New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-09-12
fay TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.

fBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.1
Washington, Sept. 1.-The sixth week OF tho
extraordinary session began to-day in the Sem
ate with that body apparently no nearer vote
on the Repeal bill than II seemed to be at its
very earliest sitting. The complete surrender
last week of Mr. Voorhee, to the do-nothing policy
of Mr. German and the Democratic steering
committee" took from the contest Tor time now
being made against repeal IN" only element OF
vitality and interest which II could possibly pos
sess-that of an intelligent aud org nzed trial
of parliamentary skill and endurance between
tho ,cpc,l and ant-rep.al forces. Now that the
opnonents of repei are able to control the course
Of debate TO suit their own pleasure ana con-
veniencc every semblance OF a genuine legislative
s,ruoy, has disappeared and the anti-repcai poucy
of dilatory discussion js allowed TO develop IT.
self unopposed and unchalleD9ed, III dieary "n"
endless monotony
..cordin, 70 the terms of Mr.. Voorhees, sur
ronder the. Senate is TO content Itself WIN
session of from four 10 five hours each udy'
Az thc Repeal bill cannot properly come ne'ors
the Senate until O'clock If there Is enough new
business each day to occupy the mor"hs mum
the antrepeal managers have devised ."e or
nIan Of introducing daily some resolution oil In,
;., uhioh can he discussed between noon ana
o'clock leaving only two on three ho"rs' as
,L., most 70 be- filled out with debate against
,L, voorhees bill Nh. PETER and Mr. stewart
Inv. so far taken turns in proposing th'sc res'io
,i,,. of Investigation, the consideration Of ""io"
l.rd. Ittle variety To the duh griho o' e''
nouuciny monometai,n ana eNposihs ~,
"iniouitons designs of the consP'fa'o's VI
and Lombard streets
II WAS Mr. stewards turn TO-DAY ~ suteI1.
some side-line topic of d'batc' anu I've o''us'
forward A resolution directing an inquiry " "''
cov.r whether any of the members vi u. o
ara. stockholders or directors Ill Natioh"i o'"N
ur Hill who has been away IRON 'le N"Pi'.
, week or mor', either uld not iniy s"'p"''
eliza Iuncoml,. character OF the resoiu'iOh' Vi wa.
willing 20 lend a hand in the new pfoe'amnio VI
tine.killIne debat" Tor he GrAV'N Joi"eu i'."s
with Nh Stewart OH the mopfiey o' p"',mN ,
>enotus on the rack fol 'nc'l pu'poS''
,,'. >. friends Of silver" would probably have con.
tnued their ooll0luy nntii p VI. y Wy
mo-, h,.n Interrupted by senator ilawley' whose
'o' oa,,i.d rim. resolution over until t.
,o,,ow Nr Stewart promised 10 renew tie de-
~ hi. suocn.tion of AZ investigation ana IL
-, l., IAN, IN the calendar, or TO some committees
,,,habl after ,eryinL the purpose of Wasting ''le
,,, n,,t of the first two hours ot to-ihoiro"s
session. . anti,
N, T,ller and Mr. Pugh were the TWO anu
,..,.oi sneaker. who held the hoor to-oaS' a''e'
tb,. Voorhees bill was called up MI rus' 'p's
first bv Mr. TclrIs courtesy, ana 'ie N'i'' a..
senator then talked the afternoon OUT .L
iunior Alabama Senator Is known aS o''' ;;
most radical and determined free-coiha'e A''"
co,o,ess and his speech "a piono""''' "'~
, ;,i,od criticism of the un-Democrafic c"dr'oN'
ot the Administration programme VI
ditional ,,.peal The most striking pa>'"5,'
h,n. WAS that in which MI rug" """"'
nounced the purpose of himself ,,.,I an renel by
,nr,ad with him to light uhcohdi di'io"Ihh m h,,rh md
'1''su W ,;,,'an,,rv mean, a. ions a. oi'd'n ~
all pdllidiici''is IL" The Alabama senator
strength lasted tr,h .,,n, ,cainst the NDOI hess
opcnly advocated iilihu.t1pi- aI,n,y aI" ,nI a.. may
LiI i'm a recent newspaper " ''i i Set. senators
,'l' ne, ~ mon to ioin the sil\ei SVi,' h,nh
.,t any time in all OF the adN.''. ntn oo uncon.
they have planned 10 p'''
ditIonal repeal. ~, o,l, an hour to-day, bus
aid ina would give up the iioor a"en sn,cch
Mr. Mitchell, of Oregon, ana lillian l,.'.i" "''
on some -; o;, n.,l managers in the Senate W.T."
n,,i imr eI,t'd to-day AT the news ,hio Iii Iii
ilousi woa I the existing Federal election lsws:
Np.Iin, vouli better pleas b"th TN -.'.i -. -
senators and tic fre'e"nas9 hill r" t. Senat- in
a,' I n,csent condition of political feeling III .nS
hndv The proposition 10 destroy "I, :; Wv oo ~
n""s @ saf,omaris about National elections Is on', ~
Ig ~ ,hat ,yil he bitterly opposed by tue hepno..
In in th, senate, who would easily pe listuue,Ii
j.; ooin~ TO the same length to defeat such pi.1
fh Democratic SendtoIr VI III
a. a. .,J th. InJoe Election bill 10 send an Election
Law Law Repeal bill to tine Senate would In mean @ sns
i,n'ne a";n;,ation of a struggle which would leave
the ,e fate Of the Silver Purchase Repeal I'LL Id the
gravest doubt. A.
That the anti-repeal managers understand tho
reril to the success Of repeal involved in an at
tempt at this session alter the Federal election
laws is shown by their rumored purpose to ofier
such a proposition as a rider to the voorhees,
bin. hoping thus to kill one proposition by the
aid of the other Ii may be taken for granted
that if the House considers an1 passes Mr. Tuck
,r's Election bill this week next week ittie
Or no procre.s toward vote on repeal will be
made in the Senate for the rest Of September, or
until the effect the situation Of this rasn ana
dangerous piece of legislation can be more clearly
estimated. The enemies Of repeal have IN e4f