Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1890-12-19
SOME MORE SNAGS.
Senate Waters Seem To Be
Very Full of Them.
ROUGH LEGISLATIVE NAVIGATION.

Ingalls, Looms Up Now rs q bad Reef and
the Difficulties Increase--A Whole Lot
of Harmony Badly Needed--Prospects
OF the Financial and Election bills
The Weary Raum Inquisition-some
Parochial school Statistics OmcIaI
Notes from the Capital.
WASHINGTON CITY, Dec. l9-The finan-
cial measure reported from the finance
committee Of the senate as a result of
caucus action Wednesday night, has come
in conflict already with the election bill,
aud the chances are greatly against the
passage OF either of them before Jan. /.
When the caucus adjourned Wednesday
night a motion had been agreed to by
unanimous vote authorizing Aldrich to
report 20 the senate proposition to
change the rules so as 10 establish the
previous question during the remainder Of
this session of congress.
Misunderstanding Develops.
The understanding of the western sen.
ators, who are interestedin the passage Of
the financial BILL was that the bill agreed
to in caucus would be reported to the SEN
ate at the earliest possible day, and that
the election bill would be laid aside for it.
They understood also that the new rule
would not be reported before the financial
measure was disposed of, unless it be-
came necessary TO coerce the Democrats
with It into passing the financial bill The
eastern senators, who are not very favora-
bly, disposed toward the caucus bill voted
for il with the understanding that its fate
would he linked with that Of the election
bill, and that the new rule would be
taken up.
Ingalls, Proves q Stumbling Block.
In accordance with this idea Senator AL
drich called q meeting of the committee ON
rules yesterday afternoon, but Ingalls, de-
ciined 10 attend the meeting because he is
among the senators opposed to consider
ing IA change of rules before the financial
measure is taken up. As the Democratic
senators would not attend the NEE ting.
there was no quorum, and therefore the
meeting could not be held. Ingalls, will
not attend a meeting of the committee be-
fore his departure for the west Sunday:
therefore the new rule cannot be reported
from the committee before Jan l. Sena-
tor Aldrich can introduce the new rule
without action of the committee, but he
has no assurance that the majority of the
senate will vote for it, and he has not de
termined therefore that it will be advisa-
BILE to do so.
Senators Bound to Have Holiday.
Even If he should determine to bring in the
rule IT would require the presence of quo
rum OF Republican senators to pass it, and
enough Republican senators are going
home for Christmas to break up the Re-
publican quorum. Next week will be de.
voted to debate on one of the three propo-
sitions considered in caucus--the change
In the rules, the financial bill or the cleo
ton bill. 1t is generally conceded by Re
publican senators that no business will
be transacted next week of any impor-
tance if the senate determines to remain
in session, as seems probable
May Be the Death of Both Bills.
Another danger threatens the financial
bill. 1t is well understood fact that SEN
ate caucuses are not binding on those who
attend them. One or two Republican
senators have already announced their de-
| termination to vote against the financial
bill. and il is probable that it will not re-
ceive the full Republican vote in the
finance committee. A Republican senator
said yesterday that the eastern senators
had accepted it only because there was
impending union of Democratic senators
with few Republicans to pass free
coinage bill. If the Republican senators
| split on the question of bringing the new
rule before the financial measure is con-
sidered, both the election bill and the
financial bill may fail of the required
| number OF votes to pass them.