The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-01-02
THE WAR OF THE HOUSES.

So Bitter Has the Antagonism of the
Houses Become Over the Naval Ap-
prOpriations That Party Affiliations Are
Sunk.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 1.-The Star says the
feeling of antagonism, for it amounts to
that between the House and Senate seems
to increase rather than diminish. It has
reached degree in which party sentiment
and affiliations are sunk in the opposition OF
one house TO the other. The Democrats aud
Republicans OF the House join in condemn
ing the Senate for what they deem @ dispO-
sition to usuFp the entire legislative
functions OF Congress Sc prominent Rep.
resentative as holman said TO day
the Senate the constitutional method
of legislation was being gradually
reversed. Said he. "Half the revenue bills
now come from the Senate, whereas all of
them should originate in the House" An.
O. her Representative sitting by said: Yes,
the Senate wants 70 boss everything Ssna-
tors, in order to keep themselves in place
and power, are trying to run rough-shod
over the House"
Among Senators. the opinion seems to be
unanimous that tho House is arbitrary and
dictatorial, aud unless the Senate shall stand
firm in the assertion OF its rights, lit might
IS well, y as one Senator put 1t to-day, "be
as the House chooses to send over" This
feeling does not argue we'll tor an amicable
settlement of the disputed naval apprOpria-
tion.
Close friends Of Randall openly declare it
is bis purpose to maintain the stand he bas
taken on that subject, even though it may
result in failure TO appropriate for the
present needs of the navy. On the House
side the prediction is freely made that the
Senate will back down as it did on the Naval
bill last session, but even in the House an
ugly feeling seems 10 be arising on the Inter
state Commerce bills. A Democratic mem
Der said to a Star reporter today, There
are q good many who don't want any legis.
lation for the regulation of railway traffic.
There are perhaps more men in Congress,
either directly or indirectly. interested IN
railroads than is generally supposed,
and 8ll that class is violently opposed to any
such legislation. l have heard some pretty
strong talk on the subject. and predict now
that Congress will not do anything this sss-
sion beyond passing the Appropriation bills.
The same paper bas the following: Bland,
the Chairman OF the House Committee on
Coinage. Weights and Measures, says hs does
not think the committee viii report Buck
ner's bill for the suspension of the coinage
Of silver dollars favOrablY. The committee
will meet next Wednesday to consider the
subject, and Blal-d viii oppose the bill he
SAYS whenever there shall be any silver leg.
islation it must be 10 give unlimited 1insge
Of silver, but the question should DE let
alone this session.
Representative Mcmillan sal 10 the re-
porter that he does not believe tha-e is the
leest probability OF the passage - any act
restraining silver cUinage this session. Hs
says so far as the House is concerned, even
il the BDckner Bill should be reported from
the Coinage Committee, it would not pass.
He thinks there would be a tW0-thiris
vote in the House against it. McMll
Ian does not believe such a bill would
pass the Senate. The House Committee on
Coinage stood 5 tt on the BaclIner bill un-
til the arrival of Chairman Bland. His
presence makes the committee stand 6 to 5
against the bill, so there is very little pros
pect of its getting out Of committee.
In the Senate the Finance Committee
have agreed 10 defer the consideration of the
silver question until the arrival of Senator
J nes, of NeY ada, who is sexpected very soon
after The reassembling Of Congress.