New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-24
SENATORS MUCH DISTURBED!
THEY FEEL LIKE BUNCOED MEN
UNABLE TO UNDERSTAND THE ADMINISTRA.
TONS ACTION.
RELIEVING THAT COMPROMISE HAD THE PREnep
DENTS APPROvAL, HIS FOLLOWERS CON-
MIITED THEMSELVES 70 IT-NOw,
TREY DON'T KNOW "wHEIE THEY
ARE AT--MUcH FEELING
AROUSED.
rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBrSE.l

Washington. oct 90. - The announcement
issued late last night through the medium o.
Secretary Carlisle that the President whony
discountenanced the Senate steering Commi''
tees" plan of compromise, and still hoped 70
secure the unconditional repeal OF the sherman
act. fell to-day with benumbing ana De-
wildering effect upon the leaders OF the co"''
,ro,,ise movement In the Senate, and for sew.
, hours all was confusion, dscouragement
and wrath i'm the ranks of the Senate majority
The blunt Reputation by the President ana MS
Secretary of all the hints and suggestions ."
which the trainers of the compromise had pee"
nroceeding since Thursday caused at HIST
stupor. then amazement, then indignatioh' On
the part Of those who in good iaith hao s's"e~
the terms of that agreement
The published statement raised, IN iac''
n,air issue of political integrity and veracity
he,ween Secretary Carlisle and the Adhnistra-
lion members Of the Steering Committee. IL
,,o President and Mr.. Carlisle had not counte'
,orood and practically assented TO the com'
,,isa of Saturday then Mr.. Gray, MI Kan
CON, and Mr. White, of Louisiana, the 'hree
,ar,iristration Senator's who as members oh
,h. steering Committee signed the agreement
and recommended its acceptance by their Ad-
r,ipistration colleagues, had either been grossly
m,sed as to the purposes and wishes OF the
Administration or had attempted puhco
game" on their unfortunate associates.
ADMINISTRATION SENATORS DECEIVED
,ooording 70 these three Senator's all ardent
friends Of the President and supporters OF his
.,a,,oy of unconditional repeal, Mr.. Carlisle and
others who were supposed to speak for the Ad'
,r;ristration had plainly assented to the prepa-
ation Of a compromise, and even yielded In
torms 70 the proposed extension of the life OK
,ha sherman act till October l, 1894. The Presi-
dsrt himself they maintained. had assured the
! "Staering Committee on Friday that, though
he could not commit himself to the approval OK
any particular form of compromise, he would
be glad to do all that he possibly could to re-
| store party harmony and end the present con-
| test without further party friction. Acting on
this general deverance and on the more cir
| cumstantial suggest stons of Secretary Carlisle
and other representatives OF the ADMINISTRATION
| Messrs Gray, White and Ransom put their
names to the compromise agreement drawn up
| on Saturday. and by their assurances. added
| to Mr. Germans, succeeded in securing the sig
| natures of other Administration Democrats, in
| Guiding Messrs Brice. Ohio Gibson. Maryland:
| Smith New-Jersey; Murphy. New-York; Faulk.
ner and Camden, West Virginia; Hunton. vir-
| ginia; Gordon. Georgia; Lindsay Kentucky:
| Palmer, Illinois. and Turpie, lndlana.
| What was the disgust and Indignation OF both
the committeeman themselves and their unlucky
associates this morning to find the suggestions
| and intimations which had led to their signing
| the compromise conveniently disowned by the
| Administration. and two-thirds Of the Admins
| tration following in the Senate held up to the
scorn Of the country either as wilful deserteri
| of the unconditional repeal caucus victims
| one and all. of some clever piece OF political
| "bunco-steeringw Who was the ''bunco-steerer'
who had done the job? was the absorbing In
| ouiry of the Senators who signed the Saturday
| letter TO Mr. Voorhees,. and who now discovered
that they had done under false representa-
| tions Mr.. Palmer of Illinois. inclined 4
| proclaim his deception from the housetopa
and his explanation puts the blame on Senatol
| Voorhees,, who had said that everything wa
| all right and that he would make no opposition
to the compromise one or two others were die
| posed to hold Mr.. Gray responsible for the ~
surance that the Saturday agreement woul(
not be unacceptable to the Administrator.
But 1t must be admitted that the almost uus
versal opinion Of the Democratic side propee0