The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-09-11
Dreary Filibustering Speeches
to Consume Senate's Time.
COMPROMISE OUT or QUESTION.
Few Bills on the Senate Calendar and
Not One Before the House.
80 Hope Of Inportant lsesisission This
Week. the silver ssaatsrs Beang
Billed for Addresses Every Dsy-Mrs-
cIeveIana and the BaSy Doisg Wen.

WssHfyGroS CIry. Sept. i0-The senate
during the coming week viii devote itself
almost entirely TO discussion OF the repeal
bill. Possibly there may be an occasional
break during the morning hour, but the
calendar affords very little scope for diver
sion in this respect The calendar Is. in-
deed. one of the briefest Of publications
these days, owing 10 the fact that general
committee action has been discouraged in
the interest Of legislation on the Sherman
act. II contains two or three bills rro-
viding for settlement Of government
Gains. three resolutions for payment Of
the expenses OF the secent claimants 70
seats in the senate. Senator Morgan's
resolution for finance commission. half
dozen measures of minor importance re-
ported from the COMMITTEES on public
lands. Senator Hills bill for repeal Of the
Federal election Law. Senator yoorhees'
repeal bill aud his bill for removal Of the
tax on state banks. Voorhees, decided
more than week ago that IL would be in-
expedient to push his bill In the interest
Of national banks until the more inn
portant repeal bill should be disposed Of.
aud his repeal bill has been laid aside to
allow the house measure to be discussed
until the senate is ready for action, when.
il unconditional repeal Is reached, vcor-
nees' bill viii probably be substituted for
the bill which comes from the other end Of
the capitol
Senator Hill viii not attempt TO secure
consideration for his anti-FedeSal election
Law bill till the question Of repeal Is con-
cluded. II is the only subject OF national
importance before the senate except Sem
ator PETERS resolution concerning the re-
serves of New York. Philadelphia and
Boston banks. The other measures on the
calendar stand no show. according TO the
present aspect of affairs. Of receiving the
slightest attention. Il Is quite evident
that il is the purpose Of the repeal advo-
Gates 10 hold that measure before the sem
ate for the present as the one object Of the
session. TO the exclusion of every other
subject. as far as that can be done. This
bill has right-of-way after o'clock. II Is
even possible the bill will be presented
more persistently during the present week
than IL was last week, now that there IL
cessation of compromise talk.
The outlook for the week, therefore, ia
solid talk on the financial situation with
the bill repeating the purchasing clause Of
the Sherman Law as basis. Senator Tel
ler's speech. begun yesterday. will be con-
tinued today. senator Mitchell, OF Ore
gon, has given notice Of q speech on
Tuesday. and Senator Daniel will speak
Thursday. otner speeches sufficient to
occupy the time Of the senate for the week
are known to be in preparation. Part Of
the day Wednesday viii be devoted to en-
iogies OF the late Senator Stanford. Of CALI
fornia
In the house there 10 nothing of impor-
tance on the horizon for the coming week
except the ways and means. banking and
currency and appropriations committees,
which are proceeding under the resolution
passed when the committees were an
nounced. None of the other house COM
mittees have had q meeting and not bill
has been reported. This leaves the house
without calendar and therefore unable to
60 ahead with consideration of legislative
matters except by unanimous consent.