Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1893-09-25
DISTINCTION LETTER.
J.rsoI.L CORRESPONDENTS OF THE MONITOR J
Washington, Sept. IS, 1893.

Congress are very near to being in
open revolt against Mr.. Cleveland,
and unless that gentleman displays a
more conciliatory disposition there
may be permanent split in the dem
ocrat party in the very near future.
The straw which has almost broken
the back of the democratic animal is
Mr.. Cleveland's opposition to TIE
taking up of the bill for repeal of the
Federal Election laws by the House,
after the Senate disposes of the silver
repeal bill. 1t is said that Mr.. Cieve-
land spoke in a most dictatorial man
ner to Speaker Crisp because of his
having consented that this bill should
be reported to the House without
having first obtained permission, and
that Mr.. Crisp got nettled and told
him that he was under the impression
that the President was at the head of
the executive not the legislative
branch of the government. Well, he
wants to be at the head of them all,
and he is openly accused by demo-
Gratis with having Influenced demo
cratic members of the House to stay
away in order to- break quorum.
Whether he did or not it is certain
that the democrats tried in vain to
get quorum for three days last
week. To-day is a holiday, on &C
count of the centennial celebration of
the laying of the corner stone of the
Capitol building, and it remains to be
seen whether there will be a quorum
of democrats in the House to morrow.
The republicans very naturally de-
cline to assist in making quorum of
the House for any such purpose.
The condition in the Senate is prac
tically unchanged. ISenator Voorhees,,
although he knows that majority of
the Senators-49 Senators are claimed,
and the claim is undisputed-willv vote
for his repeal bill if it can be got to a
vote, is afraid to attempt to force the
fight, although he continues to threat
en- to do so. There is only one way
to force the bill to vote, and that is
to keep the Senate continually in ses-
sion with a quorum,-43 Senator's
always on the floor, until the opposi-
ton becomes sufficiently worn out to
consent to a vote; but Senator Vor-
hees does not feel certain that he can
do that for the very good reason that
a number of Senators who are willing
to vote for repeal have said that they
would not consider it their duty to
remain continuously on the floor in
order to force vote. Then, there is
another side to this question of en-
durance. Enough of the repealers
may become worn out to enable the
silver men to vote down the bill or
to amend it to suit themselves. 1t is
no childs play either way you look at
it, and, whatever may be the opinion
of outsiders, every Senator fully real
ICES the seriousness of the situation.
The principal reason why Mr.. Cleve ,
land does not wish the House to start
to follow the taking up of the bill for
the repeal Of the federal election law j.,
is that he realizes the necessity of
having the active assistance of repub
ican Senators if the Voorhees, bill is to
be passed, and fears that assistance
may be lost through the abuse OF re-
publicans in the House. And there ,
are good and sufficient grounds for
his fear. Not that anything any DEM
ocrat could say would change the
vote of auy republican Senator who
upon principle favors the repeal bill, =
but that it might result in causing
some of them TO absent themselves at
a critical period, which might result
in the defeat Of the bill. Take it all
in all the democrats, split in half as
they are on the silver question, occu- :.
py a very ticklish position. The
southern Senators are constantly
hearing Of populist gains at their
homes, land it begins to look as though
the repeal of the purchasing clause of I
the silver law might accomplish one :
very desirable thing-a break up of
5he solid soulful the repeal itself =
can be accomplished.
To-day there is flag of truce fly
ng, so to speak, and the President, =
he Cabinet and Congress are helping :
5he people to celebrate the centennial .
Of the laying of the corner stone of =
5he Capitol. The celebration is a a
great success, the piazza facing the :.
east front of the Capitol being packed =
with something like ,0Oe people TO =, =,
listen to the speaking, music and the :
grand chorus Of 1900 voices, which a.
nave been in training for months. The VI
President made the speech introduce u
ng Mr. William Writ Henry, of Va. u
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