New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-10-21
TIE WILL NOT INTERFERE.
PRESIDENT CLEVELAND REFUSES TO En-
PRESS AN OPINION ON COMPROMISE.

AN EXECUTIVE sEssIoN-sENAToR
PETER TIE ONLY ORATOR.
rpy TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBuxE.l
xrasb;ngton Oct 2O-The truce struck yes
.ordav nv Mr.. Faulkner with the silver leaders.
rending the completion of the negotiations on
.ha Democratic side of the Senate for COM
rromise on the question of repeal. was strictly
observed to-day all progress with the Repeal
hill being absolutely suspended except for Two
hours late this afternoon. during when Mr.
PETER continued his serial speech. begun d
week ago. to thin and inattentive audience.
The greater part of the day was spent In the
neutral and supposedly non-partisan task Oh
clearing up the overladen Executive calendar
on which, among others. the nomination oi eX-
Police Justice Kilbreth, to be Collector OF the
Port Of New York. has been slumbering since
the beginning of the present session. Thls De-
lated appointment was confirmed. and the de-
tenders Of the much discussed nomination
OF j. ]. Van Allen Ambassador OF
the United States to Italy also profited by the
breathing spell granted to the Senate to pull
through. similarly, the Presidents now Famous
$4,000 appointee.
After an executive session lasting from 1890
o'clock till legislative business was resumed
10 give Mr. PETER chance to complete his
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promise should make its appearance. The
Kansas Senator suspended at p. M for
motion for a recess till tomorrow. and the day
ended consequently with no striking incident
whatever in open session other than the presen-
tation By Mr. Voorhees, early in the morning
hour of a proposed closure amendment. drawn
on the general lines OF one offered several weeks
ago by Mr.. HILL
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1t was the universal understanding about
the Senate that the policy of inaction
adopted yesterday should be pursued without
interruption until some definite report should
come. from the Democratic managers engaged in
arranging the long looked-for compromise. The
fact that the plan of agreement drawn up yes
terday was to be submitted this afternoon to
the President from whom reply could scarcely
be expected until late in the day. forbade the
suppositon of any probable action toward
compromise in the Senate before tomorrow or
Monday. and there were some who insisted
that the settlement of the details still in dis
pute would be likely to postpone the formal
appearance of the plan Of harmony until Tues
day or Wednesday of next week
The Democratic Steering Committee" was
again closeted almost all day in the room Of the
Senate Committee on Appropriations. During
the afternoon in an interval between the dis
cussions it is understood that Mr. German and
one or two of his associates paid visit to the
White House to learn from the President his
opinion of and attitude toward the proposed
compromise scheme. The President is re-
ported. good authority, to have told the
representatives of the Steering Committee
that he did not think 1t advisable or polite
to commit himself in advance to any proposed
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free to exercise his constitutional function Of
approving or disappearing any measure which
might come to him from Congress. nor did he
care to assume the attitude of relieving the
Senate from its due responsibility for legislation
by agreeing to the terms Of any bill in advance
WHERE THE RESPONSIBILITY BELONGS.
The President thus properly threw back the
burden Of planning and pushing through
compromise the shoulders of the Steering
Committee and the party in the Senate, where
1t rightly belongs. But the Chief Executive
Is believed to have also assured the visiting
statesmen that he would go as far as he pos
sibly could to restore harmony in the party
ranks, while at the same time carrying out, as
he construed them the provisions Of the Chi
cago platform. This answer had the effect, at
least, of bringing the committee to a sharp
realization Of the fact that the party In the
Senate would be forced to work out Its own
salvation by its own methods.
Until to-day's interview with the President
the compromise managers in the Senate have
been continually harassed and hampered by
the hestations of a large number OF Democratic
Senators to admit the necessity or desirablhty
Of any plan OF action In which the fresiden!
was not to have the determining voice. HAD IL
not been for this stumbling block OF Presiden-
tial interference, rather the supposed de-
sire of the President to interfere with the terms
Voorhees,
been sde-tracked a month ago. and with the
Presidents decision to let the party In the
says Of the @ there
an increasing probability or prompt ADJUST
ment of the points now at issue, on more
liberal, and to the bulk Of the party, more sat
tsfactory lines.
SILVER MEN NOT COMMENTED.
A marked discomfort on the part OF some OF
the more radical silver men has begun to show
Its,,f indeed. at the limitation Of the life Of the
Sherman law TO the year 1894. July /. 1885, Is
urged to-day as the shortest possible limit OF
life accountable to the silver men. and some OF
them are now contending boldly for It's continu-
ance in force until January !. 1896 AS THIS
is the date named In Mr., euaS tnroa that ,ha
silver men would be getting less from tie part!
compromise, II 1t fixes any earlier date tnah
they could probably secure by direct vote
on the QUAY proposition The interesting CAL
culation is made that Mr. Quays amendment
would pre- tably command the votes OF himself
MIR. Carey. Mr.. Squire Mr.. Gallinger and Mr..
Allison on the Republican side. and perhaps
enc or two Democratic repealers-enough with
the anti-repeal vote to make ciear magorty
Of the Senate II Is probable In view OF this
contingency. that the compromise. II presented.
will continue the Sherman law in force up TO
July l. 1885, at the least. Mr.. Carlisles sug-
gestion that July /, 1894. be fixed as the limit
Of its life has apparent chance OF
acceptance.
Mr. German and the other members OF the
Democratic "Stet ring Committee" maintain
prudent silence about the progress made with
the negotiations for compromise. and many con-
trf dictory runners and denials are continually
set ahoat about the work so far accomplished.
From the assurances given to the managers OF
the anti-repeal campaign as well as to Repub-
lican Senator'S there seems little ground for
doubling that unless some unexpected difficult
tics arise the compromise will be in practical
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