Evening journal., 1893-11-01
HOUSE TAKES ITS TURN
The Repeal Bill to Be Brought
Up To-day.
CLOSURE FOR THE FILIBUsTBRs.
Bland WIN Not BE Satisfied Unless He Can
Vote on Free Coinage BnI-The Senate
Passes tho New York and New Jersey
Bridge Bill.

Bridge Bill.
WASHINGTON, Nov. The silver men,
or the most intense silver men, IN the
house WILL IL is said, insist that the repeal
bill be put through by force and without
any agreement on their part as to time
when debate shall end or anything else.
They say they mean TO be forced into sub
mission.
The mode Of procedure IN the house to-
day will probably be that as soon as the
speaker lays the bill before the house Mr..
Wilson of West Virginia will move that
the house concur in the senate amend
ments, and upon that he will demand the
previous question. Then some one will
suggest that time be given for debate. Mr..
Wilson will ask how much time is desired
and will endeavor TO get an agreement
The silver men, il they do not change their
minds, will not agree to anything. Mr.
Wilson will then insist upon the previous
question. Then the flibusteIing will be-
gin.
1t is doubtful how much strength the sill
yer men will have A number of those
who have always voted for free coinage
and will vote against concurring in the
senate amendment will not join the fill
busters. But there is little doubt that
their men will have sufficient strength to
call the yeas and nays, and that will force
the committee on rules to report a closure
resolution. This will be done If the fill
clustering begins
Bland VIII Obstruot It.
The repealers have been worried all the
time about quorum ana can count but
l65 members in the city who voted against
all amendments when the bill was pending
IN the house before being sent to the SEN
ate. If all the other members-about 130-
who are here and who supported silver in
some form or another should refuse to vote
on various motions, it would leave the
house without quorum. But tits under
stood that they will not do this 1t is gen
orally understood that Mr.. Bland weakened
his case very much when he objected to
Mr.. livingston's motion to take up and
consider the bill until tonight, when a vote
should be taken.
Mr. Bland wants an opportunity to vote
on free coinage proposition, and if the
rules will give him the privilege he will
offer as an amendment to the repeal bill
the coinage act Of 1887.
II have done with all compromises" D." he
said to a reporter, land want nothing but
free coinage / will not offer the Bland
Allison law, even if am given an oppor-
tunity. / want free coinage and nothing
else"
Mr. Bland will be given an opportunity
20 move to commit the bill to his COM
mittee on coinage weights and measures,
as such motion is privileged under the
rules. The clause in the Voorhees, bill
which declares the intention Of this gov
erDment TO maintain the parity of all
money and in favor of bimetallic coinage
gives the coinage committee the right to
the bill should il be referred to a COM
mittee, and consequently Mr.. Bland has
the privilege of making such a motion. IL
would Of course be voted down. 1t is prob
able that the rules committee will fix the
time for voting on the bill at some time
this evening-perhaps about o'clock.
The senate's Programme.
The senate will in all probability be oc-
cupied today with the bill extending the
time for six months in which Chinese la
borers can register under the Geary law.
Senator White of California has arrived.
He and Senator Perkins expect to speak
upon the question, as do also Senators HOar
and Davis, but it is not probable that there
will be any factious opposition to the bill.
There are some features of the measure
that Messrs. White and Perkins do not en-
tirely approve of, but as it recognizes the
principle that the Chinese can be excluded
from the country by legislative enactment
they will probably content themselves by
explaining California's attitude upon the
question.
Messrs. Hoar and Davis will probably
make objection to this doctrine There i.
q general understanding that there will be
no objection to taking up the bill thi;
morning
Senator Black burn says Il is his purpose
as chairman of the committee on rules, C
take up the subject Of the amendment and
revision of the rules of the senate as au
thorized by the resolution introduced by
him and passed by the senate as soon after
the convening of the regular session as may
be practical. He says that the experiences
of the past three months has sufiiced {,
convince him of the necessity for a changl
of the rules which would give the majority
Of the senate the power to do business ant
to reach a vote after reasonable debate up
on any proposition before it, and that a
chairman of the committee he would do al
in his power to put the senate upon tha
footing
Senate Passes the Bridge BIZ.
The New York and New Jersey bridg
bill was taken up in the senate on motion
of Mr. Hill, and the amendments of tn
committee on commerce were agreed to.
Mr.. Mcpherson said the effort seemed {
be to destroy the harbor of New York, an
he offered an amendment providing tina
the approaches of the bridge on the Ne,
Jersey side should be supervised and az
proved by the board of chosen freeholder
of the county of Hudson.
Mr.. Vest opposed the amendment Of MI
MCPHERSON. The construction of the bridg
would relieve commerce from the expens
of crossing the river by ferry. It was nc
a local measure. The people of the entil
country were interested. lie should lik
70 see five bridges instead Of two il they al
not obstruct the navigation Of the rive
l. Competition would necessarily cheape
transportation.
l. Mr.. Vest said that, rather than that Il
n bridge should be built he had agreed I
|. the pending bill as a compromise. NJ
It Mcpherson then withdrew his amendmeI
.r and offered another requiring that IL
bridge should be constructed with a sing
L span over the entire river between towel
# and pierhead lines in either state, and I
/. pier or other obstruction to navigation of
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