Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1893-08-28
VOTE UPON IT TODAY
House VII Take Acton Upon the
Sine, Purchase Question.
RATIOS TO Be TAKEN UP FIRST
n An Frsp.-isssa~ Fssi the Hos~s VIII
fbea ts<s Upas wsl-oa Blii %
Repeal shermas Acs

Ws<HlsoroN. Aug =. When the
hoass a representatives meets az nom
totaorEox Il EiIl begin voting upon the
several prup1siflons inciudsd eithin tha
order adopted fifteen days ago tor the
conshlefzIlssn and disposal a the silver
purchase question The vote viii be
taken iirst apon the proposition % pro-
slsis free coinazrs 81 silver al a ratio ~
II b 4 This laiilng. other Fatios up u
- 70 I will De voted upon, thea the
hoass ~il b given an opportunity %
saf shetker % not u vii rcsfere the
Bland Aliisoa act Il ISIS All these are
connected sith ne repeal ~ the silver
urchassng clause u The sherman law
q iSo That j. doomed in any event
Finally, Al these having failed. assum-
ing that they wti face the naked issue
u uneondltlonal repeal u = generally
behaved that al II the propositions re-
Iaiing 70 the coinage u silver viii be de-
feated aud thai uaconditionai repeal
VII be carried; only the detail OF ma
l0rities i N doubt
Viii fseport Hoase Hills.
On Tuesday the report % the ccmmit-
tee On rules re- 0fltsending the code ~
the government n the nfty third con
gress Wili be taken np. and II u believed
adopted without mueh delay. There l.
no lnfenflon manifested at tkis time t0
antaRnnize the eornmlttee acd recon
useu.laiions and after explanation II
tho seecf q The proposed changes by
Mr Csrhings. and probably some few
other observations by Aessrs Reed aud
burfoNs. the nsinerify u the committee.
vote y expected
After the substitutes have been
adopted the program in the house is un-
certain A recess fSr three days may be
faken. which Vii give members and EN-.
pioye~ an opportunity 10 recover from
the unusual aud exhaustive strain OF the
past two weeks. Of the house may de
tsrmine 81 continue IN session that the
members mas present the bills already
prepared AMI waiting 10 be introduced
But whether Al once or later in the
week oil delivery will be provided. A
small avalanche - expected of measures
which fallcd - secure favorable action
in previous congresses. establishing at
enee calendars of considerable uagni-
tusie and giving the new committee
plenty of material for examination and
TeporL
Tariff to He Revised
Some important results are probable
from COMMITTEES action during the week
The ways and means committee Will
meet tuesday. az winch time a course
upsn including such matters az the
appropriate date when tariff bin shall
shall BE- reported. whether the commit
-
eons 90 not. and other details relating 10
The work with which II Is charged.
Chairman Wilson - reported % have
prepared hill covering the subject of
tariff revision In = general way. which
BE- viii submit o. the eommitiee. There
are also several other balls on the sub
iect ready for the committee and con
sislerafion. notably these q the New
York Reform club. known T.. Ellery
Ansiersons and % Edward Atkinson.
The Weu known political economist u
liestoD.
ON the same day the committee on
banking and currency will meet with
he expectation Il concluding a report
upon the ball q Representative Tom l..
Jotoson. rroviding for the exchange ~
national bonds Tor currency al the de
rnausl ~ the holder The committee. il
- believed. wili favorahly report the
hili with an amendment inteuaed 10
protect the gold 81 the treasury from
rads by thoae who receive currency Tor
their kondA
Tax On state hanks
The committee may also take up the
4arrtiou ~ repeaiinx the ten per cent
tas 90 the circulation % state hanks.
en- this pout Chairman Springer -
quoted a. saying i do not belieT. the
eosn0tittee Niu report a It'll ia favor %
TIE refesl ~ the Tar on state hanks. I
a. 1ot believe 10 going hack g. the days
~ ne oid state bsnklng system. aud -
'cing e,lmpeliei - have forty tour diff
iereut kinds ~ currency IN this country
The renosai q The ;ax upon STATE banks
and the ~ establishment = the cd sys
Ten Nonid ~ a. obstruction - busi-
ness for oue. an against Il aud DO
sot believe that sas.h bsl can pas.
Favor stable curreucy good Mike in ali
the states. accepted without question:
even s here ard familiar q the people
aii trinf~d uron such paper that coun.
trfslfs can - readily detected ~
ether rarrearY - obstruction 10 busi
ns~~ snd -hali oppe@e it
>,,.ne tinie ln the course q The week
the ecmmift-> an appropriations viii
report hii's pursuant - The recomnlenta
fione = Secretary tarlisis. Or an apprp-
rf5ation a ssotW Or continuing the
le.s,snase n frartionai silver coins aud
sa arproprsati0u = 80 40 for distinc
tive issper fof printing tFrssgry notes
Thee matters must be provided Tor
sr~eshis ? there = - he 10 stoppsge -
tae serx
Hantie case 80 GENE Up
r. the ssnato the rpsk eni probably
teair cifue vita fbe Mantle case 70 the
fcre4fcar,i Ff Has hen agreed that
Yrte snail se sessn AZ : o'clnek tonsof
frN spu ne reas,xx nsafif,n - senatos
Vsns's % ~ on "a tshle Mr. hapsisr
SO = si'tfHso g rssssrsisier the sotr N
~srb the aosth tiesiared that Mr.
Nanlle Ne' eet snffied . . feat In the
senstf <easter tiffslen - 80 .is9n for
q st,o~eh en ihe ssiff tiH Tu,@siay ard
it nag b- tlsat ~ sili take eccaek,n q
fsrfhef exrouasi 80 tA.sefv - Hnaneiai
seas' tseel aFen ihe tesot,.rsry s.ispen
sias q the stair bsna far -s~safs,r
~ .t.4.tf has slso enaenn.-.f his ,ntee
tlar ~ .si.ifezssne he r..nsse 81 W sxln~a.
Gas ea fhe Suite q eItef. sud ~ =
str. ~ a asrze susiseree ~ the a..,s sad