The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1890-05-10

| n lOW uipiOuldtS SbruSBl6 III u6Xb, OlE Ju-
liam Pauncefote, erect and stately, as BELTS
the representative of the old and aristocrat-
ic government Of Her Majesty, followed by
dumpy little men in the gorgeous dress of
| China. These men are from the Chinese le-
cation, and as they come in in the track of
| Sir Julian, the undulations of the skirts of
| their Chinese robes give the impression that
they are sailing into the room with an airi-
ness wholly out of keeping with the scene.
The seriousness of their countenances is a
denial of this impression, however.
"The President of the United States and
his cabinet" are announced, and Mr..
Harrison walks in leaning upon the arm of
Mr.. Blaine and followed by other members
of the cabinet in the order of their prece-
dence. Mr.. Blaine is a head taller than Mr..
Harrison. The President and cabinet take
seats in the front row of chairs on the Dem
ocratic side, and at once are the centre of
attraction of all in the galleries. Ma.
Blaine, who carries on bis face, many
faces. of the sufferings caused by his
affections, is regarded with especial in
terest.
Next and unauounced, come the chaplain of
the Senate and the committees of the House
and Senate, the members of the House COM
mittee wearing sashes of white and the
Senate committee wearing heavy black
sashes, escorting the casket. which is fol-
lowed by members of the family and friends.
| The casket is placed in the open space in
front of the Vice Presidents desk, and the
| members of the family are seated near it
in the front seats on the Republican side.
Then follow simple services; after which the
casket is taken to the train on its way to
| ntucky.
| mil . o4a
| to Kentucky and remain until after the final
lnterment. This is the custom in such cases.
The ceremonies at the Hall of the Senate
were conducted with dignity and facility
| in keeping with the occasion, by the Assist
| ant Sergeant-at-A Arms who is Mr.. Charles B.
| Reade, of Lewiston, Me- The large and dis
tinguished assemblage was handled him
without any tiresome delays or hitch
When Mr.. Mckinley announced in the
House Wednesday, on the opening of the
debate on the tariff, that there would be
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then eight days for discussion and amend
ment under the fve-minute rule, Mr.. Mills at
once arese and with as much grace and
humbleness as was ever seen in the manners
of the brusque Texan, announced that such
limit of time was not nearly as much as
the Democrats felt that they ought to have,
but that they could do nothing but protest
and submit: There was never a more signi
fcant admission of the tanning which the
Democratic tiger has received than this ad-
mission of Mr.. Mills. For it was this same
MI Mills. who said in the Baltimore Sun be-
fore the assembling of this Congress, 1--WE
do not propose that the Republican majority
pass single measure without our consent.
In other words, we propose to exercise con-
troll OF the House just as much as though we
were still in the majority, because we know
our minority is still strong enough to make
us the virtual rulers"
And when Mr.. Mills made this boast every
indication was that it was perfectly safe
boast. Under the old rules it would have
been perfectly possible for the minority to
have done all that MI Mills threatened that
it would do. The Democratic party thought
the government so far as the popular legis.
lative branch is concerned, could never be
tro and svhg ts maaS drs e "T wdrf ct
Republicans in this House a failure, it
thought to pass to the easy control of many
succeeding Houses.
The Democrats may come back to power
in the next House. The chances are gener-
orally considered in their favor because
been the rule for many years now, and also
because the Congressional elections on the
off year generally are marked by losses by
the party having the President But if the
Democrats do come back to power this fall
it will not be because this House has been a
do-nothing body. 1t is doing more public
business than any Democratic. House has
done for the past ten years. The copyright
bill, which was given consideration the other
| day is public measure which has been
struggling for bare consideration for many
| years. The House did not pass it, to be sure;
| but 1t considered it; and that is more than q
| Democratic House has done in recent times
| The bankruptcy bill will also be considered
| by this Congress, and whether it shall seem
| good for the House to pass it or not the dis
| question will be public duty which the
| Democrats in the Houses under their control
| in recent years have not done.
| The Democrats have been trying to make
| the point that the tariff bill is being forced
| through the House in too short time for a
| public measure of such consequence. There
would be much force in the criticism were
| the measure entirely new to. Congress and
/ the country. But it is not only old, but was
| reviewed most exhaustively and minutely in
the last Congress. Every portion of the
question was fought over and pondered over
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the rule of three to the leaders on both sides.
| The debates now going on are threshing of
old straw. and are so recognized by members
ofsbothlparties, who pay little heel tolthe dis
| cussion and improve the opportunity to
| bring up their correspondence
There are many indications that the Dem.
ocrats have very lively dread that federal
election law may be passed. and this is one
of the principal reasons for the confidence on
the part of many Republicans that such a
measure would be successful in stopping the
frauds in the South. This Democratic con-
Germ lest an election law may be passed is
shown by scheme that the Southern men,
| bers are working to frighten the business in
terests ofthe North. There are few bills
now pending Of great interest to business in
terests in the North, but which cannot get
quite votes enough for passage among the
Republicans. In promotingi their measures
the representatives OF these business inter
ests have sought votes among the Southern
Democrats. They have met this answer,
that some Southern votes can be obtained
| for the measure unless the Republicans force
to the front federal election law which
shall cause party lines to be drawn. OF
course this is only plan for arousing North
ern feeling against such law, for because
party lines are drawn on a federal election
law is no reason for drawing them on bust
ness questions. Party lines are drawn on
/
they should be drawn on the copyright bill
las they were not or on the bankruptcy bill.
No more Is there reason for drawing them
on any other business question, because they
are drawn on federal election bill
OF course federal election law would
make it very akward for the southern DEM
ocrats. Prevented from stufing the ballot
boxes and cheating in the returns. thew
would be forced to return to the murders
and midnight raids to intimidate the Repub
lican vote. The last time these terrible
methods were invoked it was in the name of
local and state government, which most of
the whites of the South believed should he
under the control of white public officers.
There was question of dollars and cents
involved, in which every white TAXPAYER
said he was interested and the outraees
were quite generally sustained by southern
public sentiment. There was also the feel-
ing that the people of the North wanted 10
impose negro local government upon line
people of the South, and this feeling was. of
course, very resentful. But federal cleo
tion law such as this Congress would pass