The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-09-18
In Senate for Pushing the Efforts
for Repeal Of Silver Buying.
TIE FEDERAL ELECTION LAWS
May Come Up In the House. Through
the Bill Introduced by ME-. Tucker, In
Which Case There IL Likely tn BE
Some Very Warm and Plain Debate.
as the Republicans VIII Not submit
to such Rank Injustice Without MAX
ing NJ Vigorous Protests ss Possible.

WASHINGTON, Sept. ls.-The seventh
week Of the present session Of congress
lives promise of great interest. The sit
hation is extraordinary In legislative his
lory In that both houses are just now In
condition where 1t Is impossible to make
Roadway in the dispatch Of public busi-
hess.
But, IL the present program is carried
out, this week will witness determined
Efforts on the part of the leaders In the
senate and In the house to break the spell
which has bound congress. The first day
Of the week Is practically dies non, for
congress In body will spend the after
noon In attendance upon the exercises at
tending the celebration Of the centennial
anniversary Of the laying of the corner
stone of the Capitol. So, from a legisla.
tive point Of view. the week will begin to
morrow.
On that day, Senator Mills of Texas ID
expected to deliver his oft-postponed
speech for repeal of the silver purchasing
clause Of the Sherman law. Other speeches
TOR the week. of which notice has been
given. will be delivered by Senator George
Of Mississippi against repeal ON Wednes-
day; by Senator White of California
against repeal on Thursday. and by Sena-
tor Hansbrough of North Dakota In the
same line, at the next convenient oppor-
tunity. The silver leaders-Teller, Jones
OF Nevada and Morgan-also stand ready
to address the senate whenever there u
opportunity or necessity for 1t.
Voorhees, II Hopeful.
No one can foretell how many Of these
speeches will be heard In the senate cham
ber, for Senator Voorhees, has 1t In mind
to renew his request that time be fixed
for a vote Oh the bill.
1t is not to be supposed that he expects
that unanimous consent will be given to
any such arrangements But the senator
believes that the time for action has now
come. He has made that request twice
before and 1t has been rejected He will
make 1t again and It will be rejected. The
senator believes that with this record be-
hind him he will be able to convince the
country aud the senate that the repeal
bill Ia being subjected to unreasonable de-
lay, and no will then ask the majority Of
the senate to remain In session almost con-
tinuously until the point Of action 10
reached.
The result cannot now be foretold, but
II Mr.. Voorhees, can command the con-
slant attendance and support OF - sena-
tors committed ta the repeal bill, the his
tory of the week In the senate will prob
ably be repetition Of the history Of q
week of the celebrated campaign against
the force bill. The silver men are fully
prepared to meet this phase Of the case,
and may be relied on to swell the con-
gressional record to proportions almost
unheard of.
In the House.
The program In the house for the COM
ing week Is pretty clearly outlined, con-
dition of things growing ont of the fight
Inaugurated by the Republicans last week
against the proposed repeal Of the federal
election laws. Nothing was done today
save to meet at las o'clock and adjourn
after prayer and the reading of the jour-
nal. In accordance with the resolution ac-
cepting the invitation to participate in
the exercises connec. ed with the celebra-
ton Of the centennial anniversary of the
laying Of the cornerstone of the Capitol,
which will take place on the east front.
On Tuesday, the Democrats having then
quorum of their own faith in attendance
aud voting upon the main question, the
mittee on election Of president and vice
president and representatives In congress
and be placed on the calendar. As soon as
the bill and accompanying reports can be
printed, Mr.. Tucker, who is In charge OF
the measure In the absence of Mr.. Fitch,
chairman of the committee, expects to call
them up for consideration.
When the debate thus begun. will end,
the future alone can determine. The
interim between the presentation OF the
report and for the beginning of the de-
bate may be consumed by a further dis
cussion of the bill to regulate and reform
the public printing, which has already
had one day devoted to 1t, and which was
blocked last week by the struggle over the
election law repeal bill. 1t is doubtful,
however, IL the time that it Is expected
that can be devoted to the printing bill
will be sufficient to dispose of II. Much
opposition exists to the measure and the
fate in store for 1t is believed to be the
same that 1t met In the last congress.
1t Is not probable that the McCreary
bill to modify the Geary Chinese registra-
tion lew will come TO the front this week
In such way as to command the attcn-
tion and consideration of the house II
will not be reported to the full committee
on foreign affairs until the regular meet
ing day (Thursday). and even II it be re-
ported to the house at once it will prob
ably find the election law repeal bill In
possession Of the right of way.
Ex-Governor McCreary says ne will not
undertake to antagonize the repeal bill
with his measure. Doubtless a favorable
report will be ordered by the COMMITTEES.
and the bill may get on the calendar this
week. Mr.. Geary Is the only member Of
Ine committee who is known TO bs op-
Oosed to II.