Asheville daily citizen. [volume] (Asheville, N.C.) 1890-1900, 1893-01-05
ANOTHER SILVER FIGHT
THE :PREsENT CONGRESS
WILL GEE ONE.

Ouar0naHmG And Other sanitary
RewuRaaa0ms-8 sherman silver
BulliOn Farchase Law to he re
peaIed-Ansent Members.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 5.--There APP
pears to be disposition in the Senate
on the part of the Republican members
to do as little as possible, pending the
change in the administration and the
possible change in the organization of
the Senate itself. A leading Republican
Senator said today that outside the ap-
preparation bill there would be little
done. "We are not disposed to ignore
sanitary legislation, and that matter
will be attended to as soon as possible.
1t would be folly for us to pass any par
tisan measures, ssr they would not go
through the House, and the calendar
would simply be numbered up with a
mass of bills that could never become
laws. Looking at the situation from
every point Of view, / am inclined to
think that we will do as little as we pos
sibly can"
Yesterday an order was made setting
apart tomorrow morning for considera-
tion of the immigration and quarantine
| bills. Chandler says lie will hold his sus-
pension bill back until it is seen Just
what the new Treasury regulations will
| be, and what the friends of the Harris
quarantine bill proposed to do. If that
measure is stringent enough to give
the country a decided protection, then
| there would be no necessity for his more
radical bill. But if it was not, then his
bill could he introduced at any time.
Speaker Crisp has his hands full COM
promising the claims OF committeeman
anxious to secure favors from the rules
committee in behalf of measures in which
they are interested. There are at present
a dozen measures in behalf OF which the
special order is being asked to set apart
a day next week for consideration
Chairman Stump, of the immigration
committee, has seen the Speaker, who
assured him that the committee would
be given a day for it's immigration
restriction bill. The Torrey bankruptcy
bill is being pressed for a special order
1t is not expected, however, that the bill
will become law at this Congress-.
Buckner and other members from th'
Great Lakes region, are after anothe
opportunity to pass the omnibus light
u house bill, which secured special orde
1just before the holidays, but received
scant consideration owing to slim at
tendance in the house.
| Special orders have also been prom
ised for the Raum Investigating repor
and the bill for the election Of presiden
and vice-president and of senators b.
direct vote OF the people.
Bland has not yet preferred a request
but it is his intention to see the Speake
and ask another opportunity to pass th
bill providing for the free coinage {
silver. Harter and other uncompromi:
ing anti-silver men say they are anxiou
for trial at the repeal of the preser
Sherman silver bullion purchase Law
and as a renewal of the silver fight
about the only thing in which the rad
Gals on either side of the currency que
tion seem agreed, it looks as if thel
would be another bout in this Congre:
= over silver legislation.
The House is today considering privat
pension bills coming over from last Sc
sion as unfinished business. There is
bare quorum in attendance.
In the Senate today Mr.. Hill iutr
duced a resolution. which went over u
til tomorrow. calling on the Secretary
State for his opinion as to whether II
Chandler immigration suspension bill
in violation of existing treaties.