Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-08-28
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

the tariff bill both be passed by the
Senate al this session? Senator Quay
thinks that one or the other is bound
to be sacrificed; hence his resolution
to drop the Election bill until next
winter. About three-fourths of the
republican Senators differ with Mr..
Quay believing that both bills can
easily be passed if the majority Of
the Senate will only agree to change
the Rules so as to limit debate but
there's where the trouble comes in.
A number of the republican Sena-
tors have up to this time refused to
vote to change the Rules.
Senator Quay's resolution pre-
scribing the Legislation to be acted
upon at this session and setting the
30th inst. to begin voting upon the
tariff bill and amendments was taken
up in the Senate yesterday and Sen
ator Hoar offered as a substitute a
resolution authorizing a change III
the Rules so that "when any bill or
resolution shall have been under
consideration for a reasonable time"
it shall be in order for any Senator
to demand that debate thereon be
closed. He also amended MIR.
Quay's resolution by adding the
Federal Election bill to the measures
to be acted upon and prov ling that
it shall be voted upon September A.
Mr.. Hoar then delivered very
strong speech in favor of the Fed
eral Election bill, and showing that
the measure had been grossly mis-
represented for the purpose of stir
ring up sectional strife. He quoted
from a report made by the late 5. 5.
Cox strongly commencing the
United States law under which Con
gressmen are elected in New York,
and asked what was the objection to
passing Il similar law for the entire
country. He called attention to the
fact which some gentlemen seem to
have completely forgotten, that the
republican party had time after time
promised that such law should be
enacted, and quoted from President
Harrison. inaugural address and
from his first annual message; from
President Hayes second annual mes
sage; from, President Garield's in
augural address and from the repub-
lican national platform of 1884 and
1883.
Senator Aldrich refused to allow
the tariff bill to be laid aside for the
purpose of continuing debate on the
Quay resolution, SO that only the
"morning hour" which is now from
10 to l2.o'clock, will be occupied by
that debate, the length of which is
probematical. Senator Edmunds is
deeply interested in it, and he evil
IDENTIFY expects the debate to last
some time as he leaves today on a
six day leave of absence. Many
shrewd observers do not believe
that the resolution will ever be
voted upon, they think compromise
programme of some sort will be
agreed upon by the republican Sen
ators. Something should be done
and that speedily. The present state
of affairs is certainly bad politics.
A very pleasant incident occurred
at the White House early yesterday
morning just before the President
left for Cape May Point to celebrate
his tfty-seventh birthday. The Cali
fornia delegation in Congress waited
on the President and on behalf of
the California Pioneers and the
Native Sons of the Golden West
presented him an invitation, en-
graved on plate of solid gold, to
attend and participate in the cele-
bration of the fortieth anniversary
of the admission of California into
the Union. Mr.. Harrison in short
address regretted that he could not
visit California this year and said
he hoped to do SO next year. lie
also mentioned the coincidence of
his receiving the handsome souvenir
on his birthday.
Secretaries Nohlp and Risk are