The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-08
OUR CONGRESSMAN.
Fielder Keeping His Agree
ment With Commits
sioner Hitler.
ABSENT FROM WASHINGTON
Won't Support the Wilson Bill on
Account of the Drug Sched-
ule-Pleads Sickness.
FROM WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON, d. c., Jan. s, 1S94.-When
the House adjourned Saturday afternoon it
was Just after an order had been adopted dl-
deputies and arrest all the absent Congress
men. This was the climax to a most re-
markable week. 1t was the last and ap-
parently the only means whereby the absent
Congressman could be made to come to
Washington and attend to business. At the
same time there were on the floor of the
House enough democrats TO make a quorum
if they had all voted on the same roll call IN
stead of shifting first to one and then to the
other. If this had been done the quorum
would been obtained without reference to the
democrats who, although present, absolutely
refused to vote. 1t is believed that there
will be a Quorum in the House today, in
which case the tariff debate will proceed.
The main source of trouble just at present
is not the tariff bill, but the proposed income
tax. This proposition does not lind favor ex-
cept with radical Western and Southern men
and the threat that it is to be brought in, has
led to ~antagonism and Indifference on the
part of a large number of democrats.
The record which the New Jersey Demo-
crats in Congress are making just now is not
of a kind pleasant to read. Of the SIX
democrats in the delegation only one re
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calls. ard that was Mr.. Dunn of Elizabeth.
MI. Dunn is opposed to the bill and also to
the income tax proposition, but he nevefthe-
less voted steadily to take up the measure.
Not so with DR.. English, the Newark men,
her. who was on the floor all day, but did
not answer to his name. thus acting in con-
cert with the republicans in preventing the
democrats from doing business. DR.. Eng
lish believes that the bill threatens the in
dustries in his district, and he takes this
mode of emphasizing his dislike to its pro-
visions.
FOUR NEW JERSEY A-BSENTEES.
There were four New Jersey absentees.
Nj. Cadmus and Mr.. Cornish attended the
caucus last Friday night and were present
when the caucus, by an overwhelming vote,
adopted a resolution asking all Democrats to
vote for the consideration of the
Tariff bill. With the echo of this
appeal still in their ears. Mr.. Cornish and
Mr.. Cadmus when to the depot, took a
train and went over to Jersey. Their
excuse was that they had important bust
ness, but it would seem to be equally i'm
portant that they should have remained here
and aidedin making the Democratic quorum.
They will, it is supposed, be here today, as,
if they do not come of their own free Will
thew will have to come under arrest, and
Deputy Sergeant-at-Arms have already gone
. after them.
Mr.. Fielder and Mr.. Geissenhainer are also
absent. They have not been here at all.
Mr.. Fielder was first reported sick, but your
correspondent has learned from good au-
thority thai Mr.. Fielder told some demo-
GRAFT friends in Jersey City that he did not
intend to come to Washington to aid in hav-
ing the tariff bill taken up. Nh. Geissen-
hainer has not been heard from. Both of
these absentees are also to be arrested and
brought to Washington by force, if they
will not come in any other way.
If the New Jersey delegation had been in
their seats yesterday and responded to their
names their votes would have materially
swelled the number of democrats, and
would, in all probability, prevented the neces-
sity of exposing to the country the serious
condition of affairs in the House by an order
to arrest the absentees.
iii CO~LLECTORSHIP
The President has had under consideration
the papers in the Internal Revenue Collec-
torship for the Fifth district, and an appoint
ment may soon be expected. Within the
last few days additional candidates ave ap-
peared in the persons of Tyler ParTnly, John
w. Norris of Elizabeth and ex-senator
William J Rays of Somerset. Mr.. Morris
forwarded quite a number of endorsements
with his papers, and these have been sent to
the Treasury Department. Mr.. Parmly'S
friends in Newark wanted to come down and
have a hearing before the Secretary of the
Treasury. but the latter said that If the
statements were made in writing they could
be considered by the President so that he
advised that the delegation ubnit their views
in a communication instead of verbally.
A large number of appointments will be
sent in tomorrow, and among them it is ex-
pected will be some New Jersey Postmasters
in cases where recommendations have been
made, and which have already been publish
ed. 1t was rumored yesterday that the Post
masters General had taken. up the Trenton
case. but this rumor cannot be confirmed to-
night. Senator Smith is laid VI with the
grip, and has been unable to attend to any
official matters, while Senator Mcpherson,
who has not been out of his house for a week,
is still suffering from bronchitis and ex-
haustion. The illness of the two Senators
may delay action on New Jersey cases,
which are pending.