The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1894-02-08
NCREARY GETS A QUORUM.
-. U4VAIIAN RESOLUTIONS 60
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i - N.r York De-oernts. Cuuui-es sud
s,...I., Protest AEninst ~, sus the Pop
met. Dividsd-Mr. Bostsue's Rssoi.-
uo,. Defeste- Finb-steri-g Taetic. asd
p,.,ppesr,se ouoru. Prevent Ne.
p,,rd frorr GeUinR Hi- silver seieuior-
.r. Bin Into Com-ittes OF the whole.
U,sv,xcrcx. Feb 7.--Ths deadlock in the
/ uo,s. Of Representatives over the resolution
| .hH.washing the Administration for It's Ha-
-,Ilnn policy was broken thIa morning. and
| ,ursdiately there was another deadlock over
a.. .,temrt TO go into Committee Of the Whole
On the Bland hill. directing the Secretary Of
an. treasury TO coin the silver seiRniorage in
enc Treasury. Both deadlocks were caused By
An. inability OF the Democratic managers to
.onrel the attendance OF party quorum.
last night the Sergeant-at-Arms was busy
,ummoning Democratic members TO appear
!, the House to-day to vote for the Presidents
,,rdie.tion. and after several roll calls the
,scsssary mum Der Of Democrats was secured
whether the attempt to get quorum for to-
morrow's vote on the Bland bill will succeed
1. uncertain. There is quorum OF Demo-
cratic m mbers In town tonight Just as there
v..lnst night. and the fact that they can only
4. brought into the House under an order of
| arrest indicates tho disofganized condition
INTO which the party In Congress has fallen.
/ Universal surprise Is expressed that the
/ pe.ldent should have uccecded eventually in
,hlnppg In m Members to vote for the white
,a.hinr resolution. and his ability to do this
furnishes another example Of the power OF the
Executive influence. II Is true that many
msmbers voted with their party to-day who
have publicly condemned the Presidents
course In Hawaiian affairs. but they excused
themselves with the plea that the McCreary
resolution did not specifically refer TO the at
tsmpt Of the Administration to restore Queen
IuiuokalanL And on this point there ia much
criticism Of the course pursued by
g the Republicans in the House in
not Insisting upon having q vote on
the direct question OF sustaining that particu-
lar act Of the Administration. 1t is UNDER
stood that Mr.. Hit. the leader OF the Rspubli-
cans in the Foreign Affairs Committee. had
been assured that thirty or forty Democrats
would vote for his substitute. and for this rea-
son he was inclined to make II mild. with the
hope OF catching his flies with vinegar instead
Of molasses. He was deceived. however and
the President was allowed to escape tho criti-
elsm that he could not have avoided had the
Republicans taken proper advantage OF the
sentiment in the House adverse to tho restor-
alton policy Of the Administration.
II was noticeable to-day that when the
McCreary resolution finally passed there was
not sign OF applause or approval. either on
the Goor or in tho galleries. The Administra-
ton cuckoos are as an xious to proong the pres
'ent deadlock as they were anxious to break
he one that existed this morning Secretary
carlisle Is not particularly opposed to the coin
age OF the seignioraRe. for last summer he pre-
pared 10 coin ii. II. indeed. he did not actually
convert some OF 1t into coin. He wants . law.
however. that Will leave It discretionary with
the Secretary of the Treasury whether tho
amount shall be coined or not. and not one
making the coinage mandatory upon him.
There is a merry war in the Dem ocratic camp
over the situation. and a lively fight will be apt
to take place in the House tomorrow.
Jerry Simpson and his Populistic followers
In the House are tonight complaining that
they were buncoed into voting to make quo
rum to-day and thereby assisting In tho pas
sage OF the resolution endorsing the Presi-
dents Hawaiian policy.
It appears that the Popuiists were induced
to vote to make q quorum upon the promise
that ne soon, as tho HAWAIIAN resolution
was disposed OF the Bland bill. provid-
ing for the coinage OF the soigniorage.
would be taken up and acted upon.
The Guileless Populists proceeded to carry out
their part Of the deal and tho McCreary reso-
luton was finally adopted. for when the Pop
ullsts voted they furnished tho votes neces-
sary to make a quorum. When tho Bland
bill camo up the Populists were surprised to
see that the anti-silver Democrats. including
members from New York. New Jersey. Mary
land. Massachusetts. and others who are hard
money men refrained from voting. and with
the assistance OF the Republicans helped to
break quorum.
Had the Populists known that they we're to
he deceived by the parliam entary tricks Of the
Snti-sIlver Democrats 1. Is probable that the
President would not tonight be celebrating
bis back handed endorsem ent, which 1. con-
tanned in tho McCreary resolution =