The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1894-01-08
THE TARIFF QUORUM.
It Is Not Likely That the Demo-
Gratis Can Obtain Ii.
THEY MAY COUNT NoN.voTERs.
Some Democratic Leaders Favor
Adoption Of Reeds Methods.
Eastern Members Uneempyomiaingi
Hostile to the Income Tax-ln the
senate Hawaii May Dsspiace Federal
Elections. II the News 10 Exciting.

during the coming week After four days
OF fraiiless effort 10 secure the presence of
a voting Democratic quorum. the house
adopted, just before adjournment, the ex-
treme exuedient OF ordering the arrest of
all members absent without leave Depu-
ties were sent IN all directions last night
10 serve warrants on the forty members
absent without Ieave-twenty-one Demo-
Gratis and nineteen Republicans. The Demo-
cratic leaders express confident hope that
17o voting Democrats viii be in their seats
when the gavel drops at noon. From the
Republican ahsentees no aid is expected.
They can be brought here under duress.
but cannot be made TO vote. This applies
10 some Democrats as well. and If the op-
position within the ranks of the majority
can be organized. enough Democrats may
refrain from voting TO prevent considera-
tIon of the bill in its present
shape. Privately some Democrats admit
that the gravity of the situation
is very great. The possibility Of defeating
consideration of the bill strikes terror into
their hearts. and some of them. like Oates
of Alabama. openly advocate a resort to
the parliamentary expediens utilized by
the Fifty-frst congress-. of counting a
quorum. Speaker Crisp asserts positively
that he will not be forced to the resort.
He thinks a voting quorum will be here
certainly Tuesday at the farthess If it
can not be obtained. then another Demo-
cratic caucus will be called. This is what
those dissatisfied with the bill are aiming
at. They declare That as soon rs they can
demonstrate that not sufficient number
of Democrats will vote to consider the blil
the leaders will be obliged TO submit TO
material notifications which the dis
rruntled members will propose. Some
Eastern Democrats lighting the income
tax proposition are willing TO go to almost
any length to eliminate this feature of the
BILL Altogether the prospects are good
for very interesting contest in the house
during the coming week. OF course if a
quorum is secured tomorrow or Tuesday
the special order will be nassed. The de-
bate. once under way. will proceed, to the
exclusion of everything else.
Tarsney, member OF the ways and
means committee. said tonight that II
voting quorum were not secured by Tues
day he would favor the adoption of q rule
empowering the speaker TO count the
members and make q0cram. "Wemn
meet revolution with revolution" said
he. ''lf the Democratic members are
driven TO this resort il Is believed the Re-
pubiicans. tor Standardization, would be
compelled to support it.
The committee work of the house is not
fairy under way. as the opening snarl
over the tariff has required the attention
OF the Democratic leaders, who constitute
the chairmen OF the leading committees
Only two reports have been presented since
the session opened. one from the judiciary
committee, on Bailey's bankruptcy bill,
and another from the committee on bank
ing currency on the bill of Bailey to remit
the 10 per cent. tax collectahle on clear
inghouse certificates and other forms of
private currency issued during the money
famine last fall; but with the prospect
that the house will be engaged with
routine business and long speeches. COM
mitteemen are expecting to get their asso-
ciates together and accomplish consider
able work
Ii is probable the important bill repeal-
ing the 10 per cent tax on state bank is-
sues wilt be reported Dy the committee on
banking and currency at an early day.
perhaps during the coming week There
is wide difference of opinion between
n
measure. and as these differences cannot
we'll be reconciied, the general desire in
the committee Is to report a bill simply
repeating the tax and then let the house
decide all differences.
The principal item in the senate pro-
eramme Tor the week has been agreed
upon. II is consideration Of the Federal
election biii, 10 be taken up after the con-
ciusIon of morning business Tuesday.
Hawaii may again demand the attention
OF the senate, TO the exclusion of all other
subjects, for portion oi the week IL the
government should fail 10 give an ex-
plicIt denial 10 the report that Willis has
asked Doie to retire in the interest OF the
queen, there IS sure 10 be number of
resolutions OF inquiry introduced, and sew
erai pointed speeches may be expected.
There vii! in any event be some discus
sion Of Hawaiian affairs over Hoar's reso-
luton inqairing into the expenses and
salary OF B.ount, and there is
possibility that Frye's resolution, de-
clsrlng that until the congressional
inquiry Is concluded this government
should suspend all efforts az interference
IN the affairs OF that country, may Re
called from the table The whole matter
depends very largely upon news from the
Paciae and the attitude assumed bv the
administration. Ii it should become ap-
parent that the Auckland report i. not
truthful the senate would be disposed 10
let the subject alone until the committee
on foreign relations can conclude its inve.-
LEGATIONS. The WarTimoo will arrive a,
Vancouver trCrn Houolnivs nart Ta..S.~