The herald., 1893-09-11
THE LEGISLATIVE HOROSCOPE,
Nothing in Sight but Debate on
the Repeal Bill.
The Senate Will Devote the Whole
Week to the Measure.
Nothing Else to Be Attempted Till It
IL Finally Disposed of-Nothing
Important on the House
Programme.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 10.-The senate
during the coming week will devote
itself almost entirely to discussion OF
the repeal bill. Possibly there may be
an occasional break during the morning
hour. but the calendar affords very lit
tie scope for diversion in this respect.
The calendar lie indeed one Of the brief
est 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 con-
tains two or three bills providing for
the settlement OF government claims;
three resolutions for the payment OF ex-
penses OF recent claimants to seats in
the senate; Senator Morean's resolution
for special finance committee; half q
dozen measures of minor Importance re-
ported from the committee on public
lands; Senator Hills bill for the repeal
of the federal election law and Senator
Voorhees, repeal bill and his bill for the
removal OF the tax on state bonds.
Voorhees, decided more than week
ago that it would be inexpedient to rush
his bill in the interest OF national banks
until the more important repeal bill
should be disposed of. and his bill mas
been laid aside to allow the house meas
ure to be discussed until the senate Is
ready for action, when il unconditional
repeal is reached, 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 snti-federal elec-
tion law bill until the question OF repeal
is concluded. They are the only sub
jects OF national law before the senate,
except Senator Peffer's resolution con-
cerning the reserves OF the New York,
Philadelphia and Boston banks. The
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 pur-
pose OF the repeal advocates to hold the
measure before the senate for the pres
ent as the one object Of the session, to
the exclusion of every other subject, as
far 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 it was last week,
now that there is a cessation of COM
promise talk.
The outlook for the week. therefore,
is one of solid talk of the financial situa-
tion, with the bill repeating the pur-
chasing clause OF the Sherman law as a
basis. Senator Teller's speech was
begun yesterday and will be continued
tomorrow. Senator Mitchell, of Oregon,
has given notice of O speech Tuesday !;
Senator Daniel for speech Thursday.
Other speeches. sufficient to occupy the
time of the senate for week are known
10 be in preparation. Part of the day
Wednesday will be devoted to eulogies
at the late Senator Stanford of California.
In the house there is nothing of Inn
portance on the horizon for the coming
week except the work OF the ways and
means, banking and currency and ap-
preparation committees, which are pro-
ceeding under the resolution passed
when the committees were announced.
None OF the other house committees
have had meeting. Not bill has
been reported. This leaves the house
without calendar, and therefore un-
able to 20 ahead with the consideration
Of legislative matters, except by unani-
nous consent.