The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-23
It Is Thought the Financial
Question Will Be Sci
tied in Four Weeks.
DEBATE IN THE HOUSE TO-DAY.
The Ways and Means Committee
0rganizcd-A Tariff Bill BY
December.

from the State OF Montana. Wash
ington and Wyoming, and Is
TO establish precedent tor the
future. As the vote 1t not to be taken
till i've P. NJ. It Is probable that most OF
todny,s session In the Senate will be de-
voted to the bill for the Increase Of ma
,ional bank circulation. Mr.. Stew art
(Rsp. Neb.) is to make q speech on the
Diii to discontinue the purchase of silver
bullion.
EARLY ADJOURNMENT.
Since Speaker Crisp announced the
committees of the House there has been
considerable speculation as to the pro-
Rramme of the House u of Congress,
when the present order covering the stl-
yer debate has been exhausted. The
feeling that ~ early Q adjournment of the
special session Is possible. has been
strengthened slucs its existence Was first
noted as ths close OF last week.
Chairman Wilson OF the Committee on
Ways aud Means was asked to give his
views upon the probabilities OF legisla-
ton a. counected with his committee,
aud replied: II can emily speak Tor my.
self; the committee has net yes held 9
meeting. and Of course there has been ub.
opportunity for consultation. My own
opinion is that the COMMITTEES viii prepare
~ bMt10 "a ~ "thA
the declarations contained 10 the platform
adopted at Chicago"
"WiH there be any business transacted
by the House after the silver.purehsss
repeal bill has been passed Assuming thas
II will be passed."
"Mr. Jehnsoa has introduced his bill
to provide for the exchaugs OF bonds and
currspcy on dsmand. but that can DO
attended ta while the Senate Is consider
ing the bill we send them. There is
nothing else in view that 1 know Of"
"If there be anything to engage the at
ssntion Of the House. will not an early
s~djourament be madsr
Il think It quite prooahls thar the
Congress will find itself In a position to
adjourn somewhere about the middle of
Septernbe until the date of the beginning
Of the regular session."
COMMITTEES A Make READY.
In talkiaR abou t the work OF the Ap.
Precipitation Com mittsc. Chairman Sayres
made simiIar observations. He was
asked wheu he expected the estimates
for 1894.95 10 be furnished the commit
tee
"rhey cannot be prepared" he
answered, until after the expiration OF
this hrss quarter of the current year
which will De OIL the Both OF September.
the Hcancial officers Of the various de-
pArtmeats take the business OF the frat
VI "a . wa - EAV S0bi
mates Of the succeeding year"
Then you viii have nothing to sug-
gest to tbs House for some time after the
silver debate lie inishedf"
mo. ! think it VIII be the policy OF
the House after the vote on the repeal
bill has been taken. to adjourn for thrse
days at . i'm pending action By the
Senate. aud be ready to adjourn some
time next month until the regular sss-
sfon. Ia the interim the committees on
appropriations, way and means, aud
banking aud currsncy . remain az
work. and have . series of complsted
measures relating to tariff. finance aud
expenditures ready for the consideration
Of the House when 1t comes together
again in December"
SENATORIAL DEATH TRAP.
Across the street from the Capitol Ia
what 10 known IS the Capital Annex
. rather %prersniious hvs storisd brick
building, originally constructei for use
40 an apartment house. As such 1t was n
failure. Tue government purchased It,,
and It has aimee been used for the
accommodation OF n few OF the Senate
Committees and of the minority Senators,
as we'll q tor The officers of
the Inspector Of steam vessels. It's safety
has always been questioned. About q
year & It was examined by experts.
who recommended certain changes. The
At2t tthASy INV koGOutly
large cracks sppeWred in the walls an as
. consequence the Senators who have
found 1t convenient I transact
their business at home or at
the capitol Several weeks ago Senator
Vest eallsd sttentten to the dangerous
condition Of che building In q speech and
offered . resolution directing tho archi-
tert OF the capitol to make an tnvsstiRa-
tiou. The architects report was sau-
mittsd to the Senate yesterday. He found
the cracks as described and ATTRIBUTED
them TO the wsiahts that
had been placed 10 the lower floors Of the
building. lie said that these wsights
were composed OF books. seeds. ETC., that
are suppiisd to Senators TO send TO their
constituents, and added that when they
wers emoved (which work ID going on ns
rapidly ~ possible)the building would 10
safe for occupancy. But the Senators who
occupy The buildings are only half
satisfied with tho report. They do net
such untenabls character that cracks
appear and disappear according to the
load placed upon the floors so IL may be
that sOme steps Will ultimately be taken
10 replace the building with one better
adapted for Senatorial occupancy.
IN THE HOUSE TODAY.
The House met Ut ten o'clock but its
Il p8At " - W4HA
or. The Chaplain not having been I'D
vised Of the change of the hour of meet
Mr.. Z. W. Stone (Rsp. PAP was the
first speaker this morning upon tbs Sill
yer question. This question, he said,
was TOO serious 60 Justify an appeal to
prsjudics an to partisan feeling. WHAT
party platforms might have saida
what parties might have done
in the past, mattersa not. They had
nothing to do wit the action OF Congress
now 10 the anomalous condition In which
the country found itself. Gantlamen
should study what was their duty today,
not what had been the historySof the past.
The pending proposition wal simply one
that tho United States should stop the
purchASe OF silver bullion upon o falling
market. He favored that measure.
Mr.. Ryan QJem.. N. " announced his
intention to vote against every substitute
(Mr. Blaud) q to cast his vote for the
unconditional repeal OF the purchasing
clause OF the Sherman act.
Mr.. Hatch Democrat, MOI. in speak
ing In favor OF free coinage. advocated q
caucus Of the Democrats OF the House
and Senate to interpret ths Chicago
platform, every man OF whom would
pledge ''his life. fortune and his sacred
henorv to abide by the DECISION.
Mr.. Covert (Dsm. N, " pleaded for
unconditional repeal, and, comparing sill
yer to q faithful servant fallen iuso bad
habits, held that nothing would suffice
to restore it but the gold cure.
Mr.. Fitch (Dem. N. - followed In the
same line.