Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1893-10-27
STEWART GOES ON.
While the Senate Waits His Ora
torical Pleasure.
TE.LERs.ALso HAS MORE TO TELL.

And All Programmes Are Subject to
Change in the Upper House-Horerui
Statesmen Think the Middle of Next
Week Win See the End-PaImer and the
Seysda Member Have a ColIoquy-AI-
legged Outline of the Coming Tariff RilI.
WASHINGTON, Oct. - The programme
OK the managers Of the repeal bill in the
senate is to get to voting some time during
today on the amendments to the bill, fin
ishing the work on the amendments on
Saturday, and vote upon the bill itself
Monday. This schedule is of course sub
ject to change. When it was arranged it
was supposed that Stewart would conclude
his speech last night. That he did not do,
and if he should wish to proceed today it
is possible that it will become necessary to
change the plans SO as to defer the vote
upou the amendments until Saturday.
Allen VIII not speak at great length. VOL
cott will make fifteen-minute speech, and
German may also make brief statement.
MIR. Stewart, 9,e Senate Waits.
There may possibly also be few other
short speeches before the close of the de
bate Faulkner after again canvassing
Stewart did not extend his remarks for
| too great a length of time, to begin the
voting by s or o'clock this afternoon.
! The opinion prevails in the senate that the
house will pass the bill when it is sent
| over with very little delay and the sena-
tors are hopeful OF concluding the busi-
ness OF the extra ses sion by the middle of
, next week. Whether there shall then be
| II recess or an adjournment will depend
| upon the committee on ways and means
! II the Democratic members Of that com
mittee are of the opinion that the tariff
bill vii! he III shape foI presentation be-
| fore the time for he beginning of the reg
ular session recess is more probable
han an adjournment.
The Way State Politics Comes In.
| There WAS well-defned report in circu-
lation about The Capitol that there had
been an effort made TO have the Demo
| cratic managers in the senate postpone
voting uTon the bill until after the Vir-
glnla election, upon the theory that the
passage of the bill at this time would
have the effect of iniuring the chances of
the Democratic party in that state. 1t
appears that the Virginia Populists have
made their fight in this campaign almost
|
made such beadway Is to render the Dem
ocratlc managers somewhat anxious
/ The suggestion appears to have received
some consideration, but when it was rep
resented upon the other hand that the i'm
mediate passage of the bill would have a
good effect i'll Massachusetts and New
York it was thought best TO let the bill
take its course
| Powers Has an Amendment
! Senator Bowers spent considerable a por-
tion OF Il day in gathering facts concerning
the silver bullion in the treasury with the
view of getting support for an amendment
to the repeal bill. providing for the coin
age of thls bullion, which VIII be offered
| by himself or some other silver senator.
He finds that there Is sufficient of the
bullion stored to make Sl34. eco. 600 il
coined. He has been canvassing the
proposition somewhat among senators
and finds that il meets with favor geaer-
ally among silver men. There is feel
ing, however, among the silver Democrats
that the bill should not be amended in any
way at their instance, so that the admins
tration may have all the praise and all the
blame for 1t when it shall become a law.