The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1893-08-30
THIN REPEAL llhASURh.
Promptly Reported to the Senate
for Action.
TIE WAYS AND MEANS COMMITTEE

The Senate Finance Committees Bill
offered ms "a Substitute for the Wilson
Bnl-To be Considered to the Exolu-
sion of other business.
WASHINGTON, Aug 3O-The chairman
of the finance committee was las he prom
ised to be) very prompt in reporting to
the senate the action of committee on the
house bill to repeal part Of the Sherman
law. As soon as the reading of Monday
journal was finished Mr. voorhees, rose
and reported back that bill with an
amendment in the nature Of a substitute.
1t was placed on the calendar and will be,
according to the notice given by Mr.
Voorhees,, pressed for consideration, TO
the exclusion of other business The sub
stitute is, word for word, the same bill
that was reported by the finance commit
tee two weeks ago. The first speech
against the substitute WAS made by Mr..
Gordon Dem, Ga) who argued that it
would delay indefinitely the repeal Of the
Sherman law, which he wanted to be inn
mediate and unconditional
Mr.. Teller (Rep., Colo) made long ar
gument to show that the Sherman law
had not produced the existing financial
stringency. A resolution which Mr.. Stew
art had offered last Monday, inquiring of
the secretary of the treasury whether there
will be deficiency in the revenues of the
government during the current year, was,
after a long discussion, referred to the
finance committee.
There was an interesting executive ses-
sion of the senate at which there was an
outcropping of politics and silver. After
a batch OF names had been acted upon
Senator German, acting for the steering
committee, submitted proposition that
at this extraordinary session of congress
| financial matters, and they alone, should
receive the attention of the senate This
stirred up the silver men from the west,
who at once began an assault upon the
| proposition suggested by Mr.. Gorman.
| They took the ground that the session
would be a long one, and stated that they
would never give up their fight for silver,
and prophesied that Dec. l would find
congress still in session and discussing the
| financial question. No action was taken
on Mr.. Germans suggestion.
! The feature of the house proceedings
was the debut of Mr.. Crisp as speaker on
the floor. He was led to leave his chair by
some caustic criticisms made by Mr.. Reed
upon the proposed code Of rules, and his
| appearance upon the arena of debate was
warmly applauded. The discussion be.
tween the two leaders was very animated,
but led to no conclusion. No action was
taken npon the rules.
The official vote on the passage Of the
Wilson bill shows Boatner Dem., La.) and
| Capeheart Dem., W. Na) not voting
This makes the total Yeas, 239; nays,
100.
At meeting of the ways and means
committee yesterday it was decided to pro
ceed at once with the preparation of a gen
eral tariff bill, and give hearings in tn,
course thereof to persons and parties in
terested. Formal action on this latte
point was not reached at the meeting o
the committee, but in the interchange o
opinion upon the subject, solicited b,
Chairman Wilson, there was no objection
expressed to granting hearings The frs
application for a hearing has been received
from James NJ. Swank, manager of th
American Iron and Steel association.
Chairman Wilson announced the follow
ing sub-committees to have charge of tn
several subjects named in the preparation
of tariff bill:
On customs-Messrs. Wilson, Whiting
Breckinridge, Reed and Burrows.
On internal revenue-Messrs McMillin
Montgomery, Bynum, Hopkins and Payne
On administration of custom laws
Messrs. Turner, Stevens, Tarsney, Payn
and Gear
On the public debt-Messrs. Bryan, Mo
Millin, Whiting, Burrows and Dalzell.
On reciprocity and commercial treaties
Messrs. Cochran, Bynum, Tarsney, Gea
and Dalzell.
After the adjournment of the house, a
the request of a majority of the committee
Chairman Wilson yesterday afternoon Is
sued a call for meeting of the committe
this morning, at which it is desired ant
expected that the question of hearings be
fore the committee, how long they shal
last, what classes of persons and interest
I shall be heard, etc, will be decided. Tn
Democratic members are anxious to get t.
work upon bill, so that it may be read
for report to the house by the date of tn
regular session in December or immedi
ately after the holidays at the furthest
A Receiver Appointed.