The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1894-04-20
$4,000 From Brcckinridge to Miss Pollard
Death of Senator Vance of N. O.
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, April Io.-Speaker
Crisp was not, and is not an advocate
of counting quorum, although it was
advocated by good Democrats long
before Car Reed was ever heard of
outside of the town in which he lives
but it became his duty as chairman of
the Committee on Rules to obey the
caucus resolution directing that Com
mittee to prepare and report to the
House such rule, and, like the good
Democrat he is, he obeyed, and the
new rule will be reported to the House
and probably adopted this week, and
when cnce adopted he will see that it
is properly carried out and that mem.
bers are not counted whether present
or not, as Reed used to do.
In this connection it is proper to
state that the Democrats of the House
were not driven into taking this action,
which SO many Democrats of promi-
nence personally opposed, by the Re.
publcans as they are claiming. 1t
was the refusal of the Republicans to
vote that kept the House tied, except
during the short intervals when there
was Democratic quorum present, for
almost month, thus making conspic-
uous the necessity for counting
quorum or allowing the business of
the House to be dictated by the Re.
publicans but after all it was not the
Republicans who forced the Dem
ocratic caucus to do what should not
have been necessary, but which was
absolutely necessary. 1t was the In
ability of the Democratic leaders to
keep Democratic quorum on the
floor of the House that did the busi-
ness. They concluded that they had
tried and failed so often to keep a
Democratic quorum that it would be
a good idea to make the Republicans
help by counting them when they re-
fused to vote, and at the same time,
thank Heaven, they are going to make
the absentee come to time or forfeit
his pay while absent without leave, ex-
cept when sick and unable to attend
to his duties.
Senator White, of California, does
not believe that more than FIVE Sena-
tors will vote against the ratification of
the new Chinese treaty. 1t is expect
ed that vote will be reached some
time this week, although there has
been no formal agreement to that eff
feet
There was not much surprise here
when the jury brought in a verdict for
$4,000 in favor of Miss Pollard in
her breach of promise case against
Representative Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky. 1t was generally expected.
Col. Breckenridge says the verdict wi j
have no effect upon his candidacy for
Congress, and that he intends return
ing to Kentucky and making person
al canvass of his entire district. There
is general feeling of relief here thai
the trial is at last over.
The general debate on the tariff
bill will by agreement close next Mon
day. Then the Senate will begin thS
consideration of the bill by items, {
process which promises to be long anC
tedious. Senator Smith, of New Jer
sey, delivered tariff speech to-day
somewhat in line with that delivery by
Senator Hill week ago, but not sc
radical The fear of the defeat of th'
bill is only in the opposition papers
it does not exist among the Democra
tic Senators who are managing TIN
the bill. They expect that those Hem
ocratic Senators who stated at tn
caucus held previous to the reportinl
of the bill that they reserved the righ
to propose amendments on the foo
of the Senate will succeed in gettin
some amendments adopted, with tn
aid of Republican votes, but they hav
no doubts about the final passage o
the bill nor do they believe that
single Democratic vote will be cas-
against it when the final vote is taken
The newspaper talk which has grow
out of Stake" interview with Senate
Murphy Of New York, about the bi
not being voted upon before the Con
gressional election is simply rot. Sena
tor Murphy never said such thing
nor thought it. The bill is going t
be pushed to vote at this session
Congress, and it is going to be passed
These two things can be relied upon.
Senator Morgan's report on the me-
Nicaragua Canal bill is strong an
convincing, concluding thus: eth
plan and certain effect of this bill if
becomes law will be to put into ac
i've business employment 100000
900 borrowed from our own peopl
without risk to the government.
would furnish good and wholesom
employment to $4,000 American
who are marching on the highway
begging for work and often for food.
Senator Vance, of North Caroin;
whose health has been bad for lor