Show SILVER PURCHASE ACT I A Poll of the Senate shows that a Repeal Bill Will Not Pass WASHINGTON Feb 1The Republican members of the Senate under direction of Senator Sherman have completed a poll of the Senate on the proposed repeal of the Sherman silver act of 1890 I is I said the result is not at all satisfactory to I those who have looked forward to a possible pos-sible repeal of the act According t common I com-mon report it was discovered that there i are only about eight members on the Democratic side who can be depended upon to vote for the repeal and the result I re-sult is even more discouraging on the Republican Re-publican side There aresome senators who favor or who would vote for repeal i the measure came to a vpte but who will not vote t bring the matter under consideration It is also understood that a majority of seven or eight of the Republican side of the chamber i against bringing the measure to a vote t |