The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1894-02-05
FORECAST OF The WEEK
What Will OaCapg the Attention Of
Cun6Fes; for a Few Days,
BLAND'S sElGNORAGE BILL
II WIN Come Up Before the House
on Wednesday and WIN Be De-
ba;5d Two Days The Ha-
Waiian Question.

WASHINGTON. Feb. i.-The Hawaiian
debate, BANDS bill fos the coinage of the
silver seignorage, tho O'Neill-Ioy con-
tested election case and perhaps the fori!-
tcalions' appropriation bill will occupy
the attention of the house during the
week. by an arrangement; agreed rpon
just before the house adjourned last
night, the Hawaiian debate is extended
until 3 80 Tuesday, the special order for
its consideration being modified SO as TO
include a provision for vote upon the
Boutele resolution as well as The Me
Crcary and Hit resolutions. Is yct NJ
democrat has broken over tho parry lines
on the Hawaiian matter, and il seems
tho McCrcary resolution will pass by a
strict pnrty vote, Holman, however, is
still bent upon offering a resolution con
dernning the action Of Stevens, but at the
same time IeprohatinS the course oi the
administration in attempting TO restore
the deposcd queen.
"Wednesday Bland will call up the bill
for the coinage of the silver scignoragc.
amounting - over 5J,OO).oJD, that sum TO
be made Immediately available If neccs-
sary 10 meet the wants of the treasury by
the issuance of treasury notes similar 10
those issued under the act of lS9O. Many
democrats who are bitterly opposed to the
bond issue want 10 relieve the treasury IN
this way rather than by the issue of bonds,
and II is probable that during the debate
there will will be heavy outcropping Of
criticism of the action of Secretary Car
lisle in so far as il related 10 the use OF
la., Ia % hn aatn ~.
the current expenses of the government.
The republicans will take the position in-
dicated by the minority report, that there
is no silver seignoragc in the treasury. the
bullion against the notes issued under the
act of 1880 not having been coined. They
will also take the position that The silver
obligations of the government coined OF
uncoinea. If issued up TO the full coinage
value as il silver were at par would only
be worth about IS cents on the dollar and
could only be sustained by tho credit oi
the government. Bland expects the de,
bate upon the bill viii not last over two
| days.
The first two days of the present week
in the senate will he taken up with the
federal election bill TO the exclusion OF
| everything eise Except TOuiiue iHoTuiU.
business, which will include only the in
PRODUCTION of bills. The presentation oI
the bond resolution of Stewart will 90 oveI
till Wednesday TO permit uninter
rupted debate on the elec
ton bill upon which a vote
will be taken Tuesday afternoon. The
agreement provides that the senate shal
sit Tuesday until this measure is disposed
of. There is bare possibility, however
that the debate may not be exhausted by
that time and that the disposition OF i
will no, be accomplished then, as agree
ments OF this kind in the senaI,
are not always considered inyio
late. There is also an agree
ment that tho discussion Of the bone
resolution shall be resumed "Wednesday
/, is possible an Hawaiian resolution INA!
be introduced by Turpic from the foreign
relations committee, or that a house rcso
luton on the same subject, which WI
probably reach the senate during the wcci,
will receive attention, but IL is haril,
probable that much, If any, time will b
given i, because OF other subjects pressing
| for attention.