Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-19
D|LATORY DISCUSSION
Prevents Prompt Passage
Of the Repeal Bill.
CLEVELAND Is STILL FIRM.
A Senate Canvass Shows That the
Silve.itss Will Be Defeated.

WAsHINGToN, Sept. l9.-The friends OF
repeal are assured that the measure will
pass, as 40 votes are assured In the senate.
The paramount question at this june
ture is how long the opponents of the bill
can hold out He knows that there are
many speeches yet to be pade by the
silver advocates. They will endeavor To
consume as much time in that way as
possible.
Two or three OF these senator's threaten
to occupy about two or three days apiece.
They will be given all the time they desire
for general discussions; but when it be-
comes apparent that they are simply talk
ing to kill time, and delay vote, the
friends of the repeal bill will insist that
dilatory discussion must STOP
Those who favor resistance to the bitter
end have been making can vass of their
forces. They find that on both the Dem
ocratic and silver state sides they will
not be able TO muster more than Is or 10
votes all told. This number Of long
winded senators would enable them to
hold out for some time.
AS soon as IL becomes question OF ply
dS suRBSsttu ny DtHdtOT
Pugh, the belief Is that they will not be
able TO hold the senate for more than six
or eight days. There has been a revival
Of the talk among the more conservative
members IN the Democratic repeal ranks
as to whether some agreement cannot he
reached.
The President still Firm.
The subject was broached to the presi-
al hu
Ransom and Gordon, but the former still
insisted, as there exists an undoubted ma
jority in the senate in favor OF repeal, that
he could not see why 1t was necessary to
surrender to the minority, and especially
when public sentiment was ovsrwhelm-
ingly in favor Of repeal.
The proposition of Senator Faulkner,
which was thrown out as feeler toward
compromise, meets with no favor what
ever with either the president or the secre-
tary of the treasury and has no strength
in the senate, except among the silverites.
The administration thinks the measure
fully as unsatisfactory as the existing
statute, which they are now endeavoring
to repeal Another week or 10 days Of
discussion, IL Is expected, will develop
soiue practicable scheme which will bring
this protract controversy to a crisis.
The Repub IAN senators are looking on
,,ompiacently, and are ready at any mo-
n ,ent to proceed to a vote, throwing their
w hole strength, except from the silver
sta tes, In favor Of repeal. The Republican
str, ugth, on a careful canvass foots up rs
ont Of the 40 claimed by the administra-
ton. which gives them a majority Of the
vote of ths senate In favor Of honest
money.
The senate held a short session yester-
day. Its attention was devoted to Senator
Peffer's resolution directil. the commit
tee on interstate commerce 40 ihqulre
into the recent train robberies Senato 3
Cullom and Hoar took the positiO." that
the matter should be left in the hands of
the judiciary committee, and Senators
Hawley, Vest and Dolph opposed the
proposition on constitutional grounds.
But the resolution was not disposed OF
when the senate took a recess to attend
the centennial ceremonies and at their con-
clusion, at 5:l5, adjourned.
The house did nothing yesterday but
meet and take recess to attend in body
the exercises In connection with the cele-
bration Of the centennial anniversary Of
the laying Of the cornerstone OF the Cap
itol