New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-08-23
ROTH BILLS TO BE PASSED..

Reports from Washington are that Senators
Of the Republican party have agreed In con-
ference upon course which all can support
and which will insure the passage OF both the
Tariff and the Election bills. But since the
latter measure, in the Judgment OF tho RepuD-
lican Senators who have most unwaverlngly
urged it, can no longer be passed i'll season TO
have much practical effect at the Congrcssioh-
al elections this fall, it is proposed to Tx an
early date in December for action on that
measure. with the personal agreement OF q
majority of the Senators that they will be
present at that date and ready to make such
change in the rules as shall insure speedy action
on the bill. In the same resolution it is pro-
posed to provide for closing the debate on the
Tariff bill at an early day, so that 1t may 60
into effect as soon as possible. The dispatches
state that this line of action will be supported
by all the Republican Senators, and II they
act together, of course the resolution can be
adopted after such delay only as fac'lOuS
minority may yet be able to make.
This is not the course which has seemed TO
TIE TBIBIjNE most satisfactory, or most IN
harmony with Republican pledges. But IL
c1nnot be denied that delays for which those
Senators must stand responsible VINO nave
caused them have by this time deprived the
Election bill of some of its usefulness at the
coming elections. even if il should be passed
within the next fortnight. Its enforcement III
many districts could not be complete or thor
ough. Those Senators who are now placed in
charge of this great measure will hereafter be
considered as having failed in their duty il it
should turn out that they had been betrayed
into asserting TO a poStpOnement OF the meas
ure without sufficient guarantee as TO It's ull-
mate passage in December They must recog-
nize the fact that without change OF the rules
the passage of the bill is impossible. even in
December. and therefore that it is their duty
f., address themselves then with earnestneSs
and diligence to that task if they would con-
vince their Republican constituents that II was
not consideration for their personal comfort
which induced them now 70 postpone meas
IRE 10 which the Republican party stood
pledged. and which it desired to see enacted
This session. If they do so act hereafter their
present judgment will be accepted by Repub-
licans generally, though not with forgetfu-
ness of the fact that. but for some Republican
Senators. both bills might have been passed
before this time.
IL will not be forgotten by the Senators who
have the matter in charge that most definite
and positive assurances of cooperation III all
/ the steps necessary to insure the passage 81
beth bills at the time fixed should be obtained
from n sufficient number of Senator'S to con-
stitute cloar majority of the Senate. If there
is to be delay, let there be at least the positive
pledge that there shall be in December no more
waste of time. The people have placed upon
Republican Senators the responsibility for
action in that body. If they are not willing
to face that responsibility, and to act in accord
with the plvfgcs of the party, the sooner the
country has the yeas and nays on the matter
| the better