The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-28

A Resolution 70 Secure Delay.
The resolution introduced into the Sen
ate Tuesday by Senator Dubois, and re-
ported in our dispatches yesterday, is un-
doubtedly intended TO still further com
plicate the situation in the Senate and de
lay action upon the bill TO repeal the
/ Sherman Silver law. The senator wants
all consideration Of questions bearing
upon financial matters, the tariff and the
election laws put of until January 10, by
which time he hopes that the states OF
/ Washington, Montana and Wyoming win
/ be fully represented in the Senate. There
is a contest from each one Of these states,
/ and consequently they are not fully rep
/ resented
Has the senator any precedent for his
resolution? Does he agree that vote
shall be taken on the bill to repeal the
Sherman silver law as soon as Senators
from those states are seated Does he
say that if this resolution is adopted the
opposition to repeal will cease o5sTuctiug
Legislation and permit the majority TO
rulel
As a matter of fact he makes no prom
ises of any kind, and gives no assurances
that the same kind of tactics that are now
being employed to defeat the repeal bill
will not be continued
The assumption that the resolution is
offered for no other purpose than to OBJ
struct legislation is not a violent one. The
conclusion that it is offered for that pur-
pose and no other is irresistible.
And it is probable that extreme silver
men will get the vacant senatorial seats
of those states. In that case the effect of
waiting until Jan. 10 would be to
strengthen the opposition to the repeal
bill, and enable the opposition to still fur
Their delay action on that bill.
Did Senator Dubois introduce his reso-
luton believing that it would be accept
able to the repeal senators? OF course
not. He wanted a new subject to discuss,
everybody being about tired of the silver
discussion.
The resolution, if it comes to a vote,
will be rejected. But it will hardly come
to a vote at any time in the near future
After being discussed by Senator Du,
Bots and probably few others, it will
be laid aside and may never be heard of
again. 1t viii have served its purpose,
however, which is to delay action on the
repeal bill.
There is only one way in which a vote
on the repeal bill can be reached, and that
is by wearing out the opposition to it. 1t
is apparent that the minority do not in
tend to consent to a vote. They have no
regard for what is called the courtesy of
the Senate. They have been given all the
time they can reasonably ask for debate
and they have been requested to name
their own time for taking a vote. They
will name no time. They simply say they
propose to talk as long as they want to,
and they seem to be prepared to talk I'M
til the end of the regular session.
1t would be a great hardship to compel
the majority to remain in the Senate
twelve or fifteen hours a day listening to
such speeches as those of Senator Stew
art, but the majority should be willing to
make some sacrifices to accomplish what
is so necessary for the good of the coun-
try. If Senator Voorhees, should insist
upon the Senate remaining in session fit
teen hours a day, and upon compelling the
minority to continue the silver discussion
the whole time, it would not be long be-
fore the opposition would weaken and
consent to let the will of the majority
prevail.