Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1894-08-23
CLEVELANDIS BACK
The Executive Returns to His
kPost at the Capital.
has LIE A MESSAGE FOR CONGRESS-

men, Who Are Waiting for Him to Act
ON the Tarin-what He VIII DO some
thing enc Fellow Can Find Out"-A
Little Friction in the Senate Over the
Question of Oratory.
WASHINGTON, Aug. 23-President Cleve-
land returned to Washington at half past
eight last night from his few days rest at
Gray Gables He was accompanied by
Secretary Lamont, who met him at New
York, and by DR.. O'Reilly. who went
| away from Washington with him. The
fact that Cleveland was expected had been
generally known and good sized crowd
| was at the Pennsylvania station when the
train rolled in. So far as appearance can
| indicate the president was evidently prof
tied by his short trip. And now the pres
| ident Is here speculation turns on what he
| will do about the tariff bill. 1t has been
| reported that during his absence he has
written a message to congress, but nobody
knows that this is true. Still every body
wants to know what the alleged message
is about, and speculation in political cir
cles is on the tiptoe.
| Something No One Can Find Ont.
l
some information as to what course the
president is likely to pursue with reference
to the tariff bill, but not the leas intima-
ton thereof could be obtained either a.
the White House or from the members of
| the cabinet. Private Secretary Thurber
said that the president had been very
much benefited by his trip TO Gray Gables
| Congress Wants to Go Home.
Congress wants to go home There is
no doubt about that. and whatever action
the president may take the two houses
will undoubtedly adjourn the moment
they decently can-unless debate breaks
out in the senate, as is threatened How
ever, German and Crisp had a long con-
ference, and the matter Of early adjourn
ment was discussed. II was believed by
the Democratic leaders that business
quorum cannot be longer maintained in
either house; that 1t would be well to have
an early ad journment, aud that il should
come as soon as the tariff bill Is finally
settled The absence of a quorum in the
senate resulted in telegraphing members
to come back TO the city, and the members
here are straining every nerve to keep the
quorum intact.
| Chandler Is Now in the Way.
Before teleeraphing for absentees the
Democratic leaders made an especial Ap
peal to the Republicans to permit the bill
| TO correct the error with reference to alco
mol in the arts to 20 through without oh
lection in the absence of quorum. Ii ap
pears. however, that when Chandler went
away he left behind him a request that
the bill should not be taken up IN his alb
sence and the Republican senators are
| guarding this request The Democratic
senators now threaten to retaiiate by tax
ing up the supplemented tariff bills and
trying to pass them in case they succeed
in getting a quorum, bnt they realize that
:here are many difficulties in the way o
putti ng such a programme into effect, anC
did no resolve upon any definite plan be
yond exerting themselves to the utmost {,
secure the attendance OF quorum
Quorum Present After All.
As matter of fact there was QUO
rum in reach in the senate for there wer
thirty Democrats, eight Republicans AND
1.-TWO Populists answered 10 their names
making a total of forty-and Jones o
Nevada and Quay were also present. bu
failed to answer. Later Gallery of Loa
. isiana appeared, when Jones and Qua,
also asked 10 be recorded. \ quorum wa
e thus obtained by the addition of Ties
= three names. This discovery was made a
the result of the Republicans carryin.
out their plan of insisting on quorum.
Want to Shut on Speeches.
The Republicans made the point of N
quorum in the early stages of the session
The consultations among the leaders ind
| Gated that they were willing that tn
| alcohol schedule of the tariff should b
d corrected, but no agreement could
I made on the Democratic side to stop an
n further speechmaking. Lindsay of ker
y lucky has been prepared to make speec
, on the tariff. The Republicans do nc
want it to be made. The friends of Limo
say insist that a quorum can be brough
here and that the speech must be made,
n any senator desires to make it. IL is t
shut off Lindsay that the Republican
make the no quorum point, and it is
T. question whether any senator will retur
20 the city from his home only TO hel
n Lindsay make a speech.