The Roanoke times. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1890-1895, 1893-08-15
.SENAT0RSIN NOHURRY
The Action of the House Relieves
Them from Hasty Action.
FLOODS OF ELoQUENoE COMING.

Nearly n Hundred Members of the Lower
Branch Bavo Notified Speaker Crisp
of Their Dosire to Speak on the Silver
Question.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 14.-Congress has
settled down to debate with IL degree of
expedition almost unknown in it's history.
and with an apparent determination that
promises we'll for the outcome
fortunately for the majority in the SEN
ate, the action of the house on the silver
question relieved them from the necessity
OF speedy and perhaps ill advised action
Inc democratic caucus committee charged
with the preparation of n plan that should
secure the adherence OF the united major
lty, will, therefore, commence its labors
with more deliberation than would other
wise nave been possible, and 1t is not ex-
pected now that they will perfect their
WORK which involves consultation with
many senators at each stage-much before
the house has acted.
The finance committee will probably
wait upon the action of the caucus COM
mittee, and so the silver question is not
likely to figure in formal way in the pro-
ceedings of the senate this week. 1t is en-
tirely possible, and even probable. that
speeches will be delivered upon the subject
but II so they will be based upon some
such resolution as that introduced by Sem
ator Lodge, calling for vote upon the re-
peal OF the silver purchase section of the
SHERMAN act, and not upon bill regularly
reported from the finance committee and
ready for immediate action. There is n
strong disposition in some quarters to fill
IN time during the week by the discussion
OF the Lee Mantle senatorial election case.
which Is in privileged position, and can
Ind ..
ment of other business.
The program in the house has been
definitely fixed by the adoption of the
order introduced Friday last by Mr. Bland.
Time will be devoted exclusively to the
consideration of the silver question under
the rules OF the last house governing gem
eral debate. Notwithstanding the an
parent lack of interest In the discussion
manifested by members Saturday, the
number of applicants for recognition al
ready on the speakers list demonstrates
that the period allotted to the debate
eleven days under the general rules, and
three days under the five minute rule
Will be all occupied. There are now be-
tween ninety and hundred names en-
rolled by the speaker, the grent majority
OF whom probably expect to talk the full
hour allowed by the rule There are n
number, however, who have stipulated
for shorter periods, generally twenty min
utcs or half an hour. If it appears that
the time for debate will he too short to
accommodate all who wish to speak night
sessions will be held to lengthen the
period, but this expedient, it is believed
will not become necessary before next
week with the expiration of which the de-
bate will close.
Since the house has entered upon the
discussion of the silver question the prob
ability that the organization of the house
by the adoption of rules and appointment
OF committees, would not be completed for
two or three weeks has changed into al
most certainty. AS yet no call for a
meeting of the committee on rules has
been issued, although one may be today
or tomorrow. One of the members of the
committee, when asked about the pros
poets for acting on the rules, said that I'M
til the present order of the house had cx-
pred there would be no need of rules.