The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1896-02-10
A CLOSE CONTEST
On the Quay Resolution is Ex.
pcctcd in the Senate.
THE REPUBLICANS ARE UNITED
And EEpsotto Poll Their Fan Strength to
Defeat tho Effort or tho Democrats and
popullsts to obstruet tho Passage Oft the
Revenue BilI-TheIr Hope Is to Get Ono
or Two Patriotic Democratic Votes.

WASHINGTON. D. c., Feb. e-The
first business OF Importance before the
senate on Monday probably win be the
vote on Senator Quay's resolution for
the re-commIttment of the revenue
tariff bill to the committee on finance.
Senator Smith, OF New Jersey, is an
nounced 10 make speech on the Mon
roe doctrine on Monday and Senator
Blanchard on the same subject on
Tuesday.
The Hansbrough resolution in regard
to the distribution OF seeds by the aRrt-
cultural department will, by agreement,
be taken up early in the week, and 1t is
the purpose OF the committee on appro-
prIations to get the appropriations bills
up In rapid succession and out OF the
v-ay as soon as possible. Four OF 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 vii be an effort to secure
an adjournment from Thursday until
Monday to permit the Pacific railroads
committee to continue Its hearingS. It
is probable that the better part of the
week will be given up to the approprta-
ton bills The Republicans expect 70
get up the question OF the senate reor-
the week. and II they succeed this will
consume considerable time.
The interest in the Quay resolution Is
enhanced by the knowledge that the
vote will be very close. The RepubE-
cans expect to poll their full vote OF
a. members for re-committal and they
are not without hope that they may get
n vote or two from the Democratic side.
This claim Is, however, vigorously con-
a.
will have full Democratic and Popu-
list vote against this proposition. II
they succeed in defeating the resolution
the effect will be to place the silver sub
stitute for the tariff bill before the sem
ate but II Is not expected that IL will
be taken up Immediately.
Senators incline to the belief that In
no event can the tarlff-silver bill be
disposed of within less than q months
time.
Tho House.
The general debate on the free coin
age substitute for the bond bill. which
was discussed day and night for four
days in the house last week, win close
tomorrow. It Is the general e1pecta-
ton that n vote will bereached some
time on Tuesday. As to the result there
is no sort OF doubt. Mr.. Dlngley's mo-
ton TO non-concur and insist on the
house bill will carry by vast majority.
probably exceeding 100 If there Is a
full house. It is not believed that Mr..
Crisps motion to concur in the free
coinage substitutes will muster over 100
votes. II an opportunity Is given to
concur in the last thre sections OF the
hill. to redeem greenbacks in gold or
silver at the option OF the government,
to coin the seigniorage and to retire
national bank notes OF less denomina-
ton than SO the vote may be
close, but It Is thought that parliament
ary manipulation will prevent votes ex-
cept on the main propositions. 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 agri-
cultural, army and District OF Colum-
bIa bills are out OF the way.