The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-22
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS-
Six Days More of Talk on the
Silver Question.
SOME LEADING ORATORS TO SPEAK
Representatives breckenridge, Fellows,
Cochran, Bynum, Wilson and Reed VIII
Present Their Views, and Many Others
Who Wish to Talk Will DO Shut Out.


Who Wish to Talk Will DO Shut Out.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 2l-The final stage
OF the fourteen days debate on tie silver
question. which is likely to terminate with
the first affirmative action in congress
upon the subject which brought the BODY
together i'll the heat of midsummer, was
entered upon by the house of representa-
yves Mt ii O'Clock today. The general de-
bate will continue Wednesday night. and
throughout the last three days of the week
acpate Will be continued under the five
minute rule 1t will close by the limita-
tioh OIL agreement, unless the house nd.
Journs ut II o'clock midnight Saturday
According to the official Interpretation
given by Speaker Crisp to the terms of
the order under which the discussion is
proceeding the house will meet at noon on
Monday, the 2Sth inst. and proceed I'M
mediately after reading the journal 10
vote upon the substitute for the Wilson
repeal bill, introduced by Representative
Bland. involving the question of free COIN
age OF silver at any one of several pro-
posed ratios. 1t is probable that the yeas
ana nays will be called upon each one of
the several propositions, so that it is likely
TO be late i'll the day before the vote upon
the decisive question of repeal or no re-
peal is reached.
The debate this week promises to he of
great popular interest Mr. BRECKENRIDGE
of Kentucky, "the silver tongued orator.
Is booked to speak today. Representative
Fellows, of New York, who divides with
Bourke Cochran the oratorical honors of
Iammany Hall is announced for IL speech
tomorrow, intended as an answer in detail
| to that delivered in favor of free coinage
| OF silver by Mr.. Bryan, of Nebraska last
! week.
MIR. Bynum, of Indiana, one of the wheel
horses OF the anti-silver forces, is also down
Tor speech tomorrow. Representative
Wilson, of West Virginia popularity slat ed
for the chairmanship of the ways and
means committee, and the author of the
pending bill providing for the repeal of
the purchasing clause of the Sherman law,
Is expected to close the general debate on
Wednesday, Bourkc Cochran will also
spenk, and ex-Speaker Reed. it is believed.
Will say something before the debate
closes. There is II tremendous pressure
eNerted Cor place Oh the speakers list, and
the time will he exhausted, leaving many
who must be contcntcd with "leave to
print"
1t is improbable that anything will he
done in the senate, save perhaps to dispose
OF the two election cases. There were three
OF these, but onc--that concerning Mr..
Beckwiihs title to his seat by virtue of
appointment Of the governor of Wyoming
has been removed from the calendar be-
cause of the resignation Of the appoint
ment
Senator Morrill, has given notice that he
Will address the senate OH the silver repeal
bill, and it was the understanding Friday
when the senate adjourned that Il vote
should be taken on election cases at s
o'clock this afternoon The final vot q
however, is subject to pOstpouement if it
snail appear that the time is not sufficient
to enable Senator Vance. chairman of the
| committee OH privileges and election, TO
| finish his speech.
Voorhees, is down for speech tomorrow
on the silver repeal bill which bears his
name, and it is hardly to he expected that
| he Will fail to call forth interrogations
! and Interruptions which will make the
| speech Interesting aside from its intrinsic
| merits. After tomorrow the program of
| the senate can scarcely be defined The
| bill to increase national bank circulation
| is the regular order, and while there was
some expectation last week that il could
! be disposed OF III day or two at most, it
! appears now that it may provoke Il debate
| which will consume the entire week The
Butler amendment which is pending to
repeal the state bank tax is one of the
| planks of the Chicago platform I'd is a
suDJect or much greater and more far
| reaching Importance than the mere propo-
| sition to extend the national bank circula-
| ton contained in the bill. Senators take
strong grounds on this subject, and ii is
| fair to presume that it cannot he disposed
of without Il severe and prolonged strug-
gle.
The outlook for the week il one of much
talk but little achievement.
Wants to Search for Hurled Treasure.
ST. Louis, Aug Civ A. Lanpworthy