The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-08-21
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS
Siz Days More of Talk on the
Silver Question.
SOME LEADING ORATORS TO SPEAK

Representatives Breckenridge. Fellows,
Cochran, Bynum, Wilson and Reed Will
Present Their Views, and Many others
who Wish to Talk VIII be Shut Out.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 21.-The final stage
bf the fourteen days debate on the silver
question, which is likely to terminate with
the first affirmative action in congress
upon the subject which brought the body
together in the heat of midsummer, was
entered upon by the house of representa-
tives at II o'clock today. The general de-
bate will continue Wednesday night, and
throughout the last three days Of the week
debate will be continued under the five
minute rule. IL will close by the limita-
ton of agreement, unless the house adj
journs at 10 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 to
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
and nays will be called upon each one Of
the several propositions, SO that it is likely
to be late in the day before the vote upon
the decisive question of repeal or no re-
peal is reached.
\ The debate this week promises to be 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
, Tammany 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.
I Mr.. Bynum, of Indiana, one of the wheel
!, horses of the anti-silver forces, is also down
for speech tomorrow. Representative
Wilson, of West Virginia, popularity slate ed
. for the craftsmanship 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. Bourke Cochran will also
speak, and ex-Speaker Reed, it is believed
will say something before the debate
! closes. There is a tremendous pressure
: cxerted Cor place on the speakers list and
9 the time will be exhausted, leaving many
who must be contented with 'leave tt
J. print"
d 1t is improbable that anything will b,
$ done in the senate, save perhaps to dispose
Il of the two election cases. There were tire,
:. of these, but one-that concerning Mr.
. Beckwith's title TO his seat by virtue o
: appointment of the governor of Wyomin.
d has been removed from the calendar be
cause of the resignation Of the appoint
l. ment.
4 Senator Morrill, has given notice that h
. will address the senate on the silver repea
. bill, and it was the understanding Frida,
4 when the senate adjourned that a vot
# should be taken on election cases at
lc O'Clock this afternoon. The final vot
10 however, is subject to postponement, if
II shall appear that the time is not sufficien
N to enable Senator Vance, chairman of tn
!, committee on privileges and election. t
10 finish his speech
III Voorhees, is down for speech tomorrow
nd on the silver repeal bill which bears hi
name, and it is hardly to be expected tina
Is he will fail to call forth interrogation
III and interruptions which will make til
'd speech interesting, aside from its intrinsi
% merits. After tomorrow the program {
~ the senate can scarcely be defined. Th
i; bill tc increase national bank circulatio
is the regular order, and while there wa
some expectation last week that it coul
as be disposed of in day or two at most,
j. appears now that it may provoke debat
sr' which will consume the entire week. I'll
w Butler amendment which is pending
, an repeal the state bank tax is one of II
planks Of the Chicago platform, and is
It's subject of much greater and more f
al reaching Importance than the mere prop
ITS sition to extend the national bank cIrcul
he ton contained in the bill Senators tai
les strong grounds on this subject and it
~, fair to presume that it cannot be dispos
ND of without severe and prolonged stru
lar gle.
ter The outlook for the week is one of mu
he talk but little achievement.