The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1893-10-24
Obstruction to the Repeal
Bill Abandoned
THIS lNSURES ITS PASSAGE
Other Interesting Items From
Various Sections.
Washington Matters.
ed Press to The News.


WAsHINGroN. Oct. z4.--At half
hast ~ o'clock, Senator Harris,
acting for the silver Democrats. in
formed the silver Republicans that
the Democrats had concluded that,
after taking all the circumstances
iuto consideration, they had decid
ed that their best course was to drop
the fight against the repeal bill anu
allow 1t to come to vote. If this
decision is not reconsidered, and II
does not seem at all probable that it
will be, the end of the present fight
will be reached, and the result will
be in accordance with the wishes of
the president and the repeal forces
III the senate.
The silver R9pub' leans will not
undertake to prolong the fight be.
You'd the time necessary to complete
their speeches, and will after that
permit the vote to begin upon the
amendments of the bill.
1t is generally believed this will
take place before the cloee of tre
present week. Still, in body which
has shown itself capable of such
rapid changes as senate, no one eau
tell what day may bring forth,
and there is still possibility of
some rapid transformation which
may produce another change in the
situation.
There was a serious misunder.
standing somewhere, says morn.
ing paper, referring to the collapse
of the compromise. Members of
the caucus committee who had
charge OF the compromise insist
they did not in any way misrepre-
sent the state of the feeling they
found at the treasury department
when they visited Mr.. Carlisle, anu
that his conversation led them so
believe the president would approve
the proposition. Secretary Carlisle,
on the other hand, contends he did
not give any assurance, whatever.
This will explain some of the APP
parent inconeruities of the situation
Friday and Saturday.
Mr.. Carlisle and other members
Of the cabinet refused to give any
confirmation of the reports that the
president approved the prop osed
compromise, or that he had changed
in any way from his original posi-
tion in favor of repeal without any
conditions whatever. The only
logical conclusion, therefore, in
view of the developments last night
and today is that the members Of
the caucus committee misinterpretet'
what Secretary Carlisle said to them.
While the recess Of tie senate
expired at 1890 o'clock this morn
ing. 1t was fifteen minutes later
before any business was transacted
az the last senator necessary to
make quorum did not appear until
l0:45 a. IN.
After some routine business, Mr..
Stewart (Republican) resumed his
speech against the repeal bill. He
said that he had found that where
the slavery ag tation was most VIC
lent the human intellect was most
active, and that in Kansas and Mis-
souri, there was a much higher
average intelligence and broader
grasp of public questions than il
any other part of the country.
With this preface Mr.. Stewart read
a letter from q gentleman in Mis-
souri, sustaining his side of the
silver question.
McLauren, Of South Carolina, wa,
before the committee on banking
and currency this morning. He
spoke in reference to more psrti
cnlarly of the clearing house certif
Gates Issued by the banks Of Colum
bia, S. c., upon which 10 per cen.
ak had been threatened. He read {
t. legram sho wing ts5, 900 had beer
10, ued, payable January l, 1894.