Arizona weekly citizen., 1890-05-10
SENATOR QUAY VISITS
 THE PRESIDENT.
Ar Eaort Made to Limit the Tariff Debate to Six Days Defeated-The House Rules OF Counting Quorum Adopted by tho Senate.
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 WASHINGTON, D. C. April g15, 1890. The President evidently values the preconcsrted democratic attacks upon Senator Quay for about what they are worth, as within the past forty eight hours Mir. Quay has been cordially re- ceived at the White House, and his ad vice asked upon several important state matters. The principal cause of the de- mocratic dislike of MT. Quay is fear of him as political manager. MT. Quay is all right, and will remain so, despite the barking of the little CUTS.
 The old, old story of the usurpation by the Senate of prerogative properly belonging to the House, was once more brought up before the latter by dis cussion of the sleglslative appropriation bill, and while number of members made remarks complaining the usurpa- tion, none of them suggested any prac tical way of stopping it. It is aquestion worthy of the most careful considera- ton. That the senate has steadily en- ! croached upon the powers of the House is evident to anybody who will take the trouble to study the matter little, and that this encroachment menaces the po pular form of government, by the peo- pie, is believed by many able statesmen and jursts.
 Gen. John c. Fremont, who has just been placed by act of Congress, on the retired list of the army, with the rank Of major-general, arrived here this week. He found more than two thousand mes sages of congratulation awaiting him.
 Secretary Blaine regrets very much that the members of the Three America's Congress did not go south, but he could not compel them to do so.
 An agreement has been reached by the caucus committees of the republl- cans of the house and sena:e on silver bill. Secretary Windom resents the i'm putation made in certain quarters that he has been trying to control silver leg islation. He says he has never given his views on the subject except when asked for them, and that the bill now before the house committee on coinage, which is popularly known as the "Win- dom bill' was prepared by him at the request of the committee.
 Senator Chandler threw bomb-shell into the democratic senators ranks when he introduced a resolution to adopt as standing rules of the senate the limita- ton of debate, to six days or less, upon all bills or resolutions reported from a committee, and the taking of the final vote without dilatory motions; also that whenever less than quorum shall vote, the presiding officer shall at the request of any senator, cause to be entered up on the journal the names of all senators present and not voting, and they. be considered as forming a quorum. The democrats will fight the adoption of of these rules to the bitter end, because if once adopted their programme of in definitely prolonging the session in or der to stop legislation that does not meet their approval, will be spoiled.
 Representative Cannon made some of the democratic members of the house who pose as economists feel very bad by telling that when the democrats con trolled the house these fellows would get up with economical protestatlons, and have certain appropriations struck out of bills, and then when the bill went to the republican senate, these same men would privately request the senate to aid as amendments the very appro- priations they had stricken out ln the house.
 The tariff bill will be taken up in the house between the lst and the 10th of May. The democrats have refused to accede to the republican proposition to limit the debate to six days, but the l,.l l | h1f<, the first of June, and there will be no delay in the senate, as the senate finance committee has already begun work on the bill, so as to be prepared for 1t when it passes the house.
 The president has produced copies of all bills providing for the erection of public buildings, and is carefully exam ming each of them to see what there Is in the cry Of "extravagance" raised by the democratic press.
 Senator Mitchell made a ringing speech on his proposition to elect sena- | tors by direct vote af the people, and he l poured terrific broad-side into the secret sessions of the senate. He con- cluded with: 'The people demand voice 1 ID the election of senators and they de- | mand further that their proceedings shall De public and open to all the | world"
 Representative Grosvenor took oc casion when discussing the appropria- l tion for the civil service commission, to | express his opinion of that law "I do | not believe" he said "that the civil ser vice law and It's administration is ap- proved by one-fifth of the members of either house of congress" He said also that the law was fraud upon th9 people of the country.
 The worlds fair bill having become a law the Chicago folks have gone home to hustle"