New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-08-03
WASHINGTON STILL EMPTY.
ONLY A FEW CONiRESSMEN YET AT THE
CAPITAL
c,rr. ISSUED FOR TIE DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
THE FUN WILL BEGIN WHEN THE PkEsi'
DENT GETS BACK.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.I


wosh,r1,on Auc with the meeting Of Congress
only four DAYS away Washington Is still pracncaiiy
as empty as It usually Is AT the hegh' OF It's seSo"
OF midsummer dulness. scarcely MY hePre'e"'"
tves have arrived in town and not more Una" "
dozen Senators are here. Efforts have been maze
for several DAYS to reach Mr. Holman ana get lro"
him a call for the Democratic nominating caucus
h,t II was not until night that the great "ecoho
mis-, sent authority to Representative KoDer'si' VI
Louisiana TO act for him in the matter. Inc iat'er
thereupon issued the following
Washington Aug. 4. 1893.
Nv authority from the Hon. w. :. Holman. chairman
q, the Democratic caucus hereby call caucus OF the
democratic members OF the Lid Congress- TO meet in
,hs House OF Representatives Saturday. August D.,
at o'clock, p IN. 3 NJ IL 'nHhiooN'
Secretary Democratic Caucus.
Mr.. Holman will probably preside In his right as
Chairman OF the Caucuses OF the Lilo congress, ai'
~ the member Of longest continuous service oh '"e
majority side Of the House.
Mr. Crlsp continues. OF course, to accept as pre-
determined his elevation to the speaker>hip for the
second time. and IS working away indus'riousV ~
the new committees. which evidently to be greatly
recast and altered in membership. springer ana
Holman the men who elected Mr.. Crisp over Mr.
Mills two years ago, and were at that time rewarded
with the two leading lous, clnirmanshipS. are now
slated for reduction to the ranks on account OF
poor health and these, with Other nnn'lohs an"
dI,placementS involved in the new treaty OF mar
,onv- h.tw,cn The ex Speaker and the President VIII
Icon Mr. Crsp rs busy ~ he well afford 10 be- In
cndpr the dog star 70. the rest Of this week.
II Is accented on every hand that the real interest
I'm the assembling OF Congress VIII date not IRON .n
arrival here Of the speaker tObe, or OF any OF Ills
uutenants and rivals fer leadership, or even from the
nominating caucus which IS to be- held on SATURDAY
evening but from the return to Washington ol 'h'
president, whether that be- on saturday or sunday
revt re common consent the head Of the executive
branch under this Administration Is considered to have
absorbed In himse. only all administrative, but
oso all ,gislaye functions and whether rightly or no.
there. is little disposition here, even among members OF
congrcss Themselves to credit the legislative branch
with either interest authority Of It's own. only
with the return OF the President, II Is felt. can the
legislative ma, ne be In motion, the caucus make
IFS Predetermined choice for speaker the Speaker
s,ec his pre:rranged committees, and the Congress
talk. M lis prescribed aud allotted task OF legisla-
ton ril Mr.. Cleveland appears therefore, VIII ms
message on the money H", stt"n anu ms oner oiaa,
,uinritv I'm Congress, Washington VIII continue 10 look
with Indifference on the gathering oil me Two huired
and odd indN iiuals whom tine Executive expects 10
Inn nose his programme Ot haiciHl ana tarln REFORM
senator Harris said today that the senate Finance
Committee was ready TO 20 Ia wOk AT moment ;
notice. His personal views as TO the result Of the
added that every body knew h. was II friend Of silver
rs n money metal. Mr. Harris and senator VOORHEES,.
chnrman Of the tinanrc Committee, had long
conference yesterday, during which II Is supposed
they mapped out "a plan Tor the work OF that rom
mItire ir. Harris believes there Will be- great
many measures inr, duced and that the majority If
them will probably be- in the nature nj comPr 'nii,'''
looking 10 an increase of the RATIO with n prONi>l0i
for the free coinage OF silver
II Is probable that the Democratic members OF The
Senate my hold their caucus about the middle #