Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-02-03
LIVE CAPITOL TOPICS
Estimates on the Vote in the House on the
Senate Silver Sub3tituta
Increased by the Sen
ate COmmittee-Brfef Mention
of Other Action.

committee says tnat no declSlon mas been
reached as to the time when the silver SUBJ
stitute for the bond bill will be brought up
in the House, but that ample time for de-
bate will be allowed, SO that all who care
to may speak On it.
There is informal talk that the debate
will be for two days and two nights.
Free Silver in the House.
The fate of the Senate's silver substitute
for the House bond bill is so well assured
that the House program excites almost no
interest except for the fact that it will
furnish the first direct test of the free sill
yer strength in this House.
Various estimates made by the free sill
YER men place the silver vote at from 100
to 125, the latter figures being the limit
prophes.ed by the most Sanguine silver
democrats Mr.. Hartman of Montana pre-
diets that the republican vote for the sill
yer substitute will be 50 or 40, and Mr..
Bailey of Texas says that about 20 of the
1O5 democrats in this House can be counted
upon to support any free silver proposition.
These estimates are based on the suppos.-
ton of full attendance, which may not
materialiZe, for there are many absentees
this week There are several southern re-
pIblicans, new members, who are an uE-
certain factor upon the financial question.
Chairman Dingley of the ways and means
committee will call meeting for tomorrow,
when the bill will be considered in COM
mittee. The members who voted to report
the bond bill will also vote to recommend
that the House do not concur in the silver
substitute, while minority report for the
silver bill will be made. 1t has not yet
been decided when the reports will be made
TO the House, but it can be safely predicted
that the bill will be acted upon this week.
Silver men are preparing speeches upon IT.,
many of them being anxious to talk.
Want Continuous Improvement.
". D. Morgan, Walter Hazard and l.. S.
Enrich of the board of trade of George
town, S. c., are in Washington for the pur-
pose of hearing before the House COM
mittce on rivers and harbors in favor of a
provision for a continuous contract for the
improvement of Winyah Bay, S. G.
Alcohol in the Arts.
a delegation representing the wholesale
drug interests of the country appeared be-
fore the House committee on ways and
means today to oppose Mr. McMillan's bill
to repeal the law giving a rebate on alcohol
imported for use in the arts or medicinal
purposes
To Repair Naval Vessels.
The Secretary of the Treasury has trans
mitted to Congress a communication from
the Secretary of the Navy asking for an
additional appropriation of $iJO,OO0 for con-
struction and repair of naval vessels for
the current fiscal year.
To Restrict Immigration.
The House committee on immigration was
addressed today by Representatives Ma
haney of New York, Corliss of Michigan
and Johnson of California, who spoke in
favor of the passage of various bills to
restrict immigration now before Congress.
For Teaching Children.
The House committee on education has
reported favorably Mr.. Crows bill to aid
in establishing homes for teaching articu-
late speech and vocal language to deaf
children before they are of school age.
To BE Reported Favorably.
The Senate committee on judiciary to-
day authorized a favorable report upon the
nomination of Patrick S. Nagle to be mar
shall of Oklahoma; also favorably reported
upon the following Utah Offices: John A.
Marshall, district judge; John w. judd,
United States attorney; Nat. NJ Brigham,
United States marshal.
Mr.. Hansbroush's Flag Bill.
The Senate committee on Judiciary today
authorized a favorable report on Senator
Hansbrough's bill to prevent the use cf
the American flag for advertising purposes.
Increased Appropriations ut"
The Senate committee on appropriations
priation bill. AS it came from the House
this bill carried Sill, ,325, $50. The Senate
committee added S527Jo, of which $4,000
was for fees and expenses of examining
surgeons. The committee also reported the
Military Academy bill, with an increase
OF $500 in total appropriations.
Gen. COppinGer Confirmed.
After a two hours contest in executive
session late Saturday afternoon the Senate
confirmed the nomination of Gen. J. j.
Coppinger, colonel in the army, to be
brisadier general by the decisive vote of
A to IL. The opposition to confirmation
vas led by Senators Burrows, Gear, Per-
KRIS, Teller, Pettigrew, Squire and Wilson,
all of whom made speeches during the
course of the session. Senators Hawley
Bate and Palmer, all members of the COM
mittee, cha mpioned the generals course,
detailing the results of the investigation of
tie committee, which, they said, were en-
urely favorable to Gen. Coppinger.
The vote favorable to confrma ton includ-
ed all the members of the committee on
military affairs, who were supported by the
more conservative Senators, who generally
follow committee recommendations. 1t was
also noticed that all the eX-confederate SOL
Gie1s in the Senate voted for confirmation,