New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-08-06
POOR RECORD or THE HOUSE.
WHAT IT HAS NOT ACCOMPLISHED.
STANDING BETWEEN A REPUBLICAN SENATE AND
LEGISLATION.
rnY TELEGRAPH To THE TRrnrNE.l


vet IN several Cccts it lea OF its predecessors
II has given birth bills and resolutions than any
lrcvons House IL Ia. accomplished lcss IN the way
OF beneficial legislation than House ever dill before
and In no other House was there so wfe and deep n
contrast between promise and performance. For what
ever OF useful AMI beneficial result, have been effected
minority has been in the main Responsible ana to
II the credit IL duo. CongIc-s assembled December
:. Mr. Carlisle chosen Speaker without opposition
His desire TO SURE that both Of the Democratic
party should Zap together In harmony with each other
ana the Administration strong that he consumed
an entire month I'm attempt to organize the commit
tees on a haruoBious basis. The attempt failed. The
House hos Democratic majority of ~ aud therefore,
m iorty of committee Is composed OF Democrats
and vet in no single affecting pnbc eg aton
ma. the majority In the House unanimously Sustained
the majority OF the committee. Large majority Of the
Democrats favored revision o. the rules 81 the House
with the two fold purpose OF humiliatng sam Z" Fan
dali and cxrellinc legislative business Republicans
who believed tha: the changes in to rules desirable
for tho latter Supported them ADD they were
adoptcI The result might have htcn satisfactory in the
hands Of capable majority but rules however perfect
wnul enable majority - incapable To- Transact wuch
cuisines and months hal been wasted IN party
Gnnrrcls aud Intellectual EFFORTS 10 do something the
Democrats assembled III secret In caucus aud formally
,ntel 10 ahdic.ic Ia favor o. ee oi heir own number
one ~ whom the they nal sought TO hrmiate.
To those tlree given absolute control 81 the
order ~ cuisines, ami Ike al other iyranis they were
no sow To usnrp more power 1irrct not only the
or l, in winch should he presented but to dc
tate the scope and formulate the details o' each one
rLcv ovcrro 10 the recommendations ~ the Democ attic
Administration well =, the authority o standing com
mif..s OF the Ito lso aud they compelled the majority 10
submit Ia their viii.
Now what diI the Democrats promise ana whnt have
they pcr.ormcll A. soon they GAINED control
of the Administration thev were going t. re-
dncc the take, at lea.t Sl"'o'1.pop and re-
,i-c tirlf and reduce toa peace BASIS In esht
month. they have brol.i III Two bills 10 revise the
iarir enc hostile To the other n~iiher has been
even cor, d~rcd Tacy have not reduced the war tax
one dmc although tae c..mDr iIr Arap'l ~ The frht
brandy and tohacco tax ha. loud and constant The
recommend atoms Of the Treasury Department In re-
Spouse 10 the u,i deau! - The Du,in~s, and CONNER
cal interests OF the country for amendments 10 TIE
warehouse An ci-ton. mln-iratiou laws have been
ignored an ttclci with cDnt~nT;. Tue Democrats
Irppo,nI AMI for iy- they fought Tor rf"osi'
b ton 10 further An Income tax. and th"t d"
clarcd tat fu'ure Ic,.lt.ion for the h'ue-
/ III o. TIE Union .ocier, depended on
their success "Giv- %. inr TX VIII giYc you an
/ extension" Wa. The dcu.nl and hnIL The
Administration appcaci &" 'o'Rre', 20 stop the coin
AZ 1hiri do lar. Toe DoinocrAt' Of tue House
responded win lr'p't i"h i'r ft'n ana unlimited
coiuag~ OF dollars. which W"I h.ve passed nai
not been for nrpupIrar opposition. All other D"n'-
cratic provision, from the oIr 20 relation - tA- COIN
age currency hive b'cn opposed - tao policy o.
tho Alu.uisir,tipn AM to tue general welfare
ani one OF them threatened to imprr.
