Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-25
RIGHT ABOUT FACE
Latest Move of the Democratic
Silver Senators.
THE FIGHT AGAINST REPEAL ENDED

der and the Republicans and PopuIists
Will Let Matters Take Their Course
The Vote Likely by Next Week and All
Journment to Follow.
WASHINGTON, Oct. p There was an easy
going and conservative air about the SEN
ate which has not been observed in that
body since the repeal bill was taken
| up for discussion in August last The an
| nouncement of an agreement that vote
should be taken had no more than been
made and come to be generally under
stood than the senate resumed its wonted
| manner of going on with business with
out regard to the presence Of a quorum
and With due concern for the bodily well
tare OF members, shown by closing labors
| at o'clock. And this was the result of
| another of those lightning changes for
which the senate has recently become
noted Some of the silver senators did
| not. early in the morning, appear so conf
| dent OF being able to keep up their fight
as they were when the senate took re-
cess at 5 O'Clock Monday night, and the
Republican silver senators said their
| course in this matter would depend entire
| ly upon the Democratic silver senators.
They have said from the beginning that
| whenever the Democrats should refuse
to aid them in obstructive measures they
would allow the voting to begin.
| Harris Announces the Surrender.
! So when Harris arose in the chamber
and announced that the silver Demo rats
had concluded that there was no profit in
| further obstruction the silver Republicans
were ready to quit. Dubois, " no took
| leading part Monday in arranging for the
! continuation of the fight against uncondi-
| tional repeal. said that vote would come
| probably within a week, as there would be
no opposition or attempt at filibustering.
| The speeches which have been begun will
| be finished" said Duhois, "and such other
speeches as senators may desire to deliver
1t is understood that Mr. Teller he's some
thing yet to say, and Senators Stewart and
! Jones desire To conclude their talks. Sen
| ator Allen also desires to maze some fur
ther remarks. Yesterday leaders on the
Democratic side said they would stand by
US If we would continue the fight.
The Sudden Change in Harris
| Senator Harris and others declared that
| it was their determination to prevent
| vote from being taken. even if methods
not yet invoked should be used With
this understanding we declared our inten-
tion OF keeping up the fight This mora
| ing Senator Harris gave the same assur-
ance, but an hour later he came to me
| and said that he felJ it his duty after the
assurances he had given that he should in
| form me that he could not continue the
| fight aS suggested, bat would yield 20 the
| pressure oil a-soC.ates OF tie Democratic
| side. He said he spoke for the silver men
/ on that side. tuld him that i we cou.8
( no longer depend upon t.- friends %. sill
, vev on the Democratic side We would no
. l5u-sr Keep Hu tie contest au. I..gr II vote
7 might igtHaeg a.-ertLe debate uai closed:
tHat there waa-G be 10 more obstruction.
/ It IS impossible to -gg wacu "a vote Wi. be
taken, hut l should luIuk within week"
Realized That the End Was Coming.
The announcement OF Harris Tu. ! new
/ face on matters and members threw off
the strain under which they mad been work
ing for so long. When Faulkner moved a
recess two hours in advance of the
usual heur most of the members
remained in the chamber chatting
among themselves and with those who
CHANGED to stroll in as If they had just re-
turred from long journey and had not
yet had an opportunity to talk it all over,
| UT rs IL bDty udu DtCO1De accustomed to
the long hours, and had become so at
tached TO the chamber that they felt 10th
to leave it earlier than usual When at
last they got out and found the sun still
shining-an unusual experience with them
OF late-most OF UherR-drew a long breath
of relief They realized apparently for
the first time that the end was raelly near
and began to make plans for he future.
How 1t All Came About
The new situation was the result of a
! conference of silver Democrats held before
the senate began the days work. 1t was
! held TO decide whether filibusteriug should
tbe resorted to, and was not large ror long
continued. They simply canvassed the sit
nation, and concluded that it was no. wise
policy to attempt to make good the prom
ise they had made Monday to the silver
Republicans of making further opposition
to the bill by the use of obstructive tactics.
! They made that pledge while laboring IN
der fit of resentment oyer the defeat of
the compromise measure. After weigh
ing the subject fully they concluded that
while their constituents would Justify
them in making as strong a fight for silver
as they could make in legitimate sud
] regular way their people would not endorse
them in resortlng to ofilibustering methods.
Long Time Finding Out One Fact
They also recognized the fact that with
a majority in the senate against them
they would be compelled to yield sooner
or later, and that If they should succeed in
! getting any concession whatever it would
be of very small consequence. Further
more, they coutended that if the settle
ment of the question should be longer de-
layed the business depression would be
laid at the doors of silver. Taking all
these matters into consideration, as they
also did the physical condition of members
of the senate on both sides who have
been through a long siege, they concluded
to repress their resentment and yield at
once. Harris was chosen to carry the
message to the Republicans Immediate
! ly afterwards a halt was called upon an
incipient hiibuster and the long fight was
| practically at an end.
TRIED TO MIX WATER AND OIL.