The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-08-14
viii Be Considered In the House
During This Week.
NIGHT SESSIONS ARE PROBABLE.
The House Rule Governing Closure 10
Being Considersd d, and some Indica-
cations That There VIII 10 More
Rapid Work This Week.

settled down TO debate with a degree Of
expedition almost unknown In it's history,
and with an apparent determination to do
something that promises well for the out
come
Fortunately for tho majority in the
senate the action Of the house on silver re-
lieved them from the necessity OF speedy
and perhaps ill-advised action. The Demo
cratic caucus committee charged with the
preparation Of plan that should secure
the adherence OF tho united majority will
therefore commence its labors with more
deliberation than would otherwise have
been possible. and it is not expected now
that they will perfect their work-which
involves consultation with many senators
at each stage-inuch before the house
acts.
The financial committee will probably
sit upon the action of the caucus commit
tee, and so the silver question is not
likely TO figure in formal way in the
proceedings OF the senate this week. 1t is
entirely possible, and even probable, that
speeches will be delivered upon the sub
ject, but II so, they will be based upon
some such resolution as that introduced
by Senator Lodge. calling for vote upon
the repeal Of the silver purchase section of
the Sherman act, and not upon the bill
regularly reported from the finance com
mittee, aud ready for immediate action.
There is a strong disposition In some
quarters to fill in the time during the week
by the discussion OF the Lee Mantle SEN
atorial election case. which is In privi-
legged position aud can be called up at any
time to the displacement Of other business.
Silver Excludes Everything.
The program in the house had been
definitely fixed by the adoption of an or
der introduced Friday by Bland. The time
will be devoted exclusively to the consid-
Grafton OF the silver question under the
rules Of the last house governing general
debate.
Notwithstanding the apparent lack OF
interest In the discussion manifested by
members Saturday, the number Of ap-
plicants for recognition already on the
speakers list demonstrates that the period
allotted to the debate-l1 days under the
general rules and three days under the
five-minute rule--will be all occupied.
There are now between 90 and 100
names enrolled by the speaker, the great
majority of whom probably expect to talk
the full hour allowed by the rule There
are number, however, who have stipu-
lated for shorter periods, generally 20
minutes or half an hour. II it appears
that the time for debate will be too short
to accommodate all who wish to speak,
night sessions will be held to lengthen the
period, but this expcdient, it is believed,
will not become necessary before next
week, with the expiration Of which the
debate will close.
Slow Work.
Since the house entered upon the dis
cussion of the silver question Friday, un-
der an order which will not exhaust itself
until the close of next week, the probabil-
fey that the organization Of the house by
the adoption Of rules and appointment of
committees would not be completed for
two or three weeks has changed into al
most certainty.
As yet no call for . meeting of the COM
mittee on rules has been issued, alth ough
one may be tomorrow. One OF the members
of the majority of the committee when
asked about the prospects for action
on the rules said that until the present
order of the house had expired there was
no need Of rules. 1t was impossible to
break upon the silver debate with cne over
the adoption Of rules, even were the new
code ready to be reported. So, in his
opinion, the committee would not be in a
hurry to prepare their report. The men,
ber further remarked the probabilities
were that the rules Of the house in the
Fifty second congress, which had been re-
ferred to the committee for consideration,
would not be materially changed; in fact
he expected but few changes Of any nature
from the system under which the last
house was directed.
Pointers From Carlisle.
Secretary Carlisle spent an hour or two
with Speaker Crisp in his room at the
capitol few days ago and they probably
touched upon the subject.of rules in the
course of their conversation. Nothing
could be more natural than that Mr.. Crisp
should solicit an opinion from his prede
cessor in the speakers chair, and especially
from one who won such high reputation as
a presiding officer as did Mr.. Carlisle in
that position, and any suggestions the
secretary saw fit TO make would dou btless
be most carefully considered by the COM
mittee.
There is but one rule about which any
general interest a.taches-the one govern
ing closure. The best obtainable opinion
is that there will be no radical change
from the rule in force in the last con
gress, which gave the house power to end
debate or prevent Alibustering upon any
proposition whenever the majority so de-
cided