The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-04
THE WEEK AT WASHINGTON.
Repeal in the Senate and the Rules Of
The House.

Outlook for Revived Interest in the
Silver Debate-Senator Cullum Lead
ing OF To-day The New Code OF
Rules to Hold It's Ground in the
House Until Final Action on wednes-
day-The Ways and Means Commit
tee'to Begin Giving Hearings on the
Tariff To-day-A Contested Election
Case That May Consume Several
Months in Settling.
Washington, Sept 3.-The Senate
shows no disposition to shirk the re-
sponsibility placed upon it by the House,
to pass the bill repeating the purchasing
clause of the Sherman law Mr. Voor
hees has given frequent notice that hewill
press The repeal bill at all times until it
is disposed Of. IL is expected that Mr..
Hales proposition that the Senate meet
at II daily will be accepted, and thus,
generally and gradually, but firmly,
pressure viii be brought tobear ON the
silver men who hold out in the fight
against repeal
DEBATE ON REPEAL TODAY.
If they are disposed to talk from this out
they will be allowed to do 50, but when
ever there is an intermission Senator
Voorhees, will probably be found per-
suasively suggesting a vote on some
amendment, and all the time seeking TO
bring the question to q final vote, the
favorable issue of which he does not ap-
pear TO doubt. Formal announcement Of
speeches to be made have been given by
Senators Cullom, Stewart and Mills, the
first for tomorrow, the second Tuesday
and Mr.. Mills Wednesday, 1t is proba-
Bile, also, that Senator Mitchell of Oregon
will address the Senate on the silver
question before the week expires
COMMITTEE ON RULES REPORT.
1'!!::9a; !:9; House, instead of adoptingthe code
of rules recommendedhy the committee on
rules in one session, as IL was expected
would be done, spent the whole of last
week after Monday, in debate upon the
committees report, without coming TO
any conclusion thereupon,
Much of the OPPOSITION TO the rules was
purely fictitious, and was aroused with
the belief that while thus engaged, the
Aouse would at least be saved from doing
any damage or anything which it or the
country might regret
FINAL ACTION ON THE RULES.
AS there was nothing Immediately de-
mandlng attention, it was felt that the
members could make haste slowly, and
the full and free, If not discursive dis
cussion of the propositions of the COM
mittee and of the amendments offered by
others was not antagonized. But a week
having been thus spent the leaders Of the
House are now, IL is believed, satisfied
that all has been granted in the way Of
debate that Is necessary and desirable,
aud they will make an effort to secure
iinal action on the report on Wednesday,
the day to which the House was ad-
iourned
ADJOURNMENT FROM TIME TO TIME.
Should they be successful in this, the
Intention is TO give Thursday to the intro
duction of bills and adjourn from that
date until Monday Of neXt week In case
Of the failure 70 carry out this programme
there are no plans for the week, but the
progress of events will depend upon the
developments from day to day, which no
man can foresee..
HEARINGS ON THE TARIFF.
The committee on ways and means win
tomorrow begin the series of hearings it
has consented to conduct preparatory to
its work of preparing tariff bill The
first person TO be heard is Representative
M. ID. Harter of Ohio, and his purpose In
taking advantage of the opportunity
offered by the committee is entirely con-
sistent with his well-known and free
quently expressed views upon the subject.
" l am going to talk to the committee -
he said, 'about two articles, agri-
cultural implements and -four, which
| think ought to be placed on
the free list, or at least in
cluded within the reciprocity treaties
that we make. There is no more reason, y
continued Mr.. Harter, ''why there should
be duty on those things than that there
should be on wheat And then, recol~
lecting himself, "but we have none on
wheat" leaving the reporter to fill In
the blank made by the withdrawal of the
cereal from his sentence.
MISREPRESENTATION CASE.
The committee on elections will take up
the Belknap-Richardson case from Michi-
gan at its meeting Friday This case
presents unusual features and win re-
quire, or, it is supposed receive unusual
treatment. Mr. Richardson received Il
certificate of election from the canvasslng
board. but later the supreme court of the
state directed that certificate issue to
Mr.. Belknap Both claimants thus had o
prima facie right to the seat, and the
usual formalities preliminary to q contest
before the committee were omitted. Mr..
Richardson's name was placed on the
roll, and Mr. Belknap trusted to the eff
cacy Of his certificate backed by the deci-
sion of the supreme court.
THE CONTEST WILL OCCUPY MONTHS.
When the committee meets Friday it is
expected Mr. Belknap will be given per-
mission to institute a contest and prose-
cute il as if il had been initiated in ac-
cordance with the law governing such
matters A decision Of the controversy
under these conditions can hardly be ex-
pected within period of several months