The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-12
TIE SILVER DEBATE.
Interest in the Talk Wan.
ing Positive Action
Desired.
A SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT
The Senate Democratic Caucus Conn
mittee Moves Guardedly.

WASHINGTON, August 10. 1s95.-The
yer debate opened In the House yester
day raises question of physical endur-
Rnce as to whether the pace can be
maintained for the fourteen days pre-
scrlbed by the resolutions adopted. With
the existing conditions Of ralnless, sultry
weather. Many or the new members,
who desire to impress upon their con-
stituents the idea that their representa-
tives are taxing prominent part in shaping
the national policy on this issue. will
doubtless take advantage of the oppor-
tunity afforded by the general leave to
print" In this manner they will secure
the publication of their remarks in the
discussion, and an authorization to
print a sufficient number OF
copies to supply to their
constituents without taking any chances
by testing their undeveloped debating
powers on the floor of the House. 1t is,
therefore, expected, that after day or
Two the length of the days session will
he curtalled. and the privilege of de-
mandlug night sessions will be seldom
taken advantage of, If at all.
Nevertheless. it must be borne ia mind
climatic conditions has iudulged in ue-
bates on the tariff and other question far
exceeding in length that prescribed for
the silver discussion. The Bland reso-
luton provides for about slxtyone hour
speeches and about one hundred five
sixty opportunities of oratory to be dis
tr buted IN n house OF 356 mem hers.
CR1sP'S METHOD OF MAKING Up COMMIT
TEES.
Speaker Crisp's method of maKiHg up
the committees. which began on Thurs
day night and will be continusd uutil
complete, is described as follows:-U pom
Que list is written every COMMITTEES as it
Dos stands, together with the names of
those who were members OF the last
Congress, but have retired TO private
life. Upon another list ars the names of
the new Congressman with annotations
of how they may be placed. Elsewhere
are collected the requests which he has
received from members asking for as
signment to such aud such work. When
these lists are completed the Speaker
will sit down aud with his sou on one
haad and his clerk on the other, dictate
his committees. He was working ut his
task last night with more cheerfulness
than he has heretofore Displayed. His
patti has been made easier for hin.
Not only has the silver agreement
helped the head of the House, bur it HIS
practically precluded any chance of
flibuster which would have been posi-
BILE under any reported rules. ut is the
be { bit of Ufpt6macy.n said Mr.. Thomas
B. Reed last night, "of which / have
ever known the Democracy TO bs guilty"
SIGNIFICANT INCIDENT.
II Is reported that there was very
significant occurrences in the Senate
Finsnce Committee ON Thursday. A
motion was made authorizing the chair
msn to introduce bill to so amend the
law governing the issue of-national bank
notes as to permit the issue OF notes to
the par value OF the bonds deposited. as
secaritv therefor. This was agreed
to. after discussion, by
majurity or one. Then 1t was proposed
to auIhortze the chairman to report bill
TO repeal the silver purchase clause of the
Sherman law; whereupon Mr.. Vest Is
said to have made speech denouncing
the proposition, and notifying its friends
that no bill which ignored silver could
PASS ths Senate as at present constituted.
Under the influence of the remarks OF
Mr.. Vest, the committee unanimously
reconsiGered It's action on the currency
question, and adjourned.
THE DEBATE TODAY.
Before small audiencs of both mem.
bers and spectators, the silver debate
was resumed today. aud Mr.. Wheeler OF
AIsbama continued his speech
Mr.. Morse (Rep-), MASSACHUSETTS, fol-
lowed Mr.. Wheeler. He gave his hearty
approval to the views of the President
relative TO the repeal of the purchasing
clause of the Sherman bill. but he be-
lieysd that the present business depres-
sion was not attributable entirely to the
Sherman bill. 1t came from the threat
pt The democrats to pass tariff legisla-
ton.
UNCLE SANS DOCTORS DISAGREE.
Mr.. Harter (Dem., Ohio) in speaking In
favor of the repeal proposition, likeDe
Uncle Sam to man in the last stages of
alcoholism. A drunken man taken 10 an
emergency hospital would receive treat
ment by the doctors who would agree
uDon their treatment; but Uncle Sans
doctors did not seem to agree In the dag
posss,
Mr.. Barter has had some little cantro-
Versies with the Repu biicans, In which
be charges the Republican party with
being responsible for the present situa-
lion, but at the same time
sulogized Senator Sherman for his atti-
Jude at the time of the passage of the
inv which bears his name
Instead Of being abused, he said, Sena-
Tor Sherman should receive the grateful
thanks of the whole people.
THE SENATE CAUCUS COMMITTEE
The Senate Democratic Caucus Com
when they will meet again and attempt
to come together on some common
ground. Owing to the agreement that has
been reached in the House the
com mittes feels relieved, aud sees no
reason for pressing action on its part.
The fact that the House Will devote two
weeks to the discussion of the silver
question. removes the necessity that ex-
lsled to formulate plan Immediately.