The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1896-01-27
SILVER TO WIN IN THE SENATE.
THE VOTE on THE BOND BILL TO
BE TAKEN THIS WEEK.

senator Jones Counts ON "A Majority
of From Five TO Eight Votes in
Favor of the Free Coinage substi-
tute-A Number of Senator's TO De-
liver Speeches ON the SubJect-The
TnrIG Measure TO he Taken Up
NeNt.
Washington. Jan. 26-The time Of the
House this week will be largely occupied
IN the consideration Of appropriation bills.
The diplomatic and consular bill is ready
TO be reported. Debate upon it may be-
sin Immediately. Under the rules to-mOr-
row is assigned TO the District OF Colum-
bia, but as yet the committee on affairs
of the District has placed before the
House only two unimportant measures re-
lating to the study and practice OF medi-
cine.
The diplomatic and consular bill will
probably be good for several days de-
bate, and when il Is disposed OF the Dis
trict Of Columbia appropriation bill Will
be ready for report to the House.
The committees on elections, particu-
larly committee No. 2, of which Mr.. John-
son. rep, of Indiana, is chairman, will be-
prepared with reports on one or two OF
the contests referred to them, in case the
House should lack occupation.
The week beginning tomorrow ends thu
| second month congress has been i'm
session. Despite the fact that there has
/ been no holiday recess, but little has been
accomplished, owing largely to the con-
sideration in the Senate OF the substitute
to the House bond bill. Although this
measure was speedily disposed of in the
| House, IT has been the unfinished bus-
ness OF the Senate for several weeks. This
| end, however, is IN sight, for on Friday
| last, Mr.. Jones of Arkansas, in chargs
| of the bill, gave notice that he would ask
| the Senate TO remain in session on Thurs.
| day next until the bill was disposed Of.
| II Is hardly likely that a vote will be-
| reached on that day, as a number OF sem
ators have expressed their intention of
| speaking to the pending substitute and
! the time Is too short, after the morning
! business each day has been attended TO,
| TO permit of the delivery of the speeches.
| II Is probable however that before the
/ week Is out the vote will have been taken
| and the free coinage substitute adopted
/ by the Senate.
There can be little doubt as to how the
! vote VIII result. Mir. Jones has stead
/ fastly refused to agree to a time for a
| vote until after the election OF the two
! new senators from Utah. They were due
| TO reach this city at a late hour tonight,
/ and as soon as their election had been an
| nOunced Mr. Jones gave the notice TO the
Senate OF his desire to reach vote this
| week. Mr.. Jones asserts positively that
| the free coinage substitute will be adopted
and he places the majority at between 5
/ and votes.
incidentally during the week there will
| be more or less of discussion on the Mon
| roe resolution reported by the committees
| on foreign relations. Mr. Thurston Of Ne
| braska, one of the new senator's but a
man well known I'm national politics, has
given notice that he will address the Sen
ate on these resolutions on Thursday and
a speech of some force is expected from
| the Nebraska senator.
Quite an array OF talent has been Sc.
| cured for the discussion of the silver bill
this week, and IL all the gentlemen who
| have signified their intention are prepared
to speak promptly there need be no lag
Senator Knute Nelson Of Minnesota will
| address the Senate tomorrow. Mr.. Till
man of South Carolina will take the floor
| according to his present expectations.
| Tuesday. 1t will be his maiden speech in
the Senate, and the reputation of the man
| at home Is such as TO lead to great ex-
| pectatons from him in the Senate The
| other speakers of the week will be Sena-
| tor voorhees,, ex-chairman of the finance
| committee, who, IL is said viii take Sem
| ator Sherman to task for his attitude on
the financial Questions and will pay his
respects, tn to the n recent bond syndicate:
| Oregon, Mr.. Bacon of Georgia, Mr.. Hans
brough and possibly Mr. Hin of New York
There are probably others who have NOT
| tion.
Immediately after the silver bill is out
| Of the way the tariff measure passed by
the House will be reported to the Senate,
and that will take precedence as tho
| unfinished business. 1T Is not known
whether this will be favorably or ad-
| Versely reported. All depends upon ths
vote of Mr.. Jones of Nevada. He has
| not yet given his final answer on the
| subject. IF IL should be unfavoraby re-
| ported the republicans will have II placed
| upon the calendar, and they claim to
| have enough votes to call 1t sip and give
| It the right Of way. They also claim to
| have q sufficient number Of votes to pass
| IL when the time for taking the vote shall
| arrive. Both Utah senator's although ac-
| knowledged as silver men, are said to be
| favorable to the republican policy OF pro-
| lection and will vote for the measure
agreed upon by that party in its recent
| caucus.
The financial question is not expected
| TO be enectually disposed OF by the vote
| on the free coinage substitute. 1t can
| be as easily discussed on a tariff bill and
| while this bond substitute may be the
| last EFFORT to pass a free silver bill
| through congress, Ii will hardly be the
| end Of the discussion of the subject
| There is a disposition to take hold of the
| appropriation bills as soon as possible and
| for that reason the tariff measure will
be debated by those in it's favor as little
| as possible. Already leaders are Begin
| ming to figure on an early adjournment
in the hope that the congress can get
away before the presidential campaign
is fairly on.