The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1894-08-29
WIND-UP WAS TAME.
Chairman Babcocl's "Sympathy "
Would Use Cleveland's Letter For
Campaign Purposes.

0U Vtt 0@s"tste" AFo%~
wAsHIxGrox, Aug. 29-Ths eventful
second session of the Fifty third congress
closed in the senate without . ripple on
the surface 20 mark the fact.
The spirit OF peace seemed TO pervado
the chamber, and the, last days session
was as dull as IL was peaceful. The great
effort Of the few senators remaining on
deck was to kill time during the two
hours Intervening between assembling
and adjourning, and this they did by a
succession Of short speeches.
The usual resolutions Of thanks to the
presiding officers, Vice President Steven
con and President pro tenn Harris were
offered by Senators Quay and Manderson,
and were adopted unanimously.
The close sof the second session Of tho
house of representatives for the Fifty-third
congress was the tamest in years 1t was
absolutely devoid Of interesting features.
Although the galleries were crowded, there
were not more than as of the 1855 members
on the floor. The usual COMMITTEES was
appointed TO wait on the president and In
form him that congress was ready to ad-
journ.
A resolution 10 print copies of COM
parison OF the new tariff bill with the VIII
son bill AMI the Mckinley law en-
countered the enmity of Mr.. Johnson Of
Ohio, who did not think the comparison
prepared under the direction Of Senator
Germany revealed all the facts, and q
deadlock ensucd. which forced a recess un-
till just after 2 o'clock, when, afser an un-
successful attempt to pass several local
bills by unanimous consent, the speaker
declared congress adjourned sine die,
Campaign Docnment For Republicans.
Chairman Babcock of the national Re
publican congressional committee was
asked what he thought Of the attitude OF
the president in refusing to sign the tariff
bill Mr. Babcock said:
II confess that have great deal Of
sympathy for the president In the position
he finds himself He has been hunili-
ated by his party and Obliged to give his
consent tacitly TO the enactment of a law
which Is positively against all his convic-
tions on tariff legislation.
II can readily appreciate the situation
in which he Is placed he being obliged to
subordinate his own feelings as to what is
right TO the behests of the trusts and cor
porations. The letter Of the president to
Mr. Catchings very positively indicates
the disappointment he feels. 1t Is pleas
ing TO note that he admits that he Is not
better than the masses Of his party.
''The admission the president makes
that he will not permit himself to be sep
arated from his party to such an extent as
might DO implied by a veto Of this tariff
legislation and that the provisions of the
bill are not In line with honest tariff re-
FORM will make IL rather embarrassing for
Democratic speakers, who will find IL
necessary to say that Mr.. Cleveland Is still
"A Democrat and that this bill Is Demo
cratic tariff reform, notwithstanding IL
has been repudiated by "a Democratic presi-
dent
."rhe plain admission that the president
makes I'm his letter as to the communism
OF pelf, whose Vaccinations have pre-
vented us from reaching the success we de-
served, must indeed be very humliating
10 him and disgraceful to the Democratic
party, who arc responsible for the enact
ment of this bill. i cannot help but look
upon the letter Of the president as being
an excellent campaign document for the
Republicans. 1t is, "a the president says,
full of inconsistencies and credities which
ought not to appear in tariff laws or laws
of any kind"
The few senators at the Capitol refused
20 express any opinion for publication on
the letter of President Cleveland to Mr..
Catchings.