The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1890-07-14
Review OF q Hot Week In
ard About the National
Capital.
Still Warmer Times In Prospect for
Senate and House--The ouas-
ton Of Rules Again.
In an Individual Way, II Is Bothsring
Both Branches of Congress-
Capital Notes.
TsrEcrAI conaEsroxDkxca.I


| both honss and senate. The proceedings
early this week Indicate this. Ia the house
The determination OF the democrats that
there shall be quorum present before
esen the Journal Of the last days proceed-
| ings can be read il q plain indication Of
| the intention of the minority 70 hold the
nose OF the majority down to the grind
stone which they thsmselves have set up.
| Speaker Reed, however, iH confident OF his
power to count quorum whenever de-
manded, and be- has made mp bis mind that
there Ii to be q long selgs and strong
seige notwithstanding hts statement last
week that the house could adjourn al the
present time, II basing completed all of its
important business.
The silver Agreement.
In the house the Mckinley tariff bin
has bean shelysd until the silver question
can be disposed or. The republicans of
the joint conference ccmmittee have
reached an agresmsns. The proyislons at
the proposed bin call for tins purchase Of
a,sDt. 900 ounces Of silver psr month, ear
tificafes 10 be redeemabie In coin, and 10
be full legal tender.
Depends on n Change OF Rules.
IA seems doubtful whether the federal
election bill can pass the senate II tho dem
ocFats have the determination TO fight IL 10
finisk. There ars many senators who,
IL "a came 10 vote, might vote for Il. bnt
who do not think the measure wise one
and who would be glad 40 SEQ II laid aside
without vote. Others thsre are VINO viii
never vote for tho bill under any cirnnm-
stances. There is determination On ahe
part Of the friends of the measure, how
ever, to force a through. Speaker
Reed saved the president from
tAs necessity OF setoinR free
coinage silver bill. and II = shought
that In return for this service hs will seek
and probably get the support Of the admin
stratEon In the effort to secure action on
the bill hy the senass. n i exsdsnt tlnat
the only way that the bill can Be brought
n vote Is by change Of tho rules Of the
sts ste, 30 as to have the prsyions question
ordered and thus cut oH debate. There
ara undoubtedly senator's who might not
have the firmnsss TO resast party wpressure
to vote against the bill directly. but
who would vote steadily against the change
Of rules. A republican, senator said to-day
that be knew personally of enough sepa-
tors 10 defeat q change Of the rules who
would vote with the democrats on that
proposition. He did not himself think
that that there was the least chance OF the
election bill passing. Unless there 10 an
understanding that the bill Is not TO be
passed the dsmocrats will begin ~ soon as
the tariff comes up 20 talk upon every
paragraph, and without saying any more
than they feel like saying about that
measure they can keep up the debate until
the year grows cold. They may talk the
tariff bin itself to heath, as we'll aa the
federal election bill. If, however. they are
satisfied ns 10 the latter measure the tariff
Discussion may not last very long.
Council HUM, kick.
Representative Reed. Of Iowa. was nj The
census Office fhe other day with q bundle
al papers 10 his hand When the bundle
was opened 1t was found 60 contain the
protest Of the board of trade and citizens
Of CouueiI Bluffs against accepting the re-
suits Of the recent census enumerators of
that town. The population Of Council
Biuffs by the eount was said 10 be 22,Oo0,
when the board OF trade,and citizens gem
orally consider that $4,000 Ia the figure
that will snit the population Of that burg.
They clainl that large pumber OF citizens
have been omitted and ask for recount Of
eight districts. The superintendent OF the
census has recommended that two or three
OF the best enumerators who have been
employed in taking the census OF Council
Bluffs bs authorized 10 investigate the
cases ct omissions which have been COM
planned Of In the petition. The results OF
this investigation will be reported 40 the
census Office for further action.
Ths slseelen Cases.
Representative Lacy, Of Iowa, uas m
struct6d yesterday BY the house committee
on elections 10 notify e. Attorney General
Garland 20 appear and make IA argument
before tho committee next Tuesday In the
case Of Representative Bsecklnridge, Of
Arkansas. The committee ~ the meeting
! yesterday disposed Of tbe two Mississippi
contested election uasss. and the decision
was in favor OF the sitting democratic
membsss- Catchines and Hooker. The
Florida case OF Goodrich w. Bullock uas
discussed "a lengtfs and The hnaI decision
was deferred until next week, although IL
was spparenf that the majority of the
committee Ii disposed 10 report III favor OF
the claims of Goodrich, the republioan
contestant.
Hot @f the white House.
President Harrison rstugnsd from Cape
/ May Point last evening. II la iikely he
will wish be had not ieft the place Of
brsexes and sals water, FOR II was awaItsr-
| ing bot 1t che white hoass aII day ysster-
day. I'M ths east room, With ail tbs wind
/ that Was available blowing khrough tbs
large winaows. tha thermometer registered
| 9i degrees In the morning It was eorre-
! apondingiy warm al over The bie house ard
| thera wns no uae in trying 70 kemp cool any
where. Secretary Haiford i tlas authority