The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1892-11-26
FUTURES WILL BE SOLD.
CONGRESS NOT APT TO PASS THE
ANTLOPTIONs BILL.

The Farmers Alliance No Longer
Backing the Messure-A Wealthy
English Syndicate Controlling Min
nesota Flour Mills Said to Save In
epired the Fnibustering
7day Be Resorred To.
WASHINGTON, NOV. 25.-There promises
to be a battle royal over the anti-options
ill from the beginning to the end of the
coming session Of congress Senator White
Of Louisiana and other opponents of the bill
will come back here as much in earnest as
ever in their determination to defeat it, and
they will probably be ready to filibuster
until March 4 if necessary. They
hope to show that the sentiment
back of the bill is a purely manufactured
one 80 far as the farmers are concerned,
and that it has been systematically worked
up for the benefit of the wealthy English
syndicate which controls the big Touring
mills in Minnesota. They will agree that
the abolition Of saIes by brokers for future
delivery, even when they have no actual con-
tracts for grain, will restore the old coudi-
tions Of great fluctuations and enable the
miilers to dictate their own prices to the
farmers.
TO BE ABANDONED BY THE ALLIANCE.
1t is quite probable that the farmers al
lance will abandon the anti-options bill al
together when they discover the character
of its supporters and its effects and they
will probably be very lukewarm in support
OF 1t in any event. The convention held last
winter in st. Louis warmly indorsed the
measure, but the convention at Omaha,
didates of the Peoples party,
ignored the subject and the national
officers are likely to continue to ignore it,
Prominent members of the People party
here declare that the mo oyement for the anti
options bill did not originate with them,
that they care nothing for the measure
they do not believe 1t will be Of any benefit
to the farmer and that they are not likely
to give it any sort of Endorsement for con-
gresS this winter.
MAY TAKE A FIGHT TO BEAT 1T.
II it depended upon single roll call in
the Senate, the anti-opt1ons bill would prob
ably become law in spite of the ugly face
1t will bear when it's real character is un-
masked in the debate. Fortunately, how
ever, there are several ways of killing bad
measure, even when there is an apparent
majority in its favor. The resources of
delay are almost infinite in the Senate,
where there is no rule limiting debate, and
even If the options bill passes the Senate
there are several ways of preventing
its going to the President. The bill was
greatly amended by the Senate last sum
mer and these amendments will have to go
TO the House for concurrence. The House,
If it acts at all, will refer the amended bill
to one OF the committees. The committee
which reported it was the committee on
agriculture, but an effort may be made TO
send it to the judiciary committee or the
committee Of ways and means as a legal or
financial proposition.
CHANCE FOR ITS BURIAL.
If concurrence is reported in the Senate
amendments the bill will simply 20 upon
the calendar at the end OF long string of
other measures. A COMMITTEES friendly to
the bill would report nen-concurrence for
the very purpose Of sending it to
committee of conference and
making it privileged question
Such committee, however, might take a
good while to agree and the final report
even il an agreement was reached, might
come into the two houses so late that it
would be easy TO filiOuster against it until
the expiration of the term of congress- 1t
would help the President, if be is timid
about vetoing the bill, to have it reach HIM
during the last few days Of the session. Tire
ten days allowed him for consideration
would not then expire within the term of
congress, and the bill would fail if be simply
refused to attach his signature.
A NEWSPAPER PROTEST
CHARLEsoN, S. c., Nov. 25.-The NelUs
and Courier to-day protests vigorously
against the passage of the anti-opuons bill
and shows that the present system OF trad
ing in futures has saved to the farmers Of
the south between $50, 600, 600 and so, co.,
OU0.