The herald., 1893-10-02
down WITH THE SENATE,
A Menacing Circular Mailed
to Congressman.
1t Inyeighs Against the Upper
House OF Congress.
The Outlook In the Senate for the Week
Is Very UncertAin-rhe House
Programme-Wsshing
Notes.

ny the Associated Press.
! WASHINGTON, Oct. 1.-The following
printed circular was received by every
representative, senator and public Off
cial in Washington today:
''There is time in the affairs Of men
when patience ceases to be a virtue.
Down with the United States senate,
the enemies Of the people,"
Although no skull and crossbones
head the circular, the words are printed
in large, black, ominous-looking type.
The letters containing the circulars were
postmarked New York.
THE SENATE OUTLOOK.
The outlook for the coming week in
the senate is very uncertain. 1t may
prove week Of surprises, and there 10
possibility of reaching an agreement
whereby the repeal bill will be definitely
and finally disposed of, but the indica-
tions are that there will be no agree
ment till it becomes evident that the
bill cannot be passed or defeated in its
present shape. There is only one formal
notice of q speech-by Senator Call for
tomorrow. Power and Dubois have pri-
vately expressed their intention to talk
during the week, and Teller and Morgan
will probably finish the speeches begun
by them last week. Senator Jones of
Nevada is known to be preparing a very
exhaustive treatise upon the silver
question. He will probably consume
the larger part of two or three
days. The spectre Of night ses-
sions has again been laid. The
truce for limiting the time for debate to
seven hours per day expires by limita-
tion tomorrow, but Voorhees, said yes
terday he would make no effort to ter
inmate IT, The Democratic senators
who are not especially identified with
the administration are still engaged in
the effort to reach an understanding
upon 9 compromise measure. but are
not making progress. The Republican
senators who advocate repeal have
dropped out of the negotiations for the
nitely that there will be no compromise
upon the basis suggested Friday last.
HOUSE FORECAST.
Debate on the Tucker bill will con-
sumo the entire time of the house for
the coming. week, except such unim-
portant matters as may come up in the
morning hour. Voting will not begin
under the order until October 10th. The
foreign affairs committee expects to COM
plete consideration of and report the |
substitute for the Everett bill !
the time for the registration
Of Chinese this week.
SCHOOLS OF MINES.
TIE senate committee on publ: lands
Senator Dubois to report an |
bill for number OF bills intro
duced from the mineral lands states, to
aid in the establishment of schools OF |
mines. The bill provides that out OF |
the sale OF mineral lands in the states !
and territories of California, Utah, Me-
vada, Idaho, Washington, Montana,
South Dakota and Wyoming there shall |
be paid a sum not to exceed $4,000 for |
q school of mines, il the state will ex. |
pend like amount for the same pur-
pose.
SUPREME COURT MEETING.
The supreme court of the United States
will meet Monday, October 9th. The
of the court feel natural anx-
iety that the appointment of Justice |
Hornblower shall be confirmed by the |
senate before that time. The over
loaded state of the docket makes it i'm
portant that his portion of the work
should be assigned to him at the OPEN
ing OF the term, The court has assigned
q number of cases for special hearing.
OF these the principal are Barden vs.
the Northern Pacific Railway company,
involving the validity of the title to
mineral lands in Montana, and the
Mormon church case, involving the
question OF the disposition of the se-
questered lands of the church.