Evening journal., 1894-02-05
ELECTIONS BILL NEXT.
Senate Agrees to Take a Vote
on 1t Tomorrow.
THE HOUSE HAWAIIAN DEBATE.

Time Extended For Discussion Of the Hitt,
BouteiIo and nrcCreary Resolutions.
Secretary Carlisie's Act In Issuing Bonds
WIN he Sharply Reviewed In the House.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 5.-The first two DAYS
Of the present week in the senate will be
taken up with the federal elections bill to
the exclusion of everything else except the
routine morning business, which will in
clude only the introduction of bills and
the presentation OF reports and petitions.
The senate has agreed that the discussion
of the bond resolution Of Senator Stewart,
which under ordinary circumstances would
have the right Of way up to o'clock Of
ench daYmntil disposed of, shall 20 over
until Wednesday to permit the uninter-
rupted continuation OF the debate on the
elections bill, upon which the vote will be
taken on Tuesday afternoon.
The agreement provides that the senate
shall cit on Tuesday until this measure is
disposed Of, and in all probability il will
be observed There Is a bare possibility.
however, That the debate may not be ex-
hausted by that time and that the disposi-
tion Of IL will not be accomplished then, as
agreements Of this kind IN the senate are
not always considered as inviolate.
Hawaiian Question May Come Up.
There Is also an agreement that the dis
cussion Of the bond resolution shall be re-
sumed on Wednesday, and the week is like
ly to produce several speeches upon this
question
Senator Berry has given notice OF an in
tention to call up on Tuesday the bill con-
cerning the rights Of way granted to rail
roads through the public lands in terrific
ries; Senator Vest, of his wish 20 take up
the bill for the Increase OF the accommoda-
tions for the government printing Office on
"Wednesday, and Senator Quay, of desire
to have an hour set apart on Thursday for
eulogies on the late Representative Mutch-
Ter, but all these orders are liable to change
IL is indeed quite certain that Senator Ber-
ry's bill will go over because Of the order
concerning the elections bill
Il Is possible that the Hawaiian resolu-
tion introduced by Senator Turpie from
the foreign relations committee or the
house resolution on the same subject, which
will probably reach the senate during the
week, will receive degree Of attention,
but it is hardly probable that much time
will be given to IL because of the other sub
iects pressing for attention.
The House Programme.
The Hawaiian debate, Mr.. Blands bill
for the coinage of the silver seigniorage in
the treasury, the O'NeilLJoy contested
election case aud perhaps the Notifications
I appropriation bill will occupy the atten.
ton of the house during the coming week.
BY an arrangement agreed upon just be
/ fore the house adjourned Saturday night
the Hawaiian debate is TO be extended un-
al $3.50 Tuesday, the special order for It's
consideration being modified SO as to In.
clnde provision for a vote upon the Bou.
telle resolution as we'll as the McCreary
and Hit resolution The extension of The
time will serve the purpose of definitely
disposing Of Hawaii in the house, inasmucl
as on Tuesday, had the order not been
modified, 10 was Mr.. Boutelle's intention
TO come TO the front with his resolution.
As II was a privileged question, Il could
not have been put aside aud might have
resulted Ia additional complications. So
that the Democratic leaders concluded that
the shortest way ont Of thedifiiculty would
be 20 agree to the compromise
AS yet no Democrat has broken over
party lines on the Hawaiian matter as fal
as debate Is concerned, and il seems likely
that the McCreary resolution will pass by
practically strict party vote. Mr.. Hol
man, however, is still bent upon offering
his resolution condemning the action o
Mr.. Stevens, but at the same time repro
batting the course OF the administration In
attempting TO restore the deposed queen
How much Democratic strength, If any
this resolution will command is still prob
lematical.
Opposition 60 the Bond Issue.
On Wednesday Mr. Bland will call III
his bill for the coinage Of the silver seign
forage in the treasury, amounting TO ovel
$50, 900, 900, that sum to be made immedi
ately available II necessary to meet th,
wants of the treasury by the issuance o.
treasury notes similar TO those issued un
der the act of 1890. Mr.. Bland and many
Of his Democratic colleagues who are bit
terly opposed to the bond issue want to re
lieve the treasury in this way rather thar
by the issue of bonds, and it is probabli
that during the debate there will be
heavy outcropping of criticism of the &C
tion Of Secretary Carlisle In so far as it re
lates to the use of the proceeds Of the sal
Of bonds 10 pay the current expenses Of tn
goyernment
The Republicans will take the position
indicated by the minority report -tha
there is no silver seigniorage In the treas
ury, the bullion against which notes wer
issued under the act Of 1890 not havin.
been coined. They will also take the posi-
tion that while the coinage value of thu
silver in the treasury is Slsl 0l4, ,061, its ac
tual market value is but S95, 1856, ,052, or, il
other words that the silver obligations o
the government, coined OF uncoined, If is
sued up to the full coinagevalue as if sill
yer were at par lS129 per ounce), woulC
only be worth about So cents on the dollal
and could only be sustained by the credi
of the government. Mr. Bland expects
that the debate upon his bill will not las
over two days.
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