Democratic Sentinel, Volume 17, Number 38, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 October 1893 — IS REPEAL BEATEN? [ARTICLE+ILLUSTRATION]

IS REPEAL BEATEN?

APPARENTLY AUTHENTIC RUMORS SO DECLARE. Omlaoui Qaiet Reigns In the Senate—Details of the Alleged Program—Getting Ready to Tackle the TarlS—Vote Coming Soon. A Masterly Inactivity. Washington correspondence:

iONGRESS has been dull as a gar- ' den hoe for several days. Nobody has been fihting, no warwhoops have alarmed the shivering air, no blood has flown and ne scalps have been taken. Senator Stewart is resting from his labors, while others in. the Senate appear willing to be at peace. But while the Senate is inactive there are all sorts of opinio n s expressed

and many rumors are afloat as to what will be tne final outcome. One of these is that the unconditional repeal of the Sherman law is beaten, and this, according to the opinion of many, beyond a doubt. It is likely that a vote will be taken soon, within a week or so at least, but it will be on the passage of a compromise measure. Strong denials are advanced in some quarters that a compromise has been agreed on, but in the face of these it is generally understood that the most powerful influences are now arrayed in favor of compromise legislation. The program, as your correspondent sees it, contemplates the passage of a bill through the Senate. The concurrence of the House in that bill is to be had, and then a recess taken for the period of three weeks in order that tariff legislation may bs formulated. The Ways and. Means Committee has its bill much further under way than is publicly admitted. If a three weeks’ recess befgivehit is believed the House itself can be at work on the tariff bill early in December. On reassembling in November some other legislation, probably the bankruptev bill, is to be taken up until the tariff is ready. If the compromise financial measure be passed by common consent Federal elections will be permitted to lie over till the regular session.

Senate and House. In the Senate. Friday, Mr. Cameron, of Pennsylvania, presented a petition signed, he said, by 144 manufacturers of Philadelphia, In favor of legislation to preserve the protective character of the tariff and the Integrity of silver as a money metaL The petition favors the admission of American silver bullion to coinage upon the payment by the owner of a seigniorage absorbing three-fourths of the difference between the London price of bullion and its value when coined. It was printed as a document. The repeal bill was then taken up, and Mr. Harris of Tennessee addressed the Senate. He favored the coin age of tho entire American product of silver, at any ratio to he agreed upon, saying that that of IB to 1 would be satisfactory. The debate on the Tucker bill being resumed In the House, Mr. Lacey of lowa took the floor In opposition to the repeal of election laws, and laid great stress on the arguments In favor of the constitutionality of these laws. Mr. De Armond of Missouri followed in support of the repeal. Saturday closed the eighth week of fruitless debate In the Senate, and as before, the repeal of the Sherman law was the subject of attention. But little other business, and that unimportant, came up The session of the House lasted only three hours. Mr. Sayer of Texas. Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations, presented for immediate consideration a bill to extend the time for the completion of the work of the eleventh census until June 30, 1894. The bill was passed without objection. Debate on the bill to repeal the national election laws was then resumed. The feature of the debate was the speech of Representative Patterson of Tennessee. He admitted that violence and even fraud might have been used in the South, but asserted that the Anglo-Saxon race was in the nature of things certain to dominate eventually In a race contest He maintained that President Lincoln went to his grave never dreaming of universal negro suffrage; that not a soldier who followed the flag of the Union and fought its battles dreamed of it during the war or Immediately after. “The greatest calamity,” said he, “that ever happened to a free people was the assassination of Lincoln. Had he lived an(f been permitted to carry out his policy there would have been peace and prosperity in the South twenty-five years aga ”

The repeal bill was taken up lh the Senate on Monday, and Senator Dubois complained of a remark by Senator Gorman criticising the resolution to postpone legislation on the tariff and finance. Senator Dubois denied that tho resolution, was introduced to obstruct the repeal bllL Senator Washburn announced that he had been Informed by Senator Squires that he would vote for unconditional repeal. This, it Is understood, is a vote gained for the repeal side. Senator Kyle then spoke against repeal. Mr. Johnsori, Democrat, Df Ohio, introduced a hill in the House appropriating 550.000 for the purchase of a site and an addition to the public building at Cleveland. The Federal elections repeal bill was taken up. and Mr. Dlnsmore, Democrat, of Arkansas, argued in its favor.

The Vice President on Tuesday laid before the Senate a communication from the Secretary of tho Treasury giving a detailed statement of the exports of silver for the months of July and August, Mr. Dubois, of Idaho, introduced a bill enabling the States of California, Colorado, Montana, and Idaho to support State schools of mines. Mr. Morgan, of Alabama, offered an amendment to the Wilson repeal bill, declaring the act of Jan. 18. 1837, to be in force Mr. Dolph. of Oregon, then took the floor and continued his speech, begun Monday. In support of the silvor repeal bllL The House without transacting any morning bnsiness resumed the consideration of the Federal election repeal bill and was addressed by Mr. Northway (Rep.), .of Ohio, in opposition to the measure.