Evening journal., 1888-10-15
THE END is NEARIKG.
Congress VIII Probably Ad-
journ This Week.
POSITION or THE TWO BRANCHES


The senate is Ready and Anxious TO Quit
and Only Awaits the Word from tho
House--senators Say They Can Easily be
CoaNed, but Cannot be Driven.
WASHINGTON, Oct. l5.-since nearly every
man IN congress has come to the conclusion
that an adjournment il 10 be had NOT later
than next Saturday, and probably as early as
wednesday, no prograiAme OF proceedings
has been agreed upon for the week. The
senate Is 70 continue consideration Of the sub
stitute FOR the Mills tariff bill, while the house.
having no important measures before IL which
can be acted upon m the absence Of a quorum.
VIII continue 70 be subject TO the whifns OF
ob1ectors. The house is practically not In
session, because a single objection from any
one Of the nervous and impetuons forty or
htty members present stops proceedings and
brings about an adjournment for the day.
The only obstacle that has appeared during
the past week to an ad iournment OF congress
within the next three or four days has been
the work Of an analysis OF the Republican
tariff bi ], which is being made under the
direction OF the clerk Of the house committee
on ways and means That work viii ter
inmate ON Tuesday, and it is stated the mena-
bels Of the committee now in the city will be
willing 10 propose an adjournment as soon as
they receive this analysis The proposition
lor an adjournment will be acted upon at any
time by the senate inasmuch az there are
only i've or six speeches on the tariff to be
delivered before the election, and these can
be completed at any timo within forty eight
hours notice
HppUhiipan Of tAa
they can be persuaded TO do almost ANYTHING
IN the direction OF an adjournment, but that
they cannot be forced TO do ANYTHING. They
woum be willing TO propose an adjournment
were Il not for the fact that an old custom
and the unwritten rules Of congress provide
that the proposition for an adjournment sine
die shall come from the house They steadily
refuse to fix day for adjournment till SONG
step has been taken by the lower house.
Three or four members of the committee on
finance were at work in their room when a
United Press reporter entered and inquired
when an adjournment would likely be- had.
They all answered that everything depended
upon the house and that the senate was wnit-
ing for the customary proposition from the
other body Of congress When it was sng.
gested that possibly the house would not he
willing for an adjournment, it was stated
that II this was 70 be a game of ''freaze outn
the senate Mould undoubtedly win, because
the declaration az any time on the part of
the senate that there is want OF a quorum
would make adjournment impossible under
the rules till quorum was secured, and il
the house wanted 70 be contrary about it il
would only he necessary for a Republican
senator TO raise the point Of ''no quorum.u
and 70 demand a call Of the senate when il
would be disclosed that there was less than a
quorum in the city.
Il was further suggested that If the house
attempted 70 drive the senate 10 proposing an
adjournment outside Of the ordinary rules
and usages, move would be made which
would reveal the fact that there was not
quorum In the city, after which, by mutual
understanding all Of the senator's except one
would leave the city. A single senator on
the floor, with the presiding officer in the
chair could keep up the preteuse OF a session.
This would, indeed, be remarkable condi.
tion Of congressional affairs, but IL Is moi
without the range Of possibility, especially IL
the house continues 10 insist that the senate
must propose an adjournment. Senators
Allison, Hawley, Hoar and Aldrich and a
number on the Democratic side Of the cham
Der have expressed opinions TO representa-.
tives Of The United Press that there will be
an adjournment between Wednesday and
Saturday Of this week. Notwithstanding the
remarkable situation, and they also predict
that the alternative Of excusing all senator's
excepting the presiding officer and one to
remain on the floor 70 keep up the skeleton
Of the body win be avoided