compromise VIII provide for, the
epeal OF the purchasing clause Of the Sher-
ian oct. the removal OF the state bank tax.
p. semewhers between l5Ss to O. and 20 St to ].
he Senate has heen carefully canvassed on
ne subject Of such bill as this and many Sem
tors I On both sides q the chamber are free to
Use. AT any rate. the outlook now is that the
pposition to repeal will agree upon such "a |
leasure as this, and that tho Senate will be
blieed to take 1t or nothing.
somewhat astonishing ray OF light has
cen shed upon the finG-.oial tangle In tho
enate by the announcement that Senator
ray who Is supposed to be the personal rep
sentative OF the Administration on tile
.eering. committee. had stated in caucus
,at he violated no CONFIDENCE IN saying that
snator Gray. il soons. made this statement
lille urging the unconditional repeal Of the
herman bill. He takes the ground that the |
resident, anxious to have the financial
lbieet fully CO nsdered and satisfactorily ad-
Isted. but Insists upon the repeal OF the
1t Is understood that Senator Gray was
owed to make that concession on behalf OF
10 Administration at time whom the silver
Id anti silver Senators In caucus were on tho ,
,rge OF n Disagreement which threatened to
BruDt the Democratic party In tho Senate.