Ceredo advance. [volume] (Ceredo, W. Va.) 1885-1939, 1893-10-18
Loss az slEEP.
Preparation for the senate's Continuous
Session Senators Camp in the senats

se~sion-scnators Camp In the seuat.
Chamber.
WAsHSGToS, Oct Ie-As the hour
/ approached for the beginning OF the
senate's continuous session. 8 o'clock
Wednesday evening. the silver and
Rnti-silver senators aligned themselves
more firmly than ever. At no time
have the repealists been SO hrln in
their position as now. They have some
| hope that an exigency will arise, by
which they can gain an advantage OF
thcir opponents and secure a direct
vote Many of them are aware that
the obstructionists have been pelted all
this week by kilograms and letters
from constituents who beg for a cessa-
ton in the fllibuster and vote upon
the issue.
There is no doubt that the free silver
senators from the south have made up
their minds that II there is to be open
time serving and direct flibuster IL
must come from those who represent
silver producing states; THAT while most
OF the southern senator's are willing TO
enter into legitimate debate against
/ unconditional repeal. they are unwiu-
ing TO be simply obstructionists Then
there are southern sena tors who believe
that any compromise will have 70 carry
bond issue feature, and they are OPP
posed TO the Issuance Of bonds. In fine,
| the free silver senator's are as numer-
Gus as they have been, but their numer-
ical strength as fIibusters has been
decimated.
The original nucleus of silver filibus-
tiers, embracing the states of Colorado.
South Dakota, Nevada, Idaho. and the
individual senators. PETER Cameron,
Jones of Arkansas. Pugh OF Alabama,
and CoclSrell of Observation-Disclosures in
all-are as firm as they have been, and
IL may be that under the peculiar dis
advantages To which the majority will
be placed in maintaining a continuous
session, this small nucleus may be able
TO wear out the majority, as the latter
must all be on hand while two or three
guards from the opposite ranks can
keep up the contest
Sergeant-at-Arms Bright has every
thing in readiness for the ''tcst of
physical endurance which began
Wednesday evening. lie has aired the
sleeping rugs and placed in position a
number of extra lounges about the
cloak and committee rooms II is not
likely that the repeal senator's will be
enabled TO enjoy these luxuries at any
time, as Senator Dubois declares that
whenever quorum is not visible on
the floor of the senate during the all
night sessions, he or one of his repre-
sentatives will demand a call of the
senate
II looks as though the compromise
work would bear no fruit until fatigue
impresses the senators with the necessi
" of some action While the air is vel
full OF compromise and there are more
than two dozen compromise amend.
ments lying ON the desk of the presid.
ing officer of the senate and
as many more in the pockets
OF individual senator's, none OF them
nave taken definite shape If ii
we're not for the state bank tax and
the bond issue problems which bob up
rs contingencies and prerequisites with
many senator's there would bc little de-
lay in reaching q compromise. The Inn
preston continues that about forty.
eight hours of the continuous session
viii materially quicken the desire for
final action
WASHINGTON, Oct. n AT 1:2O Thurs.
day morning there was call of the
senate, and only forty-four senators
answered TO their names--one more
than quorum. Some OF the silver
senators, for the first time in the con
test, who We're present declined to an.
swer to their names.
At a. III. Senator Allen. OF Nebraska.
was speak ing for the silver men.
having held the floor for almost ten
hours. lie shows no signs of weak
ching, nor does there appear 10 be any
prospect of adjournment a hot alter
cation is now going on between Sena-
tor Allen and Senator Gallinger. OF
New Hampshire over the cause of az
ricultural depression in New England.
At 8:30a. IA. senator Allen still held
the fort, his voice as resonant and his
mind as clear as when he began. lie
Is making q strictly argumcntative
speech, and will be succeeded by Sem
ator Martin, of Kansas, who is now
resting. The quorum will be main
maintained throughout the night