The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-03-12
SILVER ON EVERY TONGUE
The Senate to Devote the Week 70 the
Bland Bill.

The Final Vote on the Passage of the
Measure to Be Taken on Thursday.
The Finance Committee Not Likely
to Report the Tariff Bill This Week.
The sundry Civil Appropriation Bill
In the House.
Washington, March ll.-Golden silence
will give place to silver speech in the
Senate from its re-assembling at noon to-
morrow until its probable adjournment
for this week on Thursday next Under
agreement the Bland seigniorage bill, in
the form in which it passed the House,
with its alleged crudities unchanged, win
come up Immediately after the morning
hour tomorrow probably about 1890
o'clock p. m, and will hold its place as
the unfinished business until Wednesday
at O'Clock p. m, when the vote is to be
taken on Mr.. Allison's motion to recon
slider the vote by which the bill was
read the third time and put upon
its passage. The motion failing the mo-
tion to recommlt will be votedmpon, and
that failing debate is to be continued uu-
der the five minute rule until Thursday
at O'Clock, when the vote is to be taken
on the final passage of the bill Should
Mr.. Allison's motion prevail, the final
vote will be taken at the same time, but
the bill would, in the meantime, be open
to amendment. No senator has given
notice of an intention 10 speak on this bill
but silver coinage is a subject upon which
some senator's, at least, are never dumb
views OF others, whose remarks are ex-
pected to be brief and pointed Mr.. Ali
son of Iowa heading the list.
TIE TARIFF BILL.
1t is altogether unlikely that the
finance committee will be able to report
the tariff bill to the Senate this week, as
the members of that committee are more
or less interested in the seigniorage bill
and will be anxious to be in the senate
during the debate This leaves but two
hours, from 10 to IL daily, for committee
work, and not much headway can possi-
bly, be made in that short time.
The sundry civil appropriation BILL
which was called up by Chairman Savers
just before the House adjourned Satur-
day, will engross the attention of the
House probably nearly all the week. This
is the bill which covers all the great APP
preparations Of the government not in
cluded in the five general departmental
appropriation bills and matters pertain
ing TO the Indians and rivers and harbors.
IL is the omnium mathrum of all the
odds and ends and is the only bill into
which an appropriation can safely be in
1ected without running the risk of being
thrown out on point of order Conse-
quently it is a bill upon which discussion
lasts longest and to which amendments are
most numerous. The sundry civil bill for
the,present session, as reported blythe COM
mlttee on appropriations carries In round
figures S32, 1906, 900; the amount recon.
mended to be appropriated by the esti-
mate Ewas S33, 1891 900; the amount appro-
priated for like purposes for tho current
year was s4l, l,7l6,00O.
NEW PROVISIONS.
Among its new or important provisions,
are these: That the Secretary of the
Treasury may contract for the whole or
any portion of public buildings al Kansas
City, Omaha, st. Paul and Sioux Q, y
Iowa; that the pay of the cadets in the
revenue service shall be $500 year, and
one ration a day; that the Secretary Of
the Treasury shall reorganize the Of
flee force of the coast and geodetic
service, now provided for at an annual
expense Of Sl43130, so as to bring the
cost within the sum of $l25, 900; That the
Secretary of the War shall employ a
veteran who fought in the battle Of Chat
tOnoOga, as representative of the army Of
the Tennessee, TO assist In preparing the
historical tablets of that army for the
national military park that the board of
managers of the soldiers home shall re
port annually to the Secretary of
War; that the soldiers homes
shall be visited annually by an
officer of the inspector generals
department, and the records, disburse-
ments, management, discipline and cOndi-
tiOn shall be Investigated and reported by
him. that the quarterly visits now re-
quired by the board of managers shall be
abolished that no member shall receive
any compensation for his duties or SER
vices in connection with the homes--but
his travelling expenses shall be paid, pro-
vided that the president and secretary Of
the board may not receive not to exceed
50, 500 and $1,000 respectively; that
all disbursing officers at the homes
shall give bonds and render
an annual account and report to the
Secretary Of War
The bill covers ninety-eight pages,
and many Of the items will probably give
rise to extended debate.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Before the week closes, the committee
on Indian affairs expect to report the
dppLOp Opt lhbIbil Dlll h4ADbIu W IL ulQtI blD
rules. II is practically completed now,
except one paragraph Of an administra-
tive character Secretary Hoke Smith
has issued an order transferring the IN
dian warehouse from New York TO Cbica-
go and the northwestern members of the
House arc desirous Of having the reform
in that direction still further extended
They want the warehouse divided be-
tween Chicago and Omaha The former
to be the purchasing and the latter the
distributing station. They are working
to secure a declaration TO that effect In
the Indian appropriation biil,and say that
the committee are inclined 10 adopt their
suggestion.
Friday next has been set apart for
euloeics upon the late Representatives
w II Enochs, from the Twelfth Ohio
district. and at their close an adioarn-
ment till Monday, March Is, will proba-
bly, be had. Saturday being ST. Patricks
day.