The herald., 1893-10-16
THE WEEK IN CONGRESS
It Will Be Pregnant with
Results.
The End Of the Silver Fight in
Sight.
4 Compromise Measure Almost Sure
to Pass.
The McCreary Chinese Bill Will Pass the
House-Great Secrecy Observed
as to the New Tariff
Bill.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 15.--The Wilson
Voorhees, repeal bill or substitute for
it will again this week command the ex-
elusive attention OF the senate, but the
indications now are that this will be
the Last week for the present given to
the subject in the senate. If the COM
promise men do not encounter unex-
pected obstacles, their substitute will
be prepared for introduction by tine
middle of the week. II is part of the
programme not to introduce the bill un-
til an assurance OF sufficient support to
secure it's passage is received. Ccnse-
quently when the bill is once presented
in the senate it will be generally under
stood that the end is in sight.
Being compromise measure it will
represent no one mans views, and it
will not be satisfactory to any one. No
more will it be familiar or to the liking
of any one section of the country, but it
will probably go through as introduceds
and become law. The senators from
the silver producing states will be mo5s
vigorous in their expressions OF disap-
proval, yet It is barely possible some. OF
them will vote for it. Probably, how-
ever, the senators of the silver proauus
ing states will not find it necessary TO
vote for the bill.
PARTY MEASURE.
The compromise workers are not vet
hopeless OF securing the assent of almost
all the repeal leaders on the Democratic
side, and making the substitute party
measure, Just as under the adviee vi
Senator German they attempted at the
beginning OF the sesHion TO make the
original bill. Ii they do not get the
support of the entire party in tne gem
ate, they will probably be able to get
suffieiept num Der OF votes from aKnolg
the repeal Republican, to guarantee The
success OF the bilL The Democratic
senators who are holding out most It'll
fly against a compromise are the per-
senal champions OF the president, like
Voorhees,, Palmer, Mills, Smith and
Villas.
The belief is general tbat the house
will accept almost any substitute the
senate will adopt. and the majority in
cline to the opinion that the President
will sign the bill when it shall reach
him. The general belief is that when
the bill is once signed there will be Q
speedy movement in congress looking to
recess until the beginning of the regu-
lar session on the fret Monday in De-
cember.
THE HOUSE HOROSCOPE.
Several important matters figure in
the house horoscope for the CO ming
week. The McCreary bill to extend the
provisions of the Geary act for six
months will go to vote tomorrow after
noon and will undoubtedly pass by 3
large majority, despite the opposition OF
the Pacific coast members. 1t is hardly
probably that either of three amend
ments offered by Geary will carry, al
though there is a possibility that the
one requiring Photographic ideatidca-
ton and possibly the one defining the
term "Chineee merchant" may secure
the support of the majority.
The McCreary bill will be- followed by
the Cox bill to prevent bank directors
or officials from drawing money from in
atitutions with which they are con-
nected. 1t too seems to have the enti-
ment OF the house behind it.
AS coon as this bill is disposed of, a
special order will be brought in for con-
sideration of the bankruptcy bill. While
big majority is favorable 10 a general
bankruptcy bill, if the sentiment OF the
house is any indication, it has some
very bitter opponents. Ii they fail in
defeating the measure, they expect at
least to be able to eliminate the clause
forcing involuntary bankruptcy.
THE NEW TARIFF BILL.
The Democratic members OF the ways
and means committee hope to have the
tariff bill reported within month and
have it passed by the house before the
holidays. The greatest secrecy is en-
Joined on all the members who have the
preparation of the tariff bill in hand
1t looks very much as il iron ore will
follow coal into the free list. Another
ore that will probably be restored to the
free list is lead. Bryan of Nebraska,
who is a member OF the committee on
ways and means, advocates an incoms
tax to be made part OF the tariff bill. II
it is not incorporated, he will presentls
to the house in some form.
THE TsS PER CENT TAX.
The banking and currency committee
OF the house during this week will con-
tinue the hearings that have been in
progress for two weeks. The Demo rssi.
members, or most of them. ere sure
they will be able to secure Il fay ,rshis
report for the bill repeating the II per
cent tax on stats bank circulatlyn.
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