The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-06
SILVER MEN WILL TRY TALK.
ryrY Will PRoLoA6 THE DEBATE
IN THE SENATE
=, the Hope or Forcing some Concessions
rom the Repeniers-An the silver sens-
-. Have Long speeches Prepared.


=, the Hope or Forcing Some Conesssions
rom the Repeniers-An the silver Sens-
tor. Have Long Speeches Prepares.
WASHINGTON. Sept Ex-senator Voorhees,.
IN. present ostensible parliamentary manager
a, the Senate. has not yet inauEurated the
..ra Of business" that he so boldly announced
~ saturday would he commenced yesterday.
y.s.ead OF this Mr.. Voorhees, was caught nap
.Ino this afternoon. and thouGhtlessly al
ioved his opponents to get an executive ses-
Ia, followed by adjournment ut very early
hnur and while Senator Stewart had delivered
nnly one-half OF his great speech. Mr.. Noor-
"a. bas. however, given another notice that
-. morrow he will certainly call UP for action
n resolution providing that the era OF
h,siness" be launched on Thursday by having
IN. senate meet at IL o'clock Instead OF II
s,cb day. This resolution will undoubtedly
IA adopted when 1t comes to a vote. but will
re,t with strong opposition on tho part OF all
,he would. be hlibusterinR Senators and some
ntbers. who do not think anything can be
a.Ined for the cause OF repeal by compelling
,he Senate to sit six or seven hours each day
IN the discomfort OF the Senators and with
much uncertainty as to whether any good
whatever will be accomp lished.
The long speech OF Senator Stewart to. day
IA an evidence OF what the silver Senators can
40 In the way OF delay. while maintaining the
appearance Of discussing tho silver question
IN perfectly legitimate way. There are many
silver Senators much longer winded and more
tireless than Mr.. Stewart. and they have not
b.en heard yet Messrs. Teller. Jones. Nor
ran. Pueh. Allen. Cockrell. Vest, Berry. and
dozen more have formal speeches OF great
length which they propose to deliver. to say
nothing OF impromptu remarks that will be
brought out in the course Of the debate.
Tho repeal Senators talk confidently OF q
vote in q week or ten days. but they are unable
TO state what plan can or will be adopted for
shutting of debate. Indeed. they admit that
no suggestion for cloture can be made while n
legitimate discussion is taking place, and as
vet there has been no indication OF delay SIM
1t viii be remem bered that the most sdmira-
Bile quality of the famous and successful fight
against the Force bill was senator Germans
masteriul skill in preventing a, direct vote
,4asor 81 susness TRe rsdea silver men
are putting in practice now the lesson in par
tor German two. years ago. when he was a
leader OF the obstructionists. as he Is to- day
real Ss % e in 81 the sss
viii play as skiiiully IS the, Democrats did in
ability OF their opponents to do this, but can.
is understood that Senator Jones Of Arkansas
will contribute one Of the long speeches In
siS yof to 81 attack Presdent Cleveland and hs Ad
ministration on their financial policy in very
Senator Morgan's resolution providing for
the appointment Of a special committee on
finance Of the two houses of Congress to in;
situation and mmend a legislative remedy:
will never come to o vote In the Senate. and
OF long free silver speech which the Senator
will deliver before the close OF the present
ssnted in the House BY Representatives, Nc
Creary OF Kentucky. and meets with the prompt
opposition Of the regular fiscal committees OF
both the Senate and House. Senator Voorhees,
resolution on q side. track and keep It there.
eS on Of whch
do whatever investigating Is to be done and
tive as re alu The Ways and Means Commit
handle - nsHss %ssers spS WI exercise Isis
likely to Be- passed. q even seriously consider
senator Morgan has been preparing an ex:
vii add at least one day. to the length Of the
session when he gets ready to read It to the
turn from Paris has persistently refused to
define his attitude with regard to the present
,sas: the eRt ns Sas ns Is r%
while he mieht not DO willing 70 Join IN out
power in their efforts to- continue the present
discussion until the friends OF repeal are
willing to concede some friendly legislation to
the silver men.
neutral ground until such time as he is ready
to commit himself by means OF a formal
speech. Mr. Morgan to-day declined to- talk
about the scope OF his resolution or his object
in presenting it at this time. 1t is the opinion
OF the leaders on both sides OF the cham Der.
however that the resolutions are to be used
merely for the purpose OF adding new and
delaying feature to the present discussion and
afford him good subject Tor financial
1t is quite apparent to everybody In Wash
ington who has means OF knowing the policy
OF the Administration that no financial propo-
in the Senate on the repeal bill. 1t is known
that the Presden is inclined to favor the repeal
Of the State bank tax. and that both he and
Secretary Carlisle are very anxious that au-
selgnioraee Of bullion in the Treasury, az such
coinage would at once place as additional
$4,000. 600 in rculation They recognize.
however. that any proposition at this time
would confuse the issue now being fought out
IN the Senate and endanger the prompt repeal
OF the Sherman act.
After repeal the two suggestions referred to
and possibly others will he made by the Ad-
ministration. What their fate would be In
Of the Banking and Currency Committee OF
the House says there 10 majority OF one on
the committee opposed to the repeal OF the
bank tax The Senate Finance Committee
probably has majority against the PROPOSE
garded as representing in any sense the views
OF the Senators and Representatives at largo
VOORHEES, SAYS II O'CLOCK.