The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1893-10-24
NO SIGN OF COMPROMISES.

The President Stands for Uncondi
tfonai Repeal-Voorhees Introduce,
Clotnre Resolutlon-Van AlleI
Confirmed as Minister to Italy.
Special to the Atlanta Journal.
| WASHINGTON, d. c., October 20
The press associations and correspon
| dents, with sing gular unanimity, sen,
out story last night to the effect tha,
the silver fight was settled and tha,
the administration had accepted com
promise.
There Is not shadow of a founda.
tion for the story. The steering >
committee called on Secretary Carlisle
and submitted proposition, but, on
being questioned by him, they admit
mitted that their own proposition had
not even obtained majority
1t Is undeniably true that the South.
srn silver men now regret having takon
stand against the Voorhees, bill, and
are willing and anxious to vote for un-
conditional repeal to take effect a
month hence. They have signified
their willingness to the administration.
but are unable to bring into limo popu-
list and Western silver dummies they
have been following.
thus the matter stands. Martin.
lrby, possibly Butler, and the Western
mine owners of the Senate are the only
obstacles in the way of vote. A set
tlement is undoubtedly neared, because
OF the change of front on the part of
the great majority of Southerners, but
that settlement can mean nothing but
unconditional repeal.
a concession in the shape of allow
ing the law to go into effect few
months hence never has been objected
to and is not now, but, as repeatedly
stated in these dispatches, uncondi-
tional repeal is the only measure now
proposed for which majority of the
Senate will vote.
WASHINGTON, D. c., October 2O.--No
agreement has yet been reached re-
garding compromise upon tho silver
repeal bill. Many repealers believe
that 1T Is q mistake to mako any con-
cession whatever on the cvc Of what
appears certain success. Voorhees, has
refused to listen to compromise and
Hill and Murphy decline to agree to
anything but unconditional repeal.
Hill has II Senators already pledged
to support cloture and needs only two
more to make an absolute majority OF
the Senate. All 26 repeal Republicans
all the Democrats.
Gray. Of Delaware, is opposed to
cloture on principle and German still
holds off. If the assurances Hill has
received from the Republican side are
we'll founded, German and his col
league, Gibson, holds the key to the
situation.
Cloture within the next ten days
ls the program of the repealors If
the silver mon don't come to terms
quickly.
Mr.. Voorhees, gave notice of an
amendment to tho rules. He said it
was substantially the amendment pro-
posed by Mr.. Hill, with some additions.
1t provides that whenever any bill or
resolution is pending as unfinished
business and has been debated for
thirty days, any Senator may at the
same time CcVe to fix a time for a
vote, such motion not to be amendable
or debatable and to be put Immediately,
and, II passed, vote on the bill or re-
solution and all pending amendments
shal! be had at the date fixed in the
original motion, without debate or
amendment except by unanimous con-
sent. While the motion to fix the
date for vote is pending and also at
the time fixed by the Senate for the
vote, no motion of any kind is to be
entertained until tho bill or resolution
is finally voted for.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 2O.-A
variety of rumors are heard as to the
action of the cabinet today on the
streets. The meeting lasted two hours,
all the members being in attendance.
Two directly opposing views said to
have been derived from cabinet officers
wore afterward put in circulation.
The first was that the President had
become convinced that it would not do
to oppose any plan of compromise
which delayed the repeal of the
purchasing clause of the Sherman act
no longer than the first of November,
1898, and he was willing to approve
this plan. The second story ran to the
effect that the President expressed his
intention to disapprove any bill which
did not provide for the immediate
repeal of the Sherman law. Between
these two extremes gossips indulged
in wide diversity of stories to suit
their individual wishes. None of the
cabinet officers whom directly ap.
preached would say anything for
publication as to what had occurred.
The interest in the executive session
to-day was conferred in the debate upon
the nomination of j. j. Van Allen to be
ambassador to Italy. The matter was
called up by Gray, of Delaware, and a
'ebate was soon precipitated, but the
entire discussion was good d-natured
George, of Mississippi. and other
Democrats opposed the confirmation
Hill said nothing, confronting himself
with simple vote in the negative
Gorman it is said, defended the Pro
sident from the criticisms cast upor
the nomination by the Republicans
a motion was entered TO recommit tC
the committee on foreign relations
but it was promptly tabled. Sub
| sequently the vote on confirmation was
| taken by yeas and nays, as follows:
4cas-Aldrich, Bate, Berry, Black
burn, Butler Gallery, Camden, Came
ron, Coke, Davis, Dixon. Faulkner
Frye. Gibson, German, Gray Higgins
Jones, OF Arkansas, Jones, of Nevada
Lindsay, Mcmillan, Mcpherson, Mills
Morgan, Murphy, Palmer, Pasco
Quay, Ransom, Roach, Smith, Stewart
Turpie, Villas, Voorhees,, Walthall
White of Louisiana, Wolcott-39.
Nays-Allen, Carey, Cullom, Dolph
Dubois, Gallinger, George, Hansboro'
Hawley, Hill, Irby, Kylo, Manderson
Martin, PETER, Pettegrew, Sherman
Stockbridge, Teller, Vance, Washburl
Cashier /. II. Faust, OF the Firs
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