The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-16
1t Will Probably Be Introduced This
Week and Passed Without the
Votes Of Stewart Et AL.
GOSSIP ABOUT THE TARIFF
Fate of the Coming Bill Rests
with Republican Senator'S.
1t May Be Defeated if the Democrats
Attempt to Pass Other 0di0us Meas
ures-Hoosier Place-Hunters.

WASHINGTON. Oct. 15.-The wilson
Voorhees, repeal bill, or substitute for ii.
will again this week command the ex-
elusive attention of the Senate, but the in
dications now are that this will be the
last week for the present given to the sub
ject in the Senate. If the compromise nen
do not encounter unexpected obstacles
their substitute will be prepared for in
PRODUCTION by the middle of the week IL
is a part of the programme not TO intro
duce the bill until assurance of sufficient
support to secure it's passage is received.
Consequently when the bill is once pre-
sented in the Senate it will be generally
understood that the end is in sight. There
will be some brief speeches in explanation.
IL not in defense of the measure. and some
longer speeches in opposition to it. Being
a compromise measure il will represent no
one mans views. and it will not be salts
factory to anyone. 1t will be a composite
picture of the opinions OF Senator's Cock
rell, Jones of Arkansas. Harris. Faulkner,
German, Gray, Hill and many other Demo-
cratic Senator's. with a snap shot at the
theories Of some of the Republican Sena-
tors as we'll AS a consequence no one OF
them will see himself in it. No more will
one section OF the country. But it will
probably go through, il introduced, and be-
come a law. The Senators from the silver
producing States will be the most vigorous
In their expression of disapproval Yet it
is barely possible that some Of them will
vote for it. They will do so if necessary
to get the bill through, and in doing so
will not be inconsistent They will take
Of
prove TO be at all favorable to silver
AS matter of fact, as the bill is now
outlined, 1t Is really more favorable to the
white metal than the silver men have
hoped for at any time since Senator Voor-
hees announced his adherence to the repeal
cause; eau St Il is probable. however. that
States will not find it necessary to vote for
the bill. The compromise workers are not
yet hopeless of securing the assent OF al
most all the repeal leaders on the Demo-
cratic side and of making the substitute
as a party measure just as under the ad-
vice of Senator German they attempted.
at the beginning of the session, to make
the original bill. If they do not get the
support of the entire Democratic party in
the Senate they will probably be able to
get a sufficient number of votes from
among the repeal Republicans to guarantee
the success of the bill. There are known
TO be several Republicans on the repeal
side whose unfriendliness to silver is OF
so mild type that they will be more than
willing to see IL retain fair degree OF
the bill should come in with a limitation in
point of time and amount on the silver
purchases with a provision for bonds for
the preservation Of the parity of gold and
silver, and without any reference to tho
removal of the State bank tax, as is now
promised, it will secure the support from
the repealers that side of the chamber,
If necessary, for its passage The Demo-
cratic Senators who are holding out most
stiffiy against compromise are the personal
champions of the President like VOORHEES,,
Palmer, Mills, Smith and Villas.
The belief Is general that the House will
accept almost any substitute that the Senate
will adopt, and a majority incline to tho
opinion that the President will sign the bill
when 1t shall reach him. There are great
many members OF the House who voted for
repeal who desire opportunity to show
that they are not so antagoniStic TO silver
as their former vote would Indicate They
also want the question settled. There is
also q general belief that when the bill is
once signed there will be a speedy move
ment in Congress looking TO a recess until
the beginning of the regular session on the
first Monday in December. The outlook,
therefore, for the Senate this week is that
Senators Jones, Teller, PETER and Martin
will conclude speeches already begun; that
Senators Voorhees,, Allen, Morgan and
Stewart may also have some concluding
words to utter; that the compromise bill
will be brought in, and that, while IL will
probably be finally accepted, there will be
some more oratory before it is put through.
The recess is not probable before week after
next.