Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1889-01-03

bought that rhe Christmas recess might
be dispensed With and evening sessions
81 the Senate held Ia order 10 get
through the tariff bill sometime in JAN
uary. This was by no means pleas
ant arrangement for those Senators who
expected 10 eat their Christmas turkey
at home How 70 get the recess and at
the same time make sure of the tariff
bill was the question. 1t was easily
settled and the trap set By holding n
caucus of Republican Senators and
deciding against Christmas recess.
In an hour every Democratic Senator
had heard OF the action Of the caucus.
and was In a state of indigna ton there.
Ut. The House had passed without a
division a joint resolution Tor recess
from Friday 2lst. inst. to Monday, JAN
uary 9Th. and the Republican Senators
had actually decided not TO allow the
Senate to take any recess at all! Shame
ful! The Democratic Senators called
caucus TO consider the matter. and
appointed committee to walt On the
Republicans and attempt to bring
about some sort OF compromise that
would give the recess. This was ex-
actly what the Republicans wanted.
aud what they had confidently ex.
pected. The committee vas informed
that the only reason the Republicans
the recess was because owing
10 the needless amendments offered by
Democrats. the time seemed to be
necessary for the consideration of the
tariff BILL The committee was also
informed that If the Democrats would
agree to take the fiual vote upon the
tariff bill early in January the Republl.
cans would agree TO vote for the Holi-
day recess. The committee, after conferr-
ing with the Democratic Senators. and
after objectingto every date mentioned.
finally agreed TO allow the final vote to
be taken on the tariff bin January 2ist
while the Republicans agreed to vote
for recess from last. Friday to Wed.
nesday. January End. Thus everybody
was made happy and the Republicans
went home feeling. particularly good to
think their tariff bill would get through
all right neSt month. sometime earlier
thar, the most sanguine had hoped.
This early passage OF the bili will upset
he, calculations Of. the Democratic
leaders of the House. who had based
their arrangements on the idea that the
bin would not get through the Senate
until so late In the season. that they
could pigeon hole 1t on the ground OF
lack of time for its proper consideration.
Senator Quay stopped here on his
return from bis visit to General Harri-
son, but as far as any news of the visit
Is concerned be might as well have goIe
directly home. II am pleased with my
visit to General Harrison, and entirely
satisfied y is about the substance OF all
that Mr. Quay has said of bis visit.
II every man who elected General
Harrison IS to have q position IN the
Cabinet, the Cabinet will have about
10000 members. | have a sneaking,
bashful kind OF an Idea that when this
correspondents and editors get tired OF
working on the CabiUet. Gen. Harrison
will take hold Of the matter md m.
nounce to the country the names OF the
men he has selected as his advisors.
Scene, hotel bar. Persons. two
broken down politicians. First--Ah. Il
/ IN glad to meet you. ! see that>~Sour
nauo is mentioned in the newspapers
rs the next Secretary of me NAVY. .
Secondhand rprxfs rs the coming
Postmastcr-G General" Shake. First
II am little short to-day loan me 8
dollar until tomorrow and we viii
drink 10 Your success. Second :
"Great minds run in the same channel.
I was about to make the same request
of You" Loungers in the bar--"Rats. >