The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1894-02-19
BLAND TO HOLD THE FLOOR
His Bill Still Has the Right Of Way
in the House.


Contest of oNsill VS.. Joy Next in
Order, but it May be Displaced in
Favor of One of the Appropriation
Bills.
Washington, Feb. ls.-There appears TO
be no present prospect Of a variation from
the programme followed by the House OF
Representatives for the past few DAYS.
MIR. Bland has Speaker Crisp's earnest
support in his intention to keep the
seigniorage bill before the House until it
shall be disposed of in some way. After
adjournment on Saturday last the
speaker was conversing with several per-
sons, including one or two members, re-
garding the business for the coming week.
ave shall go right along" he said, in his
hearty fashion, lust as we have been go-
ing, until a quorum votes upon the ques-
tion Of closing the debate, and remains
until the vote on the passage of the bill is
taken"
EXPECTS A QUORUM TO-DAY.
"When will that be- Mr.. Speakerl" was
asked.
"Oh, think we shall have quorum
with us on Monday, certainly by Tues
day But whether or not,' he continued,
WIN ophiNbhlLA AAh0 GRIM
in his manner, I'VE will go right along.
And the bill will be passed"
This last statement was in response to
Mr. Sayers, chairman of the committee
on appropriations, who had expressed the
opinion that Mr.. Bland would not sue
coed in securing the attendance of a
quorum favorably disposed toward his
measure.
ONLY NINE VOTES SHORT.
ttNNhv said Gnaalror Cfis, lt,rro bar,a
only beon nine votes short of a quorum In
the House this week. In that number
were nine populists and eight republicans
These eight republicans will become
eighteen, am assured, when the bill Is
brought to the House for its passage"
How many days the Bland bill will
occupy this week cannot, of course, be
definitely stated now, but its supporters
confidently expect that IL will be passed
and out of the way by Tuesday night at
the furthest
In answer to a question why the COM
mittee on rules was not asked to bring In
an order fixing the time for taking vote,
Mr.. Bland explained that under existing
conditions such proceeding would be
useless, Until we get quorum herep
he said, 1--WE could not adopt the order,
and when the quorum is at hand we won't
need an order"
AN ELECTION CONTEST NEXT.
After the bill to coin the seigniorage OF
the treasury silver bullion has been dis
posed of, Mr.. Brown, chairman Of the
committee on elections, win ask the
House to take up the report in the contest
OF O'Neill vs.. Joy for the Eleventh dis
trict of Missouri Mr. Joy, a republican,
is the sitting member and the commit
tee, by straight party vote have recom-
mended that O'Neill, a democrat and
former member of congress, be given the
Tho boa l,.f he
favors action upon this subject next in
order but Chairman Sayers, Of the ap-
preparations committee, will antagonize
the motion with the Notifications appro-
priations bill, unless Mr.. O'Neill, Of Mas
sachusetts, asks to have the pension ap-
preparation bill taken up. Mr.. O'Neill is
chairman of the subcommittee in charge
Of that measure.
SAVERS ANXIOUS.
Mr.. Sayers said yesterday, clam getting
a little bit anxious about our bills, and
although | 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 /
must now insist upon having at least
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 COMMITTEES
had an excellent record for promptness in
getting them ready 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 appropriations bills
that will follow the Bland bill, the timeof
the House this week promises TO be pretty
well occupied.
THE FIGHT OVER SUGAR.
The indications are tonight that the
sugar schedule of the Wilson bill, with
absolutely free sugar and no bounty, will
be reported by the Senate finance COM
mttee without change, but with the
understanding that the question is to be
fought out on the Senate floor, the COM
mittee standing in the attitude Of making
no recommendation on the subject. This
course, II Is said, has been practically
decided upon, because Of the absolute ina
bility of the committee to make any
recommendation on the question that
would be satisfactory. Senators, repro
senting the sugar interests of the south
ern states, and the beet and sorghum in
terests OF the northwest. reluctantly ad-
NIT that they have no hope now Of any
favorable action in the committee, but
they still threaten "kilkenny cat'' fight
in the Senate.
HAWAIIAN MATTERS.
Until the tariff bill can be reported,
Hawaiian matters will probably engross
senatorial eloquence almost to the exelu-
sion of other topics. Although the news
papers have got considerably ahead of the
state department in the publication Of
President Dole's letter TO Minister Willis,
its transmission to congress tomorrow, in
connection with Mr. Willis reply, will
certainly spring a debate. Membe Of
the committee on foreign relations are pre-
pairing to speak in the light of the
information gathered by the investi-
CATION just ended. The supposition
that the committees report will be sub
mitted TO the Senate within the next ten
days tends TO fasten the attention of the
Senate upon this subject and arouse ex-
pectancy as to the position Mr.. Morgan
will take. The resolution of Mr.. Stewart
denying the authority of the Secretary of
the Treasury TO issue bonds under the
provision of the resumption act, which
was lost sight of during the executive
business of the past two or three days,
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