Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-21

tariff bill; and all of these resolu.
tons are in the hands of the com.
mittee on rules which is composed
Of Senators Aldrich, Sherman, In
CALLS, Harris and Blackburn. The
resolution of Senator Quay, which
was the last one offered, has created
veritable sensation, because, If
adorted it will result in shelving
the Federal election bill for this
session. 1t provides that no bills,
except the tariff bill, general appro-
priation bills, and bills relating to
public buildings and lands shall be
taken up by Congress during the
remainder OF ihis session and that
the tariff bill be voted upon August
80. Sena or Hoar offered an amend
ment to include the Federal Election
bill.
Many rumors are rife as to a bar
gain having been made between
Senators Quay and German whereby
the former promised to shelve the
Federal Election bill and the latter
agreed to have the tariff bill voted
upon August 80. can state on the
very highest possible authority that
no such bargain has been made or
even thought of, and that Senator
Quay in offering this resolution is
only endeavoring to have the tariff
bill disposed of, and to bring this
already extraordinary long session
to a close. His reason for leaving
the Federal Election bill out of his
resolution is, that he thinks it will
be impossible to pass it in time to
take effect at this years Congression-
al elections, therefore he does not
think any good will be accomplished
by prolonging the session in order
to pass 1t.
Speaker Reed takes another view
of the matter and believes that it is
the bounden duty of the republicans
of the Senate to pass the Federal
Election bill before adjourning and
it is limited that he has plan to
compel the Senate to act upon that
measure if it does not do so of its
own will and accord.
The situation is particularly en-
barrassing to the democratic Sena-
tors Most of them would very
gladly vote for Mr.. Quay's resolu-
ton, or anything else that would
postpone action upon the much
dreaded Federal Election bill; but
every one of them has put himself
on record as being conscientiously
opposed to changing the time hon
ored rules of the Senate and the
adoption of this resolution would
make very radical change in those
rules. Hence to use a homely, but
expressive phrase, they are "between
the devil and the deep sea-"
Republicans in the House are
making arrangements to have Satur-
day set aside for the consideration
of the anti-lottery bill, and all re-
publican members not sick, have
been notified to be present on that
day.
Representative Struble, of Iowa,
endeavored to obtain unanimous
consent for the consideration of
joint resolution authorizing the ex-
penditure of the unexpended balance
appropriated for the Mississippi
river flood sufferers for the relief of
destitute persons in Oklahoma, as
the President recommended in his
message last week, but there being
objection the matter went over for
the time being. 1t will be passed
as a bill.
Owing to lack of quorum the
House has done little outside of
routine business this week. There
are few more than quorum in the
city, but it seems impossible to keep
them on the floor of the House for
any length of time, and the demo.
Gratis are always ready to make the
point of "no quorum" when a vote
is to be taken. Some ugly stories
about card parties composed of mem
berS in committee rooms and neigh