The daily critic., 1890-12-10

ON the other hand. 70 is claimed that
Quay is really in favor of q Federal
elections Jaw and that his real OBJ
elton 20 The present bin is based on
lis knowledge of SIS fuility and in
4 Effectiveness, gained while taking
tnrpon 10 Floridian waters. Under this
view The willy Senator proposes 10 ne.
place The present bin with one of his
own construction, which be believes will
DC PRACTICAL that being his own
word. BY letting the Impression
Get out that he is opposed to an Elec.
iious bin he would lull the Democrats
10 sleep. and before they realized the
danger would have succeeded Ia psss-
Ing his measure through the Senate.
The House could pass It if It had only
fifteen minutes in which 10 do &C.. The
President would sign and &c would be
law. This, too, would be Napoleonic.
In which direction does Napoleon in
tend to march2
On motion Of General Henderson Of
Illinois, the House this morning ratified
the action Of the Republican caucus
last night in regard to the House Post
office by electing Mr.. J W. Hathaway.
The friends Of Assistant Postmaster
Hosmer and Correspondent GRAY are
much disappointed al the result.
The Senate this morning adopted the
senate resolution defining quorum of
the Board Of Commissioners Of the Dis
trict 10 was introduced last Saturday
by Mr. ingalls, and provides that two Of
The three Commissioners shall consd.
tute a quorum.
Senate bill for the relief of Paymasier
Daniel NJ. Basch, Z. S. ARMY. was
passed in the House to-day on motion
Of Mr. Mason of Illinois.
Mr. Parret Of Indiana this morning
asked unanimous consent for the con
sideration OF Senate Bill for the erection
In the grounds Of the Smith
sonian Institution Of monument
to Robert Dale Owen. the scien.
list, pbilanthropist and public man. As
usual Mr.. kilgOre objected What Il
was Owen to can only be surmlsed.
II is absolutely certain that the Eight
Hour Back Pay bill will pass the Senate
as soon as the Elections bill IS disposed
Of.
Senator Blair says there can be no
doubt of this The Senate will not.
however, pass the House bill. but will
pass the original Senate measure.
The sub committee of the House Ap.
propriatlons Committee, having in
charge the preparation Of the District
of Columbia Appropriation bill, TO day
gave another hearing to those citizens
who desired TO give Mr. McComas AMI
his conferrees their views upon local
matters.
To.day's was the last public hearing |
there will be- The sub committee will |
now 20 ahead with the bill. but may |
give some private hearings rs their work |
goes on. There We're about forty peo.
pie before the committee.
Most Of them wanted increased ao.
for this and that.
Representatives of various charities
were on hand and talked.
People who wanted streets aud other
Improvements made urged their ideas |
upon the committee, and were listened
10. All sections Of the city and District
were represented among those who had
their say.
There was arumor at the Capitol this
afternoon that the Republican Senators
v no are so urgent for the passage Of
The Elections bill have given up all
Idea Of showing things while Mr.. la. !
gals Is In the chair They have
sounded him and found that he will not
play the part of a dictator while he Is
presiding over the Senate.
So as Il now goes Vice President
Morton is 10 be In the chair when the
important crisis arrives.
Mr. Morton is understood 70 have con.
iented under pressure to play the re-
Iuired note.
As the Senate will meet at 10 o'clock
ln and after tomorrow and continue
n session until 1870 IN the afternoon Il
S apparent that the Republicans hope
hat they may bring the Force bin 10 an
.aTly vote. In order to do that they
must have their kind Of man 10 the
hair.
The House Committee on the Census
0 day discussed informally the app)r-
comment question.
Those who expressed themselves on
be subject were favorable 10 the Duu
ell bill, described in yesterdays
'RITIC.
The committee is growing weary of
stening 10 census controversies. and |
sin not allow them TO interfere with
be consideration Of the Apportionmeut
ill., but the committee decided % hear
be BTooklyu representatives, next Fri
ay concerning the census kick 10 the
iiy Of Churches.
The resolution was taken up on the
action Of Dir. Harris As finally passed
reads as follows
Rss0lfsd, ETC., That any two Of the
Of The District Of 90 [
lmbia shall constitute a quorum for
be transaction Cf business, aud that | :
be senior ulliceT of the Engineer Corps |
The AImy who shall Tor the time |
eiug De detailed 20 act as assistant |
nd iu ease of his absence from tue | ]
district on disability the junior I
hceT SO delailedl shall, IN the 2
vent of The absence from The District | I
! disability % the Commissioner. who
lall fQI the time being be detailed / s
.Um the Corps of Engineers, perform
U The duties imposed by law up0n
ia Commissioner
Hereafter such Euriueer Commits l '