The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-02-05
House Will Sustain Cleveland's
Policy Of Infamy.
THE SILVER QUESTION NEXT.
Seigniorage Bill will Give Democrats
. Chance to Attack Carlisle.
Bill by the senate the Hawaiian
Ousstiea May csme Up-Appropria-
sion Bills Pressing for Censidsration.

WssHTxGros Cfrr, Feb. 4--The Ha-
waiian debate. Blaai's bill for the coinage
of silver seigniorage. the o'Sesil-Joy con-
tested election case and perhaps the
fortihcations appropriation bill will oc-
cupy the attention Of the house during
the week. By an arrangement agreed
upon just before the house adjourned last
night the Haw allan debate was extended
until $50 Tuesday. the special order for
It's consideration being modified SO as 10
iDciude a provision for vote upon the
BoEtelle resolution as well as the Nc
Sreary and Hit resolutions. As yet no
Democrat has hrokcn over party lines on
the Hawaiian matter, and il seems likely
the McCrears resolution will pass by
strict party vote. Holman. however, is
still bent upon Offering his resolution con-
demning the action Of Stevens, but al the
same time reprobating the course OF the
administration in attempting to restore the
deposea queen.
On Wednesday Bland will call up his
bill for the silver sslgniorage, amounting
to over $o5. 900 600. that sum TO be made
Immediately available, If necessary. to
meet the wants of the treasury by the is
suanee of treasury notes similar 10 those
issued under the act of 1890 Many Dem.
ocratic members are bitterly opposed to
the bond issue land want to relieve the
treasury in this way rather than by the
Issue Of bonds. and Ii is probable that dur
ing the debate there will be heavy out
cropping of criticism of the action of See
retary Carlisle in so far as it re-
lates to use of the proceeds OF the
sale of bonds to pay current ex-
penses OF the government. The Republi-
cans will take the position indicated by
the minority report that there is no silver
seigniorage In the treasury. bullion against
notes issued under the act of 1890 not hav-
ing been coined. They will also take the
position that the silver obligations of the
government, coined or uncoined, if issued
up to the full coinage value as if silver
were At par. would only be worth about 80
cents on the dollar. and could only be
sustained by the credit or ths government.
Bland expects tie debate upon the bill
will not last over two days.
The first two days of the present week in
the senate will be taken up with the Fed
erai election bill to the exclusion OF every
thing else except routine morniag busi-
ness. which will include eniy the intro
duetion Of bills and presentation of
resolutions. The bond resolution of
Stewart will go over until Wednesday to
permit uninterrupted continuation OF the
debate on the election bill, upon which a
vote will be taken Tuesday afternoon. The
agreement provides that the senate shalt
SIT Tuesday until this measure is disposed
Of. There is q bare possibility, however,
that the debate may not be exhausted by
that time, and that the disposition Of ii
will not be accomplished then, as agree
ments of this kind in the senate are not
always considered inviolate. There Is also
an agreement that discussion Of the bond
resolution shall be resumed Wednesday.
1t Is possible the Hawaiian resolution in
troduced by Turpie from the foreign rela-
tions committee. or the house resolution
on the same subject, which will probably
reach the senate during the week, will re-
ceiye attention, but IL is hardly probable
that much If any time will be given it. be-
cause OF other Subjects pressing for atten-
ton.