The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1893-10-22
COMING TO A COMPROMISE
Democratic Senator'S Fighting Hard
For the Victory.
TWENTY-SEvBN VOTES CAUGHT
The Proposed Amendment Does Not
Commend itself to Either ofth
Republican Factiona.
TwENTY-sEvBN VOTES CAUGHT
Associated Press.

Associated Press.
Washington. Oct 21-The democratic
steering committee virtually completed
its labors on the compromise silver re-
peal bill today. There is no refer
ence whatever in the bill to the bond
question. Opinions differ as to the time
when the bill will be presented in the
senate. 1t may be handed in Tuesday
or even earlier If IL shall prove ac-
ceptable to the majority The bill
also provides for the coinage of silver
to be purchased in the future. Repub>
lican silver men are displeased with
the short time limit for theN Sherman
law to contnue in force, and will prob
ably oppose the bill solidly. The popu-
for the same reason. =. The bill will be
an amendment to the present law.
1t is understood that up to $50
p. m. Nhirty-six democratic sem
etlOio lidu Sl6AlCQ lllC OOCuAllcAl. II
will be necessary to obtain the sigma
lures of "A memhers to insure it's
passage, and even then filibusterlng
might prevent vote unless some sort
of cloture is presented.
The committee on judiciary has re-
ported favorably the house joint reso-
luton for the disposition of certain
property and money amounting to
three hundred thousand dollars, now
in the hands OF the receiver for the
church of Latter Day Saints authoriz-
ing its application to charitable pur-
poses of the church. The joint reso-
luton has passed. PETER then re-
sumed, and finished his speech, when
Jones of Nevada, resumed his argu-
ment against the repeal bill.
The terms proposed for the COM
promise in the senate We're the subject
of a great deal of discussion in the
hous this afternoon. The fact that the
authorization for bonds is not a feature
brought relief to many of the republi- |
cans and western democrats The dem |
ocratic leaders are in favor of the bill, |
and when it comes to the house there |
will be a suspension of the rules in |
order to give the compromise the right
of way. The democratic leaders feel
certain that it will find favor with both |
wings of the party in the lower house. |
The prevailing feeling is that the ul- |
ira silver democrats, in view of the |
necessity for the show of party har- |
mony, will content themselves with |
voting against the measure. A goodly |
portion of the silver democrats will
probably, however, vote fo IA COM |
promise If votes are needed to secure |
its passage. The republicans will be
governed largely by what their polit- |
ical brethren in the senate do. When |
the bill reaches the house 1t will go |
to the committee on coinage, weights, |
and measures unless there is an in |
dication that an attempt will be made |
to hold 1t in that committee for too |
long a period, in which case the mo- |
ton to concur in the senate amend |
ments will be made without its refer |
ence at all. The consensus of opinion |
however, is that 1t will be referred un-
der the rules and returned to the house |
within two days at the most. Four |
days after the bill reaches the house |
1t is expected 1t will have passed. and
congress will have taken recess for |
two or three weeks.
When the committee of the senate |
its sittings today thirty |
seven senators had pledged themselves
to support the measure, and the man |
ayers felt assured of sufficient num- |
ber more to bring the number up to |
Al, leaving only three more votes ne
cessary to insure the passage of the |
bill by democratic votes. The senator's |
who are holding out against the bill |
are said to be Mills and Villas of the |
repeal side and Kirby, of the silver side |
Some of the repeal men have not yet |
actually attached their names to the |
pledge, but the committee expect to
secure the names of all the democratic |
and will rush the bill through |
as party measure, and without call |
ing on the republicans for help. Most
Of the republicans hope the democrats |
will succeed in this, for the bill is one
that does not commend itself to either |
the repeal or the silver factions of the
republican ranks. The repeal men are |
pleased only with the clause limiting |
the silver purchase to year, while the
silver men find in this a reason to hope |
for a further extension of the silver
purchases, and think 1t better tina nun |
cOnQllOndl repeal. Inc COiIHIullec L
will be put In the |
shape of an amendment of the Voor-
hees bill, and will probably receive the
support Of most of the silver republi- /
cans, while the bill will, as amended |
be opposed by them. This is a prob
ability against the passing of the bill. |
1t seems more than probable IL the
democrats get the concurrence Of their |
entire party In the senate, that the |
will make no effort at |
united action.
The silver men. If all parties are |
pleased. will accept the bill, as at |
present the arranged bill will expire
in the midst of the next congressional |
and probably there will be- an |
effort to amend the amendment ex-
tending the purchasing time a year.
The silver men think It possible they
may get republican support to put |
this through. but all circumstances
1t Is hardly probable. One |
Of the advantages which the silver