The record-union., 1893-09-11
Special to the REcoRD-UNIoN.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The Senate
during the coming week win devote it
self almost entirely to discussion of the
repeal bill. Possibly there may be an
occasional break during the morning
hour, but the calendar affords very little
scope for diversion in this respect. The
calendar is indeed one of the briefest of
publications these days, owing to the fact
that general committee action has been
encouraged in the interest of legislation
on the Sherman Act. 1t contains two or
three bills providing for the settlement
of Government claims, three resolutions
for the payment of expenses by recent
claimants to seats in the Senate, Senator
Morgan's resolution for finance COM
promise, half dozen measures of minor
Importance reported from the Committee
on Public Lands, Senator Hill's bill for
the repeal of the Federal election law
and Senator Voorhees, repeal bill and his
bill for the removal of the tax on Stale
banks.
Voorhees, decided more than a week
ago that 1t would be inexpedient to push
his bill in the interest of national banks
until the more important repeal bill
should be disposed of, and his repeal bill
measure to be discussed until the Senate
Is ready for action, when, if conditional
repeal is reached, the Voorhees, bill will
probably be substituted for the bill
which comes from the other end of the
Capitol.
Senator Hill will not attempt to secure
consideration for his antI-Federal elec-
ton law bill until the question of repeal
Is concluded. They are the only subjects
OF national importance before the Senate
except Senator Petfer's resolution con-
corning reserves in New York, Phila-
delphia and Boston banks.
Other measures on the calendar stand
no show, according to the present aspect
OF affairs, OF receiving the slightest at
tention. 1t is quite evident that it is the
purpose of the repeal advocates to hold
the measure before the Senate for the
present as the one object of the session to
the exclusion of every other subject as
lar as that can be done. This bill has the
right of way after O'clock 1t is even
possible that the bill will be pressed more
persistently during the present week
than 1t was last week now that there is a
cessation of compromise talk.
The outlook for the week Is, therefore.
one Of solid talk of the financial situation,
with the bill repeating the purchasing
clause OF the Sherman law as a basis.
Senator Ieller'S speech was begun yes
terday, and will be continued morrow.
Senator Mitchell of Oregon has given
notice of a speech on Tuesday; Senator
Daniel for speech Thursday. Other
speeches sufficient to occupy the time of
the Senate for week are known to be in
preparation. Part of the day on Wednes-
day will be devoted to eulogies of the
late Senator Stanford of California.
In the House there is nothing of i'm
portance on the horizon for the coming
week, except the Ways and Means
Banking and Currency and Appropria-
tions Committees, which are proceeding
under the resolution passed when
the committees were announced None
OF the other House committees have had
a meeting, and not a bill has been re-
ported. This leaves the House without
calendar, and is therefore unable to go
ahead with the consideration of legislative
matters, except by unanimous consent.