The Republican., 1889-06-22

mess has occupied a comparatively
small portion of his time. The Sem
ator has also been engaged in work
of national importance-wOrk bear
ing upon the assured Republican
control of the next Congress and in
tended to make larger than it now is
the Republican majority in the
House.
The present Republican majority
in the next House is only three. Con-
gress. it is now generally assured, is
likely to be called in special session
on or about October 1. 1t is believed
that the session will open with hot
battle over changes in the rules for
the general purpose of giving the
majority better control over legisla-
tion and preventing the minority, or
small part of the minority, from
bringing on deadlock for the par
tiSan obstruction of measures IN ac-
cordance with the verdict of the last
election. The majority will disclaim
all i0testions to rob the minority of
their rights, but they will assert
their purpose to control the legisla.
tion for which the country holds
them responsible, and will deny that
it is the right of handful of men.
through filibustering, to block entire
ly the wheels of Congress.
In this expected battle the rulings
Of the speaker will play an important
part, and the contest over the selec-
tion of that officer and the formation
Ofcommittees will be the preliminary
skirmishes of the grand contest itself.
Probably over no one subject of
legislation. the tariff excepted, will
the fight rage more fiercely than on
theprOposed federal control of federal
elections and the securing to every
citizen. black or white. the suffrage
guaranteed by the Constitution.
The narrowness of the margin by
which the Republicans control the
next House has been regarded as
dangerous ever since last November.
The fact OF the danger gave rise dur
ing last February to much speculation
as to whether the new President
ought not to call an extla session of
| Congress Immediately after his in
auguration in order to secure beyond
accident his party's control of the or.
ganization of the House. Two of the
Republican members are even now
reported to be seriously ill, Lacid, of
Nebraska, and Mutting, of New
York, but the Republicans expect to
add to their majority before Congress
meets.
The four new States OF North and
South Dakota, Montana and WASH
ington will come into legal existence
IN August. They will elect five
Congressman, one from each new
State except South Dakota which is
entitled to two. AT least four of these
five will be Republicans, increasing
the majority in the House to seven.
1t is feared. however that Montana
may elect Democratic representa-.
tive. Here is chance for the Re-
publican National Committee, with
out interfering with the proper con-
duct of the election, to do some of the
same kind of work that prevented
the stealing of several congressional
districts in the South by the Demo-
Gratis last fall.
The prompt exposure in the Wash
ington dispatches soon after the elec-
ton of the Democratic conspiracy to
steal certain districts in Tennessee
and South Carolina is believed by
Senator Quay and other members of
the National Committee to haye been
largely instrumental in saving the
narrow Republican majority in the
next house. The National Commit
tee hopes, by calling public attention
to the Montana election when the
time comes, to bring so much security
to bear upon it that fair and full
ballot will be assured and to prevent
the Democratic managers. who are
men now secretly alert, from steal
ing the seat. 1t is admitted by Sen.
ator Quay that they may be able to
win it, but he proposes that they
shall not fllch it. The Republican
organization in Montana will be en-
couraged to do its best for victory.
1t is worth nothing that the richest
men in Montana are Democrats.