The San Francisco call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1895-1913, 1895-12-16
The Statesman From Nevada to
Make His First Speech
Of the Session.
HILL WILL ANSWER CULLoM.
Secretary Carlisle's Report Will Be
the Signal for Great Finan.
cial Debate.

WASHINGTON, D. c., Dec. 15.-The
third week of the Senate will open with
that body no better equipped for the trans
action of business than on the day Con-
gress first assem- bled, although it 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 Republicans. If the
suggestions of some of the younger Sena-
tors are followed it is not improbable that
this week may find the Senate testing the
strength of the two parties over the sub
ject of the reorganization of the elective
officers.
Tomorrow Mr.. Stewart will make his
first silver speech of this session. Thurs
day he introduced resolution to direct
the Finance Committee to inquire what
effect the difference of exchange between
gold standard and silver standard coun-
tries has upon the agricultural and manu-
featuring industries of the United States,
and report by bill or otherwise. This reso-
luton will be the text for Mr.. Stewards
first speech.
Senator Hill takes issue with Senator
Cullom on his conclusions relative to the
ate on the resolution now on the table
early in the week, possibly Tomorrow.
Senator White of California. who last week
offered an amendment that all debate
shall be relevant and confined to the sub
ject directly before the Senate, will speak
to the resolution Tuesday. 1t is one OF the
many propositions now pending to change
the rules of the Senate, with view to
limiting debates.
The receipt of Secretary Carlisle's report
tomorrow will be the signal for the food
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
silent pending the report of the Secretary
of the Treasury, which is supplemental to
the recommendations of the President.
Mr.. Sherman will hardly be prepared to
speak this week, but it would not cause
surprise if discussion were precipitated
at any time.
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 adjournment for the
holidays is anticipated. 1t may be that
the committees on Rules and Elections
will be announced tomorrow.
The House is at present operating under
the rules of the Fifty-first Congress, and if
the proposition to make two or three COM
mittees of elections. which has been under
consideration, is to be carried out 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 reduction of the
number constituting quorum of the COM
mittee of the whole House from major
ity of the full membership of the House.
What figure will be fixed upon cannot be
stated, but it is believed that it will not
exceed 100 and may be considerably less.
Speaker Reed is satisfied that such
change will materially aid in the dispatch
of business and be means Of inducing
more general attendance upon the sessions
of the House.