The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-10-16
The Silver Question Likely to
Be Settled This Week.
THE HOUSE WILL NOT OBJECT.
Special Session to Adjourn as Soon as
the Bill Is Signed.
The Mccresry Chinese Biif and Bill to
Protect Bank Depositors To ne Passed
by the House-New Tariff Bfif Has .
Free List. Violating the Platform.

WAsHrssToS CIrr, Oct. 15-The Wilson
Voorhees, repeal bill or a substitute for 1t
will again this week command the exclu-
sive attention of the senate, but indica-
tons now are that this viii be the last
week for the present given TO the subject
IN the senate. Ii the compromise men do
not encounter unexpected obstacles their
substitute will be prepared for introdue-
tion by the middle of the week. IL is
part of the programme not TO introduce
the bill until assurance of sufficient sup
port to secure its passage is received, con-
seduently when the bill is once presented
in the senate it will be generally under
stood the end is in sight. BEING a CON-
promise measure. il will represent no one
mans views and il will not be satisfactory
to any one. No more will il be familiar TO
or TO the liking of any one section OF the
country, but it will probably 90 through
as introduced and become Law. The SEN
ators from the siiver-producing states will
be most vigorous in expressions Of disap-
proval. yet it is barely possible some of
them will vote for Ut. 1t is probable. how
ever. that the senators from the silver
producing states will not find il necesssry
To vote for the bill.
The compromise workers are not vet
hopeless of securing the assent of most OF
the repeal leaders on the Democratic side
and making the substitute party meas
ure. just as, under the advice of Senator
German, they attempted at the beginning
of the session to make tho orig nal bill.
II they do not get the support of the party
in the senate they will probably be able to
get a sufficient number of votes from
among the repeal Republicans TO guaran-
tee the success of the bill The Demo-
cratic senator's who are holding out most
stiffiy against compromise arethe personal.
champions OF the president, like voor-
hees. Palmer. Mills, Smith and Villas.
The belief is general that the house will
accept almost any substitute the senate
will adopt. and the majority incline to the
opinion that the president will sign the
bill when II shall reach him. The general
belief Is that when the bill is once signed
there will be q speedy movement in con-
gress looking to recess until the begin
ming Of the regular session on the first
Monday in December.
The banking and currency committee of
the house will during this week end the
two weeks. The Democratic members, or
most of them, are sure they will be able
to secure favorable report for the bin
repeating the 10 per cent tax on state
bank circulation. while the opponents will
endeavor to secure an unfavorabie report.
Several important matters figure in the
house horoscope for the coming week.
The McCreary bill to extend the provisions
of the GearY act for six months will 90 to
vote tomorrow afternoon, and will un-
doubtedly pass by a large majority
despite the Pacific coast members. IL is
hardly probable that any of the three
amendments offered by Geary will carry.
although there is a possibility that the
one requiring Photographic Identification.
and possibly the one defining a Chinese
merchant. may secure the support of a
good minority.
The McCreary bill will be followed bv
the Cox bill to prevent bank directors or
officials from drawing money from insti-
tutions with which they are connected.
1t, too. seems to have the sentiment of the
house behind il.
As soon as this bill is disposed of a spe-
ciai order will be brought in for considera-
ton of the bankruptcy bill. While a big
majority is favorable 10 a general hank
ruptcy bill, If the sentiment of the last
house is any indication il has some very
bitter opponents. If they fail in defeating
the measure they expect at least 10 be ab,e
to eliminate the clause forcing involuntary
bankruptcy.
The Democratic members of the wavs
and means committee hope 10 have the
tariff bill reported within a month and
have 1, passed by the house before the
holidays. The greatest secrecy is enioined
on the members who have the preparation
of the tariff bill in hand Il looks verv
much as If iron ore will follow coal into
the free list. Another ore that will nrob.
ably be restored to the free llst is lead
Bryan of Nebraska, who is a member nj
the committee on ways and means. advo-
Gates that an income tax be made mart of
the tariff bill. II il is not incorpora,ea
he will present 1t to the house in some
form
The resolution passed by the house re-.
isting TO the receiyership of the Vnion
Pacific railway and calling upon the AZ.
tornev general to inform the house wha,
legislation. If any, Is needed in order "a
secure the indebtedness Of that connanv
to the governments, may result in inn
ant developments in the relations of that
company and the government. The re-
lalions between the governments and the
company were materially altered when
the road went into the hands of q re-
eeiver. especially from legal
standpoint BY the Thurman act the
government obtained lien on Ali the
properties of the company. but the insol.
vency Of the company renders IL impossi-
bic for il to discharge its obligations "a the
government when they mature Receiver.
under the common Law have power 10
convert assets into cash ana issue receiy-
er's certificates 10 operate the road. thus
continuing lien paramount - that Of the
United States Some Of the bonds nature
in 1856 and if matters with the road 90
badly under the reeeivership the result
might be to throw the governments claim
and al other liens into court, with the in
evitaole effect Of great loss to the govern
ment's interests.