New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-24

absolved Mr. Gray and his two Administration
colleagues of the Steering Committee" from all
suspicion of misrepresentng the opinions Of the
President and the Secretary, and agreed that II
there had been any "buncoing' 1t had been done
by some one outside the Senate, and at the ex-
pense Of the Delaware Senator and his fellows
So disgusted and indignant were both the Adj
ministration and anti-Administrauon Senators
at the light In which the party in the Senate
had been placed by the reputation of the COM
promise that for the greater part Of the session
all effort to straighten out the situation was
abandoned The Silver Democrats were at a
white heat because Of what they deemed the
Presidents violation Of his promise to keep his
hands off the compromise and the repeal Demo-
Gratis were bitterly resentful OF the Admnstra-
tons frank implication that they had acted
without authority In framing the compromise.
and had thus deserted the unconditional repeal
cause In advance Of any real necessity or occa-
sion.
The sense Of personal injury one hand and
of angry disappointment on the other were too
intense to make any attempt at readjusting
party lines either feasible or practicable, and
the afternoon was allowed to pass without any
serious attempt on the part Of the Democratic
leaders TO get together and decide some
Scneme 10 meet the apparent declaration OI
hostility from the President. The debate drag
ged along until ) o'clock, under the terms OF
the pending truce. and then Mr.. Faulkner
moved for a recess as usual, though he knocked
off half an hour for the benefit of the silver de-
daters by making the time of reassembns 1890
instead Of 10.
THE FUTURE HARD TO READ
What will come out Of to-day's new turn in
the situation it is difficult to tell. If the Ad-
ministration means to insist on unconditional re-
peal nothing. it's methodv of declaring war
on compromise was most ill-judged and unfortu-
nate. The abandonment of the promises. or half
promises and suggestions of last week in man.
ner rejecting so directly on the personal honor
OF some of its warmest friends In the Senate has
made a breach in the Administration ranks in
that body which cannot now be healed Sena-
tors like Mr.. Gray, Mr.. White and Mr.. Ransom,
who have been forced into the open field with
Mr.. German by Mr.. Carlisles statement of last
night, cannot now retreat with either dignity
or self-respect They committed themselves TO
the compromise policy on what they considered
complete understanding with the Admnstra-
tion and the cool abandonment of this under
standing on the Administrations part now
naturally drives them TO firmer resolution to
adhere to their written pledge.
The unconditional repeal strength on the Dem
ocratic side has thus been than cut in
two by to-day's occurrences. and even when
supplemented by the Republican repeal vote
Is now far short of majority in the Senate.
or the fortyfve Democrats in the body, these
seven have so far stood out against the
PROMISE Hill. Mcpherson. Mills. Villas Mitchell
Caffery and Irby. Mr. Irby will vote with the
silver Democrats, whether he signs the compro-
mise or not. OF the repeal Senators who have
signed the letter to Mr.. Voorhees,. at least three
are expected to withdraw their names the
ground that they were "buncoed" by some
body in accepting the agreement. In this list
may be put Messrs. Palmer Murphy and Smith.
Mr.. VOORHEES, was not asked to sign the letter,
but had agreed to act upon it if ii secured
forty-two sigma lures Counting him out
and-out repeater. still the Administration
strength OF the Democratic side has been
duced to ten at the outside
SENATORS WHO MAY STICK TO COMPROMISE
The rest Of the former repealers having
committed themselves to compromise will prob
ably stick to it, at least for the present In
this class Messrs. German. Faulkner. Ran
som. Gray Camden, Gibson Brice Hunton.
Gordon. Lindsay. White, Of louisiana and Tur-
pie. These twelve votes added to the twenty
three silver Democrats who favor compromise
would make thirty-five-eight short Of a major
ity of the Senate. This Democratic compromise
vote. II II holds together. can thus push through
compromise of some sort by securing the
aid Of eight Of the fourteen silver Republi-
cans. This alliance, however. is little I'M
certain and precarious, though perhaps 1t
could be effected on Mr.. Quay's proposition TO
continue the Sherman act in force until Jan
uary /. 1885, with some notifications and ad-
ditions
The plan of the President and those uncondi-
tional-repea Democrats who will stick by him
is now 10 strike, If possible. alliance with
the Republican repealers Offering them any
thing they NAV demand in the way Of compro-
mise if unconditional repeal is deemed iinpos-
sible. The Republicans however. having 10y
ally supported unconditional repeal. and being
still ready to vote for II. not willing to be
caught In any compromise trap baited by the
President. If unconditional repeal is to fail they
Will insist on having in Its place distinctly
Democratic measure. for which the party in
power may be held strictly responsible by he
country Mr.. Cleveland after mildly encour-
aging Mr. Germans compromise. is now seek
ing 10 save the party from the results which
he fears will follow from this purely Dem,-
cr tic measure. He is eager, naturally. to put
upon the Republican Senator's the IL, ~ which |
ne fears 10 let his own associates perform. and
thus forestall the just criticism. which the first
effort Of the Democratic Administration to leg |
islate seems to incur.
In spite OF the confused and angry condi- |
ton Of feeling in the Senate there Is a growing
belief that a solution Of some sort will he |
reached within the next week or ten DAYS. FIJI |
clustering seems to be drawing to an end. and |
there Is a steadily increasing desire on all sides
to put the various schemes Of amendment now |
current TO the test Of a vote.