New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1894-08-25
PRICE THREE CENTS.
TO ADJOURN ON TUESDAY.
CONGRESS- FIXES THE DAY.
EVIDENCE OF THE PRESIDENTS INrEN-
TION AS TO THE TARIFF BILL. -

TION AS TO THE TARIFF BILL. xS
HE WILL. DOUBTLESS sHIRK RESPONSIBILITY
AND ALLOW THE MEASURE TO BECOME
LAW WITHOUT HIS sIGNATURE-THE
. APPEALS OF THE DEMOCRATIC
utLI LEADERS DIsREGARDED.
rsY TELEGRAPH TRIBrNI3
Washington, Aug. 24-The adoption to-day "
both Houses Of Congress OF resolution providing
for an adjournment sine ole on Tuesday next IS ac'
cepted as an authoritative confirmation Of Presi-
dent Clevelands purpose to allow the German
Tariff bill 10 become law without his signature.
Great pressure had been brought to bear upon
him by the Democratic leaders in the House, a.
we'll as by the "Cuckoos' IN the Senate, to accept
his proper share of responsibility for the tarin
legislation on which the Democratic party Is to
go to the country this fall. and to allow Congress
to adjourn without waiting for the ten-day veto
or non-veto option to expire. Mr.. Cleveland has
apparently been unmoved by these appeals to MS
political courage and sense Of party RESPONSE
bility and has definitely informed the House
managers that he prefers to wash his hands OF
the "dishonor and perfdy" in which they IN
volved themselves by accepting the tainted Sem
ate bill.
The decision or the House ledueTs 10 etio e"o
session Immediately after Mr. C.eveland's option
of signing or vetoing the Tariff bill runs out -
simply an acknowledgment therefore. OF their
failure TO induce the President to yield his polit-
ical prejudices and personal vanity to the sup
Mica tory demand Of his followers In the House
that they shall not be condemned as traitors
to principle" by the implication, conveyed In the
Presidents refusal to sign II. that the German
bill cannot honorably be accepted by any genuine
Democrat or friend OF tariff reform. The Presi-
dents determination to spare himself the open
! humiliation Of approving bill when ne hao
so passiona tely denounced Is not, OF course. rel
! ished by the Administration party in Congress.
who must bear the burden Of having supported
! 1t In the approaching political campaign. DIT.
! Cleveland. according 10 their view Is as morally
responsible for the Surrender TO Mr. Gorman'
which can be ratified only by his failure to veto
the Senate bill. are the members OF the House
who were led by Mr. Wilson and the President
himself into a position where a complete ana
unconditional captuaion could not possibly be
avoided
THAT OVERWHELMING VANITY. -.
Although by his blundering and awkward
leadership the President has compelled the DEM
ocrats Of the House to assume political response
| bility for every 'perfdy" and scandal OF the
Tariff BILL he now seeks, according to their view'
70 escape the terms which the Surrender OF Mr..
Wilson made 1t morally obligatory on him. a.
we'll as the House Democrats. to submit to
and make the best Of Mr. German evidently un-
derstood the character Of his great party rival
uhsn in his savage assault on the author OF the
Wilson letter. he ascri5edAthes Presidents poliu-
cal failings essentially to his overweening pohu-
cal and personal vanity. Rather than wouho
this vanity Mr.. Cleveland is now preparing 70
evade accountability for a law which ne detests.
bu, faars N veto by the ostrichlike device o.
letting the obnoxious bill take effect without his
| express approval and with his imphed CON-
dernnation. Political cowardce Is never popuiar'
however. and Mr. Cleveands appearance In the
poor-spirited role Of hiding his head IN the saho'
and declining to take notice one way or the otner
OF the most significant and important piece Oh
LEGISLATION sent 10 him in either Of his Presioen-
rial terms will not add 10 his reputation tor
either poitical sagacity homely good sense
Thinking people ere not 10 be deceived py SUCH
transparent puerility, and the PRESIDENT py au
herring to his apparent determination 10 'shoie
the Tariff bill, will simply lose the respect VI
candid voters who can admire the courageous
confession Of defeat and the manly acceptance VI
punishment II the defeat Is irreparapIe. Du' WIZ
can only despise a transparent Shrinking peh'"o
technicalities to escape the consequences OF re-
verse and the hypocrtical pretence OF never
having surrendered when all the spoils OF war
are In ths hands of the triumphant enemy Mt
Clevelands churlish 'last-ditch" policy toward
the Senate bill has already cost the lreasuiy
nearly sOoOO0oo of revenue wthou. IN .ne nsr
neutralizng the party dishonor ana party per
ddv" committed by Congress in the passage oH
the German bill But his onenoeu VANITY 10
destined to cos his party sun nore ia .mr NJ.
ing canvass for 1t will serve as an unansweraolS
comment on the already embarrassed enorts OK
the party leaders 10 apologize Ior .he oo, tah
| measure and TO obtain from the voters a Iresn
iinnnss 70 infict upon the country similar ex,
hibitons of legislative incompe'eheS' pei"'' "'~
corruption.
PUSHED THROUGH WITHOUT COMMENT.
The adjournment resolution was pushed
through both branches to-day without comment
or objection The Senate happened TO be IN
executive session when 1t was acted on ou' !"
was quickly disposed of by unanimous cohse".
No corrective" legislation is TO be attempted
between now and Tuesday. and both oranc"e'
will be only nominally in session ZOE ie" "'.'-
| on Monday and Tuesday next
The House Of Representatives was III u'S
hohu,e condition. so to speak, to-day. Fewer
| than . hunderd members were present. ano WIZ. WIN
few exceptions those who sat on tne I1.,, soms
side appeared to be gloomy anu us, .;or,s ac.
were clearing theii desks OF tne sess,u 'ra ,,n.
cumuIations and wondering wnat nomlha.i.s @
conventions or November elections nave IN M ssoie
for them Kilgore the texas n,eSe Snr renomina.
, % , "a vas not present to object 10 requests
Tor unanimous consent. bat the vigilant SayeIS
, chairman of the Committee on Approprla .ions. @
as ~ his most ready 10 prevent attempted raids
uron the National Treasury. His service N tnat
t canacitv has been a great deal more efncient
. than Holmans ever was ara at tne ; slr'e I'D I'D
he has succeeded in retaining the commence anu
I resnect Of the House. On the Repuplica@n m slue'
PAYNE. of New-York. and Cannon. OF Illino's::
were on the alert also to prevent the passase ~
.'shadd," hills nv unanimous consent, and IN the
centre aisle. facing the Speaker and not twenty
feet away. stood General Catchings memDer
of the Democratic trumvirate that ruies tne
4 pIo,,sa roadv and eager 10 offer motion to ad-
iourn. He was putting lighted cigar. and wnen
he made the motion the smoke was curing aoove
his head. He either forgot or oisIesaiueu ths ,s
rnIe which forbids members 10 smoke In tne
hnuhsr while the House IS sitting, and nobody