Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-10-14
AFTER THE BATTLE.
Present Status Of the Repeal Bill Before
The Senate.
lHE COMPROMISE PROPOSITIONS.
How the Silver Men Have Provided n Safe
Retteat-Tbc tnfnlshed Speeches.
Congregational Notes.
fBy telegraph 70 the Disnstchl


WASHINGTON. u. G.. October l3.-
House bill no. l." for the repeal of the
silver-purchasng section Of the act of
July II, 1880 dnown az the Sherman law),
as amended in the committee Of finance Of
the Senate by the adoption in that com
mittee ot the Voorhees, substitute, re-
surncs its place as the unfinished bust
ness in the ordinary daily routine Of the
Senate chamber II viii continue 10 oc-
cupy that position unless displaced b.
some other pressing measure until some
conclusion is reached on the question by
compromise or otherwise. II is in the
power Of the Senate at any time by
taking UP another bill after the "un-
finished business Is laid before IN" Sen
ate 10 shclve the silver bill. This can be
done without oven the formaity OF vote
by teCiuy taking up another bin for con-
sideration without inserting the saving
clause that House bill 30. ] shall be
"tcmporarily laid aside" j. IS not likely.
however. that the vigllant friends Of re-
peal Will permit the measure 90 be shelvri
by md!rcctiOn in this way. \ formal
vote 10 proceed to che consideration of
some other measure would bring about
'l'it '4'ii4l'fA tess VI TAf'ilN til ~
the friends and opponents Of repeal.
and This IS just what the silver men
in their six long weeks Of laborel dis
Cuseion hay" deliberately and OF pur-
pose avoided by all the resources ~
parliamentary ingenuity. in which they
have shown themselves such cousummate
masters. There was a. stage in tho pro,
cecdiues when ii scemd likely that
motion to take mp from the presiding
officers table the House hin repeating
the Federal ,lcction-laws might be- sprung
upon the Senate as a method Of getting
ria u the repeal bin and might receive
the support OF the silver men in addition
20 tho strong contingent Of Democrats
who naturally would bc counted 10 it's
support This period. however, seems to
have passed.
The silver men being challenged 10 n
test Of endurance have mot that challenge
and proved themselves able 70 0uttalk
and outsit their opponents They. there
fore, need not approach their enemy I'm
future 10y parallels as heretofore. bat can
now venture out into the opon with tho
certainty of n safe retreat behind them
I'm tho shape of another dreary desert Of
talk 10 intervene before any vote can bee
taken without their consent upon any
motion which does not meet their ap-
proval.
THE UNFINISHED SPEECHES
In dispassionatcly viewing the situation
onlookors will not fail To notice that not
one Of the silver men who has spoken
thus FAR has closed his speech Mr.
Stewart has the floor 10 continue his Ere
marks ON this new and interesting sub
jecl' rs Mr. liill put 1t just before adj
jourumcnt this morning. Messrs. Teller
Martin. Kyle. PETER. Wolcott and Dubois
each indicated before temporarily yield
'uc the floor that he would probably de-
sire to resume his remarks at some iu-
tura and more convenient time. Even Mr.
Allen, AT the close of his fifteen hours
speech. ~aid something about embracing
the opportunity 20 add a few words am
other day. The precautions thus taken
were adopted with the deliberate purpose
OF avoiding the effect of an OLD Senate
rulc that no senator should speak moro
than once on the same subject IT is
mootod question whether the rule is still
i'm force but the silver men have acted
ON the assumption that u might bc in
vpkrd. and have shielded themselves
against il by leaving their speeches nomi-
ualN unCOmpletcd. In addition 10 the
senators who can take the floor 10 con-
tiuuc their remarks they have in reserve
Senator Jones. of Nevada. who has not
Vet spoken at all on this matter and who
alvavs commands a hearing. because he
never speaks without saying something
worth listening 10. and Senator Morgan,
Of Alabama who has been their TeserV"
guard. Mir Morgan has thrown IN few
predatory remarks. but has indicated that
these were purely preliminary. and that
D., had seven chapters 10 follow, IN which
u, would discuss the question IN IT'S his
torlcal. constitutional, economical and 500
GEOLOGICAL aspects From this survey az
th, HpI anl Of the resources OF IN" anti
r-r.alcrs the infercns is derived that q
conference Of some kind is the only pussi-
tle outcome.
COMPROMISE PROPOSITlO\S.
There ara number OF propositions or
COMPROMISE legislation before the Senate.
Mr.. Blackburn has one. which does not ln-
ciulo any bond issue and which. 10 has
been broadly inumatcd, might be accept
able o. the executive after all efforts at
repeal had failed.
Mr.. Faulkner has another proposition
which contemplates the maintenance hy
thc United states Of total circulation of
SNro.t0.a an amount about equal % that
maintained by France. This proposed
measure has been met with considerable
favor. M Harris on red a compromise
last nicht. Nh Morgan. Mr.. Jones. ~
Arkansas, and Mr. Butler, of South Caro-
lima. have each suggested some middle
ground. ana Mr. White OF California,
has intimated that he had a proposition
in view. bot he has not yet formulated u
in words