Daily Republican., 1886-04-15
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From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April u, 1886 Con-
Rress has accomplished 30 much during
the week with 90 little waste of time in
talk and speeches, that every body feels
disposed TO say "well done" and edo
not grow weary of wall doing" A few
weeks of legislation, equal In quantity
and Importance 70 that Of the past week
and our lawmakers would be ready to
desert the capitol by the first Of June.
1t 10 predicted, however, that they, will
not get away before sometime In An.
gust.
The recent local elections In Ohio,
Indiana, Michigan and Wisconsin have
interested the politicians ct the Capitol,
and there has been much discussion of
the results. The blame for the Repub-
lican victory Ia laid chiefly ut the Presi-
dents door. Western Congressman say
the Democrats are 80 disappointed with
| the Administration that they have no
fighting courage left.
There 10 a Democratic member from
Indiana, Mr.. Kleimer, who thinks the
bad condition OF his party in Congress
could be remedied by caucus. Said
he: "We don't know each other and
don't know ourselves. There 10 no
| Democratic program. One wants free
| silver coinage, another wants no coin
| age ut all. One wants oil the offices,
another says he doesn't. We ought TO
| caucus 40 once, and the administration
ought to be represented In the caucus.
The White House and Congress should
work together. The party 10 disorgan-
lied and demoralized. We need q
| caucus
The House, among other things,
voted to pension the Mexican veterans.
and defeated the Bland plan for the nm.
limited coinage of silver. The Senate
invited Washington Territory into the
sister hood of States. 1t took her 90 she
Is, enfranchised women and all. Thit
victory for woman suffrage In the Sen
ate Was not attained without some op'
position. Senator Eustis, Of Louisiana,
wanted to amend by limiting the sui
rage in the proposed State 70 qualified
male electors only. He was afraid Of
female Senators. They could not keep
executive secrets.
II the Senate recognized the right oil
female suffrage In Washington Terri
tory by passing the bill as IL was, the
Senate might have q woman knocking
ut its doors, with full credentials. "Sht
might be admitted" said Mr.. Eustis
land that would solve the problem o.
secret sessions. On the question of thu
constitutional qualifications Of . female
Senator-as respects age for example
the rest Of the Senator's sentence wa
lost In the laughter that greeted thil
remark, and Senator Book said, sott
voce, that the question Of retirement OF
account OF age would never be allowet
to arise even, among the women.
Congressional references were mad
to Mr.. Gladstone's speech. In th'
Senate Mr.. Teller characterized 1t o.
the greatest ever made on the subject u
which 1t related, and made by proba
bly, the greatest man Of the age. Read
ing one Of the sentences which pro
claimed the necessity for sympath,
with the lew on the part Of the people
Mr.. Teller said Gladsi ones words woul'
live az long rs the Eoglish language.
In the House Mr.. O'Neil, Of Mis-
souri,, asked unanimous consent TO
consideration to resolutions of sympa
thy with Gladstone and his associates
In their efforts to secure q free par liza
ment for the people of Ireland. MI
Cox, OF North Carolina, objected to th
resolutions, and they were not passed
r.