Martinsburg herald. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1881-1920, 1894-06-16


dictions as to when the final vote will
be taken on the tariff bill in the Sen
ate but they take no stock in the as
sertion of Senator Harris that the
Democrats will force a vote before the
close Of the present week, not because
they doubt Senator Harris's willing,
ness to do so, but because they doubt
his ability to keep a quorum on the
floor continuously for that purpose.
The Republicans have not altered
their position. They contend thai
eight hours a 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 will
ingness to accept the agreement to de.
bate certain schedules under the five.
minute rule furnished convincing evil
dence that they have no wish to fill.
buster; but they do not intend that
such important portions Of the bill as
the wool schedule and the income tax
shall be railroaded through without
debate. Senator Henderson, of Ne
braska, expresses the opinion that il
will be nearer a month than a week
from this time when the final vote is
taken.
Senator Brice made one of the most
remarkable statements ever publicly
made by a Senator when he said:
Whatever you may about hear
dissension, l can tell you, that
there will be forty-three votes for the
bill. whatever there is in it. Senator
Jones may make notifications, but
whatever he finally decides upol will
be voted for by forty-three Senator's
In other words, If Senator Brice knows
what he is talking about, forty-thiee
Senators have agreed to sink their own
individuality and principles and to
vote for whatever Senator Jones tells
them. Never before has the majority
of the Senate delegated such autocrat-
ic authority to n man.
There are people who say that Rep
resentative Bill" Springer, of I'LL
nois, has no influence with the adj
minist ration. but l notice that he has
been able to get his son, R. w Spring
er, a lifetime position as chaplain
in the Army, although the young
man, who has been drawing six dol
lars a day as clerk of the House com
mittee on Banking and Currency
while studying for the ministry, was
was only ordained to preach about
two months ago. Mr.. Springer may
not be able to get places for his con-
stituents, but he manages to provide
for his family.
Ex-Representative Abner Taylor, oi
Illinois, is regarded IS an authority
on political matters in that State. He
has just been over the ground and this
is the way he sizes up the situation
"It isn't a question Of Republican
success, but ofhow large our majority
will be. l put the Republican plural
ity at so, 900 in November, but shall
not be surprised if it reaches 100, ooo
There is no longer the slightest doubt
that the legislature will be Republican
and the Democrats may consider them
selves lucky if they get as many as
five out of the States twenty-five
Congressman.
Representative Breckenridge, Of
Kentucky, has shown himself to be
the possessor Of a skin as thick as that
Of a r%hinoceros, but thick as it is it
was penetrated by a direct shot from
his Democratic colleagues in the
House. He has been Boosting of his
intention to take charge of the gener-
al deficiency appropriation bill when
it "a ready to be reported to the
House, by virtue of his being chair
man of the subcommittee which has
charge of that bill. AS soon as his
Democratic colleagues found out that
he really meant to do SO they lodged
a formal protest with chairman Sayers
of the appropriation committee, and
the result vas that Mr.. Sayers in
fcfned Breckenridge that he would
not be allowed to take charge of the
bill, because of the refusal of Demo-
cratic members to recognize his lead
ership in even so small a matter as
the management of a bill which usu-
ally goes through without any serious
opposition. If Breckenridge were not
entirely without the sense of shame
he would resign from Congress and
withdraw from his contest for renom-
nation.
The Democrats Of the House are
more susceptible to the influence of
of public opinion than the Senators;
they have to stand up for renomina-
ton and reelection this year,
and they are hearing from their con-
stituents. Consequently they are op-
posed to the Sugar-Trust schedule of
of the tariff bill. and many of them
are outspoken in their determination
to defeat it, even il it be necessary
to defeat the bill TO do so.
The Senate investig ating commit
tee is wasting more time over a con-
tumacious witness-a member of the
New York firm of stock brokers
through which theD emocraticSenators
are supposed to 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 in
dicted the newspaper correspondents.
The Reported Engagement.