The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-09-13
A HOT CONTEST PROMISED.
Mr.. Harry fuckers Bill TO Wake the
Warriors Of the House.


Outburst of the Extraordinary Ses-
sion-The Member From the Tenth
to Make His Maiden Speeoh-Direot
Southern Trade Generally Indorsed.
Senator Butler Secures President
Clara Barton's Services For the
Sufferers.
Washington. Sept. 12-There is CON
siderable feeling in a quiet way over
the expressions OF some inconsiderate re-
peal men, to the effect that they would
rather not have the federal supervision
bill brought up in the House Just now,
for fear it might dispease the republi-
cans who had so ably assisted in the pas
sage of the repeal bill in the House. Not
much is said, but those expressions are
very positively condemned. The disap-
proval does not by any means come from
the silver men alone. One of the strong
est unconditional repeal democrats in
the House expressed himself to-day in
pretty strong terms. He asked if demo-
Gratis were to be expected to hold all of
their proposed reforms in abeyance be.
cause they might provoke some oppOsi-
tion from the republicans.
ELECTION LAWS REPEAL.
The Tucker bill for the repeal of the
| federal election laws will be reported to
the House Thursday, and debate thereon
will probably begin at the next succeed
| ing session. This action was determined
| upon at the meeting of the committee on
election of president and vice president
| and repreS tativeS in congress to-day
| The session was comparatively brief and
was devoted largely to a consideration OF
| the report prepared by Mr.. Tucker in
| support of his bill.
| COMMITTEE MAJORITY CONCUR.
The majority adopted the report, and
| would have voted to present it to the
| House to-day had not the republican
members of the committe, under the lead
| of Messrs. Johnson of North Dakota and
| Curtis of New York asked to be allowed
| to present their views simultaneously with
| those of the majority. ThereupOn it was
voted to report the bill Thursday, at
which time the two reports will be filed.
| Mr., Tucker says his report is brief, dis
| CusSing first the unrighteOusness of sUCh
| laws, and second, the demand and neces-
| Sity for their repeal The minority re-
port will be drawn by Mr.. Johnson, after
consultation with his associates on the
| committee
| NO FILIBUsTERING TO BE ALLOWED.
AS to the length of time to be devoted
to the debate, Mr. Tucker says there is
no disposition on the part of the majority
to restrict it. AS long as any one de-
sires to speak on the subject, no objection
will be interposed to his doing so; But, 81
he said, 1--WE shall not permit any delay
simply for the purpose of killing time
When it is apparent that the discussion
has exhausted itself, there will be a
quorum here to adopt an or
| der from the committee
on rules fixing time when a vote shall
| be taken"
Mr. Tucker says that in the course OF
the debate there will be some interesting
| information presented to the House
| respecting the methods OF Chief Super.
visor John l. Davenport of New York
| and the cost of enforcing the laws. The
| debate will begin, said Mr.. Tucker, at
next session of the House after Thursday,
when the bill and reports will be pre-
| sented.
| WHAT IF TT WERE THE TARIFF?
Suppose, ," said he, eve had the tariff
! bill ready to act on: would we be asked
| to hold up on that because of our alleged
obligations to the republicans for their
| aid in passing the repeal bill2' The idea
| is irritating to most of the democrats,
and is countenanced only by few The
big majority of the party are in favor of
| immediate action on the bill to repeal
| those most odiOus laws known as federal
supervision laws, without regard to how
| the republicans feel about it.
GENERAL BANKRUPTCY BILL.
1t is thought that the judiciary commit
tee will soon have a general bankrupt
| bill ready to report to the House. One
! feature which is expected to be in it, is
one which is rather more stringent on
! the subject Of involuntary bankruptcy
| than any that has been in the bills re-
! ported heretofore to previous congresses.
! This one is expected to provide that no
! person shall be forced into involuntary
| bankruptcy unless his financial condition
! is such as would warrant an attachment
| being served on him under the laws of
! his state.
Mr.. GoRMAN FOND OF HUMoR.
Senator German does not impress one
| With the idea that he is joker, yet the
! Maryland senator with the Sphinx-li1e
! face and manner likes a good practical
! joke as well as the young, iconOclastic
| Eddie Wolcott. But German has the
| tables turned on him occasionally. He
! and Senator Smith of New Jersey spent
! some time this season at a sum
mer resort on the beach. try
! ing to escape part of the Washington
! heat. In his early days German was a
/ great ball player and could handle the
| bat and ball in true professional style
| He has never given up his base ball prac-
/ tice, and even now likes to get out at
night and try his hand at the old game.
! Senator Smith ascertained that German
was a late sleeper, and one night proposed
that he would join him in game of ball
! the next morning at . O'Clock
THE JOKE ON THE MARYLANDER.
! German had been boasting that he Of
! ten played ball in the early morning
! hours so, not to give himself away, he
! said that he would be on hand. He said
/ that as soon as Smith sent for him he
/ would come over to the hotel Office, and
| join him, and then go over to the ball
| field. Instead of getting up himself the
next morning and sending for his Mary
! land colleague, Senator Smith left a note
with the night clerk OF the hotel, with
! instructions that he should send it over
| to Senator Gorman's room at O'Clock
! The Maryland senator received the note
and promptly made his appearance in the
| MOTEL Office but the New Jersey senator
was nowhere TO be seen, and after a
/ wait Of half an hour German went back
| to his room and his sleep
HEADS, WIN TAILS, YOU LOSE.
Senator Anthony Higgins of Delaware,
| like most people of that small state, has
sporting blood in his veins He also has
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