St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1894-01-08
ABSEN TEEISM.

Every Democrat should keep tab on
the Democratic representatives who stay
out Of their seats at such time as this.
st. Louis Post-Dispatch.
The Democrats in the house are with
out quorum. But that is not strange.
1T is only one more bldnder in the
long series .-Philadelphia Inquirer.
With all their great majority, the
Democrats yesterday could not get a
voting quorum. What showing for
/ the early stages. of the contest !-Balti-
I more American.
q It's pretty good joke on Cleveland
I that Democrats themselves ara blocking
action on his tariff bill by staying away
from their seats in the h0uSe.-Milwau-
ikee Wisconsin.
Any Democratic representative who
is not at his post of duty every hour
until the tariff bill is passed will be con-
| lsidered deserter and posted according
1y.-NeW York World.
With tremendous majority in the
| house, tile Democrats Will be held re-
| sponSible for all delays resulting from a
| lack of quorum. What are they there
f0r?-Plttsburg Dispatch.
The names of United States senators
absent from the sessions should be pub
lished every day so that some members
who would otherwise escape notice may
have record.-Cedar Rapids Gazette.
AbsenteeiSm on one hand. blind par
tisanship OIL the other, and rank in
difference TO the public welfare on the
part of majority and minority. cannot
but have Supplying and benumblng
effect. 1t is defeat Of the legitimate
public Observation-Disclosures Rec
ord.
Every member of congress who is not
in his seat Monday ready to vote on tine
various provisions of the Wilson tariff
bill, without any effort to make a
speech, should be boosted out of the
public service. Always providing. of
sickness or kept at home by command
of his mother-in-law.-St. Louis Chron-
icle.
The Democrats have been unable to
muster quorum for the last two days
in the house. The brilliant record of
incapacity which the Democratic leaders
in congress have so far made Is being
enhanced daily.-Wheelin News.
The Democratic Representative who
abSents himself from the house at this
time should be relegated to his own
house for all time. He should never
again be permitted to wander from his
own fireslde." - st. Louis Post-Dis-
patch.
The house of representatives was UNI
able to do business on Thursday because
Sevcnty-two Democratic members were
absent. leaving the house without
quorum. Among the absenteeS were
Messrs. SomerS and Brickner. of this
state.-Mllwaukee Sentinel.
When no quorum is declared in such
an emergency. there are men WHO are
guilty Of the crime Of deSertion Oh tue
earned the political retribution Of being
shot to death with the votes Of the
people.-St. Louis Republic.
With quorum of Democrats at
Washington, there was less than a
quorum of them in their seats, where
they should have been, and where they
might have saved the cause OF tariff re-
form from the ignominy of being held
ND by the tail by a Boutelle.
Courier-Journal.
~ Its asserted, however. that there were
more than enough Democratic members
at the capital to make a quorum. and
that the absenteeS were disgruntled
over the Wilson bill and cannot give it
their hearty support. These two lost
days must be charged to Democratic
antagOnism and recreancy.-PlttsDurg
Commercial-G Gazette.
Why should Democrats, pledged to
tariff reform. persist in breaking a
quorum? If they are not in sympathy
with the Hawaiian policy of MI. Cleve-
land the manly course would be to sup
port the B outelle resolution squarely.
If they don't like the Wilson pill. let
them seek TO amend it in debate. But
to join in q count of the house, and then
to break the quorum by refusing to
vote, is cOWardiy and contemplate. =.
Chicago Evening Post.