Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-12-17

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Vote by Friday Afternoon-AP Programme
That Is likely to Arouse Much Opposi-
tion->tatus Of the Contention with Ger
many Relating to Our Reef Products.
WASHINGTON, Dee I1.-This week, the
last before the holiday recess. promises to
be an exciting one in the house. TIE
banking and currency committee has ar
ranged 10 bring forward the Carlisle bank
ing bill and Will prefer request to the
committee on rules for special order
which Will set aside the remainder of the
week, beginning tomorrow, for debate on
the Carlisle bill with provision for final
vote on Friday next The banking CON-
mittee desires to prolong the sessions so
a to begin az Ii a. m and continue until
1873 al night with n recess from until
sp. IN. The terms cfthe special order Will
be submitted TO the committee on rules
today. There is considerable opposition
among the Democrats of the house to the
short limit it is proposed to set upon the
debate.
Got Through by a Close Vote.
There are several reasons for this. and
one is that many Democrats are opposed
to the Carlisle bill all over. Many silver
Democrats have no use for it, and many
anti-silver men are equally opposed to il.
Feeling in the house regarding the meas
ure Is not badly represented by the vote in
the committee on reporting it. The vote
was closs-s to s-Johason OF Ohio and
Ellis OF kentucky, Democrats, voting with
the Republicans against reporting this
plan The vote was taken after very
spirited debate and after week OF hear
ings given TO bankers and Others, "A feature
of which was the fact that the last man TO
he heari-Prcsi6ent St John. OF the Mer-
canti;e bank of New York-made a strong
free silver address.
VIII he Open to Amendment
He wanted to he put down, he said. as
opposed to everything the other bankers
had told the committee. His idea was
that free silver would result in silver
mono-metalliSm for a time and then the
two metals would begin circulating to-
gether as the result of their approach to
parity. Brosius, OF the committee. want
al TO extend the time for hearings but
was voted down. In explaining the ac-
ton of the committee Springer stated that
no amendments would now be offered to
the Carlisle plan, but that it would be
open II amendment by any member on
the floor of the house. The rule for de-
bate caused a warm discussion in the
committee. johnson OF Indiana and
Walker Of Massachusetts, antagonized it
on the ground that the bill was being
''railroaded" through congress johnson
moved an extension OF the house debate
to ten days CulberSon amended to seven
days. Both motions were defeated.
Too Important for Tasty Work.
The opponents OF the measure and IL the
proposed rule for debate in the committee
will be Joined by many il the house who
feel that a measure involving such ci-
gantic Enthusiastically as il
does. a revolution in the entire banking
system Of the country-should not be
crowded through in haste. This feeling
is shared by some of the most prominent
Democratic leaders of the house and il
seems large possibility that the banking
and currency committee will be oycrrulell
and the special order will give this week
to debate with provision for final vote
after the holiday recess. The adjourn
ment for the holiday recess Will probably
occur on Saturday. The talk of continu-
| ing the session without the customary re-
cess seems to be based on very slight
/ foundation.