The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-09-05
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


dar, and he has become convinced
| that it will be impossible to dispose
of the measures of national imp0r-
lance, not to mention those impor-
tant to particular sections OF the
country in the time between the
first Monday in December and the
fourth of March 1891. At the same
time, it is believed that he would
prefer that Congress should adopt
the resolution offered by Senator
Edmunds providing for recess
from September 10, to November 10,
instead of his having to call an eX-
ira session.
Senator Edmunds says he offered
the resolution without comforting
with his party colleagues, and be-
cause he thinks the additional tine
VIII CHI will thereby be gained is
absolutely necessary to dispose of
the immense mass of business all
more or less mpOrtant-With which
the calendar of the Senate is loaded
down. Mr. Edmunds thinks, as
does every one else al all familiar
with the subject, that unless those
three weeks before the regular meet.
irg in December are utilized in this
manner many important measures
cannot be acted upon,
The Democrats are bitterly op.
posed to the Edmunds resolution
and some of the most hO:-headed
among them are already making
wild threats of tilibusterlng against
the resolution when it is called up,
WhIcn may he this week or later.
These gentlemen have apparently
lUrgOtten that the constitution Of the
! United States cOnfer5 the authority
upon the President, in case of failure
] by the House aud Senate to ayr e
upon Il date Tor adjournment TO de-
clare Congress Adjourned from one
date 10 another, IN his discretion,
and that this authority will be eXer-
clsed II The minority shall persist in
endeaYoring 10 defeat the Will of the
majority by continuous tiilOustering
is no. Tor a u0ueEt to be doubted.
MlnOritie5 have their rights; but
the fact should not he forgotten thai
the majority also has rights, and
that in the Senate particularly il has
Leen extremely lenlent in demand.
ing them this year.
Another thing which will pro-
badly have restraining effect upon
the tiibustering prOcliYltieS of the
Democrats is that among the meas
ures which the Il imunds resolution
or similar one will give an OppOr-
tunity of becoming laws, which 9TH
erWise they cannot possibly have,
are IA number that the Labor organ
izations and the Farmers Alliance
are unanimously ciamOring for i; and
for the Democrats to antagOnize those
cbbsAoSi'llo oo opHh'S -thSS oiS
Ways ready To do so secretlY-WOuld
mean that the Republicans would GER
tainly elect two thirds, if no more of
the next House of Representatives..
1t begins to look now as though
the reciprocity amendment to the
tariff bill Would provide for includ-
ing other countries than those of
South and Central America. Sena-
tor AldrIch, who in the absence Of
Senator Morrill, is in charge of the
tariff bill, has introduced an amend
ment to include coffee, tea and hides
in the amendment giving the Presi-
dent authority to place duty upon
such articles coming from countries
which refuse to reciprOcate by allow
ing our goods free entry. OF course
the question remains AS yet an open
one, and will so continue until the
voting upon the amendments shall
begin.
After several of the most disor-
derby days ever seen in the House,
and an unprecedented display of per.
sonal feeling on the part of the MEM
beers only 81 votes could be mustered
by the opponents of the compound
lard bill bnt include in those thir-
ty one were some of the lOudeSt-
mouth men in Congress.
The House has passed the bill
amending the eight hour law. which
was asked for by the Labor organiza-
lions.
The President has signed the meat
inspection bill, and strong effort is
being made to get the bill prohibit
ing dealing in options, in agricultural
products, which was crowded out by
Democratic tilibustering last week,
before the House this week. The
bill is almost certain to pass if d vote
can he had upon it.
Secretary Window has issued a call
for an additional S20,000,000 OF A.,
per cent bonds upon the same terms
offered in the call of August 2l-par
and accrued interest to September
1891, when they mature.
The President intended to have
Joined his family on Saturday at
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