New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-03

COMPLISHI.D-IH SENATE lMfAIihNA i"
ACr-THE PROBLEM CONCERNING Mem
BEERS OF THE HOUSE WHO WERE
CENSUS ENUMERATORS.
Ysr TELEGRAPH 10 TIE rhiBuNE'l
Concord. n H., Dec. 2.-To-days events o,
lack of events, at Concord have demonstrate"
that the Republicans of the House arc S"uN Al
need of a rcsoute and saGacious !eaoer' ->'O d
thing has been accomplished Inc "oNci"o'
MESSAGE was not read The House did rot even
orpanize This is not the fanlt or the hepu"-
licsns rs a body. By far the great majority
90 them arc ready for business and prepared to
do il. II is the fault of hal-dozen leadln@
mon who are pursuing an ineXplicable policy OF
delay How long the members Will feel disposed
n hang around waiting for somebody Is ques-
,;on The Senate is impatient 10 act. It's re
nuhlican members are thoroughly united upon
q definite purpose They have he'd two con-
ferences to-day, and have agreed upon measure
directing the clerk to include in his roll OF mem
bers elected TO the next House those chosen III
consequence of the increased popnlaiioa' as ue-
ella red by the census OF 1890. lhelr plan Is 10
introduce this law. expressed IN inc cNoc'
language of Harry Gngham's Democratic report
Of 1881. Thai report said: Representation IN
thc present House is based upon the census OF
the United States taken in 1850. The SENATE
hill will simply affirm that this principle appl'cs
to representation in the coming House, anu WI"
direct the clerk to act accordingly.
Whether the Senate will 60 further and dca'
with the claimants from the claSscd towns Is 'lo'
vet decided. That question will he held open ioi
the present: but the Governors message. en-
painina the occasion of his action il convcnn@ Tue
legislature. is addressed to both houses, ana
e;,, 1s,u oouslN- and the lower
house is not vet ready to receive it. Speaker
Inton has decided that before the House can even
organize and elect It's clerk. the status must oe
determined of those members who are alleged 10
have removed from the towns or wares 'ii',
electcd them and of those alleged to hold federal
Offices
Thorn are questions of fact as well as OF III"
involved in this matter. and, instead OF pro-
cceding by ordinary methods to TIER cohs'uci"
ton an effort is being made To reach haInloi'"'
arrangement with the Democrats by some soIt VI
5ickes What the Democrats want Is more Una"
ANYTHING else to coLsume time 70 proiohs r'
session as much as possible and to heap up us
expcnscs This they VIII charge to the hepu"-
Ucans declaring that no extra session WIS n'C''
.orv anvbow Those of the Republican leaders
vino favor an arrangement OF the ha''Fr WIZ"
the Democrats profess TO see these plans cic'IA
enough but they urge that NailaDc uhle W."
he saved by an agreement, and that II an agree
mcnt is not arrived at the House VIII at oH0o
be plunged into wild disorder.
This is more than likely. but IL IS pointed OUT
on the other hand, that tie Democratic pan oi
yio-6nt obstruction has got To be mel at soni'
,i,oe and il might as well be dealt with first as
last 1t is also argued that me1hoerS i'sr'
20 his seat is a question of high privilege, and Is
fi..al
law and the facts. not political cxpc iiency. ongh'
to decide IT, and the Democrats make 10 conceal
men, of their utter disregard for the law and the
c,c,s They blun,ly declare that If their con
si1cration is 10 be purchased, they Will have
mood round price for il. II is admitted on al
idos .bot if A member hes actually removed from
20 to,vn or ward that elected him. he loses MS
seat. Eleven persons. eight Democrats and three
pa,uLlicans are ALLEGED 10 he thus dlsqnaili'eu
b1t several of the Democrats are here cIailhiiiS
either that they haven't moved al an OF "hA
,emporarjlv. Six Republicans and two Democrats
ore admitted TO hold Federal Offices, ana theS
must 90.
The difficult problem concerns the nine NELL
bers who acted last June IS census enunrlato rs
They are all Republicans, ana the DcnioVlut; -
sjst that they are all lsludllled. 4iNce Jun "
0ecsinns nave been PRODUCED however, TWO oi
the United States Supreme OouT( anu "I'o VI o h
Court OF Claims, holding that nnltNs d poi@om oT
commissioned by the President or pA uic heo" VI
an Executive department or the supreme No.I
acting under the authority OF fcdeI"I SUI. 49,.
he is not a Federal otcc-hOldc. III any S'll". Una
Qualities his allegiance To his state lie may DE-
tho emnoyc 0. a Federal OiIcc-hOl1cf, p't ~ -
subject to the authority OF lis N'aie ana dine"
IN All il, processes. These decisions corc1 NV
case of these nine enuineTWoiS' imII ii,'nG i,,,
th, Census Bureau, were occupied upon ItS "UdH
for only one month and were 'Aen u.aII rt ev
from their duty. NO reason ff.;' se,ts in he
NJ cS Ja,2nshira legislature Bot the Democrats
insist that thcy will prccptate a hen3 an ~" ;n
resort TO every device known 20 opsIuY We %
,'nIn.s those men are sacrificed, ana tncfe are
several Republican leaders. chiefly ,hoSe repre-
srntlng the Galinger party, VINO ac'aaalN l%' VI VI
. surrender. 1t Will mean The dlsqldiilcdI1II va
% Penubicans and only y Democrats, ana Ihc
1ronnd upon which his Is advocated IS lilat
il will reduce the number OF persons heL-A ~ ~
make a quorum 10 such an extent as WIZ arHov
The Republicans better able to control one Whc'i
j" .I Il how this is figured ont is not plain 20
inS ~ old-fashioncd rules The House
AZ if was elected consists OF 3l3 mem,
bers Taking out dead men, Democrats s ana
o icnuhiicans: \ undoubtcd Federal Olicc-hoideTs.
& Ecpuhlicans and Democrats; ana II members
who have changed their residences fepu0Hc"!T
and Democrats ana toe 1?,l nrinaiIy had
Ia members and with eleven losses thcy
viii have $50, or Il more than Quorum. b.'l
if the census enumcralorS ore 'Ho"n "', Wv
quorum is reduced TO l4l ana TIE ErPnuhca.
strength 10 $50. II might he claimed that l4i
mon arc easier 10 produce thar 10, but not when
tNc nine men sacrificed - reduce the quorum arc
actually present and willing to STAY. 80
The sci tlcmcnt of She matter is postponed un'il
,o,rnrrnw morning As soon the Spcakc!
callcd Tie House together 'o-day il was brought
nm nv Mir Greene who was last night selected
Tr 80 Pembicau coucuS to Iced on Che floor of
the House. and by unanimous consent referred
60 the Judiciary Committee. Their report; ac'
cordnQ &, the arrangement was 10 DO mace ~
hoiC an bonr and tie cnLmeratOrS were to he
thrown over but 50 loud protest was made ny
the victims and their friends that this was found
impracticablc, and the day was given up 10 !
wore orderly hearing of each case. Meanwhile
both house adjourned.