St. Paul daily globe., 1893-02-06
THREATENS TO TALK.
Mr.. Teller Will Speak and
Speak il the Silver Bill &.
Comes Up.
He Has Deliberately Made Up
His Mind To Talk Out
the Session.
Only Four Weeks Left Of the
Short Session Of Con-
gPeSS.
And a Tremendous Amount
Of Business Is Yet to
Be Done.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5. = Tomorrow
will mark the beginning of the last four
weeks of the Fifty-second congress, and
the clash OF interests demanding atten
ton, which must inevitably arise from
the announcements already made. prom
ises an exceedingly lively legislative
week. These subjects include such i'm
portant subjects as the bills for the re-
peal of the silver purchase act, for the
establishment of a national quarantine,
to prevent dealings in futures (the
anti-optiOn bilD and for the establish
ment of general bankrupt law. A
discussion, the end of which before the
session closes cannot be foreseen. un-
less brought about by the presentation
of appropriation bills, is likely to be
precipitated in the senate at the very
beginning, if Mr.. Hill carries out his
intention of asking the senate to deter
mine whether or not it Will take up the
bill to repeal the
SIiver-Purchase Law.
Much pressure is being brought to
bear upon Mr. Hill not to press the
motion, but so far he has given no in
dication of yielding to the opportunities
addressed to him. Mr.. Harris has given
notice that he will at the same tins ask
the senate to take up the quarantine
bill. These motions will come up in the
morning hour, and OF themselves
would cause no debate; but, if Mr..
HIPS motion prevailed, then Mr.. Tel
ler's implied threat of talking out the
session would begin to work. Senator
Cullom will endeayor to have the bills
for the amendment of the interstate
commerce law disposed of this week,
but will probably not antagonize Mr..
Sherman's desire to get the Nicaragua
canal bill through the senate and over
to the house. Probabilities favor the
conclusion that legislation Oh matters of
public moment accomplished by the
senate Will be almost entirely confined
to such bills as the appropriation COM
mittee may call up. The programme of
the house for the wsek is fairly we'll
outlined, except as respects
The AntI-OptiOn Bill.
Mr.. Hatch, for reasons of his own, de-
clineS to say what move he intends to
make with regard to it. Monday is sus
pension day, and the tilibusters are
looking forward to the day with anxiety.
There seems to be a disposition to OBJ
Struct each bill as 1T comes up, regard
less of the feeling towards the measure
itself, for fear that the speedy passage
may be the harbinger of hope to some
more Objectionable bill further down
the list. Mr.. Hatch has asked for recog-
milton in order to cali up the Paddock
pure-food bill, and the speaker will give
him the opportunity desired. Besides
the pure-food bill, the measures which
are most likely TO be considered under
suspension of the rules are the bill for
the admission of Utah into the Union as
a state, the Torrey bankruptcy bill, and
the New York bridge bill. Wednesday
is the day named in the constitution for
counting the electoral vote, and Thurs
day and Friday will be devoted to a
discussion of cloture and of the silver
question. 1t cannot be told at this time
whether OF not the efforts to force the
silver question to vote will be success
full. The appropriation bills will mon
opolize most of the time of the house
not occupied by silver, the electoral
count and suspension of the rules.