Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-11-01
HOUSE TAKES ITS TURN
The Repeal Bill to Be Brought
Up Today.
CLOSURE FOR THE F1L1BUsTERs.

Bland WIN Not BE Satisfied Unless He Can
Vote a Free Coinage BiII-The Senate
Passes the New York and New Jersey
Bridge Bill.
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1.-The silver men,
or the most intense silver men, in the
house will, it is said, insist that the repeal
bill be put through by force and without
any agreement on their part to time
when debate shall end or anything else.
( They say they mean to be forced into sub
mission.
The mode of procedure in the house to-
day will probably be that as soon as the
speaker lays the bill before the house Mr..
Wilson of West Virginia will move that
the house concur in the senate amend
ments, and upon that he will demand tho
previous question. Then some one will
suggest that time be given for debate. Mr..
Wilson will ask how much time is desired
and will endeavor to get an agreement.
! The silver men, if they do not change their
minds, will not agree to anything. Mr..
Wilson will then insist upon the previous
question. Then the filibustering will be
gin.
1t is doubtful how much strength the sill
Yer men will have. y number of those
/ who have always voted for free coinage
and will vote against concurring in the
/ senate amendment will not join the fill
busters. But there is little doubt that
their men will have sufficient strength tc
call the yeas and nays, and that will force
the committee on rules to report a closure
resolution. This will be done if the fill
clustering begins.
Bland VIII Obstruct 1t.
The repealers have been worried all the
time about quorum and can count but
165 members in the city who voted against
all amendments when the bill was pending
in the house before being sent to the SEN
ate. If all the other mem bers-abOut 1870
who are here and who supported silver in
some form or another should refuse to vote
on various motions, it would leave the
house without quorum. But it is under
stood that they will not do this. 1t is gen
orally understood that Mr.. Bland weakened
his case very much when he objected to
Mr. Livingston's motion. 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
offer an amendment to the repeal bill
the coinage act of 1887.
Il have done with all compromises, he
said to a reporter, "and want nothing but
free coinage. | will not offer the Bland
Allison law, even if am given an oppor-
tunity | want free coinage and nothing
else
Mr., Bland will be given an opportunity
to move to commit the bill to his COM
mittee on coinage, weights and measures
as such motion is privileged under the
rules. The clause in the Voorhees, bill
which declares the intention of this gov
eminent to maintain the parity of all
money and in favor of bimetallic coinage
gives the coinage committee the right to
the hill Shnnl1 If ha rafA to %
mittee, and consequently Mr.. Bland has
the privilege of making such a motion. 1t
would of course be voted down. 1t is prob
able that the rules committee will fix the
time for voting on the bill at some time
this evening-perhaps about o'clock.
The Senate's Programme.
The senate will in all proba bility be oc.
cupied today with the bill extending the
time for SIX months III which Chinese la
borers can register under the Geary law.
Senator White of California has arrived.
He and Senator Perkins expect to speak
upon the question, as do also Senators Hoar
and Davis, but it is not probable that there
will be any factious opposition to the bill.
There are some features of the measure
that Messrs. White and Perkins do not en-
tirely approve of, but as it recognizes the
principle that the Chinese can be excluded
from the country by Legislative enactment
they will probably content themselves by
explaining California's attitude upon the
question.
Messrs. Hoar and Davis will probably
make objection to this doctrine There is
a general understanding that there will be
no objection to taking up the bill this
morning.
Senator Black burn says it is his purpose,
chairman of the committee on rules, to
take up the subject of the amendment and
revision of the rules of the senate as aIl-
thorized by the resolution introduced by
him and passed by the senate as soon after
the converting of the regular session as may
be practical. He says that the experience
Of the past three months has suffiCed to
convince him of the necessity for a change
of the rules which would give the majority
Of the senate the power to do business and
to reach vote after reasonable debate up
on any proposition before it, and that as
chairman of the committee he would do all
in his power to put the senate upon that
footing.
Senate Passes the Bridge Bill.
The New York and New Jersey bridge
bill was taken up in the senate on motion
of Mr.. Hill, and the amendments of tbs
committee on commerce were agreed to-
Mr. Mcpherson said the effort seemed tc
be to destroy the harbor of New York, anC
he offered an amendment providing that
| the approaches of the bridge on the New
Jersey side should be supervised and ap
proved by the board of chosen freebooter.
of the county of Hudson.
Mr.. Vest opposed the amendment of Mr.
Mcpherson. The construction of the bridg,
( would relieve commerce from the expense
of crossing the river by ferry. 1t was no
a local measure The people of the entir
country were interested He should likl
, to see five bridges instead of two if they die
not obstruct the navigation of the river
- 4 IL,
! transportation.
Mr.. Vest said that, rather than that n,
bridge should be built. he had agreed t.
: the pending bill as n compromise. Mr.
Mcpherson then withdrew his amendmen
and offered another requiring that tn
: bridge should be constructed with singh
! span over the entire river between tower
: and pierhead lines in either state, and NJ
pier or other obstruction to navigation of
temporary or permanent character SHOULD
= be constructed in the river between sucl
i piers or towers. The bill as reported pro
vides for span of not less than 2, 600 feet.
Mr.. Hill said the question that tn
2 amendment presented was whether con
gress, with the evidence before it, shout,
determine absolutely that there should b
f no pier whatever in the river. In hi
e judgment congress might as well deter
h mine that there should be no bridge.
5 was disputed question among bridge
5 builders and engineers as to whether
~ bridge could be constructed over the Hud
e son with a span of 1000 feet, except a
r such expense would prevent practically
~ the construction of the bridge. He did no
3 say it could not be done, but it would in
yolve a large amount of money.
An Immense Span Proposed.
a About how muchs" asked Mr. George.
Fifty or sixty Millions" replied Nj
Hill