The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1894-02-26
THB WEEK IN CONGRESS-
Another Season Of InaotiOn Pre-
dioted in the House.
THB sE1aNIoRAGB BILL FIGHT.

The Majority, Unable 20 Agree on Mode
Of Prooedure, wui Hold Another Caucus.
The Tariff Bm May Not Reach the SEN
alto This wook.
WAsHIEGToN, Feb. s6.-Ths battle over
the Bland seigniorage bill will go merrily
on in the house this week. Despite the
repeated reverses Mr. Bland has met in
his attempts to procure quorum he is as
determined as ever TO fight It out on this
line II 10 takes all winter II he does not
succaed, however, in the course Of a few
days u ts not probable that the speaker
and his associates on the rules sommitteo
will permit his bill to longer block tho
path of business As the opponents Of tho
measure have now adopted an open hli-
bustering policy a rule Was formulated by
the committee on rules this morning to
prevent this and bring the vote down di-
rectly 30 Mr. Bland's motion. A caucus
viii be hold tonight or tomorrow 10 con-
hdeF the question Of an amendment 10
the rules which will either give the speaker
the power to count quorum or place il
In his power TO compel a member 30 vots,
with the alternative Of finding him.
While it would seem from the number
that signed the caucus bill-l16-that a
majority Of the Democrats favor some
method of preventing filibustering, some of
the Lending members do not desire TO push
such a modification of the rules at the end
of this long fight. With 80 majority they
think they should first vindicate their
ability to extricats themselves from the
present humlliating position, and after
ward, they argue, the events OF the past
two weeks would furnish ample iustifica-
tiou for such a modification of the rules.
The outlook for the week is, therefore,
fun OF contingencies The struggle over
the Bland bill may drift into a big parlia-
mentary contest over change in the rules,
in which event there will be some bitter
opposition manifested from the Demo
cratic side If the proposed rule contem-
plates lodging I'm the speakers hand the
power to count a quorum.
Pending the result Of the silver fight
the Democratic opponents Of the measure,
no matter what they may favor with re-
gard TO a change of the rules as an abstract
proposition, will contest anything which
is designated to lesson their powers Of OBJ
structing the seiguiorage bill. IL the sill
yer bill ia gotten out Of the way before the
end of the week the contested election
eases and appropriation bills will follow.
The senate has made but little prog
ress in its efforts to clean up the
calendar in advance Of the forthcoming
discussion Of the tariff bill in the senate.
If the opportunity is afforded it will con
| tinue its work on the calendar during the
present week. There are so many special
| orders, however, some of which have been
brought over from previous weeks that it
| is probable comparatively little progress
will be made this week. 1t is probable
! that at least two days will be necessary to
| dispose of the bill to provide a new gov
ernmgnt printing office building, and an
other to the bill for the Encouragement Of
1 the Florida judicial districts.
The Hawaiian resolution introduced by
Senator Turpie and the Stewart bond reso
lvtion are also undisposed Of, the pending
motion on the latter being to refer to th
committee on finance which will proba
bly, be done with but little speechmaking
The speech on Hawaiian affairs, of whicl
Senator Turpie has given notice, is as ye
undelivpred, but it is understood that b
will make an effort to get the floor durinl
the present week.
Even though ths tariff bill should no
get into the senate during tho week ther
need be no surprise il there should b
, more or less reference in the senate to tina
subject 1t bids fair TO be a busy wee
and one Of varied interest.