Daily Texarkana Democrat., 1893-10-10
WEEK IN CONGRESS.
Important Events to be Considered
During the Coming Week.

Important Events to be Considered
During the Coming Week.
More than one important event pro-
misses to command the attention of
Congress during the present week.
That of continuous session, will per-
haps be of greatest moment and will
call forth the greatest opposition. In
view of these facts it is thought that
this week viii bring solution of the
vexed silver question. The opinion is
expressed that there will bea compro-
mise of some character put through.
The proposition to simply extend the
Sherman law definite period seems
to be taking shape. The proposition
to include the bond purchase is also
receiving attention and it may be put
through with the assistance of the
republicans. The silver state senators
will be expected to acquiesce in any
reasonable arrangement looking to
continued recognition of silver, The
silver men appreciate that they are in
the minority and cannot dictate the
terms of capitulation, but they feel the
majority are almost as anxious for
adjournment as they and if they can
make it clear that they will be able to
go ON with the debate indefinitely they
will be able to secure very liberal con-
cessions. One point on which they
will seem determined to hold out is
against the existing limitation of the
time when silver purchase shall cease
within Ceveland's administration.
What the silver men would like most
of all, next to silver coinage, would be
to have the administration forces to
abandon the fight altogether and leave
the present bill in force. That would
be triumph and compromise. Ifthe
night sessions experiment should not
bring about the passage of the bill in
some shape, amended or unamended,
there is possibility of recess A
resolution would secure majority in
its support.
There are other weighty matters,
also; to occupy the attention of the
Legislative bodies this week. The
debate, the Tucker BILL to repeal the
federal election laws, closed yesterday
and will reach vote to-day,
Although the democrats are united
in demand for repeal of the laws
permitting federal supervision, at
the polls, some believe the Tucker
bill, which blots out all laws on the
statute books in relation to federal
supervision, goes too far. Notably
Mr.. Oates believes in addition to the
declaratory statement regarding the
fourteeth and fifteenth amendments,
the law giving United States judges
Jurisdiction in cases of infraction of
the election laws in federal elections
should not be disturbed.
After disposal of the election bill
the bill to prevent officials of national
banks borrowing of their own institu-
tions except on written permission of
the board of directors will again come
up.
Mr.. Oates has also asked for spe-
cial order for consideration Of the
bankruptcy bill. He says there is no
possibility Of the measure being de-
feated by Mr.. Kilgore, who success
fully conducted ten days filibustering
against 1t in the last congress.
Should the senate dispose Of the
silver problem everything else will be
laid aside in the house to act upon It.
During the morning hour various
minor matters may come up and DC
disposed of, notably the old McGarra-
han claim.