Middletown transcript., 1893-10-14

lack Or quorum. The twenty-five
Republican Senators who are counted
for unconditional repeal have adopted
no programme, but it is believed that
few of them will feel it incumbent
upon themselves to endanger their
health by remaining in their seats all
night, particularly when they know
that nothing can thereby be accom-
plished.
Opinion differs as to what will be
done after continuous session of the
Senate. If Mr., Cleveland's idea be
be followed Congress will at once ad-
journ, not take recess, he having
stated his belief that it would be better
for Congress to adjourn until the be-
ginning of the regular session in De-
cember than to take short recess.
But the general impression is that a
compromise amendment will be adopted
before next Saturday night, thus giving
Mr.. Cleveland an opportunity to carry
out his implied threat to veto anything
other than unconditional repeal that
might be sent to him.
There is trouble in the house as we'll
as in the Senate. The bill for the re-
peal of the Federal election laws, in
stead of solidifying the Democrats of
the House as it was expected to do, has
made new split in their already badly
split up ranks. The Tucker bill, which
is the one under consideration, repeals
every single Federal statute dealing
with elections, and a considerable
number of Democratic members of the
House think it too radical.
Senator Peffer's latest bill is the
king pin of all that have gone before
in the long line of absurd propositions,
and it is only fair to Mr.. PETER to say
that he does not father this monstrosity,
but introduced it 'sby request" The
bill starts by directing the coinage of
all the gold and silver now in the
Treasury and the coinage of all of
either that shall be offered until the
aggregate of s6,00O,0 100000 shall be
reached. But that is merely sort of
preamble, as it were; the gist Of the
bill is that portion which provides for
universal prosperity, by appropriating
$3.50, 600, 600 to be distributed pre- rata
according to population among the
states and territories, the same to be
spent in the improvement of public
highways, building school houses, etc.,
in wages of 81, day of eight hours to
each person engaged in the work. The
billfurther provides that all citizens of
the United States offering their services
shall be employed. 1t would be more
sensible, and more beneficial. IL Con-
gress would appropriate money to
maintain q kindergarten of political
economy. and compel the regular at
tendance thereat of those Senators and
Representatives who show by the
nature Of the bills they introduce their
lack Of even the rudiments Of that
science.
Quite number of Democratic Sena.
tors refuse to be bossed by Mr.. Cleye-
land on the silver question, but the
alaeFity with which some of the same
Senator's drop their own views about
the adyisability Of confirming the nomi-
nation Of $50, 900 Van Allen to be Am
bassador to Italy and adopt those of
ex-Secretary Whitney indicates that
Mr.. Whitney knows how 10 boss the
Democratic Senators. The confrma-
tion Of this nomination for which it is
clear to everybody $4,000 was paid
will stand out in history as blot upon
the fair name Of the United States Sem
ate, and every Republican should be