Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-11-18

THE ELECTION AND APPoRTIoNMENT BILLA
Congress will be in session within two weeks
and there is considerable interest taken in the
discussion Of the probable policy of the minor
ity during the short session. It Is impossible
to tell at this time how much the demoralizs-
tion OF defeat will affect the republicans, and
whether their course will be in any way
changed. There. will probably be a minority
OF the republican Representatives-perhaps a
strong minority-who will favor more con.
servative course than that pursued at the last
session, but 1t may be confidently asserted that
the party leaders of last session. supported by
the sympathy Of President Harrison, will insist
upon disregarding the result Of the election
and will exert all their power to secure the
fulfllment of all their plans laid out at the
beginning OF the Congress.
POLICY OF THE PARTY LEADERS,
The policy urged by them will be to take mp
the order Of business agreed upon by the COM
mittees on rules just as soon as the reading OF
the Presidents message ia concluded aud to
work right along until the 4th of March with
out recess except on Christmas and New Year
days, disposing OF as much work as possible,
That there may be no doubt about the passage
OF the federal election and the apportionment
bills it will be urged at the earliest party con.
ference that the rules of the Senate be changed
as the first step in the order OF business This
plan IL now being urged by all the radicals and
has the approval Of the President. But its
carrying out will not be a. easy as its outlining
THE CONSERVATIVE REPUBLICAN sENAToRs
1t will probably not be easy to induce Sena-
tors whose reelection hangs in doubt to take
part in any plan of campaign which will attract
too much attention to themselves and possibly
provoke criticism from their constituents Sem
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legislatures will probably be inclined to q con-
servatiye course, thinking rather of their own
immediate future than of the party two years
hence. Moreover, those Senators who opposed
radical course at the last session prefer to
consider the result Of the election as proof
that they were right. For them to yield now,
after having held out before, might be con-
strued as a confession that their want of obedi-
ence to party discipline had had something to
do with bringing about the defeat OF course
probably be construed as q confession that their
radicalism was responsible for the defeat
Therefore the prospects are that the division
Of opinion will be about as it was at the last
session, except that some who advised . con-
servative course then, but followed the recog-
nized leaders. will refuse to follow further
Those who staked everything on their course
at the opening Of the Congress cannot afford to
retreat, but will become more aggressive. The
question is as to the size OF their following.
THE PRESIDENTS MESSAGE.
II is understood that Mr.. Spooncr, on tho oc-
casion Of his visit to the White House a fe Y
days ago, urged the President to try to give the
party in Congress as much backbone as he
could by making his message q strong appeal
to them to complete the work they began at
the first session. It is understood that the
message win give no evidence of any tanning
influence in tho elections, but will cheer the
party forward on their course, recommending
particularly the passage OF bill ito secure
fair elections"
WHAT NAY BE ExPECTKD.
The session opening in this spirit il very apt
to be lively one. The democrats, inspired By
success may not be expected TO be very meek
and lowly, and from the LIST Of December until
the 4th OF March an interesting time may be
expected.
II the plan for the taking up Of the commit.
tees order Of business in the Senate 10 adhered
to upon the Presidents recommendation, II
win press back all the routine business and Il
is questionable whether there win be much
eise but partisan fighting throughout the
session.