The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-12
CLEVELAND STANDS FIRM.
No Word About a Compromise Passes
His Lips.

When Approached on the Subject He
Becomes a Sphynx-His Firmnesm
One of the Most Encouraging Fea-
lures Of the Situation for the Re-
peal Senators ~ Senator Stewart
Very Sore Against Secretary Car
Isle.
Washington, Oct. 1.-THE continuous
session fight in the Senate is now on with
good attendance of senator's and 1t was
begun in courteous manner, but with
the statement from both sides that each
was going to fight it out to the last. The
manner of the spokesmen for the two
sides was polite to the degree of being
complimentary TO each other, but they
plainly declared their determination to
stand by their guns.
Both of the Georgia senator's are on
hand. Senator Gordon arrived to-day.
Promptly at 8 o'clock Senator Colquitt
was rolled in his chair to his place. He
is not going to let physical weakness pre-
vent his doing all he can for his side. He
is feeble but determined.
Efforts have been earnestly made to-
day to effect a compromise, but so far
without result, though the condition OF
things is such that an agreement may be
reached at any hour, or may not be for a
long time yet. Senator Pugh says moth
ing is certain, except that unconditional
repeal Is as dead as door nail.
Senator Galliger, who has charge of
the republican pairs, says the session VIII
last till Friday morning.
1t seems to be the purpose Of the silver
men TO compel the proposition for com-
promise to come from the other side.
President Cleveland has not yet given
any intimatiOn of a willingness to accept
a compromise.
ENCOURAGING TO THE RETAILERS.
The feature of the silver situation
which is most encouraging to the repeal
men, is the steady refusal of the Presj-
dent to listen to any talk of compromise.
During the past few weeks there have been
several times when il was reported that
the President was willing for the admin.
istration followers in the Senate to make
a concession to the silver element These
reports have had an air Of probability
about them sometimes which
led many TO believe in
their authenticity, but only brief time
was needed to show that they were with
out foundation. The President has never
said one word to indicate that he would
tolerate the thought of q compromise.
When the subject is mentioned to him ho
shuts his mouth as close as clam.
Those who know him well know that
when he does not want TO say anything,
he can shut his mouth very close He
has wonderful talent for not saying
anything when he does uot want to.
The advocates of unconditional repeal,
who enter upon their wearisOme work to
night, have the satisfaction Of knowing
that the administration is behind them,
solid as Gibraltar especially the Presi-
dent and the Secretary Of the Treasury,
The President sees no reason why the
friends Of repeal should not be as persist
ent as its opponents.
Many of the democrats, especially
among the southern men hope, if the re-.
peal bill is amended, that among its
amendments will be one to repeal
the tax on state bank circulation.
The repeal Of this tax is going
to be most vigorously fought
for in the present congress. IL is
impossible now to predict whether 1t will
pass or not, but it has many very ardent
friends among the members of the House.
STEWART SORE ON CARLISLE.
Senator Stewart says it is not material
what law congress passes, so long as the
treasury department is engaged in nulli-
fYing the Sherman law by underbidding
the holders of silver, and keeping the
purchases away below the amount named
in the law. Thus far the purchases of sill
Ntl1 5A4l1S buG uNLlOl VI JlG tilultu
government, have been less than three
million ounces per month, which has re-
suited in an output of notes to the
amount of less than $2,300,000. The law
requires the purchase Of 4 800, 600 ounces.
This is no worse than some of the com.
promises which are being proposed by
the silver men, and some of the friends
of the administration are disposed to be-
lieve that it is better to submit to the
continuance of the law than to accept
another which they call va deceptive
compromise'-espe as Secretary
Carlisle's construction of the law enables
him to purchase much or little, as he
chooses.
There is considerable talk of a recess
after the silver matter is disposed of by
the Senate. If an amended bill should be-
passed it would of course have to go to
the House, There it would have to be re-
ferred to a committee, and several days
might be required to get it through the
committee and the House. Then congress
would be in good condition to take a re-
cess until the ways and means committee
is ready with the tariff bill, which viii
rhaps not be before Nov. 10,
Hon. j. W. Robertson of Habersham
county, Georgia, passed through to-day
en- route TO Philadelphia.
Solicitor General Richard B. Russell
of Athens is here on business.
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