Catoctin clarion., 1890-08-21
WASHINGTON Letter


because he regards it as good politics, it
Is evident that lie intends to have his
resolution shutting out the Federal
Election bill and setting a date
August 30-for vote upon the tariff
blll acted upon by the Senate. He is
not disposed to wait for the deliberate
methods of the committe Oh Rules, to
which his resolution and amendment OF
Senator Hoars to include the Federal
Election bill, which was defeated by
majority of one IN the republican eau
Gus, was referred and Saturday after
noon he attempted to get unanimous
consent for the introduction Of the same
resolution. lie failed Of course, but he
gave notice that lie would bring it mp
again this week.
This resolution has caused split in
the republican party in the Senate, and
if the present state Of Feeling continues
to exist for any length 0! time the split
| will get outside Of the Senate. The
charges and threats which are now be-
( ing passed between these gentlemen are
not indicative Of a harmonious settle
ment Of the difficulty. Those who
favor the Election bill arc trying to Sc
cure the attendance at another caucus
Of enough Senators 10 outvotc the Qu,y
faction, and if they succeed they will
not stop therc-thev will attempt TO de.
pose Mr.. Quay as party leader.
Mr.. Quay stated this morning that
the adoption of his resolution was Ger
tainty; but 1t is no, SO certain after all.
Several Of the seventeen Senators who
voted Mr.. Quay in the caucus have
heard from their constituents in man
ner that WAS not particularly pleasing
TO them and if another caucus Is held
some Of them will be found voting
against him. Besides, the vote of the
democrats Is not likely to be anything
like unanimous the northern demo
cratic Senators are dead opposed to
bringing the debate upon the tariff bill
to a close until every item has been
discussed, and they say that if Mr..
Quay made a bargain with the Southern
Senators il Is lot binding upon them.
and al least one Of the Southern Sena-
tors-Neat, Of M.ssourl--is known to
believe that the tari.l bill is worse than
the Federal Election bill. All OF these
things make the result doubtful.
Speaker Reeds latest exploit was to
sit down heavily upon a member Of his
own party Baker, Of New York-who
INTRODUCED d resolution rejecting upon
representative Mills for being absent.
lie Was requested to withdraw his rcso-
luton and refusing, the Speaker lgnor'
ed him and recognized another membcr.
The personal relations between the
Speaker and Mr.. Mills are strained
which makes Mr.. Reed act in suppress
ing the inslnnating resolution all the
more crelltable. Anybody would pro-
tect the good name Of his personal
friend but the men who will protect
their enemies are rare.
The recent message Of Mr.. Harrison
Oh the lottery question seems to have
stirred up the republican leaders Of the
House, and on Saturday they took up
and the House unanimously passed the
bill closing the mails to everything
pertaining IN any way to lotteries, in
oludIng newspapers which print lottery
advertisements. II the Senate adopts
the Quay programme this bill cannot
be acted upon by the Senate at this
session.
After two days discussion, which was
1T times very acrimonious the Senate
IGoS illlulNb diIcl'IOOh I"o0-' lhc
ancudel River and I1arDor bill.
Senator Plumb has again Jumped the
party traces. This time he has offered
an amendment to glYe the producers of
TN place IN this country-therc are
none yet--& bounty Of one cent for
every pounG produced, instead OF rals-
ing the d@ty as ths Mckinley tariff bill
proposes.
Mr.. Harrison's feeiprGcity message
seems to haye struck sn2g somewhere
bat perhaps he fears to throw something
else into the Senatorial arena that
would add to the present Donnybrook
Fair condition of things.
Superintendent Porter, Of the Census
bureau says we have 100000 people,
out he cannot pyodUco The official fig
ares Tor about d thousand districts for
= lev lays yet, The clerks in, the cen.
sUa o2iee haYe Of laio been working
night and day IN order to complete the
count. TIE ur&t work is TO nc "ngro-