The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-08-09
A DAY OF CAUCUSES.
The House Adjourned to
Give the Silver Men
Opportunity for
Consultation.
SPEAKER CRlSP'S SILENCE
Labor Men object TO Congressman
Geissenhainer-F -Filibusterlng
Won't Be Tolerated.
SPEAKER CRISP'S SILENCE

TO give full scope to the silver men for
their consultation, which is to be of the
broadcast character. Mr.. Bland made it
known that he desired all friends of sill
yer, whether democrats, republicans or
popuists. TO consider themselves well
come. and silver Senators also are not to
be excluded il they choose 10 aid their
colleagues Of the lower House with their
advice.
A caucus will also be held by Demo-
cratic Senators before the hour of meet :
ing of the Senate, 1t may depend upon
the decision arrived at in caucus whether
or not the silver debate, which had SO
sudden and spirited an opening In the
Senate chamber yesterday. will be COR
tinued and carried along TO definite
issue, or whether the democrats will de-
cline to continue the debate on the lines
which Republican Senators yesterday
originated. There is general belief
that the Democratic leaders will insist
upon their right to lead and will resent,
as they did yesterday. any effort on the
part OF their opponents to originate
measures on vital points OF policy.
The $50 bills ntr9duced in the Senate
yesterday are likely to be followed up by
q still more bulky CONSIGNMENT today.
Speaker Crisp continues to maintain an
eloquent silence as to the organization
of House committees and this lets loose
unlimited gossip, much OF it PROBABLY
baseless.
LABOR MEN OBJECT TO GEIssENHA1NER.
The possibility that Representative
Geissenhainer Of New Jersey may be ap-
pointed Chairman OF the House Commit
toe on Immigration, which position was
held by Commissioner Stump in the
Fifty-second Congress, has developed
strong opposition from the various labor
organizations. Herman Schulteis, W no was
one OF the commissioners sent abroad by
President Harrison TO investigate the
Immigration question, assisted by other
representatives. Of productive labor
is making a thorough canvass of the
House, urging members to file protests
with Speaker Crisp against the selection
OF Mr.. Gcissenhainer. 1t is alleged by Mr..
Schulteis that Mr.. Geissenhalner is so
strongly In sympathy with the Russian
Jews, who seek admission Into the United
States, being debarred from settlement
in the various European countries as to
prevent him from being an impartial
judge as to the qualifications of arriving
immigrants.
There was q curious aud unreportsd
incident during yesterdays proceedings
in the House. During the roll call On
the Belknap Richardson contest
the name of Gen. Lilly, one
of the members at large from Pennsyl-
vRnia was reached. A halt was made.
General Lilly has been an invalid for
long time and was not at the Capitol
yesterday. when the other representa-
Gives were sworn in. In order that he
might vote on the penang question, he
came for ward to the Speakers desk, took
the oath of office and responded TO his
name. Within the memory of the oldest
member never before had a roll call been
suspended in order to swear In member
that he might vote on ths question
FILIBUSTERING WON'T BE TOLERATED.
The anti-sllver men have been ied to
expect by the expressions OF those silvs r
men with whom thsy have conferred re-
garding the proposed agreement for a
prompt discussion of the question that
no filibustering would be countenauced.
"Tnere may be an attempt" said Repre-
sentative Harter, one of the leading anti.
Silverites, this morning. ION the part of
few radical silver advocates to delay
the inevitable. simply for delay, and If
their opposition shall prove to be purely
for obstructive purposes, there will be
no trouble IN securing the signatures of
a large majority OF the Democrats on the
floor TO request from the Committee Oh
Rules to report closure"
Mr.. Harter says there are two other
things, besides the repeal os the silver
purchase law as recommended by Presi-
dent Cleveland, and two only, absolutely
essential to the complete return of con-
tldenca and the rapid growth Of pros.
perity.
TWO RECOMMENDATIONS.
"The first is least important perhaps y
he said, "but it will produce instant and
most wholesome results. This is 10 give
national banks the right to issue notes up
to the par value OF their bonds, A still
more important thing Is TO give the
Secretary of the Treasury. with the ap-
proval of the President, the right TO
sell United States thirty year three per
cent bonds at any time, In any amount
and on any terms he sees hr in order TO
maintain all United States coined and
paper money at parity. or in order to
pay all debts Of the United States at ma
turItY.
''Other wholesome legislation might
follow but with these measures passed |
would prefer to adjourn aud let the
country nave a rest until the regular
session."
MILEAGE FEES.
The joint resolution introdu ced in the
the house BY Mr.. Holman just before ad-
journment yesterday making the ap-
preparation for legislative purposes avail
able from aud after August T. was neces-
STATED by ruling of Acting and AS
sistant First Comptroller of the Treasury
Garrison, that the appropriation to pay
the expenses of Congress did not become
available. SO far as it related 10
session" employees until the date fixed
by the law for the first regular session
OF Congress-the first Monday in De-
cember. There had never been any quss-
tion raised on this SCORE until last year.
when it was presented by Disbursiu9
Clerk Gibson of the House to Comp
troller Matthews, who ruled
that session employees could not
De paid under the appropriation
act except at regular sessions. 1t was
this ruling that Mr.. Garrison revived aud
affirmed in the correspondence ON the
subject with the committee on appropria-
tlons which Mr.. Holman submitted with
the joint resolution. Former comptroilers
permitted the payment of sss.
sion employees at extra session.
The same rule applies to the
mileage of members should the prese ri
session be adjourned at date sufficiently
remote from that fixed for the regular
session in December next, to permit
mem bers generally to 60 To their hemes
in the interim, in the opinion OF the cam-
mitttee on appropriation, An appropria-
tion would be made for milags on account
OF the present gathering.
SMALL ATTENDANCE OF SILVER MEN
Not More Than Fifty Present At Bland,s
Caucus,