The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1890-08-22
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


ASHINGTON, Aug. 18th, lS90.-
/ The President just now occupies a /
position that cannot fail to seriously |
tax the good sense which he has time
after time shown himself to he
largely endowed with. It is to him
that the rank and file of the Rapub-
liran party look for "a settlement of
the unfortunate difference of opinion
that has risen among the Republican
Senators. Senator Quay seems deter
mined to get his resolution combining
the legislation of the present session
to the tariff bill; the appropriation
bills and bills affecting public build
ings and grounds before the Senate.
His resOl Ution when first offered last
week was referred to the committee
on Rules, as well rs an amendment
offered by Senator H1ar to include
the Federal Election bill in the legis
latiOn of the session. A caucus has
since been held but nothing was
done except to discuss the situation
and by vote Of IS to II to refuse to
endorse Senator Hoar's amendment.
Saturday afternoon Senator Quay,
without waiting for the committee
, on Rules to report, asked unanimous
consent to Offer the same resolution,
which also provides for taking a final
vote on the tariff bill on Aug. so. but
Senator EjmundS objected, the mat
ter went over aad Mr.. Quay gave
notice that he would this week offer
the same resolution and insist upon
It's consideration Ii is expected that
, all Of the Southern Senators will sup
port Mr.. Quay's resolution, in fact it
is charged that it il the result of
bargain with thpm-this I do not be-
lieve because it viii prevent action
upon the Federal Election bill.
Meanwhile Senator HOar who is
leading those who favor the passing
of both tariff and Federal Election
bills is by no means idle. kilograms
to absent Repnh!iran Senators hsv9
been sent urging them to return at
once, and il is not impossible thnt
another caucus will be held before
the matter is finally settled, and if a
full attendance can be secured it is
probable that Mr.. Quay's resolution
may be defeated, but if he can get it
voted upon by the Spn9te before the
caucus meets, aHd The Democrats sup
port him It will be adopted.
The Louisiana Lottery lobby is
solidly in favor OF the Qnay ves0Iu-
ton because it will prevent the pas
sage by the Spra!e of the rigorous
anti-lGitery bill which the House on
Saturday took up and passed and
nuuRrnuS ther lobbyists repyHH"nt-
ing Interests that will be more or less
damaged hy legislation which ha~
already passed the House are a1.;ia.
their influence towards get;i"G the
Qnny resolution adopted by the SEN
ate.
Speaker Reed, while deeply regret
ting the turn which things have
taken n the Senate, will do nothing
to prolong the session in order to
force the Senate 10 act on the Fedora
Election bill. !Ip says TIE House
has done its duty and if the Senate
refuses to do likewise let ills ilegn.
barS answer for il to their cOnstit-
uentA.
The President has so far taken no
side in the dispute though it Is pretty
we'll known that he fiv0rs the Fed
eral Election Till, and lis friends are
trying to get him to do soE)rthing to
help them, while its opponents are
equally as persistent in asking him
to KEEP his hands off. Mr.. Quay and
nearly every Republican who is ex-
pectpd to vote for his resolution say
that they favor the Election bill. but
Delieye it 10 be impossible to pass
both il and the tariff bill at this ses
sion, and they regard the tariff bill as
the most important.
The Senate devoted Friday and
Saturday to discussion of the River
and HarbOr bill which was passed.
1t contained many important amend
ments.
The House had time all last week
on account of the absence of quorum
about half of the time. The prospect
now is that the attendance this week
will be larger and the delays fewer.
1t is good news to active Republic
cans TO know that Assistant Postmas-
ter General GARRISON, whose right to
be called a political hustler has been
fully proven, is, after September
when he resigns his present office, to
take an active part in the manage
ment ofthe Republican Congressional
Campaign committee. That Com.
mttee has elected Representative
Carter, of Montana, Secretary and
Edward q. O'Brien, OF New York at