Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-08-21
WEEK OF DEBATE.
It Begins Today With a Clarion
 Blast by Breckinridge.
MANY ORATORS ARE ON THE LIST.

Bourke Cochran, Colonel Fellows, MT. Will |
 son. Author of the Repeal Bill, and Sem
 ator VOorhees Are Preparing Long Talks |
 on Silver-China Sends an Olive Branch. |
 WAsHINGToS. Aug. 2l.-The final stage of the II days debate on the silver ques- ton, which is likely to terminate with the first affirmative action in congress upon the subject which brought the body to- gether in the heat of midsummer. was en- tered upon by the house of representatives today. The general debate will continue until Wednesday night, and throughout the last three days of the week the debate will be conducted under the five minute rule It will close by limitation of agree ment, unless the house sooner Rdjourns, at l2 o'clock midnight on Saturday.
 According to the official interpretation given by Speaker Crisp to the terms of the order under which the discussion is pro ceeding, the house will meet at noon Mon day, the 2Sth inst, and proceedimmediate- ly after the reading of the journal to vote upon the substitute for the Wilson repeal bill introduced by Representative Bland, involving the question of free coinage Of silver at any one of several proposed ra- tioS.
 II is probable that the yeas and nays will be called upon each one of the several propo- sitions, so that it is likely to be late in the day before the vote upon the decisive ques- ton Of repeal or no repeal is reached. The Coming Orators. The debate this week promises to be of great popular interest. Mir. BreckinridGe Of Kentucky, the silver tongued orator." Is booked 10 speak today and will doubtless attract a large crowd Representative Eel. lows of New York, who divides with Bourke Cochran the oratorical honors of Tammany Hall, is announced for a speech l on Tuesday, intended as an answer in de- | tail 10 that delivered in favor of free coin
 age of silver by Representative Bryan of | Nebraska last week.
 Representative Bynum of Indiana, one
 of the whcelhorses of the antisilver forces, | Is also down for speech on Tuesday. Rep | resentative Wilson of West Virginia. properly slated for the chairmanship of the ways and means committee and the au- thor of the pending bill providing for the repeal of the purchasing clause of the sherman law. is expected to close the gen | eral debate on Wednesday.
 Bourke Cochran will also speak, and ex- l Speaker Reed. il is believed, will say some | thing before the debate closes There is a | tremendous pressure eXerted for places on l the speakers list, and the time will be ex- | hausted leaving many who must be con | tent with leave to print" Some time | early in the week Speaker Crisp will an | nounce the committees of the house. It is improbable that anything will be | done i'll the senate save perhaps to dispose | of the two election cases. There were l three of these, but one-that concerning | Mir, Beckwith's title to his seat by virtue | of appointment by the governor of Wy | oming-has been removed from the calen- | dar because of the resignation of the ap- l puintce.
 | Senator Morrill, has given notice that he l will address the senate today on the silver l repeal bill and il was he understanding l Friday when the senate adjourned that a | vote should be taken on the election cases | at o'clock.
 The final vote, however, is subject to l pustponcmtut if il shall appear that the
 time is not sufficient to enable Senator l Vance chairman of the committee on | privileges and elections, to finish his speech. l Mir. N""rhees Speaks Tomorrow.
 Nr, N""rhreS is down for a speech Tues | day on the silver repeal bill which bears | his name and it is hardly to be expected
 that he will fail To call forth interroga-
 lions and Interruptions which will make | the speech interesting aside from its intrin- | sic merits.
 After Tuesday the programme of the | senate can >,.. ..."crlN be defined. The bill to | iucr,:~. nall, nal bank circulation k the
 regular order, and while there was some
 rNpvCtliinl inst week tha; it could be dis 1 posed ol ln 8 d"y or two at most il appears [ now that jt may prove a debate which will
 consume the entire week.
 | The Butler amendment which is pend
 ing to repeal the state bank tax is one of
 the blanks of the Chicago platform and is
 a subject of much greater and more far
 reaching importance than the mere propo-
 sition to extend the national bank circula-
 tion contained ill the bill.
 Senators take strong grounds on this
 subject, and it is fair to presume that ii
 cannot be disposed of without severe and
 prolonged struggle.
 The outlook for the week is one of much
 talk. but little achievement.