The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-09-18
A TEST OF ENDURANCE.
Voorhees, Plan to Force Vote on
the Repeal Bill. A..
WILL URGE CONTINUOUS SESSIONS.

In This Way It Is Hoped to Bring tho
Issue to vote-The Bill Repeating
the Federal Elections Law VIII Got
Before tho House This Week.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1s.-The seventh
week of the present session of congress
gives promise of great interest. The sit
uation is extraordinary in legislative his
tory, in that both houses are just now in
condition where 1t is impossible to make
headway in the dispatch of public busi-
ness. But if the present program is carried
out this week will witness determined ef-
forts on the part of the leaders in the SEN
ate and in the house to break the spell
which has bound congress for SO many
days.
As congress in body will spend this
afternoon in attendance upon the exer-
clses attending the celebration of the CEN
tennial anniversary of the laying OF the
corner stone of the Capitol the week wilt
begin tomorrow, when Senator Mills, OF
Texas, is expected to deliver his oft post
poned speech for the repeal of the silver
purchasing clause of the Sherman law.
The other speeches for the week, of which
notice has been given, will be delivered by
Senators George, White and Hansbrough.
The silver leaders, Teller, Jones and Nor
gan, also stand ready to address the SEN
ate whenever there is opportunity for it.
No one can tell how many of these
speeches or how many more will be heard
in the senate chamber, for Senator Voor-
hees will renew his request tomorrow,
that time be fixed for vote on the bill.
1t is not TO be supposed that he expects
that unanimous consent will be given to
mt nnk tar
believes that the time for action has now
come. He has made that request twice
before and it has been rejected. He will
make it again and it will be rejected. The
senator believes that with this record be-
hind him he will be able to convince the
country and the senate that the repeal
bill is being subjected to unreasonable de-
lay, and he will then ask the majority of
the senate to remain in session almost con-
tinuously until the point of action is
reached.
The result cannot now be foretold, but
II Mr. Voorhees, can command the con-
stant attendance and support of forty
three senator's, committed to the repeal
bill, the history of the week in the senate
will probably be n repetition Of the history
of week of the celebrated campaign
against the force bill. The silver men are
fully prepared to meet this phase of the
case, and ma. be relied upon to swell The
Congressional Record to proportions al
most unhearl of. -"
The progr& n in the house for the week
is pretty nearly outlined a condition of
things growing out of the fight inaug-
urated by the Republicans last week
against the proposed repeal of the federal
elections law. Tomorrow the Democrats,
having then ~ ulIOrilm of their own fnith
in attendance, and voting upon the main
question, the repeal bill will be reported
from the committee on election of presi-
dent and vice president and representatives
in congress and be placed on the calendar
AS soon as the bill and accompanying re-
ports can be printed Mr.. Tucker, who is
in charge of the measure in the absence of
Mr.. Fitch, chairman of the committee, ex-
poets to call the bill up for consideration.
When tho debate thus begun will end the
future alone can determine.
1t is not probable that the McCreary bill
to modify the Geary Chinese registration
law will come to the front this week in
such way as TO command the attention
and consideration of the house. 1t will not
be reported to the full committee on for
eign affairs until the regular meeting day
Crhursday), and even il 1t be reported to
the house at once it will probably find the
elections law repeal bill in possession of the
right OF way. Governor McCreary says he
will not undertake to nntagonize the re-
peal bill with his measure. Doubtless a
favorable report will he ordered by the
committee, and the bill may get on the
calendar this week Mr. Gcary is the only
member of the committee who is known TO
be opposed to it.