The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-05
THE OUTCOME UNCERTAIN.
House Will Settle Hawaiian
Matter Tomorrow. j
SILVER QuEsTI0NwILL THEN COME
Senate Will Get the Elections Bill Out
Of the Way-The Bond Resolution
Goes Over Until wednesday-Ha
waiian Question Later.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5-The Hawaiian
debate, Mr. BANDS bill for the coinage OF
che silver seigniorage in the treasury, the
O'Neill-Joy contested election case, and
perhaps the fertilization appropriations
bill, will occupy the attention of the
house this week
BY an arrangement agreed upon Just
before the house adjourned Saturday. the
Hawaiian debate Is to be extended until
$3.50 tomorrow, the special order for it's
consideration being modified no as to in
elude a provision for a vote upon the
Boutelle resolution, ss we'll as the Nc
Creary and Hit resolution.
The extension of the time will serve the
purpose of definitely disposing Of Hawaii
In the house. Had the order not been
modified, 10 was Mr.. Boutelle's intention
TO come TO the front tomorrow with his
resolution. As IL was a privileged question
it could not have been laid aside, and
might have resulted in additional com
plications. so that the Democratic leaders
concluded that the shortest way out of
the difficulty would be to agree To the
compromise.
AS yet, no Democrat has broken over
party lines ON the Hawaiian matter, as
Tar as debate in concerned, and IL seems
likely that the McCreary resolution will
pass by practically a strict party vote.
Mr.. Holman, however, is still bent upon
Offering his resolution condemning the
. action of Mr.. Stevens. How much Dem
ocratic strength this resolution will COM
mand is still problematical.
Bland and Silver.
On Wednesday Mr.. Bland will call up
his bill for the coinage of the silver
seigniorage in the treasury (amounting to
over $50, ,00o, ,00o), that sum TO be made inn
mediately available, IL necessary, to meet
the wants OF the treasury by the issuance
OF treasury notes. similar Co those issued
under the act of 1890 Mr.. Bland aud
many of his Democratic colleagues who
are bitterly opposed to the bond issue
want TO relieve the treasury in this way,
rather tEsn by the issue OF bonds, and it
is probable that during the debate there
will be heavy outcropping OF criticism
OF the action of Secretary Carlisle in so
far as it related TO the use of the proceeds
OF the sale of bonds to pay the current ex-
penses of the government.
The Republicans will take the position
indicated by the minority report, that
there is silver seigniorage in the treasury,
the bullion against which notes were Is
sued under the act OF 1890 not having
been coined. They will also take the
position that while the coinage value of
the silver Ia the treasury Is SIS, ,914, ,06l,
it's actual value Is but t97, l56, ,052, or, in
other words, that the silver obligations Of
the government, coined or uncoined. il is
sued up to the full coinage value, as IL
silver were at par al. 30 per ounce, would
only be worth about So cents on the dol
lar, and could only be sustained by the
credit of the government.
Mr.. Bland expects that the debate upon
his bill will not last over two days.
On Friday the ONeill-Joy contested
election case will come up, and. IL dis
posed of on that day, will be followed by
the Notifications appropriation bill.
Senate Forecast.
The first two days of this week in the
senate will betaken up with the federal
elections bill TO the exclusion of every
thing else, except the routine morning
The senate has agreed that the discus
sion of the bond resolution of Senator
Stewart, which, under ordinary circum-
stances, would have the right of way up TO
2o'clock of each day until disposed Of,
will go over until "Wednesday, TO per-
init the uninterrupted continuation of the
debate OH the elections BILL upon which
the vote will be taken tomorrow after
noon.
The agreement provides that the SEN
ate shall sit tomorrow until this measure
is disposed of, and In all probability IL will
be observed There is bare possibil-
ity, however, that the debate may
not be exhausted by that time,
and that the disposition Of il will not be
accomplished then, as agreements of this
kind in the senate are not always consid-
cred as violated In such instances
There is also an agreement that the dis
cusson Of the bond resolution shall be
resumed on Wednesday and the week is
likely to produce several speeches upon
this question. II is possible that the
Hawaiian resolution iptroducel by Sen
ator Turpie, from the foreign relations
COMMITTEES, or the house resolution on the
same subject. which will probably reach
the senate during the week. will receive
degree Of attention, but 10 is hardly prob
able that much, If any, time will be given
It, because of the other subjects pressing
for N ertinu