Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1890-08-25
WASHINGTON LETTER !.
ESPECIAL CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR. ]
Washington, dug. IS.

The president just now occupies |
position that can not fail to seriously /
tax the good sense which he has time |
after time shown himself to be large
ly endowed with. 1t is to him that |
the rank and file of the republican
party look for a settlement of the un-
fortunate difference of opinion that
has risen among the republican sena-
tors. Senator Quay seems determin-
ed to get his resolution contining the
legislation of the present session TO
the tariff bill; the appropriation bills
and bills affecting public buildings
and grounds before the senate. His
resolution when first offered last week
was referred to the committee on
Rules, as we'll as an amendment of
fered by Senator Hoar to include the
federal election bill in the legislation
of the session. A caucus has since
been held but nothing was done ex-
cept TO discuss the situation and by
vote of Is to II to refuse to endorse
enator Hoars amendment.
Saturday afternoon Senator Quay,
without waiting for the committee on
Rules to report, asked unanimous
consent to offer the same resolution,
which also provides for taking final
vote on the tariff bill on Aug. 30, but
Senator Edmunds objected, the mat
ter went over and MI. Quay gave no.
tice that he would this week offer the
same resolution and insist upon its
consideration. 1t is expected that
all of the southern senators will sup
port Mr.. Quay's resolution, in fact it
is charged that it is the result of
bargain with them-this | do not be-
lieve because it will prevent action
upon the federal election bill.
Meanwhile Senator Hoar, who is
leading those who favor the passing
of both tariff and federal election
bills is by no means idle. kilograms
to absent republican senators have
been sent urging them to return at
once, and it is not impossible that an
other caucus will be held before the
matter is finally settled, and if full
attendance can be secured it is prob
able that Mr.. Quay's resolution may
be defeated, but if he can get it vot-
ed upon by the senate before the eau
Gus meets, and the democrats support
him it will be adopted.
The Louisiana lottery lobby is sol
idly in favor of the Quay resolution
because it will prevent the passage
by the senate of the rigorous anti-lot-
tery bill which the House on Satur-
day took up and passed and numer-
Gus other lobbyists representing inter-
ests that will be more or less damaged
by legislation which has already pass
ed the House are adding their influ-
ence towards getting the Quay reso-
luton adopted by the senate.
Speaker Reed, while deeply regret
ting the turn which things have TAX
en- in the senate, will do nothing to
prolong the session in order to force
the senate to act on the federal cleo
ton bill. He says the House has
done its duty and if the senate refus-
es to do likewise let its members an
swer for it to their constituents.
The president has so far taken no
side in the dispute though it is pretty
we'll known that he favors the federal
election bill, and its friends are try
, ing to get him to do something to help
them, while its opponents are equal
ly as persistent In asking him to keep
his hands off. Mr.. Quay and nearly
every republican who is expected to
vote for his resolution say that they
favor the election bill, but believe il
to be impossible to pass both it and
the tariff bill at this session, and they
: regard the tariff bill as the most inn
portant.
The senate devoted Friday and
Saturday to discussion of the river
! and harbor bill which was passed
: 1t contained many important amend
f ments.
1 The House had time all last weel
on account of the absence Of quo
+ rum about half the time. The pros
V pect now is that the attendance thi
d week will be larger and the delay
J. fewer.
e 1t is good news to active republic
i ans to know that Assistant Postmas
e ter General Clarkson, whose right T.
e be called political hustler has beel
l. fully proven, is, after September
IS when he resigns his present office, t
II take an active part in the manage
l. ment of the republican congressiona
W committee. That committee ha
s. elected Representative Carter o
r. Montana, Secretary and Edward {
d O'Brien of New York at present dis
v bursting clerk of the House, treas
Id urer. The committee proposes
=. make a winning fight.
E. Secretary Window has issued OF
Of ders that the prices paid for silver
rs under the new law, shall be mad
Ill public on the days of purchase. Thi
g spoiled lot of democratic thunder
at Senator Plumb has offered
~ amendent to the tin plate schedul
e, of the tariff bill, which is now bein
IN debated, to allow the duty on Il
ce plate to remain as at present and
give bounty of cent a pound o
20 IN tho mite