The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-01-07
May Decide the Fate Of the Car
Isle Currency Bill.
IT MAY 6E KILLED VERY SOON.
On Vote to Strike Out All But the
Enacting Clause.
Orpenents Of the Niearagaan Canal nn1
Watching Every Chaac~--rhs Appro~
pristion hiIls-fncome Tax speeehss
20 BE Called Forth sy urgency Bllls

Washington City. Jan. s.--The coming
week promises 10 he a most eventual
one in the house Of representatives. Is
viii not only determine the fate OF saha
Carlisle currency bin So Car az tase lcw-
er branch OF congress Is concerned, but
in the event of defeat of the measure.
IL will have . far-reaching effect on
the currency question and oaa the poii-
cy OF congress ansi the administration
The Democratic house caucus. which
will csnvene at 3 o'clock tomorrow af-
ternoon. unless postponed On account
OF the death of Representative Post.
will be The first important step, and ie
Is expected to test whether any hll
can command a majority. and WHAT
form OF bailsir win be.
The house will adjourn immediately
after its assemblage. out of respect for
Mr.. Post. A rule fixing the future
course uf debate win not be introduced
until Tuesday, and its terms Will de-
pend largely upon the events of the
caaieus. 1t had been hoped to get
final vote by Tuesday nr Wednesday,
but Mr.. Springer, who is in charge ot
the bill. says II may be necessary Ia let
the debate run through the wseek.
There are evidences, however. that q
coup d'etat will be put into execution
by Tuesday By those opposed to tho /
bill. This win he a motion to strike all
after the enacting clause. which would
be equivalent TO q motion to kill fha
BILL 1t was by stroke of this kind
that the Morrison tariff bill was killed
long before its friends had anticipated
"A final vote. The leaders OF the houso
have been consulted and hnvd
agreed that this move Is regular and In
accordance with the rules. They ara
expecting the move. although IL is not
known that it will be executed. II an
early vote Is thus precipitatcd md all
or the bill after the enacting clause
strlack out, II would do away with tha
five-minste debate and put a SUM
mary end to the truuble. Ii. however.
the motion TO strike out should fall to
secure a majoritv. the five-minute de-
bate would proceed until the final vote
was taken. There is no prograxnnsa
for the week beyond the currency bill,
as this measure viii exclude the con-
sideration OF everything else until y
Is settled.
The senate will undoubtedly adjouru
tomorrow. soon after the hour of
meeting. as a mark OF respect To Gems
erai Post On Tuesday the Nicaragua
canal bin will again bo before the sens
ate. and the regular proceedings Of the
week win begin With a speech In sup
port OF the measure by Senator nlitch-
ell. OF Oregon. The friends OF the bill
are hopeful that vnte may be reached
some time during the week. but whetil-
er 1t win attain that important stage
depends upon the opposition and the iT-
reference OF the business OF the au-
propriation committee. The PENSIONS
appropriation In the only appropriation
bill before the senate. and it is not bc~
lleved that It's consideration viii cons
sumo much time, bsft there IL a proba-
biIity that the urgency deficiency hill
win be reportesi during the week, and
in case IL should be. and an eff1rt In
made to call Ii np. 1t Is 10 be The hasIs
for numerous speeches on the ap9lfulsrs@
alton for carrying the income tax info
effect.
While the opponents Of the inconne
tax generally disavow any intention 10
defeat the appropriation. they openly
confess their purpose OF using Ii as 4
text for speeches on The general policy
Of imposing such a tax The proI,a1aI-
ities are, however. against any effort 10
secure consideration OF this bill during
the week. II Ii likely two or threa
speeches Will be made against the canal
bill during the week, and there ara still
others So far announced to be made In
Its support. The advocates of the ca-
nal bin are beginning to grew sus1se-
what anxious 10 reach q vote. as they
suspect an effort % hold Them OK tan-
I'll IL may be possible - dispiace the
bill entirety with some other measure,
or. IL this be avoided ard the bin ra.s-
ed. that II Will reach the heuse too iatN
to be considered at this session.
The general understanding n now.
that when tfe Nicaragua bill shasl be
disposed Of by the senate the bank
ruffcy bill will be taken up for cons
siderafIon. and after that the territo-
rial admission bill will resolve atten-
ton,