New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1891-01-17
WASTING TIME IN THE HOUSE.
DEMOCRATIC OBSTRUCTION AND REPUBLI
CAN ABSENTEEISM.
DEMOCRATS UNWILLING TO DO Any PUBLIC
BUSINESS UNTIL THE ELECTION
BILL Is SIIELVED.
my TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l


Washington. Jan. 1G.-The Democrats played their
prank- in the House again to-day, and again did they
wantonly waste time. Men like Flower Of Ncw-lork.
and Andrew the Of the noble =" War Governor OF
achusct. voted with the most blatant dcmagogucS
OF their party in tile House against the consideration
Of a iii to appropriate the Governments share OF
the money needed to meet the necessary public cN
pcnsc- Of the District OF Columbia during the next
Gecal year. II il purely money bill and there Is
no politics n II, and yet tho Democrats wanted the
House to turn deaf against its considerations
Why, Well they have declared in effect that the
House shall do no cuisines, until the Senate shall have
pcimarnntly -hclyc1 the Election bill. This IS one
Of the beautiful result, Of the bargain or coincidence
which resulted in the temporary shelving Of that
measure .n the senate at the behc,t OF the silver
senator ln the absence Of scores Of Republican
Representatives. many Of whom have been thoroughly
disguised and dcmoazcd by tbs peculiar conduct Of
so-calcd Republican, in the Senate. the majority in the
Ion,c is powcrlc,, even 10 proceed with routine bus
ness
Today il required two calls Of the roll and
expenditure Of mere than an hour Of time 10 rally a
Republican majority to take up the Appropriation Till.
There were dozen, Of Republicans present I'm Wash
lngton during that hour or more who were absent
from the post Of duty. Of them put th'm-clvc'
TO the Inconvenience Of coming In aftcrward to
answer f. ,hcir names The roll call. but To al
intent, and purposes. far attending to the bust
II would he better both for the Republican party and
the country, # Republican Repre- cntativcS who de-
lbcraeiv neglect and refuse TO do their du'v shoud
resign the places they hold In Congress they would
then di,appon nj nobody. and at the same time would
occupy more manly attitude.
Under the rules Of the House only 100 members
are required for a quorum II the Committee Il the
Whole II IS hard 10 believe. but It IS true. that il
was difficult al times today 10 muster enough Re.
pnblicans in the Committee Of the Whole 10 make
majority and this at time when AZ least hundred
Republican Representatives, a well a many Demo
cratic hncmbcr, arc c!amor.ns for consideration II
this or that measure In which they arc specially in
t,r,.>tcd. \ prominent Republican Representatives
man who never shirks his duty. today said u
Tribune corr, ,pondcnt:
hope that from this time forward The Tribune
will publish daily list Of Republicans who are absent
not only when the roll Is called but when party votes
are taken in Committee Of the Whole. There aic some
members who think they have done their whole duty
when they have been recorded on one yca-tnd nav
vote
The suggestion seems to be good one. To day. for
example about one half Of the Republicans who were
recorded in favor Of the motion TO 20 int" C'mm'eo
Of the Whole consider the Appropriation bill turned
np missing when their votes were inst ~ necessary to
preycnt Democratic obstruction after the House was
In Committee Of the Whole.
The general debate the bill was marked by
mot ignorant aud moon -cqucutal speech against the
shipping bill ly member By the name 81 >heye'cy'
from Indiana. Fortunately an honr did not suffice
for him 10 tell all that does not know about the SUD
iect bat. unfortunately. II gave him "a far oppor-
tuulty 10 show hO" ulpatrodc it'Pf''cnttlNc ~ ~
and 10 place himself I'm uufayomll" comparison with
Mr. Laugsion Il much ADLER albeit n cporSi. Repre-
tentative. from virginia. Mt LAnESoh. oil r.lila,
-prng on the Federal Election BILL said t'dt when
that bill was laid aside I'm thu -cnai" IN iNur al the
financial bin. man had said 70 him: Your cause
ha been sold for thirty pieces Of silver ut ne had
answered: Not So: because hc knew that we lived
i t. mld-t schools, and ohurche, and thr-tlinitN
Black ~ the II his race were there we're no men
VINO could 20 ahead of them In devotion 10 their conn
ry o us nee Institutions Tor they held their lives. their
prpert, their sacred honor u lcder To- ne welfare
If their fellow citizens. (Appau-" On Republican Sid'l
I'm couclu- ion he made earnest appeal Tor iIc pn~
age Of the Election bill, ami was heartily apphud"l
iv the Republicans.
The House j, SIN on the lr-t paragraph. y Demo
cratic member Of the Appropriation, committee ead
to day that bu-iuc~- would hc transacted While the
Election bill pending ard that p"rh1p- The lrpu
Icans milht have T. consider how they would like an
extra session Ul tOuslr-,