St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-12

Filibuster-Calend Now Bare
With the One Exception.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1l.-While all
the outward appearances indicate that
the situation in the senate is unchanged
and that the present debate on the re-
peal bill may continue indefinitely, there
are certain facts apparent to the ini-
tlated which 60 to show that the end is
in sight, and there is strong probability
that the senate will be either ready to
adjourn or to take up other legislation
by the 1st of October. This conclusion
Is not reached as the result of the state
ments given out for effect by the advo-
justified by the circumstances of the
situation. Very few of even the
staunehest of the silver advocates
any longer claim majority of
the senate upon the subject of
repeal. They are hopeful of procuring
the adoption of an amendment which
will give recognition in some form 10
silver, and thus avoiding the necessity
of taking vote upon the repeal bill as
1T stands. There are certain votes
which they hope to secure for an amend
ment of this character. 1t may be stated
detn itely that no organized deteImina-
tiOn to filibuster has been reached, and
the possibilities now are that there will
be no extended effort after legitimate
debate has been exhausted to prolong
the session of the senate or postpone the
time for action upon the bill. The OPP
ponents of the bill recognize that the
lime is not propituous for fill
buster, and that. even if they should
attempt to hold off a vote beyond
the legitimate time, the circumstances
would all be against them. They ap-
preciate that they are placed at tre-
mendOus disadvantage by the fact that
there are no other important bills be
tore the senate, and that they are thus
compelled to consume all of the time of
the senate sessions. The calendar is so
bare now that but for the repeal bill the
senate could adjourn tomorrow. An
other circumstance which they are
called upon to face IS the fact that they
are at the beginning Of a congress, with
no possibility of forcing an adjourn
ment if the majority should hold out
for continuance until the 4th of March,
1895. While the silver advocates who
represent silver-producing states might
be willing to attempt to Drolong the de-
bate indefinitely. even they recognize
that the outlook in view of the above
facts is not encouraging for filibuster,
and they probably will not attempt it
unless they can have the support of a
respectable number Of their Southern
friends on the Democratic side. While
they do not confess that they expect
these men to desert them, they doubt
less realize that it will be difficult to
hold them long after legitimate debate
has been exhausted. There are suffi-
cient number of speeches announced to
consume the time of the senate for prob
ably two weeks. After that 1t will be
necessary to either go over the same
ground in speeches, begin actual fill
clustering operations or let the voting
begin. 1t will rest largely with the
Southern opponents OF the bill in the
senate to decide whether the vote shall
be postponed or taken. 1t is safe to say
that if they, or the majority OF them.
decide against a filibuster. it will not
be undertaken. Senator Pugh's speech
today gives some reason for believing
that the Southern senators may be dis
posed to hold out indefinitely for the de-
feat of the bill, but other senators who
are situated as he is, and who believe as
he does as to the merits of the bill, have
not so clearly outlined their politics.