The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-07-07
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The 1ues-i' of bow much ,ime viii
likely Doe ,olslmea in or-uI4ar tho
House when coIlresa meets ou Auge. g
is 'civiug considerable attention. The
impression SIS That an organization. sniff
ciont for the purpose for which ara extra
session has been tal'c8. win Boz elected
very quickly. As far as known Mr. Crisp
will have no opposition. Yer. little time.
therefore, will bc occupied iu cho.s
speaker, and as he wiz boz under DID obli-
cations 10 any OF the members. it ought
not 10 take him long TO make up
the committees ON banking and
currency, coinage, rules. appropriations
and ways and means. There is no good
reason why any other committees should
be named before the regular session. uu-
less it should be determined to continue
the extra session up to the beginning of
the regular session.
Congress is called TO repeal the Shor-
man silver-purchase act, and there viii
be very little inclination to transact any
other business. The foregoing commit
tees therefore are all that win be nee
essary to enable the House to accomplish
the object it has in view
Either the committee on coinage or that
on banking and currency will be charged
with the duty of preparing a
bill to repeal the silyer-purchase
act, and it is confidently expected
that a majority Of each of these commit
tees will be composed of anti-silver men.
It is said that Mr.. Crisp's views on the
silver question have undergone a change,
and that he is now in hearty accord with
the administration. That being the case
there is no reason to expect that the
silver men will get any advantage from
the composition of the committee that
will have charge of the bill to repeal the
silver purchase act.
A suggestion has been thrown out that
there is an understanding between some
of the congressman who represent con
stituencies that favor silver to vote for the
repeal of the silver purchase act, and
then TO pass a free coinage act knowing
that such act would have no chance to
become a law because the President
would veto it, 1t has even been init
mated that this scheme has the approval
Of the President
1t IS quite safe to say that there is no
such understanding, and that it wouldn't
have the approval of the President if
there was. The story that there is, orig
mated doubtless with some newspaper
man who seeks that which is sensational
in preference to that which is true. Con
gress will be dealt with fairly and
sqUarely The President will tell that
body just what it is expected it viii do,
and he will make his position on the sill
Yer question so clear that no congress
man and no other person will have any
doubt about it.
The silverites are declaring that they
can and will defeat the repeal of the sill
ver-purchase-act, unless free silver coin
age is substituted for it. They have too
much confidence in their strength, if
they are sincere in what they say. The
probabilities are, however, that they are
talking for effect. A rule will be adopted
that will shut off filibustering in the
House and doubtless some means will be
found to prevent endless talk in the Sen
ate. The great majority of the people
want the buying of silver by the govern
ment stopped, and their wish in the mat
ter is going to be respected.