The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-09-11
Several Red-Hot Speakers Will Occupy
the Floor This Week Bearing the
Free Silver Standard.
DANIELS BANK-TAX INCUBUS
And Hills Elections Bill Will Not
Be Pushed Just Now.
Senate Committee on Pensions Fixed So
that the Democrats Can Prevent
Any Action Being Taken.

Special 20 the Indianapolis journal
WASHINGTON, Sept 10-The ropcal bill
will continue to be the absorbing topic Of
interest before Congress this week. To-
morrow Senator Teller may concludo HE
speech begun Saturday. Notices OF speeches.
20 come have already been given sufiioienr
to fill in the greater part of the week and
others are known TO be In course of prepa-
ration. SO that in the absence OF sp agree.
ment of some kind there is no reason TO be-
lieve that q vote on the bill oan be reached
this week. Although he has not fixed dcfi-s
DItely on the date OF delivery Of his specnh.
Mr.. Mills, of Texas. may follow Mr.. Teller
in the debate. II is the ecurrent report THAI
he will advocate unconditional repeal
and as the Senator comes from n
strong silver State and must thereby
antagonize number of his constituents
his utterances will doubtless be listened -
with great interest. Senotor Mitchell of
Oregon, is down for @ speech Tuesday, ana
may bs expected TO deliver q strong argn-
ment from free-coinage standpoint Sen.
ator Shoup OF Idaho. Will address the SEN.
ate Wednesday in the same line. aud Mr..
Hansbrough. of North Dakota. and Mr.
same dav. If time permits. Also with frees
silver speeches. Thursday Senator Daniel.
of Virginia. will have the floor for
the beginning of his speech presumably for
conditional repeal. and this Is as far as the
programme in the Senate is fixed. Specu.
lation Is rife as to the length OF the debate
now proaressiDg.
MIR. George, OF Mississippi, has stated
that he expects to speak about two days.
Mr. Jones. OF Nevada. and MIR. Daniel. OF
Virginia. will each consume two days,
and Messrs. Morgan. OF Alabama. and
Stewart. of Nevada, will each. speak one
day. Even If o compromise shall be ultl.
mately agreed upon the final vots will not
be taken earlier than about the first weeK
in October. Some Senators are of the
opinion that the debate will continue until
the middle of October.
Senator Voorhees's repeal bill, and his
bill for the removal OF the tax on State
banks. hang like q cloud over the session.
Mr.. Voorhees, decided, more than week
since, that it would be inexpedient TO push
has bill III the interest of the national banks
until tho more important repeal bills had
been disposed of, and his repeal bill has
been laid aside TO allow the House measure
to be discussed until the Senate be resdy
for action, when. IL the question of uneon.
ditional repeal be reached. the Voorhees,
bill will probably be substituted foI
the bill which comes from the other
end OF the Capitol. Recognizing. al
Ne does, bne supreme importance or
financial legislation, Senator Hill will NOS
attempt to secure consideration for his
anti-federsl election law bill until the
question of repeal be concluded. These
are the only subjects OF national impor-
tance before the Senate except Senator Pef-
fers resolution concerning the reserves OF
the New York, Philadelphia and Boston
banks. The PETER resolution has already
been made 10 do considerable duty as q
time killer, and 1t occupies a place where 10
can still be utilized for that purpose. This
measure is not on the calendar. but lies on
the table, and oan be taken uD for discus
sion at any time during the morning
hour. and as long as there be any
one who desires to talk on
it. il will not be referred.
Ii. therefore. the opponents of repeal pre-
fer TO vary the discussion they eau talk
every day I'D 70 2 O'clock on this resolution.
Some or them manifested n disposition
when the resolution. in o slightly different
form, was before them earlier In the ses-
sion to give the bank question pretty
thorough airing. and IL is possible that
there may be more talk In this line before
the end of the present week, before the res
Clution can bo disposed of by referring 10
90 the committee on finance. The resolu-
tion for the denomination of Messrs. Man.
tie. Allen and Beckwi may possibly 90
taken up. with the consent OF the leaders
of the repeal forces. If it should appear that
they can be considered without debate. A
part of tho day Wednesday will be devoted
to eulogies of the late Senator Stanford, Of
California