The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-02-10
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY.
The State Under Heavy Ex-
pense with No Results.
THE DEMOCRATS ARE WEAKENING
Some of the Leaders Have Been Try
ing 10 Compromise-Hon as the
Patronage Boss - The Democrats
Little Scheme-GOssip.

The General Assembly has been in ses-
sion fortnight and the State has been in
volved in an expense of something like S400
per day, while the two bodies have been i'm
dulging in penny politics calculated to in
fuencc the party vote at the April election.
Not single item of concurrent busi-
ness has been transacted, and to all intents
and purposes they are as unmindful OF
each others existence as though they
were sitting in two sect ions of the globe.
They are no nearer a solution of the con-
troversy than they were at the opening OF
the season, but the Democracy have shown
recent tendencies to capitulation by
voluntary conferences with the Senate
leaders with the purpose of avoiding the
proroguement. These consultations have
been secretly conducted and while Bre'r
Honey has been isolated at Newport.
He is seeking to hold the whip hand
over his colleagues by holding on to the
distribution OF those postmasterships
until after the April election.
Honey is Absolute Boss.
The State Central Committee and the
Congressional Delegation have been forced
to admit that they are powerless as dis
pensers OF Federal patronage, for Grover
teeman, and graciously consults the
Newport statesman before the
selections are communicated to the
Senate. The appropriation bill
has reached the House and the finance
committee propose to investigate the
several items. They are fully aware that
the sums are provided by law without
variation, but their purpose Is probably
to devise some sort of an amendment
whereby they can return the bill to the
Senate which they know full well will not
concur.
Democrats Little Game.
Then they will suggest committee OF
conference, and put themselves on record
before their constituency as being desir-
Gus of advocating conservative and
economical policy in the operation Of the
State government. The chairman OF the
committee is doubtful whether the con-
sideration of the bill will be completed
before March 2, the same date as last year.
A study of the records for the past 10 years
results in the discovery that with the ex-
ception of last year the appropriation bills
were passed in the month OF February.
That was before Honey's advent as a politi-
cal despot and rump steerer.
Senate Not Weakening.
There is no disposition on the part of
the Senate to weaken. IL the House sends
up another resolution to meet in grand
committee on Tuesday, 1t will be referred
to the Judiciary committee, and IL the
Governors message is returned unread on
Wednesday, an amendment will be tackled
advise them that any further COM
munications OF that character will be
treated with contempt. II the advice OF
some OF the party managers is adhered to,
| resolution OF adjournment will pass the
Senate and be sent TO the House, and IL
concurrent action Is refused, then the
Senate's certificate of disagreement may
be submitted TO the Governor, who can
exercise his constitutional author
ity by proroguement on Friday.
There is much preliminary work to be
done before the caucuses for the nomina-
tion OF Assembly candidates at the April
town-meetings, and hence IL is impera-
lively necessary that the yeomanry should
be brought To realizing sense OF the i'm
portant issues involved in the campaign,
Gubernatorial and Congressional. Ii
IL possible that these public hearings after
the adjournment may delude the laboring
man into the consciousness that their i'm
terests are being promoted, but without the
enactment OF such beneficial legislation
by the "party OF the people" so called,
they can't pose as salvat ionists with any
better grace than the tariff reformers in
Congress
May Congratulate Page.
And i'm this connection il is hinted that
resolution may be introduced by yco-
man Repu blican I'm the House next week
of congratulation to "Charley" Page i'm
recognition OF his vote defending the
manufacturing industries OF the State. As
lie will retire from the political arena at
the close Of his present term, the applica-
tion OF n little "Home" soap wouldn't
prejudice the chances OF MS Republican
opponent I'm the second district.