Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1893-09-15

financial measures shall be reported to
the house, and until he does he wants
the members OF jhese two committees to
refrain from pupicly committing them.
selves for or against proposed measures.
1t is big job to attempt to run both
the executive and Legislative branches
Of the government, but republicans
ought to wish that Mr.. Cleveland would
make a success Of it, because, however
faulty many of his ideas are, they are
far better tban what his party would
0. ing forward, if freed from his intu-
ence.
Deputy president Is a position I'M
known to the constitution of the United
States, but it practically exists all the
same, and is filled by Secretary Lamont
who, while nominally at the head Of the
war department, really has very little
to do with its business; his numerous
duties as deputy president leaving him
no time, even if he had the inclination.
Little time as he has given to the war
department since he entered the cabinet
il is probable that he will give less IN
the future, as the statement was this
week semi officially made that a demo
crat was being sought with the ability
to perform the duties Of secretary Of
war and the willingness to accept the
position and salary of assistant secre-
tary, the object being to allow Den La.
mont to continue drawing the salary Of
secretary while performing none Of the
work pertaining to the position, "Re-
form" comes high, but the democratic
administration Is bound to have it.
Senator Voorhees, was made to realize
this week, if he had not done so before,
the difficulty of the task he has assumed
as the leader of those who favor the bill
for the unconditional repeal of the pur-
chasing clause Of the silver law, in try
ing to force that measure through the
senate at an unusual rate of speed, He
was squarely defeated by the opponents
of tie bill upon two different votes, and
he only saved himself from the third
defeat by Withdrawing his resolution
providing for the daily meeting of the
senate at II instead of II o'clock.
These votes lid not prove that the sill
yer men control the senate, but they
did prove that the silver senator are
sticking closer to their duties than their
opponents. There were 30 senators
who voted against Senator Voorhees, and
only % with him, in open session, and
80 against and only 81 with him in the
vote that was taken in executive session,
L the repeal senators cannot be made
to attend the sessions Of the senate the
tables may be turned and the demand
for an immediate vote on the bill be
made by the silver men, instead or by
the repeal men, as it has been.
Senator Morgan's concurrent reso-
luton for the appointment Of a joint
committee of seven senators and seven
representatives to investigate the entire
financial system Of the country and re-
port to congress what Legislation is ne
cessary to prevent periods of stringency
such as the country has Just passed
through, has been fayorably received
and if it be not antagonized by the ad-
ministration it may go through.
A number Of gentleman interested III
protected industries have this week told
the house ways and means committee
what the result would be il the tariff is
lowered or entirely removed--in some
cases entire destruction of industries,
and in all cases lower wages for Ameri-
can workmen.
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