The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1895-12-16
FORECAST OF THE week
Programme Of Business In Senate
and House.
STEWART'S SILVER SPEECH
Floodgntes of Financial Debate VIII Bc
Opened by Secretary Cariislc's Re-
pOrt-Spcakcr Reeds Committees.
Membership of the House.

Washington, Dec. 15.-The third week
of the senate will open with that body
no better equipped for the transaction
of business than on the day congress
first assembled, although II Is more
than probable that before the week Is
over the caucus committee will have
agreed and the senate committees Will
have passed into the hands of Repub-
leans If the suggestions of some OF
the younger senators are followed, 1t
Is not impossible that this week may
find the senate testing strength or the
two parties over the subject OF the re-
organization of the elective officers.
Tomorrow Mr.. Stewart will make his
first silver speech of this session. Thurs
day he introduced a resolution to direct
the finance committee to inquire what
effect the difference of exchange be-
tween gold standard and silver stand
ard countries has upon the agricultural
and manufacturing industries OF the
United States and report by bill or
otherwise. This resolution will be the
text for Mr.. Stewards first speech
Senator Hill takes issue with Sena-
tor Collum on his conclusions relative
to the Monroe doctrine and may ad-
dress the senate on the resolution now
on the table early in the week. possibly
tomorrow. Senator White, of Cali
fornia, who last week offered an amend
ment that all debate shall be relevant
and confined to the subject directly. be-
fore the senate will speak to the resolu-
tion Tuesday. 1t is one of the many
propositions now pending to change
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limiting debate. The receipt of Secre-
tary Carlisle's report tomorrow will be
the signal for the floodgates of financial
debate to open. Several senators,
among them Mr.. Sherman. are prepar-
ing to discuss the monetary portion of
the presidents message but have kept
silence pending the report of the secre-
tary of the treasury, which Is supple
mental to the recommendations Of the
president. Mr.. Sherman will hardly
be prepared to speak this week, but it
would not cause surprise If a discus
sion were precipitated at any time.
Housc Proceedings.
The only thing that is expected in
the house this week, is the announce
ment of the committees by Speaker
Reed. and when that is made adjourn
ment for the holidays is anticipated.
1t may be that the committee on rules
and elections will be announced tomor-
row, and in case that should be done a
report from the former committee will
probably be presented and discussed
before the week closes.
The house at present Is operating un-
der the rules of the fifty-first congress,
and If the proposition to make two or
three committees on elections, which
has been under consideration, Is to be
carried out q change in the rules to
that effect must be first made. One
change in the rules that 1t looked for
in view Of Speaker Reeds expression
of opinion thereon is a reduction of the
number constituting quorum of the
committee of the whole house from a
majority of the full membership Of the
house.
What figure will be fixed upon cannot
be stated, but 1t is believed that 1t
would not exceed one hundred and may
be considerably less. Speaker Reed Is
satisfied that such a change will ma
terially aid in the despatch Of business,
and be a means of inducing more gen.
eral attendance upon the sessions of
the hOllse