Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1888-10-06
TO GO, OR NOT TO GO.
The Question that is Puzzling the States
men of Both Parties.

Copyright, 1888, oy The California A;sociated Press
WASHINGTON, October 5th.-California
which has been without q representative
in the Senate for several months past, will
next week probably be without one in the
House. Representative Biggs went home
several weeks ago sick Mr.. FELTON, has
started for San Francisco Mr.. Thompson
leaves for Santa Rosa tomorrow morning
Messrs. Morrow and McKenna will depart
for the coast early next week, and General
Vandever may remain until Congress ad-
journs. His plans are not positively ar
ranged.
With the passage of the deficiency appro-
pration bill next week the business of the
House will practically be at an end. Very
little legislative work can be accomplished,
except by unanimous consent, and the
handful of Representatives in the city are
not in brotherly accord. Opinions differ
widely about adjournment. There is gen.
eral disposition in both houses to get away
as soon as possible, but the members of the
Ways and Means Committee of the House
in which the resolution for final adjourn
ment by custom originates, declares that il
would be political I'M Justice to the Demo
cratic party to propose to adjourn in adj
vance of action by the Senate on the tariff
Again, one man. who will insist upon
the presence of a quorum in the House
prevents the adoption of an adjournment
resolution, and it is impossible to get a
quorum here until after the election.
Senator Allison said tonight NV uu-
derstanding of this matter is that we are
now here until the Goth or 25th of this
month, when recess will be taken until
the middle of November. This will allow
members ample time to go home and look
after the election, and will give them all
time in which to return to their Congress
ional duties. OF course, if the House
should pass a resolution of adjournment,
it would change the whole aspect of the
case, and | am not now prepared to say
that the Republicans of the Senate would
oppose it. On the contrary, l think they
would agree to it. as it would then place
the responsibility on the Democratic House
From what | hear, the Democrats will not
do this, although they are very much di-
vided about it.'
Representative Breckinridge, of the
Ways and Means Committee, who pocketed
the adjournment resolution yesterday, after
1t had been indorsed by Speaker Carlisle
himself, said tonight that the situation
had not changed from last night, and what
was more, ii was not going to change
There will be no adjournment resolution
passed by the House," he said 1t would
simply give the Republicans of the Senate
chance to say that We are afraid to stay
and fight this tariff question out. The
effect, on the contrary, to refuse to leave
before the election, would be disastrous to
Cleveland"
Senator Harris of the Finance Commit
tee, said this afternoon that he was IN
qualifiedly in favor of adjourning at the
earliest possible moment. He thought toe
much time had already been spent here
which could have been put to good use in
educating the people on the tariff question.
He was by no means alone in this opin-
ion, he said, and then added that vote
would show that a large majority of the
Democrats of the Senate were in favor of
it. He thought the most sensible thing to
do was to adjourn next week, and let the
matter lest until the next session.