Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-13
A COMPROMISE PROBABLE.
The Rule of the Minority Has Been Shown
Again in the Senate.
Talk of Future -ActiOns-What Sort of
Bill the President Would Sign
Mr.. Harris Amendment.

The adjournment of the Senate this morn
ing Is held to mark the time when the per-
sonal wishes Of the President ceased to be
the chief consideration In the treatment of
the silver question. There are Of course,
number Of Senators who will continue to
be the personal representatives of Mr.
Cleveland in this fight. and who will not
favor any course Of which he does not ap-
prove. A very large proportion. however,
OF those Senators who have been support
ing the administration and have stood out
against any deviation from the lines laid
down by Mr.. Cleveland feel that they are
absolved from further obligation to follow
this course and they are now trying to
settle the question in a manner different
from that tried by Mr. voorhees,.
The general wish, Of course, is among
democrats to adopt a compromise which
may receive the approval Of Mr.. Cleveland
when sent to him, but he is not being con-
suited beforehand as to the character Of
such compromise. The repeal men are, of
course. keeping up the show of continuing
the tight but OF course there Is nothing
to that. At the opening Of the session at II
o'clock this morning proceedings were con-
tinued just as they had been before the
night session began. and Mr.. Voorhees, re-
fuses to make any open confession that the
the fact that the bill is dead is aswell demon
strated as 1t would be II defeated by an ac-
tuai majority vote. The domination Of the
minority has once more been declared, and
the Senate Of today Is the same old help
less body 1t was to start with.
Compromise Talk.
Meanwhile the Senators who are working
for q compromise feel that they are very
near an agreement. in fact those Senators
to whose charge the question Of compromise
has been referred by the several elements
have agreed among themselves practically
on the Harris proposition. and it remains
for them to submit II to the other Senators
Of the several factions to determine whether
they can get majority report. There will
be some change In the proposition from the
form In which 1t appears as offered by Mr..
Harris. 1t Is uncertain whether there will
be any reference to bonds In 1t, but IL Is
almost certain not to carry any provision
authorizing a bond issue. 1t is the hope
Of those who are trying to accomplish the
compromise that they may dispose Of 1t
this evening or tomorrow. Whether they
can accomplish this remains to be seen, but
the indications are that the debate will run
over to next week. II not longer. 1t Is said
that the silver republicans and populists
Will vote for the Harris proposition. but a
new element of doubt is now thrown in to
embarrass the situation.
The fntimatton Is very broadly made that
the republicans. having supported the ad-
ministration In the attempt at uncondi-
tional repeal. may take q hand in stopping
things before the game has been brought
to a finish. The intimation is given that
they will make very earnest and de-
termined fight against any compromise that
is PROPOSED. This presents a possibility Of
more delay in disposing of the question
than is generally expected. but since any
compromise ofered will come In the form
filibuster to prevent vote on It without
involving q f1libuster against the whole
subject Of repeal. 1t il said that the COM
promise which will be adopted will be in
1tnA vxyitt In, Tor to fny1 Of
Mr.. Cleveland's message convening Con-
gress though 1t may not accord with his
wishes.
ing by a prominent man as asserting that
he will not sign any compromise which
provides for the continued purchase Of
silver for time extending beyond his
The Treasury Department is running
very short Of money. and 1t is extremely
probable that a bond issue will finally have
to be re.orted to under the authority OF
existing law to keep up the reserve, re-
gardless Of what may be done by Congress.
The most probable outlook is speedy
compromise.
The House Attitude.
Now that compromise on the silver Ques-
ton is talked Of as a probable result of
the deliberations of the Senate upon the
subject interest has been renewed in the
House as to the kind Of a measure that
Will receive tne SanCIlOu OI tudt OOuy.
Mr.. Raynor, one Of the steering commit
tee Of the repealers in the recent contest
over the Wilson bill, said: mo compromise
that the Senate Is likely to send to the
House can be passed here. in my opinion. -
"The House will not consent to unlimited
purchase Of silver or the coinage thereof
II the Senate were satisfied with the COIN
age Of the bullion now on hand and pur-
chase up to a reasonable amount, that
might be accepted, but the probabilities
seem to be against such a moderate meas
ure."
Mr.. Catchings Of the committee on rules.
also repeater" said that in his opinion the
situation was plainly in the hands of the re-
publicans. III they vote solidly upon the
subject they can determine 1t either way
1t is not a political question, but politics
will creep in, and that consideration may
rule If the republicans would stand firm
for the repeal Of the Sherman law think
they could bring the Senate to terms 1t
all depends on them"
Mr.. Burrows said that the attitude Of the
republicans toward compromise would de-
pend upon the nature Of the measure. IF
1t proposes an issue of bonds I do not be-
lieve 1t will meet the approval Of the House.
The idea Of borrowing money in time of
peace Is not a popular nor a proper one. 1t
seems incredible that while the admins
tration Is actively engaged in an effort to
reduce the tariff they should expect Con-
gress to borrow money to meet running ex-
penses."