The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-10-27
ON THE VERGE OF VOTING.
The Repeal Bill to be in the PTeSi-
dents Hands by Wednesday,

Amendments This Afternoon, But
Will Probably Not Get Down TO Tt
Until To-morrow-rhe Remaining
Speeches to be Short-Virginia Dem
ocrats Anxious to Have the Bills
Passage Delayed Until After Their
State Election-Coinase of the seig-
norage.
Washington, Oct. 26.-Tae programme
of the managers Of the repeal bill in the
Senate is to get to voting some time dur
ing the day tomorrow on the amendments
to the bill, finishing the work on the
amendments on Saturday, and vote
upon the bill itself Monday This sched-
ule is, of course, subject to changes. When
it was arranged it was supposed that Sen
ator Stewart would conclude his speech
tonight. That he did not do, and if he
should wish to proceed tomorrow it is
possible that it may become necessary to
change the plans so as to defer the vote
upon the amendments until Saturday.
Senator Jones will require only short
time to conclude and Senator Allen will
not speak at great length. Senator
Wolcott will make a fifteen minute
speech and Senator German may also
make brief statement There may pos
sibly also be a few other short speeches
before the close Of the debate.
MAY BEGIN VOTING TO-DAY.
Senator Faulkner, after again canvass
ing the Senate this evening, thought it
would be possible, if Mr. Stewart did not
extend his remarks for too great length
of time, to begin the voting by or
N',. To
in the Senate that the House will pass
the bill when it is sent over with very
little delay, and the senator's are hopeful
OF concluding the business of the extra
session by the middle of next
week. Whether there shall then be a
recess or an adjournment will depend
upon the committee on ways and means.
If the democratic members of that com
mittee are of the opinion that the tariff
bill will be in shape Tor presentation before
the time for beginning the regular ses.
sion, a recess is more probable than an
adjournment. Otherwise an adjourn
ment will take place.
WANT ITS PASSAGE DELAYED.
There was o well defined report in cir
culation about the capitol to-day that
there had been an effort made to have the
democratic managers in the Senate post
pone voting upon the bill until after the
| Virginia election, upon the theory that
the passage of the bill at this time would
have the effect Of injuring the chaaces of
| the Democratic party in that state. It
appears that the Virginia populists have
made their fight in this campaign almost
entirely upon the silver issue, and nave
made such headway as to render
| the democratic managers some
what anxious. The sugges-
| tion appears to have received some con
| -
| upon the other hand that the immediate
passage Of the bill would have good effect
on Massachusetts, and New York 1t was
| thought best to let the bill take its course.
Indeed, under the circumstances, with
the bill in its present condition, it will be
almost impossible to check its progress,
and especially would it be difficult for the
repeal managers to accomplish that re-
suit if they were so disposed.
COINAGE OF TIE BULLION.
Senator Power has spent considerable
portion of the day in gathering facts con-
cerning the silver bullion in the Treasury
with the view of getting support for an
amendment to the repeal bill, providing
for the coinage of this bullion, which win
be offered by himself or some other silver
senators. He finds that there is a suf-
ficient amount of the bullion store to make
$134, 100000, if coined. and he thinks there
should be but little objection to its be-
ing coined, especially in view of the
fact that the seignorage of this silver,
about S54. 900 600, would furnish the
money necessary TO supply the threatened
deficit in the treasury. He has been can
Yassing the proposition somewhat among
the seniors and finds that it meets with
favor generally among the silver men.
There is feeling, however, among the
silver democrats that the bin should not
be amended in any way at their instance
so that the administration may have all
the praise and all the blame for it when
it shall become law.
THE VOTE IN THE HOUSE.
Representative Tracey, of New York,
has made a list of the members in the
city, and compared it with the vote on
the Wilson bill in the House. He says
that on a vote to send the repeal bill to
a committee there would be II majority
against IL, while the majority
in favor of concurring would be much
larger. Mr.. Tracey thinks that even after
the previous question is ordered on con-
currence, motion to send the bill to a
committee will be allowed. Repeal mem
bers who have been out Of town are al
ready returning and many are expected,
now that a vote is liable, to come.
THE MINTs ORDERED READY.
Although no decision to resume the
coinage of silver dollars from the bullion
purchased under the Sherman act has
been definitely reached, the officials of
the treasury department have given di-
rections to the mint officers at Philadel-
phia and San Francisco to be ready to
start work. The coinage of silver dollars
has been suspended since May The
treasury department has now on hand
l37, 100000 ounces of silver bullion, pur-
chased under the Sherman act, which
will coin about $3.50, O,000, 900 lin silver
dollar which would thus yield about
$54, 600 in seignorage.
The net gold in the treasury to-day is
SS2, ,944,273, and the net currency balance
S21 1871, ,2s4.
Senator Allen will offer an amendment
to the repeal bill, requiring that the ques-
tiOn Of free coinage Of silver shall be
submitted TO the voters of the country at
the next general election.