The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1893-09-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. Sept. Is, 1893,

w tio INV ucinB io"Bus oScr ShNer'
He no longer hint, OF being able to
WELD some mysterious power that will
when he 80 wills compel the opposition
to allow vote to be taken. Speak
ing Of the outlook he says: "There is
no power on earth. heavens above nor
the depths below that will compel the
senate to vote on the repeal bill. II
will be from now on merely test of
personal endurance on both sides. ]
shall move for logger sessions at an
early day" The only reason why Mr..
Voorhees, does not at once move for lon
ger sessions or for a continuous SEES
sion is that he fears defeat, which
would be fatal to his bill. He knows,
as does everybody else that majority
OF the senator's would vote for his bill
If vote could be taken. But he does
not know-and there is the rub-that
a majority will vote either to lengthen
the session or to remain in continuous
session night and day until vote is
reached. The highest claim made by
the repeslers is that 40 senator's will
vote with them. Allowing that claim
to be correct 1t leaves very small
margin to work on should continuous
session be held, as that would neces-
state the continual presence of ut least
43 of them, it being certain that the
silver men would not assist in making
quorum, But it is positively known
that some Of the republican repealers
will not remain in their seats should ali
attempt to hold continuous session be
made; three of them have so stated
publicly. President Cleveland still re.
fuses his sanction to any compromise.
and insists that the repeal bill be forced
to vote. But it is much easier to in
sist than it is to do it. Conservative
senator's have not abandoned hope of
reaching some sort of compromise,
with or without the consent of Presi.
dent Cleveland.
1t will be some time before the
speech of Senator Daniel of Va, against
the Voorhees, bill is forgotten. The
senator is pleasing orator at all times,
but it was the plain spoken manner in
which he asserted his right to differ
with the president in regard to the
financial situation and the necessity for
the unconditional repeal of the purchas-
ing clause of the silver law, together
with the slaps, inferred rather than
spoken, against his party colleagues
who have changed front on this ques-
ton in obediance to. Mr.. Cleveland's
wishes, that will cause the speech to be
remembered. The populists are going
to use it as a campaign document
against O'Ferrall, the Democratic can
didate for governor of Virginia.
1t is worth nothing as curious phase
of the tariff question that wealthy
manufacturers, supposed to be deeply
interested in keeping up protective du-
ties, are bringing in fuence to bear on
republican members of the house for
the purpose of preventing any tariff
bill. That is, opposition that will de.
lay its final passage. The manufactur-
ers say they are anxious to have the
new tariff put into operation at the
earliest possible moment, in order that
its working may be fully understood
and approved or condemned by the peo-
pie in 1896. Other people say that the
manufacturers are preparing to make
big cut all around in wages and that is
the secret of their not wishing the new
tariff bill to be delayed.
Notwithstanding the express wish of
Mr.. Cleveland that it should not be
done until after the senate had dispos-
posed of the repeal bill, the Democratic
leaders of the house are evidently de-
that the bill for the repeal of
the federal election laws shall be re-
ported at once and be taken up by the
house. There were so many Demo
cratic absentees last week that the
leaders could not muster a quorum, but
they say they will have q quorum Of
Democrats this week and will go ahead
with tho bill. Mr.. Cleveland is said
by some to have used his influence to
keep the house without quorum so as
to prevent the reporting Of the bill at
this time, but to man without pre-
iudice it doesn't appear that any in
fuence is needed to make the members
Of the house, that is, great many OF
them, absent themselves from their
duties. Mr.. Cleveland fears the effect
Of the partisan debate which this bill
will certainly precipitate upon the Re-