The Hickman courier. [volume] (Hickman, Ky.) 1859-current, 1893-09-29
A TRUCE.
Only a Postponement Of the Filibuster
ing Tactics,
. nd Not an Abandonment Of Tbem-Th'
Federal Election Bill WIN fiay . s,ss
Part After October 1.-two
weeks More Of Talk.

wAsnSaToS, Sept ga truce has
been declared ON the silver fight In the
senate. II is only postponement OF
Inc flibustering tactics and not an
abandonment OF them. IL Is compro-
mise, but at the same time defeat Tor
senator Voorhees,, who has almost will
lingly played into the hands OF the
southern democrats and let them
have all the time they want to talk
against silver repeal until the house
passes the Tucker repeal of the federal
election laws and IL will come to the
senate. This is exactly what the south
ern men want--the vote on the silver
repeal postponed until they can an.
tagonize ~ with the repeal of the fed.
eral election law, and Voorhees, by his
actions Friday has fallen into line as
quietly end calmly as the most ardent
silver man could wish.
For about two weeks more the sem
ate will do nothing hut talk. Voor-
hees claims 10 have discovered that il
was useless to press his motion for all
night sessions-because II he did the
silver men could filibuster all they
wished and tire out the repealers rather
than themselves This was shown by
their actions this week. but il Is ac-
knowlcdged here by those who under
stand the situation thoroughly that
the new arrangement by no means
does away with the filibustering which
Is inevitable. II merely postpones H.
After the week or two weeks for
which the senate will jog along with
stated debate has expired the same
question must be met again There are
pending amendments To the bill, as well
AZ an infinite range Of opportunity for
amendments yet unborn. Upon each
OF the amendments, present and to
come, the silver men can argue with
plausibility that they have right ~ be
heard.
Added to all this will be the presence
Of the bill for repeal Of the federal cleo
ton laws on the senate calendar. Tho
house expects 10 send IL TO the senate
by October ~, and IL IL comes to n tight
place the silver men will try and call 1t
up and displace the silver repeal bill.
Should this scheme be successful IL
would great y weaken the chpnces for
repeal 4 .hc Sherman law. From de
lay 90, s..ver men have everything 10
.opc for. nothing TO lose. They think
that the country may NO far regain its
wonted prosperity within a month that
people will think the sherman act not
responsible for the panic, and, a. Mr..
Wolcott announced, the pending mea-
sure NAV go the way of the force bill.
One thing seems TO be assured, and
that Is for the mex. week things will
90 ON quietly in the senate. The silver
men, according TO the plan adopted
Friday night, will be BILE TO talk daily
| from II to o. excepting an hour or Nc
| which will be devoted to the transae-
ticn OF the routine business of the sen
ate, and the repcalers will have TO sit
by and calmly listen to the refreshing
| Of old straw
IL is safe to say that for the next few
| DAYS there will be a small attendance
| Of senators. because during the truce
| the leaders will not have to be on
| guard. nor will the senators be COM
PEELED to attend as they were when the
war was on.
Meanwhile the president intends to
use this time for work lie stated
| Saturday morning that he was as con
| Rdent as ever Of n direct vote upon the
repeal bill and that ii was only Q
question OF endurance upon the part o.
the senators II il the purpose OF the
resident and the heads Of depart
ments TO concentrate everything upor
the senate, and use their influence &c
| defeat consideration OF any other bust
ness until the silver bill is dispose of