Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1894-04-09

The republicans in the HoGse have
it in their power, if So disposed, to
allow the H6Ese to pass the Bland bill
over Mr.. Cleveland . veto, when the
attempt us made this week by the
silver mem ste< do it. There rs little
probability that the republicans will
do this. but the fact that6they can do
it is having such a disturbing effect
upon the aGnf nistration dem ocrats
that they are talking araong them
selves of flibnstering to prevent
vote when Mr.. Bland makes his mo-
ton to pass the bill over 1.-The vote.
There are feMEapublicans who will
vote for the motion anyway, and all
that would be necessary for il to re-
ceive more thar the necessary two
third vote would be for the sother re-
publicans TO abstain from voting, as
more than two7tkifds of the demo
Gratis will vote for the motion. The
out and out silver snen are not, how
ever, anxious to see the Bland bill
passed over the veto. They prefer it
to be out of the way, 60 that they will
be free to try to pass a reekcoinage
bill
The democratic Senators privately
admit that they are not confident of
passing the tariff bill, and the widest
man no longer talks OF passing it by
the first of May There is much Cos
sip of an attempt being nasde to at
tach free coinage amendment to
the bill, but even if the attempt is TO
he, made, which is not certain, it can
not be done until the bill reaches the
amendment stage, which is sometime
Off
Democratic Senators positively re-
fused 10 grant hearing to a delega-
tion Of New England women mill
workers, who came to Washington to
protest against the injustice Of the
tariff bik in dealing with matters in
which ths mill workers are vitality in
terested, hst they got hearing-re-
publican Senator's gave it to them
and their objections to the bill will be
stated to the Senate and to the coun
try by republican Senators during the
debate on the tariff bill, which opened
to- day, according 80 programme.
The fight in the House to give the
seat now held by Re preventative Joy
OF Mo. to a democratic contestant
who was not elected, which has been
Waged for more than a week without
success, notwithstand ding some very
autocratic acts OF Speaker Cr;gp, has
brought out the fact that there are a
score or more Of democrats in the
House who are too Conscientious to
take part in the theft of the seat
merely to add one more to a demo-
cratic majority OF ninety. But the act
will doubtless be consummated this
week, in spite Of the protests OF re-
publicans and the non-voting of con-
scientious democrats, as the absentees
are being arrested and brought in
and voting democratic quorum will
probably be obtained.
1t is just now a little puzzling to
know why Secretary Carlisle should
have considered it necessary to go to
New York to assure the bankers of
that city that Mr.. Cleveland would
make no concessions to the free sill
yer men in Congress. Why wasn't
the veto message considered assur
ance enough? Some of the silver men
express the fear that the adminnistra-
ton is making arrange ments for an
other bond issue, similar to the last
one. Be that as it will, it may be set
down as reasonably certain that Con
gress will not follow Mr.. Cleveland's
recommendations by authorizing
bond issue.
Senator Voorhees, was little stag
eered the other day when confronted
by the democratic Governor Of Indi
ana and his staff, who had come to
Washington to protest against the
tariff bill as it now stands. He couldn't
turn them down, like he did the New
England women, SO they had short
but sharp word battle, the Senator
and the Governor being the chief
fighters. Governor Matthews, who
is understood to be q candidate for
Voorhees, seat in the Senate, told the
Senator that the Indiana democrats
demanded restoration of the origi-
nal free list of the Wilson bill. Vor-
hees denied it, and said that Matthews
had been trying to work up demo-
cratic opposition to the bill, hoping
to use it to advance his Senatorial as
pirations Matthews gave him to
understand that the matter would
figure IN the Senatorial election.