St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-08-14
THE SENATE TO WAIT
UNTIL THE HOUSE VOTES ON THE
SHERMAN ACT.
LEE MANTLE,s CREDENTIALS
May Be Discussed in the Interim
as a Privileged Question
Nearly One Hundred Members
of the House Are Down for
speeches-Nisht Sessions Seem
Probable.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 13.-Congress has
settled down to debate with degree Of
expedition almost unknown in its his
tory, and with an apparent determine
ton to do something that promises well
for the outcome. Fortunately for the
majority in the senate. the action of the
house on the silver question relieved
them from the necessity of speedy and
perhaps ill-advised action. The Demo
cratic caucus committee charged with
the preparation of a plan that should
secure the adherence of the united ma
jOrity will, therefore, commence
its labors with more delbera-
ton 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, much before the
house has acted. The finance committee
will probably wait upon the action of
the caucus committee, and so the silver
question is not likely to figure in a
formal way in the proceedings of the
senate this week. 1t is entirely possible,
and even probable, that speeches will
be delivered upon the subject, but, if
so, they will be based upon some such
resolution as that introduced by Senator
Lodge, calling for a vote upon the re-
peal of
The SiIVerPurchase Section
OF the Sherman act, and not upon bill
regularly reported from the finance
committee and ready for Immediate
action. There is strong disposition in
some quarters to fill in the time during
the week by the discussion of the Lee
Mantle senatorial election case, which
is a privileged questioned and can be
called at any time to the displacement
of other business. The programme in
the house has been definitely fixed by
the adoption of the order introduced
Friday last by Representative Bland.
The time will be devoted exclusively
to the consideration of the silver ques-
ton under the rules of the last house
governing general debate. NOtwith-
standing the apparent lack of interest
in the discussion manifested by
the members last Saturday, the
umber of applicants for recognition al
ready on the speakers list demonstrates
that the period allotted to the debate,
eleven days under the general rules
and three days under the five-minute
rule, will be all occupied. There are
now between ninety and one hundred
names enrolled by the speaker, the
great majority of whom probably ex-
pect to talk the full hour allowed by the
rule. There are a number, however,
who have stipulated for shorter peri
DDS, generally twenty minutes or half
an hour. If it appears that the time for
debate will be too short 10 accommodate
all who desire to speak, night sessions
will be held to lengthen the period, but
this expedient, it is believed, will not
become necessary before next week,
with the expiration of which the de-
bate will close.
At late hour tonight Senator White,
of Louisiana, member of the "steer-
ing committee of the Democratic
caucus, was quoted as saying that the
committee had come to no conclusion
respecting line of policy to be pursued
by the majority of the senate. His
understanding, however. was that the
debate on the silver question. based
upon one of the measures already
pending, Mr.. Stewards free coinage
bill, OF MIR. Lodges resolution to vote
on the repeal of the Sherman law on
the 22nd inst, would begin at once,
possibly tomorrow Senator HOar ex-
poets to address the senate in favor of
the renpal of the Sherman law Tuac
day or Wednesday.