The Cecil Whig. [volume] (Elkton, Md.) 1841-current, 1894-06-16
our Regular Correspondent.
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. Lnne Il. $50

Republican Senators are not making
any predictions as to when the final
vote will be taken on the tariff bill in
the Senate, but they take no stock In
the assertion of Senator Harris that
the democrats will force vote before
the close of the present week, not be
cause they doubt Senator Harris's will
lngness to do so, but because they
doubt his ability to keep quorum on
the floor continuously for that purpose
The republicans have not altered their
position. They contend that eight
hours day Is sufficiently long for the
Senate to sit, and that they are entitled
10 debate each schedule of the bill as
it is taken up. Their willingness 10
accept the agreement to debate certain
schedules under the five minute rule
furnished convincing evidence that
they have no wish to fill1buster; but
they do not intend that such import
ant portions Of the bill as the wool
schedule and the income tax shall be
railroaded through without debate.
Senator Henderson, of Nebraska,
expresses the opinion that it will be
nearer month than a week from this
time when the final vote is taken.
Senator B!ice made one of the most
| remarkable statements ever publicly
made by Senator when he said
"Whatever you may hear about dissen-
sion, l can tell yogs that there will be
forty three votes for the bill, whatever
there is III it. Senator Jones may
make notifications, but whatever he
finally decides upon will be voted for
by forty three Senator'S In other !
words, if Senator Brioe knows what ne
is talking about, forty three Senators
have agreed to sink their own individu |
atty and principles and 10 vote for
whatever Senator Jones tells them.
Never before has the majority OF the
Senate delegated such autocratic
authority to one man.
There are people who say that
Representative BILL" Springer, of Ill.,,
has no influence with the admins
;ratiou, but notice that he has been
able to get this SOD, R. w. Springer
a life time position as Chaplain in the
Army, although the young man, who
has been drawing six dollars day as
clerk of the House committee on
Banking and Currency while studying
for the ministry, was only ordained to
preach about two months ago. Mr..
Springer may not be able TO get places
for his constituents, but he manages to
provide for his family.
Elk Representative Abner Taylor, OF
H., is regarded as an authority on
political matters in that state. He
has just been over the ground and
this is the way he sizss up the stu
alton: SIT isn't question of RepubIi
can success, but OF how large our
majority will be. | put the republican
plurality at $4,000 in November, but
shall not be surprised if it reaches 100.
600. There Is no longer ths slightest
doubt that the legislature will be
republican, and the democrats may
consider themselves lucky if they get
as many as five out Of the states
twenty two congressman.
Representative Rreckinridee, of KY,
has shown himself to be The possessoE
of a skin as thick as that OF a rhinoceros
but thick as it is it was penetrated by
direct shot from his democratic
colleagues III the House. He has
been Boosting of his Intention to take
charge of The general deficiency
appropriation bill when 1t was ready to
be reported to the House, by virtue OF
his being chairman of the sub COM
mittee which has charge OF that bill.
As soon as his democratic colleagues
found out that he really meant to do
so they lodged formal protest with
chairman Savers of the Appropriation
committee, and the result was that Mr.
Sayers informed Breckenridge that he
would not be allowed 10 take charge OF
the bill, because of the refusal OF demo
cratic members to recognize his leader
ship in even SO small matter as the
management OF bill which usually
goas through without any serious
opposition. If Breckinndge were not
entirely without the sense of shame he
would resign from Congress and with
draw from his contest for denomination.
The democrats OF the House are
more susceptible to the influence of
public opinion that the Senators they
have to stand up for denomination and
re election this year, and they are
hearing from their constituents. Con
sequently they are opposed to the
tariff bill, and many of them are out
spoken in their determination to
the defeat it even if it be necessary to
defeat the bill to do so.
| The Senate investigating committee
is wasting more time over cuntumaci
Gus witness-a member Of the New
York firm of stock boxers through
which the democratic Senators are
supposed 70 have done their sugar
specializing He refuses TO tell the
name of Senatorial customers or to
produce his books, and the committee
will ask that his case be certified to
the Grand Jury. which has not yet
indicted the newspaper correspondents.