The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1893-11-26
THEY LAY DOWN ON THB
SILVER STRUGGLE.
FIGHT ON REPEAL IS DROPPED.
Senator Harris So Informs the Free Coin
age Republicans on Behalf of His
Party COlIeagues-S-natOr Dubois
Says SIlver's jig Is Up-ClO-
ture to the Front Again
Washington News.


for the silver Democrats, informed
Gratis had concluded that, after taking
all the circumstances into considera-
ton, their best course was to drop the
fight against the repeal bill and allow
it to come to vote.
If this decision is not reconsidered,
and it does not seem at all proba bl e
that it will be, the end of the present
fight will soon be reached, and the re-
suit will be in accordance with the
wishes of the president and the repeal
forces in the senate, for it is under
stood that the silver Republicans will
not undertake to prolong the fight be-
yond the time necessary to complete
their speeches, and will after that per-
NIT the voting to begin upon amend
ments to the bill. 1t is generally be-
lieved that this will take place before
the end of the present week
Senators-Cockrell, Vest, Harris and
: Walthall were among those present
at the conference which resulted in
the Harris announcement
= senator Dubois of Idaho, who took
leading part in arranging for the con-
tinuation of the fight against uncon-
ditional repeal, said this afternoon
that vote would come probably
within a week, as there would be no
opposition or attempt at filibustering.
The speeches which have begun
will be finished" said he ''and such
other speeches as senators may tlesire
to deliver. It is understood that Mr..
Teller has something yet to say,
and Senators Stewart and Jones
desire to conclude their speech
e. senator Allen also desires
to make some further remarks.
Yesterday leaders of the Democratic
party said they would stand by us if
we could continue the fight. Senator
Harris and others declared that it was
their determination to prevent vote
from being taken. even if methods not
yet invoked should yet be used.
With this understanding we de-
clared our intention Of keeping up
the fight This morning Senator
Harris gave the same assurance,
but an hour later he came to me and
said he felt II his duty, after the as
surancrs he had given, that he should
inform me that he would not continue
the hght aS suggested, but would
yield to the pressure of associates on
the Democratic side He said
he spoke for the silver men on
that Idle ! told him if we could
no longer dclend upon the friends of
silver on the Democratic side that we
could no longer keep up the contest
and that 4 vote might be taken after
the debate had closed, but that there
would be 40 more ohstru 'lion. The
silver men wiz o:fer a reniments and
debate them ANA VII PROBABLY vote
T., 4,
anything for silver. 1t is impossible
to sa,' ,viten Il vote VIII be taken, but
! should think within a week
1t is believed nuN that it may be
possible TO Dr.r::l voting upon the
amendments 10 ne bill. bV Thursday,
as it seems probable that speech MAX
ing will he concluded by tomorrow
evening. There are twrntv-seven of
these amendments and it is possible
there will he " ore or less debate un-
der the five minute r1Ile. /; i, gener-
ally agreed. however. that the vote
on the bill itself can be reached by the
close OF the week.
TFXr OF ruf. REPEAL BILL.
Following is the full text of the
Voorhees, bill, which will be sUbsti-
tuted in the senate for the house bill:
That 50 much of thu act approx cd July Il,
\ =
Of silver bullion Ahd tSSue - treasury notes
thereon. and for ether purposes. as directs
the secretary OF The treasury 10 purchase
from t.na % time silver bullion to
the AZ reSltc AmoCnt OF so o." ounces,
or much thereof as NAV be offered in each
month Ut The III rlict price thcrSOf. not eX-
ceeain Il Tor :i~I = grains OF pu'e silver. and
TO issue in payment fHr such purchases treas
ury notes OF tIe Cni.@d state, be and the
same Is hereby repeated and 1t Is hereby
declared TO De NJ. p0iicT @. thH United states
TO continue the i;>e .: Ho1h gold and liver as
standard money, ;.nd i" coin both god and
silVerintu money OF cqna lntrinslc exchange
able value. such equ 4llty 10 ce secured
through intern ltional agree;neAt or by
sucn safeguards Of leFiSidt on a. viii
insure the naintrnan ot the parity IN val
Ne OF the coins OF tn" TWO meta and the
equal power OF rEcry dollar at all times in the
markets ;tnd in the payments 0f debt And it
is hereby further declared tnat the efforts OF
the government should be steadily directed to
the establishment of such safe system or
Dimetalii9m as VIII maintain At ali times the
cuual power of every dollar coined or issued
by the United States IA the III trlets ana IN the
pay mcGi Of debts
SENATOR'S EXCHANGE VIEWS.
Though the senate WIS called to or
der half an hour later than usual this
morning there was the usual want Of
a quorum when the vice pre- ,ident S
gavel fell. The time spent in obtain
ing the necessary forty three senators
was devoted TO the exchange of views
There were many little groups of two
and three each scattered about the
chamber. While these exchanges were
taking place in the senate chamber
the cloak rooms were also the scene of
like conferences.
7 he talk all had reference to the
situation in the senate. Some OF 1T
was devoted 10 the developments of
yesterday with reference t. the main
question. \ portion of it had refer
ence to the advisability of bringing
up the closure resolution Mr.. Palmer
said that he thought that no effort
would be made to secure "a vote until
after Teller, Jones and Stewart should
have concluded their speeches Mr.
| Voorhees, also said that he thought he
would for the present ask the senate to