The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-08-23

The Senate and Galleries Held SPELL
bound TO the Finish.

It Was the Talk of ALI Washington
Last Night and win Carry Strength
to the Repeal Men-Speaker Crisp
Declared to Have Perfected the Best
House Organization in Twenty-Five
Years-Tarif Reform Doubtless to
Follow the Financial Question-Sil-
yer Debate Holds the House.
Washington, Aug. 22.-Complimen is
and congratulations continue to be
showered on the speaker for his makeup
of the committees. The members, with
the exception of the few disappointed,
almost unanimously approve it, and the
leading papers all over the country are
applauding the House organization.
Representative Hatch says: 81 have
talked with not less than fifty Of the
oldest and most experienced members,
and the general consensus of opinion is
that it is the best organization of the
House in 20 years"
QUESTION THE ESTIMATE.
Silver men claim that Secretary Car
isles statement as TO the cost of chang
ing our silver money to a 90 to ratio is
exaggerated. They say also, that 1t is
unfair, in that he fails to state that the
profit on the bullion stored in the treasury
would make SOL 100000 for the govern
ment.
Considerable interest is manifested in
what will be the course of the ways and
means committee in regard to the tariff.
The committee is not yet organized, but
it is desired and expected to get to work
at once. What will be done depends
largely on the length of the session.
While there is some talk of early adjourn
ment. the expectation Of it is not war;
ranted Indications are that the special
session will be prolonged, with only
brief recess until the regular session.
THE TARIFF ISSUE.
The statement in the Presidents mes
sage that he had intended to call congress
togetherin,Septem consider thesariff
is accepted as an announcement of his de-
sire that the tariff consideration should
follow the settlement of the financial
question. But, aside from this, there has
been all the time a strong disposition
among the democrats, and especially tho
leaders, to go ahead with the work, and
make an early adjournment of the regular
session possible. They feel that If they
could adjourn next May it would be
greatly to the interest Of the party in
| power.
Chairman Wilson says he cannot under
take to outline the work of the committee
| without consultation with the members.
| He believes they will go to work promptly
at a revision of the tariff. He says it will
take considerable time TO report bill.
He would not predict what the committee
will do, but thinks that the party is in a
situation now to perfect broad and gen.
eral revision of the tariff, in accordance
with It's pledges to the people
SENATOR VOORHEES, SPEECH.
Mr. Voorhees, speech to-day is gener-
ally regarded as magnificent one, though
some say it was all sorts of speech, be-
cause he took all sorts of positions. 1t is
the talk of the town tonight, and will
carry influence to the cause of uncondi-
tional repeal
w. A. Graham has been appointed post
master at Jasper, Fla, vice G. b. Tomp-
lsins, removed
w c. p. Breckinridge, who was slated
to speak to-day, did not do so. He is at
Staunton with his wife and daughters,
and probably will not speak at all.