Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-01
CONGRESS is COMING
Nothing Can Be Accomplished if
There is Determined Opposition.
EFFORT OF THE PARTY LEADERS
To Keep Down as Much as Pos
sible FactionaI Feeling.
WHERE A CLASH MAY COME

Congress will open on Monday without
plans or any defined purpose. Members
arc returning to Washington slowly and
with apparent reluctance. A few nave a
vague idea of something they want done
before Congress adjourns, and many ap-
. pear to be possessed of an ugly feeling or
disgust which they would like to vent in
some way. The leaders IN both parties, but
especially the democrats, are Siave and
apprebensive. 1t requires but short expar-
ience to prove that nothing can be accom-
plisbed during the few remaining weeks of
this Congress in the face of determined op-
position, but great deal can be done that
is not legislation. A great deal of ugliness
can be shown. propositions which annoy
may be pressed and speeches that madden
may be made. The disagree'ng democrats
may disclose their disagreements in the
most irritating manner; the party may be
split all to pieces in an effort to commit 1t
to this proposition or to that, and, In
short, they may have regular monkey
and parrot time. This the leaders are
afraid of, and fear that with their best ef-
forts they may not be able to avoid.
The Aim of the Leaders.
The aim will be to get on to routine
business as speedily as possible and to keep
in advance fer consideration some question
in which there is little or no politics. The
democrats would he greatly pleased at
this time IL they had the repeal of the
election law, or some other proposition, on
which their party all hang together, TO
keep to the front and fight over as d.
version during the short session. There Is
nothing, however, of sufficient importance
to occupy their minds which they are
agreed upon.
Der of men who have been defeated, who
have several things to say, and who do
not know when again they will get a
chance to say them If they don't speak
now. A great many are suspected of a
motive to demonstrate just how mad they
are with the administration, and with a
purpose to make an effort, though they
know Ii to be vain. to do some OF those
things which they have heretofore been
restrained from by consideration of the
administration.
Eagerness of the Admins tra tiOn Men.
Again many administration men who
also have suffered defeat are eager to have
q part III doing somc of those things which
MIR. Cleveland desires, and who in spite of
all opposition, will exert themselves to the
utmost to carry out whatever recommended
tions he may make in his message. Thus
the two factions of the party are think
ing of just those things which they should
most endeavor to keep out OF mind IL
seeming harmony is to be had and serious
trouble avoided. The most optimistic of
the leaders scarcely hope to be able to
keep back the threatened tide of dlssen-
sion. and most anything which would IL
very attention would be hailed with great
Joy. 1t is hoped by those most interested
In quiet session that an early adjourn
ment for the holidays will be taken, and
that enough routine business may be press
ed to the front TO occupy the house until
the members have dropped into that apa-
thetic state of mind which generally pos
sesses members after they have for awhile
been compelled to devote themselves to
uninteresting work.
The aim will be to have some one of the
appropriation bills ready for consideration
at a very early day and to always have
something of routine ready for considera-
tion. one thing after another Is dis
posed Of
Judge Kicks impeachment.
The impeachment of Judge Kicks Of the
northern district of Ohio will probably be
one of the matters Of early consideration.
and from it's novelty, considerable interest
will attach to 1t. If resolution Of i'm
peachment is reported from the commit
tee on judiciary, 1t will probably occupy a
day or two in the House, and. If the reso-
luton Is adopted, the trial will probably
occupy the Senate for about a week and at
tract considerable attention. Another thing
of early consideration will be an appropri-
of the income tax law. This will probably
be made the subject of a good deal of talk
on the part of those who originally op-
posed the income tax, but there will prob
ably be only sham battle. The principal
diversion for the early part of the session
will probably be furnished by the Nicara-
qua canal question. Had there been any
truth in the story of British Interference
and consequent trouble between this coun-
try and Great Britain on account of this
canal it might have been gratifying to
those who would like to avoid the irrita-
tions of this Congress, furnishing a sort
of a safety valve for letting off the steam
The question of whether the government
IS to undertake the construction of the
canal Is in itself one of sufficient interest
to occupy the House for awhile and 1t
looks as if the purpose might be to arouse
as much interest as possible in this matter
and to exaggerate the Importance of i'm
mediate action.
Where n Clash May Come.
IT, however. as is anticipated, Mr.. ICleve-
land sends lit message urging immediate
action on a financial scheme which Mr.
Carlisle will present it will in all proba-
bility be impossible to long delay a clash
on this question. The silver men and anti
national bank and anti-bond men are eager
for the fight, if with no other object in
view than to afford them an opportunity
to show how thoroughly they disapprove
of Mr.. Cleveland and despise his policy.
The Cleveland men and the men who agree
with the administration without being
cuckoos are thoroughly convinced that the
salvation of the democratic party lies In
their solving the financial problem by
legislation which will meet with the ap-
proval of bankers and business men be-
fore the republican Congress has an OPP
portunity to legislate. II, therefore, an
administration plan of any merit and hav-
ing a non-partisan eastern support is pre-
scented administration democrats Will be
eager to press for action upon 1t.