The Wilmington daily Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1890-1902, 1892-04-18
THE NATIONS 'SSOLONS
Indications of Lively Debates Dur
ing the Week.
EVEN SENATORS FEEL WRATHY.

Wordy War Over the Court of
Claims Bill - The House Will
Doubtless Indulge in a Growl Over
the UDscating of Rockwell.
WASHINGTON, April 1S..-There have
been several indications lately that sharp
political and personal discussions will
soon disturb the olive leaved dove of
peace heretofore lowering unmolested
over the senate debates of this session.
In various ways, not plainly discernible
in the printed debates, it has become
manifest that rather ugly feeling has
been engendered between senators on the
Republican side, arising out of the Ex-
ecutive Clerk Young episode. There has
also been made apparent decided ten
dency on the part of the Democratic
minority to push things on party line a
little more closely than has hitherto
been done. The pending debate on the
two bills reported by the judiciary com
mittee to increase the number of judges
i'll the court of claims, and to amend the
circuit appeal law, illustrates this latter
statement, Mr.. Hoar, when he called
up the bills, assured the senate that they
would not occupy more than half an
hour at the outside. Yet they occupied
three hours of rather acrimonious de-
bate, and one bill was left unfinished
and the other was reconsidered after hav-
ing been adopted by viva voce vote
Both measures will probably be discussed
for considerable time longer, and
division, more OF less on party lines, is
probable upon their final adoption.
The Court Of Claims Bill.
The court of claims bill practically es-
tablishcs two courts of claims, instead of
one. 1t increases the number of Judges
from five to seven, and provides that
they shall subdivide themselves into two
sections Of three judges to EACH the
fourth judge, according to whatever
section lie may choose to sit with, max
ing full bench. In connection with
tins bill the questions have been raised
as to whether the two new judges
should be of the same political party,
whether they should be appointed with
the privilege of retiring at the age of
40, after Ten years OF service, with full
pay, and lastly and chiefly, whether
there is any necessity at all for their ap-
pointlIent. 1t is ON this latter point that
The debate will probably turn. Mr..
Huar, chairman OF the Judiciary com
mittee, Is very anxious to get the bill
disposed of as soon as possible, as he
has taken passage for Europe by
steamer sailing May IA, in order to OBJ
tain treatment for the disease of the
eyes from which he has been suffering
for some time.
There are some pending notices of in
telItion by senators to speak ON resolu-
upns of not great public interest, and
there is the West Virginia direct tax
question, which has been held up for
three weeks out OF courtesy to the sick
senator from Vermont, MIR. Morrill,, who
wishes to speak upon it. That will come
up tomorrow. There is also probabil-
ity of Il Chinese exclusion debate. Out
side OF these matters the senate has moth
ing before it i'll the way OF continuing
business for the coming week except bills
Oh tine calendar.
The Unseatins of Rockwell.
Definite as are the onens of party dis
cuSsiOn Ill the senate the indications are
even more definite that serious trouble
will eIlsue i'll the ranks OF the dominant
party III the house, and the current week
VIII witness the most serious OF the ex-
pected disturbances. The action of the
Democratic committee on elections i'll
reporting to the Democratic house reso-
luton providing for the unsealing of
Mr. Rockwell, II Democratic representa-
tive from New York, and for seating in
hi stead Mr.. NUyeS, the Republican con-
te5tant, has met much untiiVorublu COM
ment from southern Democrats, who be-
heTe i'll Il policy of retaliation against the
Republicans on account OF the uIIsGatlng
OF 50 many Democrats i'll the last house,
and the seating OF Republicans III their
places. The southern Democrats have
not forgotten the acrimonious parliament
taTV bJti les which aE,tf-,a X,Iut-I IL, ,,,.a
vent the ull5eatlng Of their colleagues. III
every instance the report Of the Repub-
hcitn committee on elections was adopted
but now the second case brought for
ward by the Democratic committee on
elections Is threatened with reversal Vi
the committee intention, caused by party
dissatisfaction,
Three Democrats have sisnitied their
intention to speak for Mr.. Rockwell.
THESE are Mes(srs. Cobb, OF Alabama
Gillespie, Of Pennsylvania, and Fellows,
Of New York. While the chances arc
that Mir. Rockwell will be un5eatel ana
Mr. Aoyes given the yacanl seat the de-
bate on the Case may assume d decidedly
national interest by the injection into 1t
OF the name Of prominent senator,
whose aspirations for the presidency are
We'll Known, and who wtlS accused bv
members Of the elections committee of
the house OF being too earnest III his
miumi estation Of interest in the contest
The Nuyes- Rockwell case will be called
up iii the house tomorrow, and it is
likely TO last until Friday The size of
the democratic opposition to the com
mittee cannot be estimated, but is said
to be larger than its quiet organization
would lead observers to suspect.
A Bomb Exploded al Church.
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