Arizona republican. [volume] (Phoenix, Ariz.) 1890-1930, 1899-11-13
WANTSLAW AT ONCE
Gold Standard Crusade to
Begin Early in Session.
House Expected to Pass Bill Offered
by Caucus Committee Before The
Holiday Recess with Ample Time
for Debate on Both Sides.

Washington, Nov. 12-The state
ments of few senators and members,
recently arrived in Washington, not
ing some Indifference toward the en-
actment of gold standard legislation
this winter, do not at all alarm the
friends of that cause. The programme,
as the supporters of such a measure
have outlined it, contemplates a final
vote in the house within two weeks
after the beginning of the session and
within, at most, two months after the
beginning of the session in the senate.
The purpose announced is to give the
members of the house ample time to
make their speeches and develop canl-
paign material at once, as, from the
present outlook, the financial bill and
the Philippine question will be the
two most fruitful themes for speeches
to be used in the presidential contest
next year and circulated among the
voters. 1t is claimed that the law
should be put on the statute book at
once, as action is certain to be taken
some time during the session.
While quite a number of things
might happen to interfere with this
programme, there is little doubt that a
very influential effort is on foot to
carry it out. The committees appoint
ed by the house republicans, General
Henderson, the prospective speaker.
being chairman, is under instructions
to report to the caucus. The chances
are that this report will be made with
in a day or two after the house Or
ganizes. The bill to be reported will
probably be quite brief, and the plan
is to have it considered in the house
without going before any committee.
1t is not improbable that Mr.. Payne
of New York, who will likely be the
floor leader of the majority, and who is
a member of the caucus committee,
will have charge of the measure i'll
the house.
The friends of a gold standard law
have already canvassed the situation
thoroughly and emphasized their con-
fidence, that they have sufficient votes.
There is at least one republican who
will not vote with them, and there is
considerable doubt about another from
the west, but two or three, perhaps
more, democratic votes are said to be
assured, so that, according to the fig
ures presented, the house majority
ought to be somewhere between 9
and Is.
The expectation is that different bills
will be presented in house and senate
A conference between the caucus
committee of each body is probable
few days before the session begins. But
this will be only for a general under
standing and not in an endeavor TO
make the two bills to conform to each
other. The reorganization of the
ity in the finance committee. White,
of California, and Turpie, of Indiana,
are among the democrats of the last
congress to retire from the senate, and
their places on the committee, will
most likely be filled with republicans,
so that, even with Jones, of Nevada.
voting with the democrats, the repub-
licans will have absolute control of
the committee. Wolcott, of Colorado,
a pronounced silver man, is one of the
republican members of the committee.
and his financial views will probably
also be considered in reorganizing the
committee. Allison or Aldrich will
introduce the gold bill in the senate.
There as several republicans. with
strong faith in silver. who are expect
ed to vote against a gold standard bill
in the senate. They can be counted on
the fingers of one hand, and the pro-
moters of the bill do not believe that
they will ultimately affect the result,
as two or possibly three democrats, are
reckoned as likely to vote with the re-
publicans. 1t is claimed that several
senators, who are protesting indiffer-
ence to the measure, will come into
line when the demand for legislation is
made plain to them. There are three
large republican states, all influential
in congress, where the most apathy to
gold legislation has been found. The
senators and members from these three
states, it is urged, will certainly sup
port the bill when they see it made a
party measure.
BIG ADVANTAGE TO GERMANY.