The Helena independent. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1875-1943, 1890-11-19
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PUT THEM N A DILEMMA
Troubles That Will Confront the
Republicans Of the House
Next Session.
The Dethroned Gear win Not Com
mand the Syoophantio Sup-
port Of Serfs.
- Rank Partisan I4ssislatlon be Attempted
the Appropriation Bllls HAY
Fail.

thht no left the capital TO 90 to Indiana !,
voss ana his return to the white house, th,
president abandoned his notion Of callini
II tne E1ffy-hfst congress together early il
thas month. No one here ever cares enough
about what the president thinks ON any sub
jsct TO inquire into the reasoning BY which i,
treached the conclusion that an early session
was undesirable. and almost everybody con
saeezs himself capable of declaring whs,
tne reasons undoubtedly were. The CHIEF
one Was that in the temper in which the re.
puohcans found themselves after the events
O election day. it would be useless to cal
ne members together with any expectation
Of getting full attendance or speedy vorl
out Of them. The other was that it wa,
nscessary to allow the survivors a chance Il
re6ect upon the lesson Of the campaign and
ito come to conclusion a. to whether the
uebiic verdict should be regarded or cast
aeade ~ merely the expression of a whim.
The TACT Y that the republicans must get
e1york on the first Monday in December.
aH0 Work With greater application than
tney did u the 6rst half OF the session, or
thy Will BE- in worse condition on March
1871, than they are now. In the first ses-
ston It took ten months to pass the general
\ EaEproprtati0n bills. The same bills must
Eb4 passed now IN three months, and they
must include the regular appropriations
faNd the amounts necessary to be appropri-
Fated TO meet the deficiencies that will arise
t1uSconseQuence Of expenditures not specif3-
caaly appropriated for, like those to meet
the expense OF the dependent pension bill,
|'fos instance. The appropriation bills will
Iundoubtedly be taken up 81 the very outset
Einsthe house. n the party programme Il
cattied out a. it was arranged for the som
/ atS in the last session, that body will take
|suuthe force bill. and when it has been con-
|Hidered and amended. still further, peraaps
Ett Will come back to the house.
"a the meantime the house will have been
|oonsidering, by its committee on the
eleventh csnsus, the apportionment bill in
troduced hy Mr.. Dunnell. and that bill will
come In With the ratio and the representa-
tioh changed to suit the census superin-
tendent and his reduced report Of the pop
suiation. An apportionment bill has always
cousumed good deal of time in discussion
and the democrats will undoubtedly de-
mAhd full and fair consideration OF the
ma4aure that is intended to overcome, in
.a&eno4, xspetition in 1882 Of the outcome
'of Now. On6 would imagine that the
house would prefer to take up the appor-
tionmeht bill, upon which the only slim
chance Of success reats, before the money
bills. Perhaps they do; but the fact that
there is go little time available for discus
sion accounts for whatever doubt there may
be as to the exact order OF business to be
followed.
One thing is certain. Whatever the par
tisan programme Of the republicans may
be they will have to carry it into effect by
the votes Of the republican majority.
There is to be no more courteous remain
ing in the house by the democrats. Just to
give Reed a chance 70 count the unwilling
or dissenting minority. When an impor-
tant vote is to be taken, and the democrats
can embarrass the majority they will do go
by going ont Of the house and compelling
the republicans to do all business with d
full quorum Of republican members. II
will not be an easy matter to muster that
quorum. Last summer, when the republic
cans were feeling cheerful and somewhas
willing to submit TO the disagreeable hec-
toring Of the speaker, they would permit
carry ont his edicts; but even whom they
we're willing, it was found to be very dit |
acult matter to bring 1876 Of them into the |
house for any particular measure. II the |
spporti0nnent bill is taken up and the |
democrats force the presence Of quorum
\ may take two or three weeks to get the
bill through. That will reduce the time in |
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