The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-01
CAN NOT MAKE IT WORK
Republican Anti-SilVGr Men Give a
Deal Of Trouble.
ALL NEGOTIATIONS ARE OFF
voorhees, is Confident that the Majority
for the Repeal Bill can whip
the Minority into Terms.
ALL NEGOTIATIONS ARE OFF
Associated Press.

Washington, Sept 30.-The leading
democratic senator's, who have been
trying for the past forty-eight hours
to arrange terms acceptable for COM
promise on the silver question, have
encountered a very determined obsta-
Gle today, when they approached the
republican anti-silver men who thus far
have beer acting with the democratic
repeal forces. The republicans simply
declare that there is no common
ground upon which they could act with
the democrats longer if unconditional
repeal was to be abandoned. When 1t
came to negotiating for terms with sill
yer, they announced their intention of
fioclxing by themselves and declared
that they were ready to fight the conf
promise to finish. The bellicose at
titude Of the republicans disheartened
the democratic repealers, and caused.
the compromisers to halt temporarily at
least. Senator Voorhees, is in no way
connected with the compromise move
ment He said today that he had no
reason to despair of the passage of the
repeal bill in it's original form, and
thought it quite ridiculous to conclude
that in body of eighty-five men
majority of fifteen could not secure a
vote upon any given proposition. He
said he felt convinced that the major
ity could hold out as long as the mi
nority. "If," said he, 1--WE cannot pass
the bill this fall, we can continue our
effort during the winter, and If we do
not conclude work in the fall, winter
and spring, we car do like Grant
fight ii out OH that line If 1t takes all
summer If l could force vote |
should of course do So but there is no
such rule whereby 1 can do that. l
am satisfied, however, if we hold on
with sufficient persistence, that we will
get it in time"
The re solution offered in the senate
yesterday by Chandler Of New Hamp-
shire, calling for information as to
commission to investigate the New
York custom house, came up. Chan
dler spoke in favor of it's adoption, and
called the attention of Senator Hill es-
pecially to the matter in order that he
might tell the senate If he wanted to
know whether any of the vacancies
made, by the commission had been filled
by anti-snapper democrats. Chandler
said he was now supporting the presi-
dent in his efforts to secure the re-
peal of the silver law, but this would
not deter him from criticising the pres
ident, who he thought was given too
much to disregarding the provisions Of
the expressed law and to make a law
unto himself; and when he reached his
determination, to attempt to carry 1t
out whether he saw the law for it or
not.
The resolutions heretofore offered by
Dolph, republican, of Oregon, calling
for information as to the payment of
tensions to persons residing abroad,
were taken up, Dolph said there was
rather great ignorance in regard to the
action of the pension bureau, or pre-
meditated deliberate design to thwart
the will of congress, and he cited the
case of the widow of Commodore Wat
son, whose pension was granted by a
special act of congress. 1t was sus-
pended six months ago and she was
called upon to prove by living wit
nesses an event which occurred thirty
five years ago. The resolutions were
placed on the calendar.