The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1890-08-08

advantage on the other; and between the
two extremes the great body of the Amer
lean people are being crushed and ground.
| would apply the rule that whoever de-
mands a tax for his own benefit shall be
ready to show conclusively that his inter
est is also the public interest"
Apsenteeis1n has almost brought the
business of the House to a %standstill; in
fact it did bring it TO a standstiil On sat
urday when 40 pairs were ~nounc
The House then passed a resolution can
| ceiling all leaves of absence except III cases
Of sickness. There is certain to be many
"sick' men among the members who have
not vet been renominated. BY the way,
speaking of denominations, 1t is really
pathetic to see two members, VINO have
been turned down. by their constituents,
meet and tell each other that they have
long been anxious to retire from public
life, and the queerest part of it is that
they actually appear to believe each other.
The defeated candidates are numerically
"guyed' by their more fortunate col
leagues.
A stenographic report of the CONVERSE
lions between Mr.. Blaine and Mr.. Harrison
at the Cape May Point cottage of the
latter would bring big money on news
paper row; that MIR. Blaine was sent for
by Mr.. Harrison to discuss reciprocity, is
certain, and a report OF their conversation
would certainly make what the late
Horace Greeley was wont to call mighty
interesting reading" The two gentlemen
will return to Washington this week, aud
it is expected that Mr.. Harrison will at
once send to the Senate a special message
on reciprocity, and Mr.. Blane's return is
probably for the purpose of telling the
Senators personally that he endorses the
Presidents message, which will probably
differ m hat III its recommendations
from What has been generally known as
the blaine idea"
1t is probably because they are waiting
to get this message that the Republicans of
the Senate have taken no steps towards
cutting off debate on the tariff bill, al
though it has some time ago been deter
mined in caucus To do SO. Senator Blair
tried to force the issue by introducing a
resolution instructipg the Committee on
Rules to report the necessary changes in
the Rules to cut off debate at the will of
the majority; but the Republican mana
gers headed him off by having the resolu-
ton referred to the Committee on titles
where it will slumber for the present. If
the Republicans propose passing the tariff
bill they will have to do something soon,
as it is now evident hat if the rate of pro-
gress on that bill is not greater than 1t has
been up to this time it will be December
before it is voted on.
Senator Hoar, chairman of the commit
tee on Elections, is out of town, and moth
ing is being done on the Federal Election
bill. Representative Rowell, chairman of
the House Committee on Elections, who is
an ardent advocate of the passage of that
bill, says that it will be passed; but that
he does not expect it TO go Into operation
at this years Congressional elections.
Next Friday the tariff will be laid aside
by the Senate until it shall have passed the
River and Harbor bill, and people are
wondering if Dir. Harrison was in earnest
when he intimated some time ago that he
would veto that bill if it passed with the
Senate amendments.
The bill authorizing postal subsidies to
steamship lines W i'll be favorably reported
to the House this week. 1t has already
passed the Senate.
The Behring's Sea excitement has died
out, and nobody thinks there is any dan
ger Off war with England.
Mr.. Harrison will attend the annual en-
campment of the G.. A. r. at Boston next
week. WESTON.