Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1893-10-26

WASHINGTON, Oct 24.-The Senate
will pass the bill for the unconditional
repeal of the silver purchase clause of
the Sherman act. There is no longer
any substantial doubt Of this, though
the aspect Of affairs in that body has
changed SO often, and some Of the men
who have been sent by their States TO
occupy seats in the Senate chamber are
80 uncertain and shifty that oil danger
will not be passed until the final vote is
recorded. This is not the first time that
the advocates of repeal have thought
they saw victory ahead of them, but
now, for the first time, the Senators
from the mining camp States are ready
to acknowledge their defeat. They have
been deserted by their southern Demo.
cratic allies, and they realize that it is
impossible for them to fight alone.
When the compromise of the Demo-
cratic caucus committee went to pieces
yesterday they waVered and would
have quit then, but for the fact
that the southern men said they would
not surrender. The first impulse of the
Democratic silver men was to fight more
bitterly than ever as protest against
what they were pleased to call the I'M
warranted interference of the executive.
They slept off good deal of their anger,
however, and arrived at the Senate
chamber in a much more reasonable frame
of mind from that in which they left it
yesterday. There were q number of
whispered conferences ON the Demo-
cratic side, and finally, soon after the
session began, Senator Harris, as spokes-
man OF the southern Democrats, and
Senator Teller, the leader of the silver
States men, got together and Senator
Harris told the Colorado Senator that the
southern men had concluded not TO fill
buster. The silver Republicans had
short conference and soon afterward
Senators Teller, Wolcott, Dubois and
Jones each separately admitted that
they were beaten and declared that they
would make no further fight
Senator Dubois, who has been the
most aggressive fighter among the silver
Senators, said there was no use in try
ing to keep up the fight with their
handful OF men, who would not even be
strong enough 10 sustain demand for
the ayes and noes without the help OF
the men from the southern states. They
have been compelled to occupy nearly
all the time of tho Senate for the past
two weeks, and the strain upon them
has been very severe. Even such q
physical giant and valuable talker as
Senator Stewart was beginning to be
tired out, and the silver Senators had no
fresh recruits they could bring up.
Senator Teller, who has borne the
strain Of leadership ever since the fight
opened, is far from we'll, aud he gave
notice to the southern men last night
that if the fight was 10 go on they would
have to furnish the leader.
SOUTHERN SENATOR'S sUBMIT.
Senator Harris was at that time ready
TO take the lead, but after his conference
with other Democrats this morning he
concluded to back out.
The southern mon have been hearing
from their states, and from all parts OF
the south petitions, letters and tele-
grams have been pouring in upon them
urging them to stop their opposition and
allow the Senate to vote. These appeals
are not the only things that have come
to them, but they have heard ominous
reports to the effect that many Of the
leading people In their states, men
whose business has been stagnant on
account of the delay, have been looking
about for available men TO put forward
as candidates for the Senate in theii
places upon the expiration OF theii
present terms. These men were in nc
condition to take upon themselves th,
leadership In tilibustering fight agains
repeal. They were running great risk!
as long as they were simply followers, blu
il they should have taken the response
bility of leadership they would have
had still more emphatic protests from thu
people OF their states. Some OF then
might have utterly destroyed theii
chances of ever returning to the Senate
This was the view they took of thel
situation this morning, and after Senate
Harris had talked with number o.
them and with some of the repeal Dem
ocrats lie went to the Republican silVe
men and told them his hand was no
strong enough for him to attempt b
play the game and there would be n
organized tilibustering on the part O
the Democratic silver men. The figh
against unconditional repeal was praC
tically over at that moment, thong
there will probably be few men VIII
will keep up the appearance of fightin
until the last moment. Senator SteWal
is one of these. The Populists will prof.
ably stand by him. If the worst come
to the worst, however, they can all
disposed of by q continuous session c
"a hours or so. Three or four men can
not keep the Senate from action yer
long, as they must have q man on til
floor all the time.
THE BILL MAY DE PASSED THIS WEEP
= There is some difference of opinion 8
to when the final vote win be reached
Senator Faulkner OF West Virgins
who is one Of the parliamentary leadel
on the Democratic side and will have
great deal to do with engineering IL
bill to vote, is of the opinion that ii
bill will be passed by Saturday of Il
present week at the latest. He SAL
there will be about two more days
not yet concluded his speech and Sem
tors Stewart and Teller will each wal
say something more. Senator We
n q will probably have something
sa, also, and there may be some Ia
from the Democratic side, but unle
there is some obstruction from the Pop
lists for the mere sake Of showing tn
they have not surrendered, there W
be, it is thought, very little difficulty
bringing about an agreement wherel
the Senate will on Friday take up d
amendments that may be offered al
consider them under the flve-minu
rule, which will allow Senator,
speak not more than once and not
exceed five minutes on any Civ,
amendment. There is already virtu
understanding that this method will
adopted and that the repealers will I
low each amendment to be debated al