Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1893-10-03
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, WAsHrNeroN, D. c., October .
Next week will wind up the long con-
test in the Senate over the repeal Of the
sherman law. This is the assurance
which Senators who favor the passage
Of compromise measure instead Of IN
conditional repsal gave out to-day
Tpev made this declaration with every
sppsarance Of confidence in the correct
mass Of their prediction, although it
cannot be learned that any OF the
obstacles In the way OF compromise
have been removed. These obstacles
are the attitude Of the President
who. according to latest reports, still
holds that unconditional repeal can be
effected. and the difficulty Of uniting the
opDonents Of unconditional repeal on q
measure that will be acceptable to the
rest Of the Senate, leaving the
administration out Of the reckoning al
together. The advocates OF compromise
admit that their path is still oosTucted
but at the same time they assert that
the vay will be most clear next week
and that the Wilson Voorhees, bill, so
| amended as TO yield something substan-
tial r., the silver men, will pass. While
itisGct all apparent how these things
are 10 oe brough about, "a must be ad-
pitted the common feeling here is that
= compromise measure will be the out
come Of the contest.
In the Senate to-day the most inter
estlDg incident occurred early in the
day. by means of personal statement
Mr.. Dubois, OF Idaho, got up the sub
iect of the vacancies 10 the Senatorial
representation OF the States o. Wash
ington. Wyoming and Montana and re-
heated his argument made when the
resolution which he offered was under
di. susslOn a few days since, as 70 the
Importance OF these States being fully
represented when a vote should be
taken upon the repeal bill.
Mr.. Washburn, of Minnesota, assert
ed positively that the Senators from
two OF the States in question, Mr..
SQUIRE, OF Washington, and Mr.. Carr, OF
wyoming, would vote for unconditional
repeal, leaving the inference that II the
question were postponed until Senators
could be elected from those States their
votes would not aid the advocates Oi ra-
5 peal
The statement created something OF
a sensation, aud Mr.. Dubois declared
tmphatcally that the Senators alluded
TO were not In favor Of unconditional
repeal.
There we're two formal speeches on
. the repeal BILL by Mr.. Kyle against the
bill aud the other by Mr.. McMiliin, of
Michigan, against free coinage.
To discussing money as the basis Of
credits, Mr.. McMulin showed thai the
National banks were ln the habit os re-
ducing their reserves far below the
safety point, aud that they were en-
abled 70 DO it by the law which en-
couroges them 20 deposit large portions
or their reserve in the reserve and
central reserve cities whose banks pay
interest on deposits, he favored law
absolutely prohibiting any National
bank from paying or receiving any in
terest on deposits. He also favored the
convertible bond plan Of exchanging
bonds for currency 10 order TO obtain
ready money in times of crisis or panic.
When McMiIlln finished the absence
OF a quorum was 80 evident that Mr..
WolcOtt called attention 10 the fact.
BY means Of roll call the temporary
presence Of a quorum was secured and
the House bin 90 extend the time for
completing the work Of the eleventh
census was passed.
The consideration OF she repeal bill
was then resumed and Mr.. DOlph,
(Rep., OrOgon,l took the floor to give
his views ss 20 the real cause Of the
business and financial trouble which he
said was the fear OF hostile tariff legis-
latiOn.
In the course OF his remarks Mr..
DOlp said TO the Minneapolis platform
had been believed 20 mean free coinage,
the Republican party would have been
dead aud buried, and damned beyond
the hope Of resurrection. ANY worse
ithan "a Is now?" asked Mr.. Teller, and
mir DolDh ignored the question In the
laughter which followed.
After q brief executive session the
Senate adjourned.
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