New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-12-31
NOTHING GAINED BY A TIMID POLICY.
Jews OF Prominent REPUBLICANS on THE
SITUATION IN THE SENATE.

VIEWS OF Prominent REPUBLICANS on THE
SITUATION IN THE SENATE
Washington Dee. 80 (Spccal.-In conversation win
a CORE, pendent of The Tribune to-day, prominent
and influential Republican, who ha, been in public lio
for many years. said:
am Glad that the Republican Senators VINO CONF
,. the majority OF the body, and who ought therefore,
, ,piov reasonable degree coH,si-oyer business for
which they are Justly held wholly responsible ~ the conn
try have at last determined TO assume such control am
sorry 10 feel constrained to believe howeNer+ahoush
arnc.,y hone that the result will DE dihereSt-thAs~ G'e
accumulation has been reached late a dsy to be
giyca practical effect
II LIQUID not be forgotten that when the effort Is begun
J,nuary D Is9l-as understand Il to'be the 'asecs'
than nfty working days the List Congress VIII remain
n,orc IL viii ,xprc by constitutional limitation. Now,
Grant that great Of work caii be donc III tha9
perlod bv legislative body a. small as the oeh'" -
but To do requires the existence and presence o one
condition which, a. every intelligent and well-inormed
man must b. aware does not exist In the Seh,t" oil ce
United States-a patriotic and sincere desire on
III part minority well AZ n me majority 10 Po
ahead with the public business If any poihcal observer
however experienced acute has dscoyecd such de'r'
in the senate especially In that port Of ~ which sits AZ t'
Vice Presidents right hand, have not heard OF IT, 40
not want be- appear be- caption' but 1t does seen
10 me that who do most loudly and frequently
Aut over the fact they members oi deiberatNe
body have mistaken loquicity, not 9afrny lCr u''ocr'
zion pondcro,ity for pond"ring.
II should also be remembered that the Senate now
has calendars large number oil important haeui's
.I from t Election bill. Among them are the ltalpor
tl,nmont bill tine Copyright bill the lankrupty bill aod
many other, which | need name. The Senate mas
pa none appropriation bills Tor the sup
MOTT VI the t,o,rtnn during the next year suppose
200 that financial legislation to bc attempted, and you
know what such an attempt Will do toward opening the
Go s ~ talk In either branch Of Congress There are
several bills awaiting action in the Senate having
PASSED N" House at the lat session ana IN iFi'c' {"
hc-. measures ar, active and persistent. The House
committee on Merchant Marine. understand VIII res
onmcnd tottant amendments to the Tonnage bl
and II the Iro,. approves theIn expect 10 sec long
and severe struggle conference. The bill for the r'-
lief Of the supreme subject which has been pend
ng IN Congress for many yoars-wIl give rise to dis
agreements, which viii be- difficult to reconcile. II =
ul dos not become before March I. 1871 suitora
In Tn;d states courts viii continue suffer for many
,es, 10 come what they suffered for many years
as-yirus denial justice. owing 10 the defective and
ouat"d judicial system. which the country has out
u, wn To adjust difference regard to other mpor
tnt measure, will severely the energies Of conference
committees.
from the mp,lfoc: summary Of unfinished business
which have gNrn YOU that Congress viii have 10
be- most industrious a, digcnt leave large
lcafag., ~ work succeeding Congress u AXE up
anew and do again.
Thee arc some why far that Nh" senate
raJ.i~ ha. t1'dy making h'oitY and sincere
effort {, TAKE ~ IN" for which 10 i held
r,.,ir,n surrounded with greater
dn ht than eyer. doubt that II the EFFORT had
bern made a. carly June would have been sue
cc-,fll never knew political party IN this county
20 .ain ANYTHING by a :imd policy.