Pawtucket tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 1890-189?, 1893-10-09
AN INTERESTING WEEK
Promised In Both Houses
of Congress.
SILVER REPEAL PROBABLE
And the Fate Of the Federal Elections
Law Will Be Known.

WASHINGTON, OFT. 9.-Legislation OF the
highest importance is now before both
houses OF congress. This week Is expected
to record decisive action upon two much
discussed subjects-the bill for the repeal
of the silver purchasing clause OF the
Sherman act and the bill for the repeal
of the federal elections law.
According to the present arrangement
Mr. Mcpherson Of New Jersey Is to take
up the debate In the senate first. His
speech will be In the nature OF reply to
many Of the points made by the silver
men. Wednesday, In the event OF quo
rum, an effort will be made to bring the
silver repeal bill TO a final vote by sitting
continuously, the Purpose being to tire
out the oppone Of the bill. II the plans
of the repealers are successful it will prob
ably come TO vote before the close OF the
week But IL the silver men succeed in
the attempt to break q quorum and force
an adjournment at any stage OF the pro-
ceedings, they are confident that the sem
ate will be Obliged to pass compromise
measure or allow the entire repeal prop
osition to fail.
After the bill TO repeal the federal cleo
ton laws has been disposed Of In the
bill to amend and modify the Geary
Chinese registration and restriction act
will be given the right Of way. Repre-
sentative Oates was to bring up the bank K
ruptcy bill, reported to the house last
week, but prefers postponing considera-
tion until the 10th inst. rather than to
enter upon 1t at the close Of the week. So
1t Is possible that Mr.. Geary will get an
additional day for the Chinese bill. This
would bring it to vote on Friday; the
house may then adjourn over Saturday.
On the private calendar In bill to remit
the penalties on the dynamite cruiser
Vesuvius, which may come up this week.
Popuiists For Repeal.
As to the election bill, the Democratic
caucus called for tonight will decide what
sort, Tucker bill or Fitch bill, best ex-
presses the views Of the Democratic party
on the subject and shall be passed. Fer
the Republicans, Messrs. Dolliver and
Payne will speak, and probably Mr.. Bur-
rows; for the Democrats, Messrs. Fitch
and Fellows of New York and Mr.. Tucker,
author Of the pending bill, will speak. the
latter having the close.
A fear has been expressed that there will
not be enough Democratic representatives
on Tuesday to constitute a quorum and
pass the bill. The Populists will support
the bill, the repeal OF the federal election
being one of the demands of their plat
form. The Tucker bill Is for the repeal Of
the revised statutes relating to the bring
ing armed troops to the election places and
the sectious relating to the appointments,
qualifications, powers, duties and COM
pensation OF supervisors of elections, and
also for the repeal OF the sections relating
to the appointment on the qualifications,
powers, duties and compensation of special
deputy marShals.
An amendment pending Is that offered
by Mr., Lacey (Rep., Ia.) early In the de-
bate and which Is somewhat similar to the
Fitch amendment. 1t strikes the Tucker
bill so much as relates to purpose to repeal
the statutes which provide for the punish
ment of certain crimes against the ballot
Democrats Got Together.
The fact that few Democratic senator's,
who went to the Capitol yesterday, got to-
gether in one Of the committee rooms to
talk about the silver situation, gave rise
to a rumor, which was widely circulated,
that caucus bad been held. Inquiry de-
veloped the inaccuracy OF the report and
demonstrated that 1t could not have been
true, as Senator German, chairman, and
Senator Faulkner, secretary Of the DEM
ocratic senatorial caucus, were both out
of the city yesterday. A leading senator,
who is allied with the repeal forces, said
caucus will be held Wednesday morning
to determine how far and how long the
effort to compel a vute on the Voorhees,
repeal bill, which is scheduled for be-
ginning Wednesday night, should be car
ried