II destroy. thc pubic cr" ii. Tao
Administration app..cI to Cpn-re,s for
airautir appropriation, Tor tho increase Of The Navy,
AMT, b~rtu the huIIing AMI arnins of mo- Tern SEA
and h'rbor defence. rne D'nocr''ic ion'" AZ
tue diciAtiOn OF the steering Committee, gave
pD less tina fourth of the amount asked for
tr N.vy .nI refusal to grant dollar Tor new forlh-
ca,lon. and moern rnn. .aA Owe" failed to arPropr-
ate money the At prrscry tDn o. tn works In
existence Governed soicy 10y partisan purpose. Inc
Democratic "I.e IA, cprt-nptnol'y isnorri IN" IT,
mani Of half million ciLeus ~ the Unitel states In
Dakota FOR the aipl.-on OF that Territory into ths
Union The con rtry d@m.nfri ,ni hr President
MINDED a more stringent law az sin-t poly samy. The
HcpnblcAn S.nate promptly p'>s'i IT aud Democratic
uou-r .notherri II. Tue people Of Ia" racihc states
demanded legislation 10 render moro effective the law,
regulating Chinese Immigration Thr kcpu llican SEE
al. passed without d.yis On NH FOR that purpose.
urep,reI b, Representative Morrow. ant approved by
Republican and Dem 'critic senator's aud Erprc'enta
tive. from the P.rlnr st,ic- Tho Dam pcr,tc House.
Committee on Foreign Arirs smpth"rci II In con
tempt Of s own party platform and tho reconIuenda
non of =. - .morratic President. Tho Democratic Al
u,ui.tr,lon recommended and tho Republican senate
pa.,..l a bIl i"n.nnf, tho Chinese sufferers
by the Rock Springs riots Tho Democratic House
srtngled it, Tuc SANE House va, prevented only by
one Of it, rules from fastening Appropriation
bin ri.er to nulfy the tiv service law. Tine Eepnb
ucsu Senate bill to extend ali 10 the support
OF common schools especially IN the Southern states.
for a term Of years. aud IN" Democratic leaders Ia tns
House have buried 1t. There wa'a general demand for
the enactment 81 wise and Prartcal Law on the sub
i.ct Of interstate commerce. such bill the senate
passei and for II the Democratic House substituted
wild AMI imprActcablr measure whch II adopted would
defeat iis own object aud which male any legislation
lmpos-bility at tins session.
The Republican Senate Response to the demands OF
the country and In tho into est OF civilization, pissed
| IN 70 nd
r,y for tho naturalization of Justice Ia tho Indian
country we'll as for The reduction Of I'll" great sioux
reservation IN Dakota for the benefit OF actual settlers
The House refused even 10 CONSIDER what
ever for tho benefit Indian tribes except tho APP
preparation bill The House has afan ignored the general
demand for bankruptcy legislation by refusing even to
consider that subject Irrrd to action by fear Of
death or disability OF President Ccvriani, House
hurriedy passed. without proper discussion succession
bin which advocates admitted is OBSCURE AMI made
ouate The Democrats AT the same time promised
promptly bring IN and pass joint rcsoluton for
amendment 10 tho Consttu ion to settle tho quos-
lion forever. Inc rrOmi~e has not been redeemed.
Another n easurc which promised classify
and denne permanent annua appropriations OF tho
| Government TINS measure, winch mas been RECON-
,,naed NV succcssiye OF tho Treasury has
wed consideration. The House has smothered
bI to Increase tho meagre aud inadequate OF
Judgos Of the United STATES District Courts because
majority OF them appointed by Republican Prcsi
!
unprovein-nt of creeks and bayous. AMI created
new oihces than any other House since tho war; The
Republican senate passed carefully prepared and ef
fectiye measure to prevent tho acquisition of Largo
bodies OF public land by nonresident Aliens Tho Demo
cratic House, after waiting for months. substituted
crudc and imperfect bill OF It's late Ia the session
a, To pee ide tho possibility or any legislation tho
subject before adjoutnment OF Congress- Tho repeal
or The Timber Culture aud Desert Land
| has been recommended by Republican AMI Democratic
Administrations alike aud Is not party question. De-
spte lat the Dsnocrltc House has prevented
ton by insisting upon provision To deprive OF their
vested rights actual settlers and Innocent purchasers
| and which would involve tho Government aud al par
| tea concerned In expense AMI vexatous litigation
| in which tho Government would DO Inevitably de-