The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1893-10-25
THE END IN SIGHT.
Vote on the Repeal Bill Merely Cues
ton of Time.

Washington, Oct 24-At 1890 SEN
ator Harris, acting for the silver Dem
Iocrats, informed the silver Repupli-
ed, after taking all the circumstances
into consideration, that their best
course was to drop the fight against
repeal and allow it to come to a vote.
If this decision is not reconsidered-
and it does not seem at all probable
that it will be-the end of the present
fight will soon be reached and the re-
suit will be in accordance with the
presidents wishes, and those of the
repeal forces of the Senate.
The silver Republicans will not I'M
dertake to prolong the fight beyond
the time necessary to complete their
speeches. and will after that permit
the voting to begin IN the amend
ments to the bill.
It is generally believed that this will
take place before the end of the week.
The Republican silver senators say
their course Will depend entirely on the
Democratic silver senator's They have
said from the beginning whenever the
Democrats should refuse to aid them
in obstructive measures they would al
low the voting to begin.
There was a conference during the
forenoon OF some of the repeal leaders
OF the House, but the precise nature of
| it could net be ascertained.
The report that the silver Democrats
in the senate had decided against a
further effort to prolong the fight over
the repeal bill is correct beyond queS-
ton. The policy was decided upon in a
conference of silver Democrats who
have refrained from filibustering, but
who felt inclined yesterday to enter up
on campaign of that character in OPP
position to the bill. Cockrell, Vest,
Harris and Walthan were among those
present. It is understood they discuss
ed the question at some length and de-
cided inasmuch as the silver men could
hope for very little in the way of a
compromise if they should succeed in
defeating the bill, it was better to sub
nit without any further heated dis
cussion and allow the question to go to
the country. 1t is believed now that it
may be possible to begin voting upon
the amendments by Thursday, as it
seems probable that the speech making
will be concluded by tomorrow even
| ling. There are a great many amend
ments and it is possible there will be
more or less debate under the five min
ute rule. 1t is generally agreed, how
ever, that vote on the bill itself can
be reached by the close of the week.
Dubois, of Idaho, who took leading
part yesterday in arranging for the
continuation Of the fight against uncon-
ditional repeal, said this afternoon that
vote would come probably within a
week, as there would be no opposition
or attempt at filibustering.
THE speeches which have been be-
gun will be finished" said Dubois, and
such other speeches as senators may
desire to deliver"
It is understood that Teller has
| something yet to say and Stewart and
Jones desire TO conclude their work
Allen also desired to make some
further remarks. Yesterday the lead.
ers on the Democratic side said they
would stand by us if we would con.
tlnue the fight. Harris and Others
| declared that it was their determine
| ton to prevent a vote from being
| taken, even if methods not yet in
voked should be used. with this
understanding we declared our inten-
| ton of keeping up the fight. This
| morning Harris gave the same assur-
ance, but an hour later he came to me
and said that ne felt it his duty after
the assurance he had given. that he
should inform me that he would moi
| continue the fight as suggested, but
would yield to the pressure of his as.
sociates on the Democratic side. He
said he spoke for the silver men or
| tndL size. i told MIN II we could nc
| longer depend upon the friends of sill
yer on the Democratic side we could
no longer keep up the contest and that
a vote might be taken after the de.
bate had closed. but that there would
be no more obstruction. The silver
men will offer amendments and debate
them and will probably vote for al
amendments which promise anything
! for silver. It is impossible to say
when the vote will be taken, but
should think within week.
| Jones said he desired that the dol.
lar be kept at a parity with a pound
of cotton or a bushel of wheat, anc
not with the metal that is constantly
| increasing in value.
Mcpherson, Democrat, of New Jer.
sey, thought if gold appreciated the
| interest would go UP and labor down
whereas the United States bonds have
gone down from to per cent while
labor had gone up in irregular, in
creasing rates.
| Jones replied that one of the highest
PROOFS in increase in value of money
was the decline in rates of interest
Jones, at 4 o'clock. as he was tired
yielded TO Stewart.
i Faulkner, Democrat, of Virginia
however, moved a recess until II
o'clock tomorrow, and the motion was
agreed to.
SILVER IN TIE WEST.