The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1894-02-05
Another Measure Of War Times Is
TO Come or the Statute
Books
The Senate Will Likoly Take a
Vote on It's Repeal To-
morrow.
Action On Hawaiian Resolutions TO lie
Taken by the House on the same
Afternoon.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4.-The first two DAYS
OF the present week In the senate will be
taken up with the federal election bill 10
the exclusion of everything else except rou-
tiRo morning business. which will include
only the introduction OF bills. The pre-
sentation Of the bond resolution Of Stewart
will 20 over untH Wednesday to permit the
uninterrupted continuation of the debate
on she elections bill. upon which the vote
will be taken Tuesday afternoon. The
agreement provides shat the senate shall sit
Tuesday until this measure is disposed Of.
There Ia a bare possibility, however, that
the debate may not bo exhausted by that
time and that the disposition Of II will not
bs accomplished then, as agreements of
this kind in the senate are not always con
sidefed nviolate. There ia also an aRres-
ment that this discussion OF the bond reso-
luton shall be ssumed on Wednesday. II
is possible that the Hawaiian resolu
tion introduced by TuTpie from the foreign
relations committee. or the houss rsso ution
on the same subject which will probably
resoh the senate during the week, will re-
eeive attention, bat il is hardly probable
much II any time will be given TO II because
of other subjects pressing for attention.
The Hawaiian debate. Bland's bill for the
coinage OF the silver seignorage. the O'Neill-
Joy contested election case. and perhaps
the fOriihoAtions appropriation bill will oe-
cupv the attention OF the house during the
week. by an arrangement agreed upon
just before the house adjourned last might.
the Hawaiian debate is extended until $3.50
O'clock Tuesday, the special order for its con-
slderAtion being modified so as 10 include q
provision for vote upon the Boutslls Tes-
olutiOn as we'll as the McCreaTy and Hit
resolutions. As yet no democrat has bro
ken over the party lines on the Hawaiian
matter and ID seems likely the McCrsAry
resolution will pass by strict party vote.
Holman. however, ts still bent upon offer
ing a iesolution condemninR the aotion OF
Stevens, but AZ the same time rsprobating
the course OF the ad M inistration In at
tempting 10 restore the depossd queen.
On Wednesday Bland will call up this
bill for the coinage OF the silver seiRnior-
age amounting to over So. .0O0, 600. that sum
20 be made imme ediately available, n necss-
shry. to meet the wants Of the treasury by
the issuance OF treasury notes similar 70
those issued under the act of 1890. Many
democrats bitterly opposed to the bond is
sue want to relieve the treasury In this way
rather than by the issue Of bonds. II Is
probable that during the debate there will
be a heavy outcropPina Of criticism Of the
action OF Secretary Carlisle in so far a. 10
related to the use of the proceeds OF the
sale of the bonds to ray the current ex-
penGss OF this COVE 'nmsnt.
The republicans will take the position
indicated by the minority report, that there
Ia no silver seiRniorsge in the treasury. the
bullion against the notes issued under the
act OF 1890 not having been coined. They
will also take the Iosition that the silver
obligations Of the govern ment. coined or
uneoinod. IL issued up 10 the full coinage
value. Rs il silver we're al par. would only
be worth about 30 on the dollar and could
only be sustained by the credit of she gov
erRmenL Bland expects the debate upon
the bill will not last over two days.