The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1894-11-10

we suppose we should say expiring
session Of the Eifty-third Congress will
commence The memh rs will return to
thei, duties, having been instructed BY
the people, and take zap their unfinished
work. The session viii expire on March
4. 1894, at noon. II the usual recess is
taken for the holidays, from about Dec.
% TO Jan. 3, il will leave sixty-six work
Ing days IN which to mature aud pass
the fourteen regular appropriation bills
Whatever ~ accomplished 10 the way Of
general legislation will need to be done
before the recess, as every day after Jan.
/ will be required in the house, for the
proper consideration Of appropriation
bills OF course the house and the
senate will remain as strongly Demo-
cratic rs heretofore until the end Of the
Congress. The question at once arises,
what course will the Democratic leaders
pursue? viii they continue their tariff
tnkering, or will they drop it as n bad
job
VIII Mr. Bland make last desperate
attempt to pass some sort Of bill for the
unlimited coinage of silver, or will he be
mindful Of the man in the White House
aud be content TO let the question rest
where the special session left il?
Whatever may be the disposition Of
the leaders, we think we can prophecy
with reasonable certainty Of accuracy
what the Democrats will not do during
the short session.
And, first, they will not pass the
"pop.gun bills"
These bills make prctense Of placing
sugar. coal and coke md iron orc on the
free list. It was 60 carry out the policy
Of Mr.. Cleveland's famous letters 10
Chairman Wilson and to General Catch
ings, in favor OF free raw materials, that
these bills were introduced They were
rushed through the house under special
rule, cnncting "gng law without debate
or the possibility of amendment, and
they are now pending in the senate.
There are several good reasons why
they viii not pass.
First, their passage would create I'm
inevitable deficiency in the Treasury
that only very large issue Of bonds
could repair. The present duty ON sugar
is estimated by the finance committee TO
yield not less than 81 500, G23G1 per
year; coal and coke will yield Sl3G, l40,
and iron ore under the present law
270,920, making total of Si2,52S,-
G92, which the passage Of these three
bills would cut off. With a prospective
deficiency OF not less than SGO,O0O,OOO
a year without this repeal, not even a
Congress as seusclcss and unreasoning IA
this ono has proved itself to be will dare
TO enact those bills into law.
But there is another and better rca-
son; it is because il cannot be done.
The Crisp rules do not prevail in the
senate. There freedom OF debate still
survives and IL would not be possible,
even If the entire session were to bc
devoted to the attempt, to pass them
through that body.
But what shall we think OF the rcck
lessness Of great legislative body which
would so disregard their responsibility
ms 10 rush through such legslationl The
business OF the country can now take a
long breath" assured that the worst is
past, and that no moro dcstructvclegis-
lation can be enacted until after the
people have chance TO speak in 1896.
There is another program that viii
need TO be changed and that is the
policy Of this administration ON the
pension question: Mr. Joseph y, Sayrcs
is the chairman Of the house committee
on appropriations. In this capacity he
ranks next TO Wilson as the leader Oft
house. lie is one OF the chief organs Of
this administration. Ina recent speech
nt Marble Falls, Texas, lie Is reported 10
have said-nnd we have never seen itcon.
tradicttd "Wchavr taken 81 900, 900 /
AWAY from the pensioners, and, when
Congress meets ia December next, we will
take Sl9,OO0.O0O of those fellows who
came down here and murdered our
people, No, Joseph, we don't think
YOU wilt Your intention il good
enough, but you will not be able TO mako
L connect. The session IL too short for
your purpose, But we are much Obliged
10 you for giving US notice in advance Of
your intention.
lIoko Smith and Judge Lochrcn viii
doubtless continue their labors to purge
.hc pension roll, aud the old soldiers
who voted for Cleveland will have TO
stand II tin lS9G-ycs, until 1897 then
We are inclined TO believe that one Of
those fellows who came down here co
murder our people" will succeed Mr.
lcvcland, or at least one who was ON
hat side.
Thank heaven, the Grcshnm-TIoke
'mith-Blount-Crisp-Wison regime has
past IT, meridian. aud each day brings
is nearer Us closing hour
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