The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-09-18
THIS WEEK IN CONGRESS.
EFFORTS TO BE MADE BY THE LEAD
Frs TO EXPEDITE BUSINESS

Senator voorhees, VIII Renew Ills REQUEST
to FIX Day for Vote o. the Repe,,
Bill, ans ir "a rs Srjected We win Ask
| the Senate 20 Remain In Cont,uuou. Sea.
! sion CntiI the Biu 4. Disposed of-Ts,
Federal Elections Repeal nm WIN Re
Reported aud Considered In the House.
WASHINGTON. Sept. 1.-The seventh week OF
| the extraordinary session OF Congress gives
promise OF great interest. On Monday Alter
noon Congress In body will attend the cele
bration OF the centennial anniversary Of tho
| laying OF the corner stone OF the Capitol So
from Legislative point OF view. the week will
| begin on Tuesday. On that day Senator Mills
| OF Texas is expected to deliver his Oft. post.
| poned speech for the repeal OF the silver nur-
chasing clause OF the sherman law. and
Senator voorhees, has II in mind TO renew his
request that time he fixed for vote on the
bill. 1t is not to be supposed that he expects
that unanimous consent will be given to any
such arrangement but the Senator believes
that the time for action has como He has
made that request twice before and 1t has been
rejected He will make 1t again and it will be
rejected. The Senator bslivcs that with this
record behind him he will be able to convince
the country and the Senate that the Repeal bill
Is being subjected to unreasonable delay, 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 constant attend
ance and support OF forty three Senators COM
mitted to the Repeal bill the history Of the
week In the Senate will probably DO repetl-
ton OF the history OF a 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 upon to swell the
Congressional Record to proportions almost I'M
heard Of
In the House on Tuesday. when the Demo-
Gratis will have quorum Of their own faith in
attendance and voting upon the main ques-
tion the bill repeating tho Federal Election
laws will be reported and placed on the calen-
dar AS soon as the bill and the accompany
ing reports can be printed. Mr.. Tuck err. who is
In charge OF the measure In the absence OF
Mr. Fitch. Chairman OF the Committee. ex-
interim between the presentation Of the report
and Tor the beginning Of the debate may be
to regulate and reform the public printing.
which has already had one day devoted to it.
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It is doubtful. however. il the time that it is
expected e can be devoted to the printing bill
sition exists to the measure. and the fate in
store for it is believed to be the same that it
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 tho full |
Committee on Foreign Affairs until Thursday. |
and even II 1t be reported to the House at once.
IT will probably find the Election Law Repeal |
bill in possession OF the right OF way. Mr.. |
McCreary says he will not undertake to antag- |
onize the Repeal bill with his measure. Doubt |
less favorable report will be ordered by the !
committee. and the bill may get on the calen- |
dar this week: MIR. Geary is the only member |
OF the committee who is known to be opposed |
to ii.
Secretary Morton's estimates for the ensuing |
fiscal year. which have been sent to the Secre-
tary OF the Treasury. are considerably below |
the appropriations for tho Agricultural De- |
partment for the current year Tho principal |
reductions are in the Bureau OF Animal In |
dustry. the Weather Bureau. and the seed |
division. for which no asks. respectively. |
$4,000. $4,000 and 100000 less than the
the, Sqins or b me current trent
ductions from the appropriations for this
years expenses in his estimates for ne xt year
TO 1897, 900.