Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1893-10-16
PARTY LINES DRAWN.
Republicans May Not Support a
Democratic Compromise.
THE SITUATION IN THE SENATE.
A Significant Question by a Re-
publican Senator.
TIED UP BY THE RULES.

The ugly head Of party politics. has
raised itself above the murky surface Of
what has come to be known as 1.-THE Sen
ate situation" It is now said that those
republicans who have been supporting the
repeal bill have made up their minds to
antagonize any compromise measure that
may be brought forward by the democrats
The fact is that the sole organized effort
to prepare a compromise measure has been
made by committee Of seven Senators
who represent the various attitudes on the
western side of the chamber. These are
Senators Faulkner, German, Gray, Cam
den, classed as repealers. Harris and Cock
rell. absolutely opposed to repeal. and Ran
som VINO Is an uncertain quantity in all
calculations.
But they are all democrats. and the re-
pubicans who have helped to press the
measure so far claim that they should have
oeeh taken into account in the preparation
OF schedule Of concessions that ts heing
drawn up. Today this fact was having it's
erect upon the movements of the comnro.
mise committee. and they were working
more slowly. Rumors, too, have reached
the senate that Secretary Carlisle has been
virtually quoting the President when he
says that no compromise advances will he
made by the administration
The Democratic leaders do not wish IN 600
tneir best efforts in the way of compromise
puhvc.n put TO nausnt and made capital Of by re-
puDhcans, especially In view of what oc-
CURED on the floor this morning. when
senator Aldrtch asked Senator Vest who
was discussing the proposition to change
.ne luies. what the democratic Senators
propose to do when the elections bill and
tarin question come before the Senate
ihat question Is taken to Indicate that the
party lines are being drawn with more
strctness now that the first rush Of the
repeal is over. The disposition of the re-
publican repealers to break away from the
quorum to attend to political fields far from
here Is taken to be a danger signal and the
compromise committee believe that they are
working in the best interests of things in
general In letting up little on the talk of
democratic conferences. such as has been
noating around for two or three days past.
So far as the free silver men are con-
cerned, they are in a better mood and a
better position than ever. They are more
thoroughly masters of the situation than
before the repeal republicans showed signs
OF fretting under tie strange yoke that
harnessed them with their political enemies
Every crack that develops in the fabric of
the repeal wall opens a little stream Of
talk and gossip that stiffens the silver back
bone.
Senator Hill was placed in a peculiar
position this morning when he undertook
to correr Senator Vest in his statement
that the repeal bill had absolutely no
chance Of passage. He asked the Missouri
Senator by what authority he made that
assertion, and the reply was curt and
prompt: III the Senator from New York
cannot see the truth after looking at the
rules Of the Senate and the calendar Of
days, ! hAve not the vanity % point out
y him t1esp utter hopelessness of the bills
moment later Mr. Hill asked: ewhy
tied hand and foot by antiquated rules that
permit the tyranny Of minoritiesr'