The record-union., 1893-09-09
Special to the RECoRD-UNToN.

special 10 LNe kECORD-UNEON.
WASHINGTON, Sept. S.-The late ex-
tremity Of the clOture is not to be in
voked by the American Senate. a heavy
majority Of its members are in favor of
unconditional repeal. but this majority
has been carefully polled, and it has de-
clared that the conditions are not such as
to warrant a radical departure from the
time-honored traditions Of the Senate
that would be necessary to secure a clo-
ture of debate and force the repeal bill to
final vote. The conferences daily held
between the President and leading Sena-
tors, participated in almost invariably by
Secretary of the Treasury Carlisle, have
been full of promise, not Of the passage
OF the bill Internationally repeating the
purchasing clause of the Sherman Act
but Of this bill amended by such condi-
tIons as to give to it the undeniab BILE garb
Of a COMPROMISE.
One by one the Senators VINO oDenly
expressed themselves in favor of uncon-
ditional repeal, and they are nearly three
titths of the United States Senate. have
been consulted as to the advisabiiity Of
the clotUre rule, and the results have
been that less than thirty of the eighty
SIX Senators have expressed themselves
in favor of resorting to such extreme
measures.
The startling innovation from the ira
dltlOns Of the Senate, therefore, will not
be part OF the record to be left behind
by this extraordinary session. With the
proposition for cloturc finally abandoned,
there remains but two alternatives tor the
repeal Senators, to compromise or meet
defeat at the hands of the tilibusters.
not in the open guise of fiIibusters, but
i'll repeated demands for call of the Sem
ate and resort to other parliamentary
proprieties to prolong indefinitely the de-
bate, no one can doubt
Of these two alternatives the one prom
lslng the greater benefit appears likely to
be chosen, and that is for COMPROMISE.
a series OF conferences are to be held
from time to time until tho end of next
week, when It Is hoped clear majority
Will be found welded to the proposition.
which will not be opposed by the minor
lty with enough Vehemence to lead to tili-
clustering opposition.
The proposition of a comDron1ise
now under discussion and meeting with
greater favor provides that, coupled with
the bill repeating the purchasing power
OF the Sherman Act, there shall be a law
directing The Secretary Of the Treasury To
buy monthly a considerably reduced
amount OF silver bullion. and to actually
coin this bullion into money. The Secre-
tary of the Treasury is also to be given
ample power TO protect all gold and cur
rency and money Of the nited States.
and to make it interchangeable. In adj
dition TO this, national banks of the
United States are to be permitted to issue
national notes to an aggregate equal to
the face value of United States bonds on
deposit. Concessions to State banks are
also discussed.
Four separate and distinct subjects
which it is proposed to include in the re-
peal bill, and various compromise amend
ments thereto, represent four factions.
into which the United States Senate NAV
be said to be divided at this time None
Of these factions would get what thev
have been demanding by this legislation.
but each would get slight concessions and
some consolation from unconditional re-
peal, and each faction would retire
from the conflict free from the onus Of
defeat and with laurels of partial victory
to be placed to its credit
Teller explained why it was he pre-
ferred to proceed tomorrow instead of
to-day. There had been no unnecessary
delay so far as be (TeIler) was concerned.
He intended to debate this question until
he thoroughly satisfied himself that he
had discharged his duty.
Aldrich of Rhode Island obtained the
floor and after a brief talk the senate
went into executive session and soon
adjourned.