The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-21
LAST WEEK OF The DEBATE.
House Silver Discussion Enters the
ROm0StretCh.

The Senate VIII Take a Hand To-Day,
and Hot Work is Looked for in That
Body Over the Butler Amendment to
Repeal the State Bank Tax-In the
House 1t Will be Wordy Combat of
oratorical Giants-The Silver Strug-
gle to Close at Midnight Saturday
Next
Washington, Aug. 20.-The final stage
of the fourteen days debate on the silver
question: which is likely to terminate
with the first affirmative action in con-
gress upon the subject which brought the
body together in the heat of midsummer,
will be entered upon by the House of
Representatives tomorrow at II o'clock.
The general debate will continue until
Wednesday night, and throughout the
last three days of the week the debate
will be conducted under the five-minute
rule. 1t will close by limitation by
agreement, unless the House sooner ad-
1ourns, at II O'Clock midnight, Saturday.
OUTLINING THE ORDER OF PROCEDURE.
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
Monday, the 2Sth inst, and proceed, i'm
mediately after the reading Of the jour
nal, to vote upon the substitute for the
Wilson repeal bill introduced by Repre-
| sentative Bland, involving the question
of the free coinage of silver at any one of
! several proposed ratios. It is probable
that the yeas and nays will be called
upon each of the several propositions, so
that it is likely to be late in the day be-
fore the vote upon the decisive question
of repeal or no repeal is reached.
INTERVAL OF ELOQUENT DELIvERANCEs.
The debate this week promises to be of
great interest. Mr.. Breckenridge, Of
Kentucky, the "silver-tongued orator, "
is booked to speak tomorrow, and will
doubtless attract large crow d. Repre-
! sentative Fellows, of New York, who di-
vides with Bourke Cochran the oratorical
honors of Tammany hall, is announced
! for speech on Tuesday, intended as an
answer in detail for that delivered in fa-
| vOr of the free coinage of silver by Rep
| resentative Bryan, of Nebraska, last
week. Representative Bynum, of In
diana, one of the wheel-horses Of
the anti-silver forces is also down for
|
| Wilson, of West Virginia, popularity stated
! 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 de-
| bate on Wednesday, Bourke Cochran
viii also speak, and ex-Speaker Reed, it is
! believed, will say something before the
| debate closes. There is n tremendous
| pressure eXerted for places on the speak
er's list and the time will be exhausted, g,
| leaving many who must be content with
''leave to print"
TO ANNOUNCE THE HOUSE COMMITTEES.
Sometime early in the week, probably
| tomorrow, Speaker Crisp will announce
| the committees of the House 1t is i'm
| probable that anything will be done in
! the Senate save, perhaps, to dispose of
! the two election cases. There were three
Of these, but one, that concerning Mr.
! Beckwiths title to his seat by virtue Of
| appointment of the governor of Wyoming,
! has been removed from the Gale udar be-
! cause of the resignation of the appointee
SILVER SPEECHES GALORE.
! Senator Morrill, has given notice that he
viii address the Senate tomorrow on the
silver repeal bill, and it was the under
standing Friday when the Senate ad-
! iourned, that vote should be taken on
! the election cases at O'Clock. The final
vote, however, is subject to postponement
! if it appears that the time is not suffi-
| cient to enable Senator Vance, chairman
of the committee on privileges and cleo
tions, TO finish his speech. Mr.. Voorhees,
| is down for a speech Tuesday on the
| silver repeal bill which bears his
name, and it is hardly to be
| expected that he will fail to call forth in
| terrogation and interruption, which will
make the speech interesting, aside from
its intrinsic merits.
After Tuesday. the programme G. the
Senate can scarcely be defined. The bill
to increase the national bank circulation
is the regular order, and while there was
some expectation last week that it could
be disposed of in day or two at most,
it appears now that it may provoke de-
bate which will consume the entire week.
MUCH TALK AND LITTLE ACTION.
The Butler amendment, which is pend
ing, TO repeal state bank tax is one Of the
planlIs Of the Chicago platform and is
subject of much greater and more far
reaching Importance than the mere prop
osition to extend the national bank circu-
lation contained in the bill. Senators
take strong grounds on this subject, and
it is fair to presume that it cannot be dis
posed Of without a severe and prolonged
struggle The outlook for the week ic one
of much talk, but little achievement.