The morning times., 1895-12-16

The third week OF the Senate will opeu
with that body no better equipped for the
| transaction OF business than on the day
| Congress first assembled, although ii Is
more than prob1 BILE that before the week is
| over hecaueus committees Will have greed
and the Senate committees VIII have
passed into the hands of Republicans
II the suggestions OF some of the younger
| Senator's are followed ii is not ini-
possible that this week may find the Senate
testing the strength OF the two parties over
| the subject of the reorganization OF the
elective Officers.
Today Mr.. Stewart will make his first
| silver speech OF this session. Thursday
| he introduced resolution TO direct TIL.
| Finance Committee to inquire what effect
| the difference or exchange between gold
| standard and silver sta ndard countries
| has upon the agricaltIral and manufacturing
| industries of tue United States and report
| by bill or otherwise. This resolution will
| be the text for Mr.. Stewart 5 frrst speech
SENATOR HILL TO SPEAK.
| Senator Hill takes issue with Senator
| Cullom on his conclusions relative TO the
| Monroe doctrine, and may address the
| Senate on the resolution now on the table
| carly in the week, possibly today. senator
! White of California, who last week offered
an amendment that all debate shall be re-
| cvant aud confined to the subject directly
before the Senate, viii speak to the reso-
| luton Tuesday. 1t Is one of the many
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rules of the Senate with view 10 Limit
| ing debates.
The receipt of Secretary Carlisles re-
port today will be the signal for the flood
gates of financial debate to open Several
Senators, among them Mr. Sherman, are
preparing to discuss the monetary portion
of the Presidents message. but have kept
silence pending the report or the Secre-
tary of the Treasury. which Is supplemental
10 the recommendations or the President
Mr.. Sherman will hardly be prepared to
speak this week, but ii wouid not cause
surprise if a discussion were Drecipitated
at any time.
LOOKING FOR COMMITTEES.
The only thing that is expected in the
House this week is the announcement of
the committees by Speaker Reed, and when
that is made ad tournament for the holidays
is anticipated II may be that the Com
mittees on Rules and Elections will be an
nounced today. and in case that should be
done q report from the former committee
will probably be presented ard discussed
before the week closes.
The House at present is operating under
| the rules of the Fhty-first Congress, ana
| il the proposition to make two or three
| Committees on Elections, which has been
under conSid Grafton, is to be carried cut. a
| change in the rules to that effect must
| first be made.
| One change in the rules that is looked for.
| in view OF Speaker Reeds expressions of
| opinion thereon, is a reduction of the
number constituting quorum of the Com,
| mittee OF the Whole House from ma
| iority of the full membership of the House.
| What figure will be fixed upon can not be
| stated, but it is believed that il Will not
| exceed 100 and may be considerably less
| Speaker Reed is satisfied that such q
| change viii materially aid in the dispatch
of business and be Il means of irdueing a
more general attendance upon the sessions
| of the House.