Omaha daily bee., 1896-02-10
LEGISLATION FOR THE WEEK
Interest in the Senate Centers on the QUAY
Resolution.
REORGANIZATION MAY ALSO BE TAKEN UP
vote ~ Expected tuesday IN tho
House ON the Senate Free Coinage
subsHtutc-Motion to Non-Con-
cur VIII Have n Large vote.

WASHINGTON, Feb. 9.-The first busi-
ness of Importance before the senate on
Monday probably will be the vote on Senator
Quay's resolution for the recommitment of
the revenue tariff bin to the committee on
finance. Senator Smith Of New Jersev ia
announced to make a speech on the Monroe
doctrine on Monday and Senator blanchard
on the same subject on Tuesday The Hans
brough resolution in regard to the distr,bn-
ton Of seed by the Agricultural department
VIII, by agreement, be taken up early in
the week. 1t is the purpose of the committee
on appropriations to get the appropriation
bills up in rapid succession and out of the
way as soon as possible. Four o: these bills
have already been reported from committee
and others will follow as speedily as the
committee can turn them out after their
passage by the house. There will be an ef-
fort to secure an adjournment from Thurs
DAY until Monday to permit the Pacific
failrcad committee to continue its hearing,
1t is probable that the better part of the
week will be given nm TO tbp annrn,ri,tion
bills
The republicans expect to get up the oues-
tion OF the senate reorganization toward the
latter part of the week and If they succeed
this will consume the rest of the week
The interest in the Quay resolution is in
"sSu ny 'he hHoWieuBe tnlt the vote VIII
be close. The republicans expect to poll ther
fuli vote of forty-four for commttal and
they are not without hope that they may
get vote or two from the democratic side.
rms claim is, however, vigorously contested
by the democrats, who say they will have
a fuli vote against the proposition. II they
succeed In defeating the resolution the eff
feet VIII be to place the silver substitute for
the tarlH Dill before the senate, but II Is not
expected 1t will be taken up Immediately
Senators incline to the belief that in no
event can the tariff silver bill be sposed Of
within less than a months time.
SILVER TALK IN THE HOUSE.
The general debate on the free coinage
substitute for the bond bill, which was dis
cussed day and night fer four days in the
house last week, will close tomorrow 1t is
the general expectation that vote will be
reached Tuesday. AS to the result there Is
no sort of doubt. Mr. Dngley's motion to
non-concur and insist on the house bill will
carry by vast majority, probably exceeding
100 If there is full house. 1t is not ex-
pected that Mr. Crisp's motion to concur in
the free coinage substitute will muster over
100 \Stes.
If an opportunity is had to concur in the
last three sections of the bl to redeem
greenbacks in gold or silver at the option
of the government, to coin the seignorage
and to withdraw national bank notes of a
less denomination than $40 the vote may be
close. but 1t is thought that parliamentary
manipulation viii prevent votes except on
the main propositions. .s
The resolution to censure Mr. Bayard can
be presented at any time during the week,
but it may be withheld until the pending
appropriation bills, the agricultural, army
and District Of Columbia are out of the way