Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-09-16
PRESIDENT IS PRAISED
For the Favoring of Un.
condition Repeal.
CARLISLE'S PROPOSITION.
In the Event Of the Treasury Being
Pushed Too Hard.

WASHINGTON, Sept l6-The debate In
the senate yesterday on the repeal bill
was altogether on the affirmative side OF
the question Two speeches were made In
favor of the bill--the first by Democratic
senator Mr. Lindsay Of Kentucky, and
the second by Republican, Mr.. Higgins
Df Delaware.
Both were uncompromisingly and un-
conditionaliy In favor Of the repeal of the
Sherman act. Mr. Lindsay eulogized
President Cleveland's course as being
exactly in conformity with the party plat
form and with the popular will,
and he promised for him that whatever
further silver legislation congress may en-
act, in conformity with the platform,
will receive executive approval. He also
defended Secretary Carlisle from the
charge conveyed In Mr.. Teller's speech
that he had been party to the supposed
conspiracy Of New York bankers to pro-
duce a financial panic with the object OF
having the Sherman silver law repealed.
CarlisIe's Plan.
Secretary Carlisle hitherto has been
managing the financial part OF the treas
ury department under the impression that
the silver repeal bill would be disposed OF
by the Goth Of the present month.
He was led to this belief by the repre-
sentations Of Senators Voorhees,. German,
Mcpherson and the other administration
managers In that body. and his own
knowledge Of the situation. The secre-
tary is now apprehensve that these sena-
tors took too sanguine view. Upon the
idea of its early passage the president and
secretary determined not to urge any
other financial legislation In either house.
The attitude Of the opponents Of the
presidents silver policy has assumed such
an unfriendly phase that the president and
secretary are considering what course
should be pursued II this struggle In the
senate Is protracted for 80 or GO days, as Is
now threatened
Thus far the secretary has been able to
keep the fiscal operations Of his depart
ment in hand; but as the revenues from
internal taxes aud customs continue at
such low ebb, he admits that he may be
compelled to resort to some method to re-
plenish the public exchequer. The gold
reserve is still being drawn upon, and gold
Is being paid out to meet the current ex-
penses of the government.
Under such conditions the secretary ad-
mits that he cannot hold out indefinitely.
He has had under consideration for some
time the course he intends to pursue as
soon the pending controversy in the
senate has been settled.
The Way Out.
The first move which he will make will
be to ask authority from congress to issue
certificates on the silver seigniorage. This,
he says, will give instant relief to the ex-
tent of upwards of $4,000, 900. He does
not intend, however, to resort to this ex-
pediency until driven to 1t.
The Administrations friends and the
other Democrats In the senate appreciate
the difficulties which surround the secre-
tary, and would like to come to his relief;
but 1t must be done. they say, In some
other way than the repeal Of the silver
purchase clause, as far as the silverites
are concerned.
Senators Vest. Cockrill, Call, Morgan,
Butler and other extremists on that side
express their regrets that they are COM
PEELED to oppose the policy of the presi-
dent whom they assisted to put into power.
They claim, however, that the people who
are behind them insist that they shall
maintain this attitude and not permit sill
yer to be completely overthrown.
Secretary Carlisle Is In frequent confer
ence with the senatorial managers, who
do not yet abandon the hope of reaching
vote by the end of the month.
The Election Biz Again.
For two hours In the house the skirmish
fight over the federal election bill con-
tinued Mr.. Tucker of Virginia marshal
ling the Democratic majority and Mr..
Burrows of Michigan taking charge of
the Republicans. Not during this session
has Mr.. Reed appeared to be as anxious
for fight as he was yesterday. and had it
not been for continual roll calls the house
would have had a very lively session. =
The time up to o'clock was monopo-
ized by the reading clerks, who monoto-
nously called the roll of members, know
ing that their task was merely perfume
tory one. At o'clock the house paid
tribute of respect to the memory Of the
late j. Logan Chapman of Michigan and
then adjourned.