The record-union., 1895-01-07
Currency the Great Topic Before
the House Of Representatives.
IMPORTANT ACTION LOOKED FOR
THIS WEEK.
The Nicaragua Canal Bill VIII Again
be Before the Senate-Both Houses
Expected to Adjourn To-day Soon
Congressman Post, Who Died Sud-
denly at Washington Yesterday.
Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.

Special to the RECoRD-UNIoN.
WAsHIN GToN, Jan. 6.-The coming
week promises to be most eventful one
in the House of Representatives. 1t will
not only determine the tate of the Carl
isle currency bill, so far as the lower
branch of Congress is concerned. but in
the event of the defeat of the measure, it
will have far-reaching effect on the cur
rency question and on the policy of Con-
gress and the Administration.
The Democratic House caucus, which
will convene at 3 o'clock Tomorrow
afternoon, unless postponed on account
of the death of Representative Post, will
be the first important step, and it is ex
pected to test whether any bill can COM
mand a majority and what form of bill
it will be-
The House will adjourn mmediately
after its assemblage out of respect for Mr..
Post. A rule fixing the future course of
the debate will not be introduced until
Tuesday, and it's terms will depend
largely upon the events of the caucus. 1t
had been hoped to get final vote by
tuesday or W ednesday. but Springer,
who is in charge of the bill, says it may
be necessary to let the debate run
through the week.
There are evidences, however, that a
coup d'etat will be put into execution by
tuesday by those opposed to the bill.
This Will be motion to strike out all al
ter the enactlng clause, which would be
equivalent to motion TO kill the bill. 1t
was by stroke of this kind that the
Morrison tariff bill was summarily killed
long before its friends had anticipated a
final vote. The leaders of the House
have consulted and have agreed that this
move Is regular and in accordance with
the rules. They are expecting the move,
although it is not known positively that
it will be executed. Ii au early vote is
thus precipltated, and all of the bill after
the enacting clause struck out, it would
DO away with the tive minutes debate and
put summary end to the trouble. If,
however, the motion TO strike out should
fall to secure majority, the tiVe-miuute
debate would proceed until the final vote
is taken.
There is no programme for the week
beyond the currency bill as this measure
VIII exclude consideration of everything
else until ii is settled.
The Senate Will undoubtedly adjourn
tomorrow soon alter the hour OF meeting
as a mark OF respect to Representative
Post. On Tuesday the Nicaragua Canal
Dill Will again be before the Senate, and
the regular proceedings OF the week will
measure by Senator Mitchell of Oregon.
The friends OF the canal bill are hopeful
that vote may be reached sometime
during the week, but whether it will at
tain that important stage will depend on
the persistence of the opposition and the
interference OF the business OF the Appro.
prlatlon Committee.
The pension appropriation is the only
appropriation bill now before the Senate,
ana II Is not believed its consideration
VIII consume much time, but there is a
PROBABILITY that the urgent deficiency
Dill Will be reported during the week
and in case 1t should be and an effort is
made to call 1t up, 1t is to be the basis for
numerous speeches on the appropriations
for carrying the income tax into effect.
While the opponents of the income tax
generally dlSaVow any intention to defeat
the appropriation. they openly confess
their purpose of using it as a text for
speeches on the general policy of impos-
ing such tax. The probabilities are, how
ever, against any effort to secure consid-
Grafton OF this bill during the week,
1t Is likely two or three speeches will
be made against the canal bill during the
week, and there are still others SO far an
nounced TO be made in it's support, The
advocates of the canal bill are beginning
to grow somewhat anxious to reach q
vote, as they suspect an effort to hold
them OFT till 1t may be possibl to displace
the bill entirely with some other meas
ure, or, it this be avoided, and if the bill
is passed, it will reach the House too late
TO secure consideration during the pres
ent session.
The general understanding now is that
when the Nicaragua bill shall be disposed
of by the Senate the bankruptcy bill will
be taken up for consideration, and after
that the Territorial admission bills viii
receive attention.