The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-27
.REPEALERS DICTATE TERMS
The Latest Forecast Gives a Probable
Vote on Monday.
THE BILL WILL SURELY PASS
Stewart Makes another Speech and Paves
the Way for Several Important
Amendments.
THE BILL WILL SURELY PASS


ASSOclaIeQ PreSS.
Washington, Oct Ex-senator Sher-
man says he has no intention to offer
an amendment to the repeal bill for
the issue of $2OOOOO,OO0 in bonds TO
strengthen the gold reserve at this ses-
sion. AT the regular session, however,
he will introduce a bill for that pur-
pose. PETER denies that the populists
intend to filibuster against the repeal.
When the senate reconvened, the re-
peal bill was taken up. Teller resumed
his speech against the bill, and. with
out finishing, yielded the floor to Squire,
who spoke in favor of his amendment
to the repeal bill.
Squire said in Offering the amend
ment he sought to find a middle path,
which Is the path of safety. Originally
he had been for repeal. and there he
stood now. There had been a timidity
about acting on the subject of the
bond issue the authority for which he
had no doubt existed when, if action
had been TAX an, he believed the present
Ianic would have been averted. Who
feared an electioneering cry when dan
ger to his country confronted him?
The credit of great nation involved
that of every institution and every in
dividual in it. why" said Squire,
Should not the United States obtain
two or three hundred million dollars
Qnostly from abroad at a low rate of
interest? Bringing so much money to
the country would benefit indirectly
every one" He favored giving the sec
Ietary of the treasury authority to pay
whatever rate of interest might be
necessary up to per cent, and he
would trust the secretary to place the
bonds at as low a rate as possible.
The very authorization of the issue of
bonds might be sufficient without ever
using them. He appealed to the senate
to do that which was practicable for.
the immediate relief of the senate and
of the people.
Cockrell, from the committee on ap-
preparations, reported with amend
ments the bill making appropriations
for certain urgent deficiencies for the
present fiscal year. Stewart, republic
can, of Nevada, then resumed his
speech against the repeal bill. When
he talked about the act of 1878 which
he claimed denonetized silver, Palmer
asked whether he did not vote for it,
Stewart admitted that he did, but said
he did so ignorantly. Every senator
and representative but one, referring
to Sherman, had been deceived. With
cut concluding his speech, Stewart
yielded, and the senate took a recess
until tomorrow.
The program of the managers of the
repeal bill in the senate is to get to
voting some time tomorrow on the
amendments to the bill, to finish on
Saturday, and to vote upon the bill
itself on Monday The opinion pre-
walls in the senate that the house Will
pass the bill when sent over with very
little delay Whether there shall then
be a recess or an adjournment will de-
pend upon the committee on ways and
means. If the democratic members
of that committee are of the opinion
that the tariff bill will be in shape for
presentation before the time for the
of the regular session, a re-
cess will be more probable than an adj
journment. Otherwise, the adjourn
ment will take place. well-defined
report is in circulation about the cap
ital today to the effect that there has
been an effort made to have the DEM
ocratic managers of the senate postpone
voting upon the bill until after the
Virginia election. 1t appears that the
Virginia populists made the fight al
most entirely upon the silver issue
and made such headway as to render
the democratic managers somewhat an
xious, but when il was represented that
the immediate passage OF the bill would
have a good effect in Massachusetts
and New York, II was thought best to
let the bill take its course.
Senator Power spent a considerable
portion of the day in gathering facts
the silver bullion in the
treasury with a view to getting sup
port for the amendment to the repeal
bill, providing for the coinage of this
bullion which will be offered by him
self or some other silver senator. He
finds that there is sufficient of the bull
lion stored to make $134, 100000 IL coin
ed, and he thinks there should be little
objection to it's being coined, especially
in view of the fact that the seignorage
Of this silver, about $54,000,0O0, would
furnish the money necessary to supply
the threatened deficit in the treasury.
He has been canvassing the proposition
somewhat among the senators and finds
that it meets with favor generally
among the silver men. There is a feel
ing, however, among the silver demo-
Gratis that the bill should not be amend
ed in any way at their instance, so
that the administration may have all
the praise and all the blame for 1t
u hon II shall hcComp a law