The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1890-07-14
GROWING VERY TIRED.
The Epidemic Of Absenteeism
Raging at the Capital.
THE M'GINNIS- CASE
And tho Cause Of Its Dclay-DcmO-
cratic Tactics to Defeat tho Elcc.
tions Biil-A Proposition Rc.
fuscu-Washlnsion News.
Special Dhpa,eh 10 the Intllioeneer,

Special DLpd'ch 10 the IniolIiltncer.
WAsHISGTos, July 13.-Absenteeisn
is at present rampant in the lIouse. Or
Friday only 100 members were an
nounced as absent and paired
Calls Of the House have followed one
another with great regularity, in order
to get quorum with which to transact
business. This remissncss In attend.
ance explains tho apparent apathy ol
the Elections Committee in dealing
with the Third District contest case.
1t has been simply impossible to get the
members Of the committee together,
though on several occasions Judge
Rowell, the chairman, has announced
that he would secure a quorum on the
following day. 1t Is known, however,
that the case has virtually resolved it.
sell into question Of law in connection
with certain disputed, points of testi-
mony in Mercer and Mcdowell coun
ties, aud further, that these are largely
IN connection with the testimony OF one
man. The subcommittee desires the
full committee to pass upon these legal
questions, and for that purpose the
lormer has IN elaborate report, ready for
submission at any time.
AS previously stated in these dis.
patches, I is very improbable that any
thing will be done toward calling the
case up in the House at this session.
DEMOCRATIC TACTICS.
Much has been said aud is still being
said concerning the future action OF the
Senate upon the tariff aud federal e,ec.
tion bills. all sorts OF rumors have been
put into circulation as to bargains be.
tween the opposing parties by which
certain measures would pass and others
suffered to fall into innocuous desuetude,
or at least postponed for time. There
is no doubt that propositions OF this
kind did come from the Democratic side.
This much is known. The Democrats
counted upon irreconcilable differences
developing among the Republicans on
the silver question, and they thought to
use these differences to kill or postpone
the election bill. They made their offers
to this end. The offers We're REJECTED.
The conference report ended all diff.
cultles relating to the silver question,
and the strict party vote by which that
report was adopted showed that there
was no longer any hope Of n deal
A LAST RESORT.
AS a last resort the DEMOCRATS propose
to prolone the session by endless talking
on any measure which, maybe under
until the Senate in despera.
ton will adjourn and leave the elections
bill undecided. The Republicans pro-
pose to pass the tariff, subsidies and
elections bills il possible. To devise
means to do this aud still adjourn ut
reasonable time they have caucused, but
80 far in vain.
The Democrats have no hesitancy in
disclosing their purpose as to the elec.
tions bill. They think that if in any
way the bill can be laid off until the
next session they will be free to exert
themselves after their own .peculia.
fashion at the polls this fall, and by roll
ing up majority in the House OF Rep.
resentatives, based upon every known
and unknown species OF trickery and cor
ruption, present to the country au ex.
preston Of their popular will, as appli. d
to this particular measure, when will
deter the Senate from takiuy
any action at all. They are morally
certain that If the bill passes this scheme
will be nipped in the bud.
REPUBLICANS IN EARNEST.
Republicans are well-aware of these
designs OF the enemy, and if they con.
tinue in their present temper will hold
Congress in session until the bill is
passed, however long that may require.
This will be hard on the members Of the
House, who have their work well in hand,
aud stirred up by the excessive heat
and the coming elections are more than
anxious TO ge. away. But they, too, have
developed remarkable qualities as stay.
ers in any kind OF u fight that may be
called for, and aro promising the Sen.
alors material aid and comfort in the
coming struggle.