The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-09
OPPOSED TO CLOTURE
Debate Will Not Be Restricted i'm
the United States Senate.
The Silver Act Repeal Measure to Be
Amended to Meet the Views of
the Various Factions.
COMPROMISE BILL PROBABLE
Flow Of Words from One Of Sena-
tor Turpie's Seven Tongues.
Gold Trust and the Silver Dollar De-
nOunced and Free Trade Predicted
VOORHEES, Stung by Hale.

WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The last extreml-
ty Of cloture is not TO be invoked by the
American Senate. A heavy majority of the
members are in favor of unconditional re-
peal. but this majority has been carefully
polled. and IL has declared that the cOndi-
tions not snch to warrant the rndi-
cal departure from the time honored ira
ditions of the Senate that would be neces-
sary to secure closure of debate and force
the repeal bill to the final vote. To one
unfamiliar with the situation. the events
of the last few days have been uninterest-
ing and have con sisted chiefly in q sonOrous
debate in the Senate which threatens TO
become interminable. and offered no sOiu-
ton of the existing controversy.
But to one who has observed the repeated
conferences in the lobbies OF this
great legislative body. and has been awar
OF the conferences daily held between the
President and leading Senators, partici-
pated In almost invariably by Secretary of
the Treasury Carlisle. the events have been
full of promise. not of the passage Of the
bill unconditionally repeating the purchas-
ing clanse OF the sherman act, but of this
bill amended by such additions rs to give
it the undeniable garb of compromise. One
by one the Senators who have openly ex-
pressed themselves In favor of uncoudition-
al repeal-and they are nearly three. fifths
of the United States Senate-have been
consulted as to the advisabilIty of clot-
ure rule. aud the result has been that less
than thirty of the eiRhty-six Senators have
expressed themselves in favor OF resorting
4. Ehra tor Igu
innovation from the traditions of the Sen.
ate, therefore. will not be part of the
record to be left behind by this extraordi-
nary session.
With the PROPOSE ton for cloture finally
abandoned there remain but'two alterna-
tlves Tor the repeal SenatOrs-a compro-
mise, or a defeat at the hands of a hi-
clustering minority. That the minority in
tended 10 tilibuster. not IN the open guise
OF tlIbusters, but in the repeated demands
for u call of the Senate aud resort TO.
other parliamentary propriesies TO prol6Dg
Indefinitely the debate. no one can doubt.
OF these two alternatives. the one promis-
ing the greater benetit appears likely to be
chosen. and that 10 for compromise. To-
day tnis has been about the only theme of
discussion among the leaders of the SEN
ate. and a series OF conferences are to be
held from time to time until the end of
next week. when II is hoped q clear ma
jority will be found welded to a PROPOSE.
tion which will not be opposed by the mi
nority with enough vehemence to lead to q
tlibustering opposition.
The proposition of compromise now un-
der discussion and meeting with the great
est favor provides that. coupled with the
bill repeating the purchasing clause of the
sherman act, there shall be q law directing
the Secretary of the Treasury to buy
monthly % considerably reduced amount of
silver bullion. and TO actually coin this
bullion into money. The Secretary of the
Treasury is also to be given ample power
money of the United States, and to make it
interchangeable In addition to this, na-
tional banks of the United States are to
he permitted TO Issue national bank notes
TO an aggregate equal to the face value of
United States bonds on deposit. COnces-
sions to State banks are also
discussed. 1t is doubtful. indeed.
quite certain, that no single one
of the above proportions could
receive q majority vote of the Senate if the
proposition stood alone and unlinked with
the kindred legislation which is TO accom-
pany il. The four separate and distinct
subjects which IL Is proposed 10 include IN
the re peal bill as tho various mprOmse
amendments thereto. represent the four
f8CtIOns into which the United States
senate may be said to be divided at this
time. Mono of these factions wOuld get
what il has been demanding by this legis-
lation. but each would get slight conces-
siOns and some consolation from the war.
fare that has been so stubbornly waaed for
would retire from the conflict free fcom
the onus OF defeat and With the larrels of
a partial victory TO be placed TO their
credit-