The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1893-12-08
DEMocR1rs DRIrrIyo 1PARE
GIoouay Outlook for Harmonious Aetiou %
Party Measures IN Congress.

WARRINGTON, Dec. THE Democratic lead
ers in the Senate and House are discouraged
] at the gloomy outlook for harmonious actor
| By members OF their party. The session ha,
| begun with very bitter feeling between the
| Administration and anti Administration Dem.
| ocrats and the promise OF concerted action on
| any important legislative question Is not
| bright. The tariff question IL still in tangle
| the members " the Ways and Means Commit
| tee being engaged in a wranEle over the prob
| lom OF how to meet tho great deficiency that
| will follow tho cut in the tariff schedules.
| They are greatly embarrassed in their work by
the premature announcement OF tho President
| that a corporation income tax had been agreed
upon A largo number OF Democratic mem
lers insist that the bill rs far as Its provisions
| are known, Is neither a revenue measure nor a
protection bill. II docs not meet with the APP
prevail therefore, OF the free traders or the
rrotoctionlsts OF tho party. and these disaIect-
| ed members are endeavoring TO have the bill
changed to meet their view They are being
bombnrded with appeals from their constitu-
euts for this change and have now started =
movement TO Ect q caucus to see II he lill
cannot be amended 60 that 1t can be adopted
by n uarty vote.
members is found in the fact that ia impos-
sihlc. even at this early stage OF the session, to
get quorum present at any one time. and
brought iir that sonlo Of tho leaders desired
adopted 1t failed TO- carry, because Of the fact
that no quorum voted. Chairman Wilson OF
tho Ways and Means Committee, tho leader OF
the Democrats In the House is man of great
ability aud " mnay line qualities, but he does
MT shine asa PARTY manager and mover did.
lIc seems now To- have no more control over
the democrats IN tho House IA n party than
he did over the Convention in Chicago in
1872 lie Is, 81 cours" Handicapped by the
uupopuarity OF his TartiT bill and the indiEna-
ton u a large majority OF the Democratic
PARTY in onEress over the Hawaiian
policy ~ tho Administration. VIII ch makes
them absolutely lukrwarm and careless
tn regard to important party matters. This
II sioralty is shown in a thousand different
cans laugh IN their sleeves, and take another
step iu the direction " gaining party advan-
taEe from the democratic split. Tho Domo-
cratic members seem totake no interest what.
ever I'm the programme ~ the leaders. aud
seem net to care whether school Keeps or not.
II begins Go look rs II the majority OF the
aud even anxious To .oin with tho Republicans
and POSTPONE everything until the Hawaiian
question is fully discussed. and the mystery
surrounding the attitude Of the Administra-
Ther0ifry Of tho Republicans Of the Senate
T. made very clear by tho romai kahle debate
which occurred Yesterday. in which the Ad-
min ~trdtlon senator were fairly driven from
tho floor. and by the announcement OF senator
lluar to-day that be and his party would an;
trEoniIc the consideration OF the bill to repeal
tho Federal Election laws The feeling in Con-
gross among men OF all parties on tho lia-
waiian question Is SO intense that II seems i'm
rus-ihl that the decks can be cleared for ac-
ton until this question Is disposed OIL Ii IL
putting II mildly to say that eight out OF every
ten men in onEress. Democrats and Repubi-
cans, are at heart disguised with the Hawaiian
policy OF the Administration, and ARE giving
all the assistance in their power to tho move
ment now under way to bring the question to
unpopular and un-American policy whore 1t
belongs