The comet. (Johnson City, Tenn.) 1884-1916, 1894-02-22
BANDS Bill Will Pass.

BANDS Bill viii Pass.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 1S.-There ap-
pears no present prospect of varia-
ton from the programme followed by
the house for the last few days. Mr..
Bland has Speaker Crisp's earnest sup
port in his intention to keep the
seigniorage bill before the house until
it shall be disposed of in some way.
After the adjournment On Saturday the
speaker was conversing with several
persons, including one or two mem
bers, regarding the business for the
coming week.
"We shall go right along" he said
in his hearty fashion, Gust as we have
been going until quorum votes upon
the question of closing debate and re-
mains until the vote on the passage of
the bill is taken"
"When will that be, Mr.. Speaker"
was asked.
"Oh, | think we shall have quorum
with us on Monday, certainly by Tues
day. But whether or not" he continu-
ed, with something like grim determi-
nation in his manner, 1--WE will go right
along, and the bill will be passed."
This last statement was in response
to Gov Sayers, chairman of the COM
mittee on appropriations, who had ex-
pressed the opinion that Mr.. Bland
would not succeed in securing the at.
tendance of quorum favorably dis
posed toward his measure.
SPEAKER CRISP CONFIDENT.
"Why," said Speaker Crisp conf
IDENTIFY, 1--WE have only been nine votes
short OF quorum in the house this
week. In that number were nine
populists and eight Republicans.
Those eight Republicans will become
eighteen, am assured, when the bill
is before the house for its passage"
How many days the Bland bill will
occupy this week can not, of course,
be definitely stated now, bnt its sup.
porters confidently expect that it will
be out of the way by Tuesday night at
the furthest. In answer to question
why the committee on rules was not
asked to bring in an order fixing the
time for taking a vote Mr.. Bland ex-
planned that under existing conditions
such proceeding would be useless.
"Until we get quorum here" he
said, 1--WE could not adopt the order,
and when the quorum is at hand we
won't need an order"
AFTER THE BILL
to coin the seigniorage of the treasury
silver bullion has been disposed of,
Representative Brown, chairman Of
the committee on elections, will ask
the house to take up the report in the
contest of O'Neill vs.. Joy, from the
Eleventh district OF Missouri. Mr.. JOY
a Republican, is the sitting member,
and the committee by straight party
vote have recommended that Mr..
}O'Neill, Democrat and former men,
ber OF Congress, be given the seat.
The speaker has stated that he favors
the action upon this subject next in
order, but Chairman Sayers, of the ap-
preparation committee, will antagonize
the motion with the Notifications ap-
preparation bill, unless Representative
O'Neill, of Massachusetts, asks to have
the pension appropriation bill taken
up. Mr.. O'Neill is chairman of the
sub committee in charge of that meas
ure.
Mr.. Sayers said yesterday: II am
getting little bit anxious about our
bills, and although I promised Speaker
Crisp to let the O'Neill-Joy election
case come up last week, in case the
: Bland bill was out of the way, think
: I must now insist upon having one of
the bills disposed Of. We have five
upon the calendar, all good bills, and
: want them well on their way to the
} Senate. The committee has made an
excellent record for promptness in get.
; ting them reading for consideration,
but want to supplement that record
with one equally as good for getting
| them out of the house."
!, So, whether it is to be the election
case or the appropriation bills that
will follow the Bland bill, the time oil
I, the house this week promises to be
!, pretty well occupied.
:, Special Notice.