New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-22
THE FIGHT ON IN THE HOUSE
THREATS TO FORCE A SPECIAL SESSION
TIE AXIIoPTIoy BILL AND TIE BOND AMEND
MENr THE CHIEF CAUSES OF DIFFICULTY
Two Appropriations BILLS
STlLL. or TIE CALENDNH.
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Washington. Feb. cl.-Thc Gght is on I'm the House
OF REPRESENTATIVES, ard two Of the genc.ai apPro
pration bills still remain thu calendar. Ihe
postogcc hill might have been passed today II 1t
had rot been for the strong tide OF cloquenc" which
So, i'm and could not be damned 1t was AL cN-
pended upon an item Of rl93OoO Tor ep'cl'i rii"''
mail facilities which had been recommended by III
Pcstoncc Committee. despite the Tact 'h' no e'u'
mate for II had been submitted By the PoStma>"r-
General and the further fact that his c,uma'S LOT
other branches Of the service Aad beeh I'u"oou o'o
than 81 SOC, OGO.
When the PostoHice bill laid aside ana an
effort was made to concur in tn senate amendments
TO The Clr-Couplcr BILL the trouble gan ana
strong minority chiefly composed OF u'hcrh D'H'
Gratis under tie lead OF Richardson and VI Mhhl %
Tcnnos,cc demanded and obtained roli'a AFTER
roll call en- dilaory motions. The House was III
deadlock from which escape seemed inposSibI"'
At The sam, time the cheerful information was I'M
married. 10 members OF TIE House by Cll r.nan lhci
a. the Committee on Agriculture. that tomorrow ne
will demand consideration OF IN" senate hm'huhon'S
~ the Anti option bill and allow no other business
to be done until that measure has been disposed o.
Everybody knew that this w0aid provoke another
irlt even more bitter ard stubborn than the one
then in proer - over the Car Cpuper hii
Colonel Hatch threatens to force ~pcclal session
unless the AntiOptl0n bill Is allowed 10 pass ana
the opponents OF that measure clare that tacy
are willing accept the is>u" rather tlhn allow IL
10 become n law. Meanwhile tie extreme silver
men declare with equal emphasis tina, they VIII
Ciu>tcr against tho cOnSld, ration OF the SundrI ti'
i'll until the last OF the session If ii shall come
[, The House with the bond amcrlw'h.' "Dd aII'ay
plans are d ,cusscd defeat them and savc the bill
The opponents of the bond provision claim 10 b"
strong enough To defeat u motion Ia suspend the
rule, and pass the blu ana IL 80. the only way 10
save II will be by a special order with closure
isio IRON the 'DmlIii tee knC~.
This is the condition of affairs in the House OF
REPRESENTATIVES min" days before the expiration
# the Congress The outlook would bc less thIca'-
,u,ng perhaps II II were not for The secret desire
Of "A considerable number Of Democratic Representa-
tive, 10 get matters into such shape that Mr.
Cleveland will be- compelled To call spring session
If the LIIld Congress. This desire Is entertained
not only by most Of the radical FREQ Traders, hut
also bv many Of the anti silver Democrats. in con
vcr-a,iom with n Tribune correspond mt to-day
member OF the latter group said II see no prospect
Of any silver legislation AT ha '",on, ana u seems
ia NE that special spring session ought 10 hc held.
II Mr. Cleveland should Let 1t De- known. In that
cast that he would not make many appointments
until the silver question bad been disposed o.
fancy that the Congress wouid act promptly" Mr..
llartcr. Of Ohio. expressed similar opinions on 'l'
.,l,isct to.d,y lie wouli T4vc voted for the
Livingston compromise although with great J."
There Is another element iu tie House which Is
not avrr.c To- an early special -r--i"n. II ], com
u,,cd of u number 81 men Who IhN"F me r"'l''N"'
Of SPEAKER Crisp and who fear mat II '"hkE 100
Sail not assemble tiIl urA' fl H." Administration
vii J." able - compass ~, defeat. I"' re- ~
noi,t.cal development, iu Sew h"rn Law" Opened W..
,'; to a danger I'm tl. .Nl-t,nr. 81 which many 81
licn Lad steadily IciU,'d 10 believe.