Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-09-14
SOLID TALK.
A Week of Wind Certain for the
Senate.
ANTI-REPEALERS HAVE A RESERVE.
The Peffer Resolution Made to DO Duty Up
to Two O'Clock No Shut Dow<Dr
til Plain FIlibustering
Commences.

sell almost entirely 10 tine discussion
of the repeal bill. Possibly there may
lie an occasional break In the monotony
caused by taking up sone other sub
ject during the morning hour, but the
calendar affords very little scope for
diversion in this respect The calendar
is, indeed, one OF the briefest OF publ
cations, these days, owing TO the fact
that general committee action has
been discouraged in the interest of
the legislation on the Sherman act
IL contains two or three bills
providing for the settlement of govern
ment claims, three resolutions for the
payment of the expense Of recent claim
ants to seats in the senate, Senator
Morgan's resolution for finance COM
promise, half dozen measures of
minor importance reported from the
committee on public lands, senator
Hills bill for the repeal of the federal
election law, and Senator Voorhees, re-
peal bill and his bill for the removal of
the tax on state banks
ilr. Voorhees, decided more than
week since that IL would be inexpedi-
ent TO push his bill in the interest of
national banks until the more impor-
tant repeal bill should be disposed Of,
and his repeal bill has been laid aside
to allow the house measure TO be dis
cussed until the senate Is ready for ac-
ton. when, II the unconditional repeal
is reached, the Voorhees, bill will prob
ably be substituted for the bill which
comes from the other end of the capi-
toll. Recognizing, as he does, the STU
preme importance of financial legisla-
ton, Senator Hin will not attempt to
secure consideration for his anti-fed-
eral election law bill until the question
of repeal is concluded.
These are the only subjects of nation
al Importance before the senate except
Senator PETERS resolution concerning
the reserves Of the New York, Philadcl-
phia and Boston banks.
The PETER resolution has already
been made to do considerable duty as
time killer, and II occupies II place
where IL can still be utilized for that
purpose. This measure is not on the
calendar but lies on the table and can
be taken up for discussion at any time
during the morning hour, and as Tonga as
there is any one who desires to talk up
on IL IL will not be referred II, there
fore, the opponents of repeal prefer to
vary the discussion, they can talk every
day up To . o'clock upon this resou-
ton. Some of them manifested dis
position when the resolution, in
slightly different form, was before
them earlier in the session TO give the
bank question a pretty thorough air
10 haN
be more talk in this line during the
present week before the resolution can
be disposed Of by referring ii TO the
committee on finance.
The resolutions for the remuneration
Of Messrs. Mantle, Allen and BeclSwith
may possibly be taken up with the con-
sent OF the leaders Of the repeal forces
II II should appear that they can be
considered without assuring debates.
Other measures on the calendar stand
no show, according TO the present as
pect of affairs, of receiving the slight
est attention.
II is quite evident that IL Is the pur-
pose of the repeal advocates TO hold
that measure before the senate for the
present as the one object of the Sos.
sion TO the exclusion Of every other
subject as far as that can be done. This
bill has right OF way after 2 o'clock. II
is even possible that the bill viii be
pressed more persistently during this
week than II was last week, now that
there is cessation of the compromise
talk. II does not appear, however,
that extraordinarily long hours are to
be insisted upon. Mr.. Voorhees, has
found that all efforts TO crowd the SEN
ate in this respect are stubbornly re-
sisted and he has concluded that time
will be gained by letting the debate
take its legitimate course until II be-
comes apparent that discussion has de-
generated into fllibustering.
The outlook for the week is, there
fore, one of solid talk on the financial
situation, with the bill repeating the
purchasing clause of the sherman law
as basis Senator Teller's speech be-
gan Saturday and will be continued
Monday. Senator Mitchell, OF Oregon,
has given notice Of a speech Tuesday.
Senators IIansbrough and Shoup for
speeches Wednesday and Senator DAN
iel for speech Thursday. Other
speeches sufficient TO occupy the time
of the senate for the week are known
to be in preparation.
A part of the day Wednesday will be
devoted 10 eulogies of the late Senator
Stanford, of California.
In the house there is nothing of i'm
portance on the horizon for the coming
week except the ways and means, bank
ing and currency and appropriation
committees, which are proceeding un-
der resolution passed when the com
mittees were announced. None Of the |
other house committees have had a |
meeting. Not bill has been reported |
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