Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-10-12
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Democrats Becoming Greatly Alarmed a! tas
Altitude Of The Republicans

| WAsHISGToS, Oct. I1-Senator SQUIRE
| fRep., Wasb.i gave notice Of an amend
naent 10 the silver purchase repeal bill
/ private owners TO the am QUIT OF Sc 0a0, 90
| . month. not to exceed hundred millions
| 10 all-tbe owners 70 receive ia coin onl =
1 the commercial value OF the bullion Of
| deposits and the value To be retained by
| the government as seigaiorage. Ii also
| proposes the issue Of five year per cent
| bonds to the AN noun, OF 500, 0o0, 900. the
| proceeds % which are TO be used for the
| redemption Of United States notes.
| There were two speeches delivered on
| the repeal bill-ihe first by Senator Nc
| Pherson (Dem., \. j. and the second by
| Senator Cockreil Dem, MOI
| Mr.. McPhersou's speech was in support
| Of the bill lie declared it to be his belief
| (which was shared, he thought, by two
| thirds Of the people Of the United States
who had any opinion on the subject that
| the Sherman law was the main cause, the
| true cause. the only visible cause, of the
| present troubles of the country.
Mr. CockrelFs speech was a continus-
ton of one which he began Monday di-
| rected against the pending bill He
having had any influence in bringing
about the financial panic and attributed
1t rather 60 the failure to establish gold
mono-metallism in European countries
and in the United States. But, as TO iu-
ternational bi-neiallism. that. in his
opinion, was au impossibility. a mere
i dream. as impracticable as universal
language. He spoke for five hours and
had not then come to an end Of his speech.
The house bill 10 repeal the election
laws was received during the day.
Senator Hill presented TO the senate a
huge petition, signed by ,5,000 New York
business men-and not banker or broker
among them-praying for the repeal Of
the purchase clause Of the Sherman act.
senators Are Uneasy.
As the evening Of the test of physical
endurance approaches there appears to he
| manifestations of uneasiness on the part
of some OF the administrative senators,
and this feeling was eviuced yesterday
afternoon IN numerous conferences be-
| tween admins ration and anti-adminis-
tration Democrats, number of these con-
ferences taking place in Mr.. Voorhees,
rooms
The attitude Of the Republicans is caus-
they will 90 to the extent of remaining
and assisting through the weary watches
of the nigh, in maintaining quorum is
question that cannot be definitely an
swered
A prominent Democrat who has been
identified with the repeating forces said
that it was u significant fact that the
great Republican convention Of the state
of New York the other day failed utterly
to refer to the silver question, in that two
such distinguished Republicans as Chaun-
cey Depew and Pierrepont Morgan had
co,Be out in interviews advocating a com
promise. IL the face OF such things, he
said, the Republicans could hardly be ex-
pected to go To extremes Ia endorsing a
Democratic administration.
This Democrat regulates the idea Of
any attempt to adjourn without doing
anything. or even to take an extended re-
cess, saving that would he the most sni-
cidal policy the party could follow. He
believes tina; the only issue that can come
is compromise and is hoping that some
tangible agreement may be offered before
it is too late. He expects, however, the
battle to be over before the end of the
week.
According to the program of the sill
yer men they will make a motion to ad
journ today, when the usual hour OF six
arrives, which motion will, of course, be
voted down by the repeaiers.
Tucker Bill Passes
The house passed by an overwhelming
majority yeas, 2oi; nays, 100 - the
Tucker bill to repeal the federal election
laws. The Republicans had intended to
refrain from voting. but when the Demo
Gratis mustered 1S3 votes on the first
amendment, they saw it was absolutely
impossible to break quorum and yielded
as gracefully AS might be. The vote was
strictly party one, but the third party
voted with the Democrats.