The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1893-10-04
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WASHINGTON, d. c.. Sept.

WASHINGTON, d. c.. Sept. 30.
A great deal is going on under cover
In the senate AS was the case yester-
day there is talk Of a compromise and
every thing possible is being done TO
bring about an agreement Neither Mr..
Voorhees, nor the radical free silver men
are in a position TO offer or accept any
terms in direct way, and it IS not sure
but that Mr.. Voorhees, VIII stand in his
present position to the last. The great
number Of conservative senators who
are in a measure to act independently,
are however, using all their arguments
and diplomacy to patch up something
upon which a large majority Of the SEN
ate can stand and which will induce the
radical silver men to yield to a vote,
though they should not vote for the
proposition.
Meanwhile the anti-repeal senator's are
getting quite stiff-backed and some OF
them go so far as to intimate that they
VIII not give way TO any compromise.
In some quarters ii is said that matters
will be allowed to drift along until week
after next, that meanwhile a quorum
will disappear, and that finally, without
any action being had on the VOORHEES,
bill, recess will be taken from the 18th
OF October until the second week in
November
The Bond Proviso.
The indications are that some such
thing may happen If a compromise meas
ure is not presented with the support Of
the senate. II is understood that a num-
Der OF republicans have signifed their
willingness to support the Faulkner
the additional provision for the issue OF
bonds for gold. The senators from the
silver states and some of the southern
men are greatly embarrassed by the in
sertion OF the bond clause but they see
that IL any compromise IS to be reached
that provision must be included.
All sorts Of tentative propositions are
being submitted. and the conviction is
very general that the support Of the
necessary majority will soon be secured
Gfor some one OF them. Whenever this
is done there will evidently be no trouble
about reaching a vote.
There is said TO be some rivalry among
the conservative republicans and the
conservative democrats as TO which shall
be able TO present the proposition which
will lead the senate out OF the present
difficulty. The democrats are, OF course,
embarrassed by a reluctance TO abandon
the position OF the administration or TO
depart from II 10 the least degree The
republicans have no such embarrassment
and are In position TO promptly accept
any compromise which Is favorable 10
their views. The expectation Of a recess
for two weeks from the 18th OF October
IS revived and there is a possibility that
At will occur. II a compromise is reached
before that time there will be nothing TO
interfere with so short a recess. and IL
the compromise fails the recess may be
forced anyhow.
An Obstacle.
The leading democratic senator's. who
have been trying for the last forty
eight hours to arrange the terms of a
compromise on the silver question that
would be acceptable, encountered a very
determined obstacle today when they
approached the republican anti-siver
men, who have thus far been acting
with the democratic repeal forces. The
republicans simply declare that there
was no common ground upon which
they could act with the democrats
longer. II unconditional repeal was to
be abandoned. When 1t came TO nego-
tiating for terms with silver they an
nounced their intention of fioclxing by
themselves and more than that declared
that II compromise were TO be the out
come they we're ready for finish fight
ON that issue. This bellicose attitude
of the republicans disheartened the
democratic repealers and compelled the
compromisers to halt, temporarily, at
least.
senator voorhees, Confident.
Senator VOORHEES,, chairman OF the
finance committee and leader Of the re-
peal forces, has been in no way connect
ed with the compromise movement. He
despair of the passage OF the repeal bill
An its original form, and thought II quite
ridiculous TO conclude that in a body of
could not secure vote upon any given
proposition He said that ne felt con-
WINGED that the majority could hold out
as long as the minority.
of" said he, I'VE cannot pass the bill
this fall we can continue the effort dur
ing the winter. and II we do not conclude
the work in the fall, winter and spring,
we car. like Grant fight II out on that line
tf IL takes all summer. IF could force a
vote I should, OF course, do so, but there
IS no rule whereby / can do that I am
satisfied. however that IL we hold on
with sufficient persistence we will get IL
fn time"
Secretaries Gresham and Carlisle had a
conference with the president at the
white house tonight While the subject
OF the conference could not be definitely
learned II Is understood that II was re-
Rarding the proposed compromise on the
silver question.