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Warrington, Jan. II, 1898.
The adjoui nment of congress. and con-
sequent loss of day by both house and
senate, on account of the death of some
man who is or has been prominent in
life has been so frequent at this session
that the adjustment of the custom is
being seriously talked of in congressional
circles. Said ex-Speaker Reed on the
subject: "Ir strikes me that this adj
journment business is carried too far. 1t
is all well enough in certain instances,
but IN others it is simply hollow mock
cry that takes the form OF an excuse to
shirk work" Representative Burrows,
of Michigan, said: 1.-THE meaning of
these frequent adjournments is that the
house does not intend to d. any busi-
ness at this session. But they do no
harm, for the democratic partly is always
safe when it is going to funeral" Rep
resentative Stewart, of Illinois, asks
this conundrum: eff we adjourn twice
week on account of somebody's death
when the population is only 60, 100000.
how many days will we be in session
when there are ten times sixty million
and the prominent men increase in pro-
portion?' The question may be shirked
new, but sooner or later it will have to
be met and settled, and there is only one
common.sense way to settle it.
New Mexico, Oklahoma and Utah may
come into the union as full-fedged states.
So said a caucus of republican senator's
held this week. 1t has not been fully de-
cided whether the three territories will be
admitted in one bill or each have sepa-
rate bill. The matter is to have the
right of way in the senate after the anti
option and the Cherokee Strip" bill,
now before the senate, and the Nicara-
qua bill, yet to be taken up, are disposed
OF. This will throw it quite late in the
session, and may result in its failure, as
the senate will be bound to give lots of
its time to the appropriation bills, none
Of which it has yet acted upon.
Cooler than tine recent cold weather is
the proposition, seriously advanced by
the democrats. that the President shall
not fill the vacancy in the supreme court
caused by the death of Justice Lamar,
but leave it for the democratic President
to fill. The principal argument adj
vanced in support of this unique propo.
sition is that there are too many repub-
licans already on the bench of the
supreme court. If the President really
| held doubts about the wisdom of filling
this vacancy this argument would decide
him in favor of making the appointment.
for there never wus period when it was
more necessary to have a majority OF
that court made up Ct men who have
| republican ideas of constitutional law
than for the four years beginning the 18th
| ofnext March. There is no telling what
the democratic administration and con-
| gress might be tempted to do if they
| know there was states rights democra-
tic supreme court to pass upon the con-
stitutiopality OF their acts. Your CORES.
pendent violates no confidence in max
ing the positive statement that the
President will promptly fill this vacancy,
and from talks with republican senators
it is evident that the man nominated
will be promptly confirmed, no matter
how much kicking the democratic sena.
tors may do. Providence has given tins
PresIuenr the opportunity TO make II
reasonably certain that the supreme
court will remain republican. and It will
not be neglected.
Representative Abner Taylor, of ILL
nois, prominent republican member OIL
the house coinage committee, said con.
corning the present agitation for the re,
peal OF the Sherman silverlaw: ~ know
that three-fourths, and believe four.
hfshs, OF the republicans in the house are
opposed to any repeal at this session
and will vote against it. Nothing can
be done. The matter will 60 over for
the new administration to deal with"
-Four states-Indiana, Montana, Wis.
consin and Oregon-tailed to send by
messenger duplicates of the ..othcial cleo.
torai vote forwarded by mail. It was
at first thought that in order to comply
with the law the secretary of state would
have to send messenger for the dupli.
cate returns. hut after conference with
Attorney General Miller: and careful ex.
animation of the law it was decided to
be unnecessary as one set of returns had
been received from each Of the states by
mail. Under similar circumstances in
the past messengers have been sent.
Secretary Fosters report OF the condi.
ton of the treasury up to December 81
1892, and his estimates Of tie probable
receipts and expenditures of the govern.
ment for the remainder of the present
fiscal year and for the fiscal year begin
ming July 1. 1893, called for by resolution
of the house, has been placed before the
house Ways and Means committee. It
does not differ from his annual report
materially, except that it goes more into
detail, According to the Secretary's es
Inmates these will be an available sur
plus in the treasury June 80, 1893 of
$40, 992, 377 and one June 80, 1894, of
$50, 1852 O7. The reports not pleasing
to the democrats, they hoped that
the showing would haye been much
poorer.