The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1893-09-25
Special to the REcoRD-Ux1oS.

WASHINGTON, Sept. 24.-The Senate
this week will be given up entirely to
speech-making, unless the unexpected
should happen. There is no chance for
material change in the programme, unless
1t should come through compromise. A
small storm cloud is in the horizon for
tomorrow in the shape of Senator Stew
arts resolution concerning the duties of
various branches OF the Government. The
resolution read: 1.-The independence of
coordinate departments of the Govern
ment must be maintained, and the use of
the power and influence of one depart
ment to control the action of another is
in violation of the Constitution and de-
structive of our form of government" 1t
is understood to be the intention Of the
Nevada Senator to arraign the President
for alleged interference with Congress-
ional duties. If other Senators should
desire to express themselves on the SUBJ
ject the desire may provoke some sharp
rejoinders. There will also probably be
other resolutions for debate for the first
or two daily sessions at different times
during the week. Dubois, although
scheduled to speak Tuesday, will, in all
p
and will not speak until later Perkins
will suggest a compromise looking to the
coinage of the American product of silver,
with q duty upon foreign silver. Jones
of Nevada may speak during the week,
and it is understood that when he takes
the floor he will keeS it for two or three
days.
The House will devote its entire atten-
ton for the coming week, excepting to-
morrow, to the Tucker bill for the repeal
OF the Federal election law. Debate will
run, according to the special order
adopted Friday, until Tuesday. October
9th. Probably the debate will be of an
exceedingly lively character. Some
Democratic members who hold chair
manships of unimportant committees
that were deprived of clerks by the
economists" and ''reformers" are ar
ranging a surprise to meet the economical
platform. They intend to offer bill or
resolution to abolish, or at least cut down
the mileage allowance of members.
Under the present law members receive
20 cents per mile for each mile travelled
to and from Washington. To Eastern
members this allowance amounts to
comparatively small sum, but 10 those
who are obliged to travel from 1000 to
5000 miles it is an item of some conse-
quence. The reduction of mileage allow
ance would not effect Eastern members
to any great extent. and now they pro-
pose to see in practical way whether
those who have been conspicuous in cut
ting off clerks will vote to reduce the
mileage.
The situation in the Senate fails to show
encouragement for those who are making
battle for unconditional repoai. The re-
peal forces are apparently no nearer a
victory than ten days ago, and it does not
appear that they have made convert in
the Senate for two weeks, and the pros
pect for unconditional repeal is not so
bright as it was when the repeal bill
passed the House. The repeal Senators
have apparently lost confidence, and the
anti-repeal Senators have regained all
the courage they lost after the passage of
the measure by the House. Two weeks
ago it was mysteriously rumored that the
repeal forces might demand vote a. any
hour and rush the measure through the
Senate. Now no advocate OF repeal can
be found who will predict with any conf
dence the final vote will be reached before
the middle OfsOctober. and yet numeri-
cally the repealerS are as strong in the
Senate to-day as three weeks ago. They
| have an undoubted majority, probably
about three-fiiths, and there can be no
question of the result when the final vote
is reached. But when the vote is to come
is the great mystery of the future. Under
the present rules of the Senate half
dozen Senators can indefinitely prolong
the fight and postpone the vote, and, if
they are so inclined, may either defeat
the measure or force compromise. The
difficulty, however, will be in agreeing
upon the form of compromise. No one
acquainted with the Vice-President and
his antecedents gives the least credence
to the story sent out from here that he
will at given time recognize Voorhees,
for the purpose of moving the passage of
the bill and refuse to recognize anyone
else.