The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1893-11-01
SILVER IN THE HOUSE.
The Repeal Bill Now Awaits the
Final Verdict.
MAY REACH A VOTE THIS EVENING.

Meantime the New York and New Jersey
Bridge Bill Has Passed the Senate, and
Now Only Awaits Executive Sanction to
Become Law.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The senate opened
with prayer yesterday for the first time
since the 18th of October. The attendance
of senators was not large and there were
only few people scattered through the
galleries. The most important measure
that came up for consideration was the
New York and New Jersey bridge bill,
which was brought up on a motion of
Senator Hill. The remainder Of the days
session was almost wholly consumed with
debate on the measure, Mr.. Mcpherson
failing TO secure an amendment providing
that the approaches and piers shall be sub
feet to the approval of the board of free
holders of Hudson county, N. j. The bill
was then passed without division, as it
came from the house.
Mr.. Gray (Del.) moved that house bill to
amend the act approved May g. 1892, to
prohibit the coming Of Chinese persons
into the United States be taken up, SO
that 1t would become the unfinished bust
ness. Mr.. Davis (Minn.) called for divi-
sion. Twenty-four voted yea, six in the
negative - no quorum voting and Mr..
Gray withdrew his motion.
The senate at then 1870 p, m. went into
executive session, after which it adjourned
Public interest was transferred yester-
day to the house end of the capital, where
1t was expected that the last act in the
great financial drama that has been rivet-
ing the attention Of the country ON Wash
ington for three months past would be en-
acted. But the crowds which surged into
the galleries were doomed to disappoint-
ment. The silver men, had discovered a
parliamentary obstacle which would de-
lay the doom of the wlfite metal for
twenty -four hours. The rule of the house
provides that the speaker shall lay before
the house messages and bills coming over
from the senate on the previous day. II
the silver repeal bill had reached the
house Monday evening before adjourn
ment it would have been in order the first
thing when the house met yesterday.
Mr.. Oats (Dem.) was speaking on the
bill to amend the naturalization laws
when the secretary of the senate appeared
with a message from the senate announc-
ing the passage of the silver purchase re-
peal bill, with an amendment in which
the concurrence of the house was re-
Quested.
Mr.. Fitch IN. " applauded vigorously,
but the demonstration was not taken up,
and Mr.. Fftch's solitary applause died
away amid the laughter that swept over
the floor and galleries. The reception of
the silver bill had hardly created ripple.
Quietly the house went back to routine
business.
When the morning hour expired Mr..
Livingston (Ga.) created some excitement
by mn attempt to secure unanimous con-
sent to proceed with the consideration of
the repeal bill. His proposition was that
the house agree to consider the bill for the
remainder of the afternoon and until
o'clock today, when the question be con-
sidercd as ordered on the bill and pending
amendments.
Mr.. Bland made n vehement protest, and
said the bill should take its course like
any other bill and come up regularly I'M
der the rules. And so the first attempt to
reach an agreement in tine house failed.
1t is generally understood that Mr..
Bland weakened his case very much when
he objected to Mr.. Livingston's molten to
take up and consider the bill until tonight,
when vote should be taken.
Mr.. Bland wants an opportunity to vote
on free coinage proposition, and If the
rules will give him the privilege he will of
fer as an amendment to the repeal bill the
coinage act Of 1897. 81 have done with all
compromises" he said, "and want moth
ing but free coinage"
Mr.. Bland will be given an opportunity
to move tc commit the bill to his commit
tee on coinage, weights and measures as
such motion is privileged under the
rules. 1t would, OF course, be voted down.
It In probable that the rules committee
will fix the time for voting on the bill at
some time this evening, perhaps about
o'clock