Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-08-29
LOOK THE SENATE,
A Majority For Repeal Believed to
Be Probable.
SILVER MEN SILL UNTERRIFIED.
Will Resort to Every Article to
Prevent Repeal.
WHAT SOME OF THEM SAY.
liver MEN SILL UNTERRIrIED.
WHAT SOME OF THEM SAY.

The passage of the Wilson bin in the
House yesterday repeating The purchasing
clause OF the Sherman law throws the cnus
of the action Of Congress ia extra session
to carry out or refuse 10 act on, the sug-
gestion of the President upon the Scnate
The eyes Of the country will De dDon this
tody and their every proceeding will lie
watched with the deepest interest. Though
the action Of the House has, in one respect,
cleared the way for repeal IN another way
the progress has not been accelerated. for
the action Of the Senate finance comisittee
this morning would seem - Indicate that
even should the Senate pass a repeal hill IL
wall not he the Wilson bill. and. therefore,
Whatever the result OF the senate del4bera-
lions may be the whole question will again
have TO go to the House and probably into
conference. So that should the claims OF
the repeal men that the Sen-.te VIII within
TWO weeks reach a vote on hat question he
well founded adjournment at shat time
would not seem possible.
At the meeting Of the Senate finance COM
mittee the Wilson bill was taken w and
an effort was made 10 have IL substituted
for the bill which the majority Of the COM
ity OF the committee this morning
were IN favor again OF the hoor-
hesS thu III Wilson h S o0r "a tnr
contains a declaration in favor Of main
tanning blmetallfsm. The committee finally
Voorhees, bin as a substitute. Later In the
day when he Senate met Mr.. Voorhees,
rsYrfe s, the acton 81 the sommittee ana
the consideration OF IL at once. Mr.. Teller
announced that ne desired To make a speech
on the oorhees tank hill which is now the
order of business IN the Senate, but Il is
thought that there will be no determined
opposition to the sidetracking OF the bank
bill and the taking up Of the repeal bill as
both sides are anxious to get to work on the
silver question itself.
4 Vote in Two Weeks.
Those who favor the repeal Of the pur-
chasing clause OF the sherman law are
greatly pleased at the decided majority
by which the House passed the Wilson bin.
and claim that such action has greatly
strengthened their cause in the Sonata
and the more hopeful ones say that vote
will be taken in about two weeks. There
are other members Of the Senate who are
anxious to have the desire Of the ed-ninis-
tration enacted. who look for the passage
OF an unconditional repeal bill but who
think and say that the silver men VIII not
be pushed for the present, and these T1em-
bers expect that the Senate will reach q
vote in from three to four weelSs.
The claims OF the unconditional repeal
members OF the Senate are now that there
is majority in the upper body for such
action OF from ten TO fifteen. but che more
conservative men and those who are more
likely 10 have a correct estimate OF the
standing OF the various Senators. say that
II vote could be taken tomorrow on the
voorhees, bill. IL would pass by majority
probably more nearly correct than me
larger estimates.
Claims Of the silver Men.
on the other hand however. the out and
out free silver men. who have announced
that they will never allow a bill for the
unconditional repeal OF the Sherman law
to pass the Senate are not disheartened
or have they lost hope that they are not
] l.. - TEru
some substitute is afforded them.
They are still bold in their statements
that they Will use every obstruction TO pre-
vent such action. as they were when the
extra session met. They are unwilling to
admit that there is a majority OF the Sem
ate In favor % repeal. and say that some
Senators who are being counted on for un-
conditional repeal viii be found supporting
| the opposite before long. They have been
allowing the repeal men TO DO most OF the
work thus far. but in the near future some
speeches will be forthcoming that will make
/ IL Very plain that There Is strong senti-
| ment in the south and west against re-
peal as there is In the north and east for IL
VIII Resort to FiiibustertnS.
The silver men announced their position
yesterday in executive session. At that ses-
sion they boldly said 10 those on the other
side that they would never be able 10 mass
the repeal bill in the Senate One OF TN.
silver Senator's and The Stars informant
indicated that IL was Senator Teller. plainly
told the Senate that he had his winter
| clothes with him and he intended 10 stGy
] here and use hts efforts 90 prevent such -
ton as the President wished He did not
! mince words. bat plainly indicated that the
silver men intended TO resort To aiibus ar
] ing methods ald were determined TO stay
Z here until next summer IL this was neces-
| sary 10 defeat repeal
! 4 silver senator said 10 a Star reporter
this morning THAT the talk of such pressure
being brought 10 bear on them that they
would have 10 allow the bin 10 come 10 a
vote Was all Nonsense THE people who are
| here in thls cily do not appreciate the feel
ing that exlsl > IN the silver states. All that
you get htrc is the sentiment OF the east.
and for that We do not care one snap. We
are here to represent our people. and have
no hcsitancy In saying that there Is not a
man. woman or child IL my state that
/ would not indOrse my action IN 4 stayed
J here until next winter and Fought the re-
! peal of Ibis measure. To be entirely frank,
/ our political future depends upon our sup-
| port OF silver. and all the Influence the east
| can bring TO bear cannot change our de-
| termination not TO allow an unconditional
| repeal bill to pass
| There is no doubt that the vote in the
! House furnishes an excuse to those Sena-
1 tors who desired IL for abandoning the sdl-
| Yer men at this time. 1t also may weaken
/ the determination previously held by some
| Senators TO go to the extent OF filihuster-
! ing against repeal Thus the silver men are
] weakened numerically. but the determine
! ton Of the radical silver men to fight to the
4 last ditch Is not weakened I'm the least and
under the rules Of the Senate they have an
! infinite power OF iilibusiering.