St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-07-26

to report at the next session some
measure looking to the relief sought
for in the pending bill and its amend
ments.
Mr.. HuntOn addressed the senate. He
rather favored the substitute offered by
Mr.. George, but expressed himself as
willing to solve in favor Of the producer
the doubt as to the cOnstitutiOnality of
the pending bill, and to vote for it.
Mr.. Coke obtained the floor.
Mr.. Allison moved to lay OH the table
MIR. WOlcott's motion to refer, but after
some colloQuy he withdrew the motion.
After a short executive session the
senate adjourned.
Debate May End Soon.
There is some prospect that the al
most interminable debate upon the anti
option bill may be brought to speedy
and unexpected end. The large ma
jority in favor of the consideration of
the bill, disclosed whenever the formal
motion has been made to take it up,
greatly discouraged the opponents of the
measure. and they were obliged to fall
back upon the last resort of threat
ened minority in the senate-a talk
against time, hoping to prOtract the de-
bate and prevent action OH the bill until
final adjournment.
But certain elements have been at
work in direction favorable to the op-
position. Mr.. Whites speech undoubt-
eddy made some converts to his side of
the controversy, and the numerous re-
monstranceS that have been pouring In
from the leading financial and CONNER
cial bodies in the United States have
also had their effect. Further aid to
the opposition has come from the ex-
tremely warm weather, which has made
the temperature in the senate chamber
almost unbearable, and has weakened
the purpose of the senators who were
resolved to have vote OIL the anti-Op-
ton bill before they left Washington
for the summer.
WOlcOtt's Proposition.
Today it was suddenly announced by
some of the opponents of the bill that
the senators above referred to would
secure the opportunity they wished for,
and right speedily, too. This announce
ment was soon followed by the PROPOSE
ton to the senate from Mr.. WOlcott to
refer the bill to the finance committee.
Among the considerations urged in
favor OF the reference is the following:
The original bill was certainly revenue
bill and its revenue features had never
been passed upon by the finance COM
mittee. Amendments have also been
added to the original bill in such num-
berS and of such scope that few SELL
atorS are prepared to assert that they
understand exactly what the bill in lis
present shape means.
This fact, it is urged, gives reason for
the reference of the bill to the finance
committee in order that an authorize
tive declaration may be had
as to its probable effect upon
the finances of the country. Us
ing these and other arguments
the opponents of the anti-option bill
have been making inrOads upon the
strenth of the measure, and this after
noon it was asserted that when the vote
is taken upon Mr.. Wolcott's motion it
will prevail. But if 1t should not the
opponents of the bill will have lost no
ground. They will be where they are
nOw--in opposition to talk against time
to defer action on the bill until next
session.
Mr.. Wolcott fully expects that Mr..
Allison will tomorrow renew the mo-
tlOns he made, but withdrew today to
lay the motion to refer the bill on the
table, ana that will bring the m after to
head Immediately and test the
strength of the opposition.