The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-13
Long Windoi Spsschmaklns by Silver
Men to Receive a Check.
The PLAN OF THE REPEALERS
Is to Make Test Of Physical Endur-
ance, and Night Sessions Are to he
Resorted to to Stop tho tIouths OF
tho siiverites

WASHINGTON, Sept. Ex-senator Mitchell
Of Oregon occupied the attention of the
senate for three hours In an elaborate ar
gument against the bill to repeal the pur-
chasing clauses of the Sherman act. After
he got through there sprung up between
Senators Teller of Colorado and Hawley
of Connecticut quite spirited discussion,
into which. finally, Mr.. Stewart of Nevada
entered. Then, as the hour was late and
senators were weary Of whole days de-
bate, a motion to proceed to executive
business was welcomed on all sides, and
after short executive session the senate
adjourned.
Again the house held an unimportant
session. Mr. Morse (Mass) expressed his
regard for newspaper men--that regard
having been questioned by portion OF
the press Mr.. Hepburn Qowa) vainly
endeavored to secure the passage Of q reso-
luton, although he effected its reference,
calling for information relative to the
transportation Of goods between United
STATES ports over Can adian territory; and
Mr.. Richardson (Tenn.) reported (for re-
committal only bill having for its pur-
pose reduction of expenditure in the way
of public printing and building.
An Important Conference.
An important conference of Democratic
senator's was held. There were present
Senators German, Voorhees,. Faulkner,
Gray and several of the other leaders OF
the senate and friends of the administra-
tion measure The main point to which
the senator's are said to have addressed
themselves was the possibility of bringing
the silver question to vote.
A canvass was made OF the names of
those who intended speaking on the sub
ject, and this disclosed the fact that the
limit Of legitimate debate would not be
exhausted until this week had ended, and
possibly not until one or two days of
the next had been consumed. 1t was
agreed that after that speech making
would be equivalent to filibugtering and
that every speech made should be for the
purpose of using time and postponing the
day for final action.
How to prevent this is the question
that senator's that are desirous Of securing
q vote are seeking to answer. Cloture Is
impossible, for, as one of the members Of
the conference said. cloture had no more
chance of passing the senate than would
measure for the repudiation of the ma
tional debt. The mere attempt at debate,
it was argued, would be hailed with de-
light by those opposing repeal, because it
would give them an opportunity to talk
upon something else and thereby consume
more time. The vote will be reached, IL
reached at all, by the test of physical en-.
durance.
Continuous Sessions.
Early next week motion will be made
unless 1t Is made sooner to take effect
on certain day-providing for night SEES
sions, and those sessions will be made con-
tinuous, so that quorum Of the senate
will be required every hour Of the "A. In
this way, coupled with the powerful in
fiuence of the business interests of the
country now demanding repeal, the re-
pealers think they can force the silver men
to come to terms and consent to the taking
of a vote. 1t looks very much as IL this
program would be inaugurated next week.
The probable action of the house in TAX
ing up the bill for the repeal OF the federal
election laws have also come in for its share
of this discussion, and various questions as
tot he effect Of such action by the house
were expressed. A division as to this
policy was manifested. Some of the COM
mittee thought 1t extremely unwise to
plunge the house into a bitter partisan
discussion just at this time. when the Re-
pu blicans of the senate were working with
the Democrats for the repeal of the law,
for which purpose the president alone had
called congress together.
Others met this line Of argument with
the statement that senators were not to be
deferred from doing what they conceived
to be their duty in this matter by any agi-
tation that might arise In the other body.
The general opinion Is that nothing will
be put i'm the way of the house doing as il
thinks best in deciding upon the bill
which will be reported Thursday.
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