The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1890-12-04
Washington Letter.


devoting the greater part of his time
to comforting with prominent Re
publicans on the legislation of the
session of Congress that opened
Monday. Speaker Reed, Represen-
tatives Mckinley and Cannon, the
Republican members of the House
committee on Rules, which has di-
rect charge of the business to come
before the House, are all here, and
have taken conspicuous parts in
these conferences. They think with
the President that every Republican
Representative should be in his seat
next Monday, and should remain
here until the end Of the session IN
order that the large amount of bust
ness mapped out to be transacted
shall not be obstructed by the Dem
ocrats through lack Of quorum OF
Republicans. SO plain is this duty
that no special methods have been
thought necessary by the party lead
to impress it upon the minds of the
individual Republican Representa-
tiyes. But so slow are the arrivals OF
Republican Representatives that to-
dav some uneasiness is being felt in
regard to there being quorum OF
Republicans present when the House
is called to order at noon next Mon
day, and the Democrats are already
gloating over even tae prospective
lack Of a Republican quorum, and
are openly prophesying that they
will be able to block all legislation
that does not meet with their APP
proval.
1t may be set down as positive
fact, on the authority of Speaker
Reed, Representative Mckinley and
a dozen other big Republicans in
the House, that not an i" will be
dotted or a st" crossed in the body
Of the Mckinley tariff law during
this session of Congress. This is
authoritative. The only legislation
affecting the law in the remotest
manner will be the enactment of an
amendment to the internal revenue
section to remedy the error dhich
affects the rebate on tobacco.
If Mr.. Mckinley is trustworthy
prophet, and | am inclined to think
he is, the following, in his own
words, covers the Republican pro-
gramme: "We will pass the appro-
priation bills, the apportionment bill,
the circuit court bill, which relieves
the Supreme Court, and which has
come back to the House where it
originated after being amended by
the Senate, and shipping bill. /
have no information as to what the
Senate will do with the election bill.
but l assume it will pass it. | do not
believe any general pension bills
will be passed, but the Union pris-
oners of war bill, which is meritori-
Gus. and one or two other measures
for the benefit of deserving classes
of pensioners may become laws.
The political sensation of the week
is the open Senatorial revolt against
Mr.. Cleveland as the fore ordained
nominee of the Democratic party in
1902. It is headed by Senators
| German, Of Maryland, and Daniels
and Barbour, of Virginia 1t is the
all-absorbing topic of conversation
among Democrats, and it has caused
a goodly number of them to straddle
the fence, so far as the Presidential
nomination is concerned. The Hill
Democrats are fairly shouting with
! glee, but they bad better curb their
enthusiasm. Senator German him
self has aspirations, and Mr.. Barbour
is believed to favor a western candi-
date, SO that even if Cleveland is
| knocked out it by no means follows
that Hill can get the nomination.