Evening journal., 1893-10-12
BIG DAY IN THE SENATE
The First Voting Soon Shows
How Matters Stand.
PBFFER's BILL QUICKLY IF lxED'

irving to "sleep on Their Arms"
During the Continuous Session.
WASHINGTON, Oct 12.-At two min
utes after o'clock last evening the test
of endurance, by virtue of which the
anti silver Senators hope to pass the bill
providing for TIE repeal of the purchas-
ing clause of the Sherman act, was in
augurated in the Senate with only rip
pie of excitement. 1t is likely to con-
tinue for thirty-six or forty eight hours
and end in the cspitulation either Of
the repealers or their free silver op-
peaents
The indications are now that the long
struggle will end in a compromise that
will be framed by the administration and
agreed to by the allied Republican and
Democratic anti.repeal forces. The terms
of the proposed compromise have been
talked over in an informal way for
week past, but this morning Secretary
Carlisle, re presenting the administration,
and Senator German, representing the
compromisers in the Senate, met at the
Treasury Department and for an hour dis
cussed more formally and on more
friendly footing the question of conces-
sions to be made by either side when it
becomes necessary TO enter into an agree
ment by which the Senate deadlock can
be broken.
AS result of this important confer
ence it is learned that If President Cleve-
land will consent-And on this point there
/ appears to be some uncertainty-a com
promise bill will be placed in the hands
of Mr.. Voorhees, as soon as it is decided
that the deadlock must be broken, which,
in general terms, will provide for the ex-
tension Of the Sherman law for one or
two years, with POSSIBLY, but not proba-
bly) a reduction in the amount of silver
TO be purchased monthly; the coinage of
the bullion in the Treasury, the govern
ment to get the benefit of the seignorage,
and authority to the Secretary of the
Treasury to sell bonds at his discretion
for the purpose of maintaining the gold
reserve.
1t is the opinion Of those who undoubt-
edly speak for the administration and
for the compromise sentiment in the
Senate, that bill drawn upon the lines
Indicated can obtain the Presidential
endorsement and be passed in the
Senate and House with practical unan-
unity. II is understood further to be
the plan of the leaders of all factions Of
the Democratic party in Congress that a
recess Of a few weeks, or, possibly, the
final adjournment of the extraordinary
session, will be taken as soon as the new
financial bill is disposed of. Some of the
more radical of the administration men
in both the Senate and the House declare
that they will not consent to the COM
promise above stated or any other, but
that they will insist upon the passage of
the pending unconditional Repeal bill
and they even go so far as to say that
they prefer the Sherman law TO anything
that has been suggested. The conserva.
tive men, however, are largely in a ma
jority in favoring a compromise such as
that proposed in to.day's conference.
In Session All Night.
The Senate remained in session all
night, each side in the great fight watch
ing the other as closely as a cat watches
q mouse. The session was q most re-
markable one in many respects. The
silver men, particularly, were on the
alert and their frequent calls for
quorums which resulted in routing out
the repeal men from their maps in the
committee rooms or on soft sofas in the
cloak rooms seemed to SAVIOR of any
thing but Senatorial courtesy.
At these calls the pages would scampeI
TO the cloak and committee rooms and
arouse the sleeping Senator's who would
stagger in, rubbing their eyes, respond
ing Here" with a gap, then slip ou
again. IL is safe to say that man,
cocktails were swallowed during the nigh
by several of the Senators who persists
in sitting up all night.
Remarkable Physical Endurance.
One Of the most remarkable feature
of the night session was the physical en-
durance shown by Senator Allen. II
began speaking against repeal at 8 1
last night and concluded at s o'cloc
exactly this morning. This speech q
fourteen hours and forty five minute
breaks the Senatorial record for contin
nous speechmaking by one hour al
forty-f FIVE minutes.
Not once did the Senator falter. III
eyes was bright and clear when he iii
ished and his voice could be heard q
any point in the Senate Chamber. A
no time did he stop for refreshment an
only slipped little tea from a cup on hi
desk, even when he sent to the clerk
desk newspaper extracts and other mat
ter to have read, Mr. Allen RENAME
upon his feet Senator Faulkner hel
the best previous record having spoke
for thirteen hours on the Force bill.
voorhees, Already Tired Out.
The leader of the repealers, Senate
Voorhees,, looked very haggard tn
morning. he remained at his post a
night, refusing to give up the comman
to any of his lieutensnts. he sat in b
seat with grim determination written 0
his countenance, but it was evident b
could bear up but a little longer II
head frequently dropped on his breai
and his eyes closed in sleep aud
reused himself fro n slumber with diff
Guilty.
Tlreless siIverites Call for QuOrums.
Since the fight began at last evenin
there were twelve calls of the Senate f'
quorum from the tireless silver lea'
ers, Dubois, Teller, Power, Shou
Pittegrew and Wolcott.