Arizona weekly citizen., 1891-01-03

From Our Regular Correspondent.
 WASHINGTON, Dec. 29th, 1890.
 Things have reached a decidedly in teresting stage in the senate. This statement applies to both the Federal election bill and financial bill. The democratic senators having adopted the tactics by which their party attempted to obstruct the business of the house during the last session-retiring in a body in order to break quorum. Sen ator AldrIch reported a resolution, adopted by the republican causus some days ago, to cut off debate when it last ed a reasonable length of time, and it is confidently expected that it will be adopted within week or ten days.
 Many republicans were at first reluctant about adopting this resolu ion but the action of the democratic senators in absolutely refusing to set a day for tax ing a vote upon the election bill con- vinced the doubters that such a rule was necessary 1T any other business was to be transacted at the present session, and now the republicans are practically unanimous in their support of the res Olution.
 Senator Sherman, from the finance committee, to which the financial bill approved by the republican caucus was referred when it was introduced, has re ported that measure to the senate. 1t has been amended in very important manner. Section of the bill, which provided that when the National bank circulation falls below s1S0,OO0,OOO the deficiency shall be supplied by the is- sue of treasurer notes based on silver bullion purchases if the silver can be purchased or if not by the direct issue of treasury notes, has been stricken out of the bill, and the following inserted iL lieu thereof: That the secretary of the treasury is hereby authorized to issue Tn sum or sums not exceeding in the aggregate S20O,OO0O00 coupon and re- gistered bonds of the United States in such form as he made prescribe and of denominations of $50 or some multiple of that sum, redeemable in lawful money at the pleasure of the United States'on and after July 1st, 1900, and bearing interest payable semi-annually at the rate of 2 per cent per annum. And he Is authorized to sell or dispose of the bonds issued under this act at not less than their par value for any lawful money of the United Estates, or for gold or silver certificates, and to ap- ply the proceeds thereof to the redemp- tion or to the purchase of any of the bonds of the United States. And the bonds hereby authorized and the pro- ceeds thereof shall be used for no other purpose whatever. No votes were cast ln the committee against reporting the amended bill.but the understanding was that DO member of the committee was bound to support the bill.
 It does not please the silver senators, and already Senator Stewart has offer ed an amendment providing for free coinage, and Senator Reagan has rein- troduced his free coinage amendment which was offered when the original caucus bill was first introduced. Two many senators are now away to venture a prediction of what the fate of the bill will be.
 It was generally suppo ed that Sena- tor Vorhees was growing more conser- vatlve as he grew older, but it was an error. He made this week the bite est and most malignant speech yet made at this session, in which he rehashed every misstatement made during the last cam paign against the republican party, and particularly against the president. Treasurer Huston, Senator Quay. and Colonel Dudley. He claimed the speech to be against the Election bill, tIt there IS no argument in sucn talk as he in dulged in.