Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1893-11-02

vacated to the end that prompt action
may be had on the financial measures.
1t is not expected, however. that the
compromise bill will reach the house I'M
der the most favorable circumstances
until Tue latter end of the week. Unless
it becomes apparent that there might be
unreasonable delay in the committee the
bill will be referred under the rule to the
coinage. weights and measures commit
tee. If there is disposition to hold it
there 4 motion will be made to concur
III the senate amendments when the bill
is taken from the speakers table. The
attitude of the Republicans toward the
bill will bc governed by the course of
The Republican senators. The silver Dem
ocrats. too. except perhaps a few cXtrcm-
lists will follow the lead of their political
brethren of the senate. In fact. no sort
of doubt seems to exist about the house.
1t will pass and pass with expedition
any compromise that goes through the
senate
Washington, Oct. o4.-Silvcr compro-
mise is dead. This fact was shown in
the senate when the men who had been
engineering the compromise deal failed
w 'li'i li'll ILtitSllc as tAlIltlt'I. anu
all that is now left to do is to continue
the fight on the old lines and wait until
Il vote can be had on the repeal bill now
before the senate. This. it is thought,
will be the latter part of the week.
Those who We're expecting to see the
Democratic compromise bill introduced
into the senate and speedily passed
through that body found, when the senate
1,1It ar ,f1,,f Int
than likely to be doomed to disuppoint-
mrnl. and as the day wore on The indi-
cations became still more marked The
compromise BILL over which senators
We're so Sanguinc Saturday, will never be
introduced in the senate. The reason
for this change in the situation is found
III the fact that the cen promiScrs have
been unable to get sufficient number
OF pledges to guarantee the passage Of
til" bill in ease it should be Introduced,
and they have said from the beginning
that they would bring in no bill unless
its passage could be assured before its
introduction. Statements differ as to the
exact number of Democratic senators
who have signed the agreement but the
best authority obtainabc places the num-
Der at thirty-ninc. or four less than a
far found it impossible to obtain on the
Democratic side of the chamber, and all
ov"rtUrcs TO the Republicans have 50
! far been repealed without exception. Sen
ators Jones and Stewart cci.tinucl their
speeches. which were listened to by less
than 4 quorum.
In the house the bankruptcy bill was
taken up and discussed. Several speeches
| nj tow, Ii, H.. al
it is doubtful if il passes
Washington, Oct. Ex-senator Harris.
acting for the silly cl Democrats. informed
the silver Republicans that the Demo
Gratis had concluded that after taking I'LL
the circumstances, into constellation that
| their best course was tc drop the fight
.,@ainst the rcpr Il bill and allow it to
! come to II vote The end Ct the present
| fight will soon be reached and the result
will be III accor,ancc with the wishes Of
the president and the repeal forces in the
senate The silver Republicans will not
undertake to prolouc the fight beyond the
time necessary to complete their speeches,
and will after that permit tn" voting to
begin upon the amendments 10 the bill.
1t is generally believed that this will take
I week Following is the full text of the
J Voorhees, bill, Which will be substituted
in the senate for the house bill:
That 50 much Of the act approved
July II, 1890, entitled An act directing
the purchase of silver bullion and issu.
of treasury notes thereon. and for other
purposes, rs directs the secretary Of the
treasury to purchase from tine 20 time
silly eT buIIiIr n tho a NJ
4,5OO.UO ounces or SO much thereof as
may be offered in each month at til.
market price thereof, not exceeding oils
dollar for 371.25 grains Of pure silver
and to issue in payment for such pur
chases treasury notes of the United
States. be and the same is hereby re
pealcd. and it is hereby declared to be the
policy of the United States TO contnu.
the use of both gold and silver US stand
ard money, and I" COLI. boil, gold an,
silver into Inonry OF equal intrinsic O.:
rhanseaLlc value. suck cq,alf; 10 tc 81.
cured through International agreement %
ty such safeguards Of Legislation. rs vii
insure the Inailitclial 20 Of The parity il
value of the coins Of the TWO metals az,
the equal power oi every dollar 1T al
; times i'll the markets and IL The ,,lyincu
of debts. And II j.: bcrehy further de
clared that the efforts Of the g.,ycrnmen
should he steadily directed TO the cstal
.. Iishrncnt of such a safe system Of hi
metaliisin rs will maintain at all time
the equal power Of every dollar coine
or issued by the United States in til
markets and in the payment of debts
The time in the senate WAS consumes
by speeches on the silver bill.
In the house the bal kruptcy bill cam
up and n lively discussion occurred O
the silver question No action was tax ct
: Washington. Oct 26.-There was tn
, usual lack of quorum in the senat
when tina: body met, but for the first tim