The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1893-10-05


bill to relieve the present situation by the
end of next week. Senator German and
other Democratic repeal senator's have
been actively engaged in arranging the
terms of the compromise and they be-
ieve they have succeeded It involves
concessions of both sides, first the repeal
of the purchase clause, second the coin
age of a specified amount two or two and
half millions per month, until the total
silver coinage is $7OO,O0O,OOO, then the
coinage of all the bullion in the treas
ury, and fourth the sale Of gold bonds to
increase the gold reserve to all amount
which will be deemed sufficient to insure
the maintenance of gold and silver money
at parity. When the proposition was
submitted to Secretary Carlisle he insist
ed upon the latter provision to the agree
lnent. 1t is the general understanding to-
/ day that the silver Republican senator's
will agree to this compromises: indeed
Senator German youches for that. The
only thing in the way of this programme
now seems to be the president He has
not, so far as known, absolutely given his
consent, although the acquiescencc Of
Secretary Carlisle would Indicate that he
would do SO.
Washington. Sept. 3O.-In the senate
the repeal bill was taken up and Mr.
Harris (Den.. Tenn) addressed the SELL
ate In opposition to the bill. Mr. Harris
quoted from a speech Of Mr.. Voorhees,
delivered on Feb. is, 1893. in which he
said he would have voted to take up the
Sherman bill some days prior to THAT.
but that tits passage would undoubtedly
demonetlzc silver and leave it supported
by not one word of legislation"
The house devoted the day to the dis
cussion of the federal election repeal
bill.
Washington, Oct. "a most interest
ing incident occurred early in the day in
the senate. BY means of Il personal
statement Mr.. Dubois of Idaho got I'D
the subject of the vacancies in the sena-
torlal representation of the States of
Washington, Wyoming and Montana, and
repeated his argument made when the
resolution which lie offered was under
discussion 4 few days since as to the i'm
p0rtohCc OF these states being fully repre-
Sented when vote should be taken upon
the repeal bill. Mr.. Washburn of Min
nesota asserted positively that the SEMI
tors from two of the states in question
Mr.. Squire of Washington and Mr.. Carey
OF Wyoming, would vote for uncontlition-
al repeal, leaving the inference that if
the question were postponed until sena-
tors could be elected from those states
their votes would not aid the opponents
OF repeal. When the authority for his
statement was demanded, Mr.. Wash
DlIn saul: The senator's themselves, -
adding that Mr.. Squire had informed
him that he would vote for unconditional
repeal. The statement created some
thing of sensation. and Mr. Dubois de-
clareG cmphatically that the senator's al
luded to were not in favor of uncondi-
tional repeal. There were TWO formal
spe eches on the repeal bill-one by Mr..
Ayle Of South Dakota against the bill
and the other by Mr. Mcmillan of Mich
lgan against free coinage.
Iebate on the election bill in the house
was very one-sided. Speeches were
made by Messrs. Dinsmore of Arkansas.
benson Of Alabama, Cooper of Florida
and Clark of Missouri, all from the Dem
ocratic standpoint.