New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-09
DOES IT MEAN COMPROMISES
MR.. FAULKNER HAS A PLAN.
SOME AMENDMENTS WHICH HE PROPOSES
TO MAKE TO THE VOORHEES, BILL
THEIR SIGNIFICANCE LIES IN THE WEST VII
GINA sTATEsMANs CLOSE RELATIONS WITH
Mr.. GORMAN THE DEMOCRATIC LEADER
-MESSRS. TURPIE AND JONES, OF
ARKANSAS, MAKE LONG

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-MEssRs. TURPIE AND JONES, OF
| ARKANSAS MAKE LONG
SPEECHES.
[BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSEJ
Washington, Sept. s.-Senator Faulkner's conn
promise" speech this afternoon. following as IL
did the pointed rcbuke for overzeal administered
TO Mr. Voorhees, on Wednesday by Mr.. German
and the Democratic steering committee must,
no doubt be taken to reflect with authority and
a fair degree of completeness the plan Of CAM
| paign on which the Maryland Senator and his
associates count TO settle the problem Of repeal
without disturbing Demo cratic party harmony
The Administrations fgurehead in the Senate, MIR.
| Voorhees, and his tactics of exhausting debate
by "coercive" methoas bluntly, almost
humiliatingly dscedited two days ago at the
instance of the real leader of the Senate ma
| orty The Administrations ultimatum Of mn-
conditional repeal of the purchase clauses Of the
| Sherman act is now attacked III turn from tho
same quarter, and the Presidents agent having
been repudiated, his plan Of relief ls apparently
| 10 be discarded for scheme of " compromise,
unwelcome to the Administration and destructive
Of all the credit anticipated by it for relieving
the country from its now happily vanishing imam
| cia embarrassments.
| If Mr. Faulkner's speech Of to-day is not the
llrSt dutnentlc note OF MI P'ii~s' ~
| is at least, the logical outcome Of the Maryland
| senator's strategy Of the last five weeks, which
has held the majority in the Senate away as far
as possible, from any definite concurrence in the
Administration policy and tactics, and kept the
field clear for the restoration of party unity by
the production, at the proper opportunity, of'some
| specious plan of compromise" But the rela-
tons of the Senators from West Virginia and Mary
J land close and intimate and Mr.. Faulkner
has so long been accepted by the Senate and the
| public as Mr. Gormans favorite political lieu
tenant and adviser, that the compromise pro-
posed to-day cannot but be taken the first
step Of the real Democratic leader in that pro-
sramme of concaton and harmony to which he
! has from the first stood ready to sacrifice even
the express wishes and purposes OF the Executive.
| Whether the proposal of compromise made
by Mr. Faulkner is intended be definite and
final, or whether he and Mr. German have some
other alternative conditions up their sleeves,
will of course he determined as the situation in
the senate continues to develop, through secret
conference and open debate. II is not strange,
however, that speculation is already active meas
| urng the chances for success of the compr )mse'
now oI.rcd and weighing tho possibility Of
| formal surrender Ivy the Administration in its
favor of the hitherto unquestioncd ultimatum Of
unconditional repeal. Mr.. Faulkner's scheme,
| which he will offer AS amendment to the Noor-
| hees bil was fully described in these dispatches
last tuesday. 1t is in. hrief to call in all notes
of denominations less than $40: 10 coin all the
silver bullion in the Treasury, and then TO con-
| tinue the purchase and coinage of silver at tho
rate of S3,000,000 month until
the volume of silvef money in the
country has reached $500, coo. .OtO when the coin
age will cease There is now about $780,
tba lufIin all ia
coins of all sorts and the bullion in the Treasury
30 that the proposition would involve the
ultimate purchase and coinage of s20o,0oo,oOO
more 40 the hallion in the Treasury Is natl-
rally to have the preference at the mnts, Mr.
Faulkncr's scheme would practically mean the
.toppacr of silver purchases tor some time 10
come. or al least their reduction TO very narrow
monthly limits with total cessation after
definite period of years.
The Democratic friends Of silver would no
doubt greatly prefer such gradual extension Of
the volume of silver coinage to It's absolute stop
page by the unconditional repeal Of the Slernan
act while the mining State Senators, although
saving only little under Mr. Fauikners plan
from the general wreck of silver, would at best
have prevented unconditional repeal and secured
"A respite in which t. rally their forces for new
efforts at unlimited reconciliation. Mr.. Faulk-
ncrs speech. in lt.clf, was conservative IN tone,
and ostensibly in sympathy with the Administra-
tons desire for the repeal of the Shermau
act The West Virginia Senator announced that
he would vote though with some reluctance, for
unconditional repeal, if it came to a question be-
tween that or nothing. But he distinctly pre-
ferrcd his own sop" 10 silver, and would urge
the adoption of his plan as an additiopal section
ments too, he hinted, which he was ready to help
TO fasten on a. riders on unconditional repeal.
Two other speeches tns'ies Mr.. Faulkners were
made by Democratic Senators. Mr.. 1urpie, 81
Indiana talked very earnestly in the first part
of his speech IN favor OF free coinage at l6 to !,
or any other desirable ratio. but by some mys-
terious logical leeerlcmain appeared in the latter
half as an advocate OF repeal. pure and simple.
without u free coinage attachment. Mr. jones'
of Arkansas, one Of the new members OF the re-
constructed Finance Committee was less mys-
betrayal of every financial principle and profes-
sion of the Democratic party. ana denied natiy
the contention of the President that the Sherhtn
law responsible in whole or III pnrt 10: "'c
recent financial disturbance. ,,
Mr. Voorhees, wanted 10 let the Senate ADJOURN
az half-past o'clock. and being mildly proad'n
hy Mr. Hale on this burlesIue ending OF nus
ERA of business" grew highly irr,tated ana IN .
cersed The two Senators had bitter passage
M arms Mr. VOORHEES, losing his temper ana
showing NOR. painfully than ever ms nttcS
lack Of the. qualities necessary 10 Parinin'',.
arv la,dership Nothing came Of Mr. iiaes sl,g-
oastion th,t II w,s due 10 the country fhat inc
senate sbould make at least q pf"tehc" oI
diligence and an adjournment MI to'hor"" "aS
taken about oeiork'