New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1892-12-10
WAITING FOR ORDERS.
NOspEMOCRAT IN CONGRESS DARES DO OR
SAY ANYTHING YET
THEY ARE WAITING FOR Mr. oLEvELAND's
SPEECH AT THE REFORM CLUB TONIGHT.

THEY ARE WAITING FOR Mr.. oLEvELAND's
SPEECH AT THE REFORM CLUB TONIGHT
(BY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l
Washington Dec o." Now that the first week Of
The session is over what your opinion about the
prospects Of legislation during the remainder Of IL nv
asked Tribune correspondent OF Of the Demo
cratic leaders OF the House OF Representatives this
afternoon.
well I cannot give any better forecast than
could week ago." he replied. After pause he
addd:
"The fact Is, waiting and my opinion
will be worth more next Monday
"What. are you waiting for. and why will your
oraion be worth more Monday than II is today"
asked.
ooh. why do pretend to be so dull You know
well rs do that Mr.. Cleveland Is to speak at the
meeting Of the Reform Club. In New York. omorrow
night and tell the Democratic IN Congress what
10 do, and when II must be done At any RATE
that is what expect and why we are waiting"
This said With a tngc Of sarcasm Ont IL con-
tained the undilued truth in regard TO the condltloh
of the Democratic aority in the House. The leaders
afraid to commit themselves for or against any
thing until after the Saturday night revelations OF
Mr.. Cleveland. which they await with an anxious ex'
pcctancy very solemn them and very absurd to the
Republicans. II Mr.. Cleveland shall declare IN favor
OF spring session the LID Congress every Demo
crat In Congress will cry "Amen' although nail OF
2hcm believe IL would be bunler, ii ne snail
safe an intimaon that the next Congress ought not
to meet until December. every Democrat In Congress
Will applaud It az the height Of wisdom. although
half Of them will curse its author beneath their
breath.
Never before was such a state Of affairs seen In
Modern politics. The House Of Representatives, with
a calendar OF unfinished business which fills more tlan
eighty printed pages, has done nothing this week.
except 10 discard one of its rules for rule OF
the List Congress and dispose OF one or two bius
witch were thought 10 DC harmless. Under the rules
to-day being Friday, should have been devoted TO the
consideration Of private bills, and there should have
been sitting tonight to consider private pension Oils
No sooner had the journal been read however, thah
all order was passed, motion OF Mr.. McMli!n, that
when the House adjourn today It be 10 meet on Mon
day. a motion to take up the private calendar was
theu voted down. although there thirty nine private
bills upon which the previous question was ordered
BEFORE Congress adjourned last summer Perhaps the
fact that thirty OF these pension bills may nave
had influence upon the vote TO-DAY -,
Ii apparent during the ninety minutes that tle
House remancd in session that the thoughts OF Demo
cratic Representatives were on tomorrow nlgnt 5
meeting Ia New York and not on the business before
item and that nothing could be done here untu amer
that mOmentOus event lnasmuch rs this Is the short
session OF Congress whose calendars are DuId"ncd
with hundreds of incomplete measures OF legislation,
10 say nothing Of the appropriation bills which are
still 10 come and nasmuc as Congress can DO nOllng
until after Nj. Cleveland gives directions Ii is matter
OF regret that he could have had opportunity
10 unhosom himself before the Reform Club at least
week