Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-08-29
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M MAmsY uEEK.



WAszrxGruy. Aus. A-TAs hcoss q
representatives viii today begin voting ~
the several propositions for the considerA-
tioa and dispossrisn Of the silver question
The vote will BE- taksn frss upon the
proposition 70 provide free coinage
Of silver az . ratio Of 10 70 1
This falling. other rat los up TO % TO wii
b. voted upon; then the house VIII b
given an opportunity to say whether II
will restore tie Bland Allison act OF 1873
or not All these are connected with the
repeal of the silver purchasing clause OF
1891 That i doomed in any event
Finally assuming these having failed TO
secure . majority Of the votes, the house
viii face the naked issue Of unconditional
repeal Il Is generally conceded that all
Of the propoeiiions relating 70 the coinage
of silver will be defeated. and that un~sa-
ditioaal repeal will be carried. only the
detail Of nalorities is in doubt.
Ga Tuesday the report Of the committee
on rules, recon- mendirg the code Tor TIE
government Of the Fifty-third congress.
viii be taken up, aud il is believed adopted
without much delay. There Is no inten-
tioa manifest al this time TO antagoh-ze
the committees recommendations. ana
sfter explanation OF the effect OF the pro
posed changes by Mr.. Catehings and preo-
ably some further oosery allons by Meesfs-
Reed and Burrows. the minority OF ths
eoulmittee, vote Is expected
Uncertainty ksigns-
After the rules have been adopted the
Ia h..n 3. A
cess for three days may be taken. which
will give members and employees an OPP
portunity to recover from the unusual
and exhaustive strain Of the past Two
weeks Or the house may determine &C.
continue in session that members may
present the bills already prepared and
waiting u be introduced But whether al
unee or later in the week bill day will be
provided A small avalanche Is expected
Ut measures which failed TO secure favor
able action in previous congresses, estao-
fishing Al once calendars of considerable
magnitude, and giving the new commit
tees plenty of material for examination
and report.
Some important results are probable
from commit Zee action during the week-
The ways and means committee Will meet
Tuesday, at which time course Of pro
eedure will probably he decided upon, in
GLIDING such matters as the approximate
,iate when tariff bill shall be reported,
whether the committee will give hearings
10 interested persons or not, and other de-
tails relating to the work with which 1t Is
charged. Chairman Wilson is reported Ia
have prepared a bill covering the subject
If tariff revision, in u general way, which
tie will submit to the committee. There
are also several bills on the subject ready
Tor the committed consideration. notably
those of the New York Reform club,
known as L. Ellery Anderson sand of Ed
ward Atkinson, the well-known political
economist of Boston.
On the same day the committee on
banking and currency Will meet, with the
expectation OF concluding report upon
the bill of Representative Tom. L. John
son, providing for the exchange Of national
bonds for currency at the demand of the
holder The committee, il is believed,
will favorably report the bill with an
amendment intended to protect the gold
II the treasury from raids from those who
receive currency for their bonds.
Some time in the course Of the week the
committee on appropriations will report
bills, pursuant to the recommendation of
Secretary Carlisle for AN appropriation Of
sSpD go for continuing the re coinage of
| fractional silver coin and an appropriation
| of "a, 800 for distinctive paper for printing
treasury notes These matters must be
provided for speedily, If there is to be no
| stoppaEe OF the work.
Tame Week Looked For.
In the senate the work Mill probably be
| gin tamely, with the Mantle case in the
| foreground. II has been agreed thai 2
vote shall be taken at o'clock today
upon the pending motion Of Senator
! Vance TO lay ON the table Mr. Mander-
sons motion to reconside- the vote By
| which the senate declared that Mantle was
| not entities to seat in The body. There
| is some expectation that sontor Morgan,
| who was absent whel the last vote was
| taken, will be in his seat, and there is an
| ntimation that there has been a change
| in the views of some of the senators who
| voted against MIR. Nantes claim, but
| few of his friends are confident that the
| decision of the senate will be reversed.
| Gorman will speak on the silver bill
| Tuesday The national bank extension
| bill is likely to be taken up at the first OPP
portunity and rushed as rapidly AS posi-
| BILE. The Wilson bill is expected to reach
| the senate not later than Tuesday. 1t Is
/ within bounds of possibility that some
senator may create turmoil at some
stage by endeavoring to call up the
| PETER resolution directed at the New York
| banks, but this can only be done by ma
! jority vote