Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1894-04-21

WASHINGTON, April 6, "a.
Ex-Spsaker Reed takes his new
honor easily, as he does everything
that comes to him. He has never
had a doubt that the counting OF
quorum would eventually become
one of the fixed rules of the House,
no matter which party is in power.
II he felt any surprise at all at the
action of the democratic caucus In
directing the committee on Rules to
prepare q rule providing for the
counting OF members present and
not voting. In order to make a quo
rum, it was not because the caucus
had come around to his ideas but be-
cause as many as forty democrats
should have voted against the prop
ositiOn. While the republican MEM
bers of the House are thorough be-
Iievers In the principle of counting
quorum 1t is not yet certain that
they will support the Rule reported
by the committee on Rules, or that
they will vote at all to help the demo-
Gratis get a quorum to adopt It,. The
principal reason for this uncertainty
IL that the caucus resolution also d.
rected the committee to report q
rule to compel the attendance of abb
sent members. 1t will depend upon
how the democrats intend to accom-
pIish the proposed reforms what po-
sition the republicans win take.
Another democratic Senator has
placed himself in the doubtful col
umn. Senator Smith of New Jersey,
In his speech on the tariff bill. which
Senator Quay correctly called a
measure of mingled malice, compro.
mise and sectionalism," renewed the
cold shivers which Senator Hill sent
up and down the spines of the tree
traders last week. 1t has been
agreed that the debate on the bill az
a whole shall end next Monday
Then the contest over the individual
schedules will begin and the fighting
bill be forced by the republican,
from the first to the last. The dem
ocratic managers OF the bill are II
doubt as to the status OF at leas
six democratic Senators, not Il
mention the successor to the lat
Senator Vance, of North Carolinc
who died here Saturday night.
Senator Hill and VOORHEES, no long
er speak when they pass each Other
The cause is the remarkable rakin
over Hill gave Voorhees, In hi
speech. They speak of each othe
to their personal friends In such en-
dearing terms as "blatant dems
gogue" and traitors, and each re
fers sarcastically to the Other
"gall'' Ia considering himself
Presidential possibility. Voorhet
calls Hill traitor because In defer
ence to the almost unanimous sent
ment OF his state he refused to sui
port the tariff monstrosity. The r
fusal 10 the one act of HILLS ein'
he became a member of the Sena'
that was not tainted with demagC
giem. He was sent TO the Senate
care for the interests of the state
New York and for once he did 1t, 6
though he had to oppose his ov
party to do it. Hill hits the bCll
eye when he calls VOORHEES, a demi
gogue. He has never been and ne
er will be anything else. II any o
doubts this let him read the spec
with which Voorhees, opened the ia
if debate.
One democratic Congressman b
provided himself with shelter frc
the great political cyclone OF ne
November. and many more OF the
would like TO do the same. The nc
referred to is Barnes Compton, W
got into theHousein '92, by the 81
of his teeth, as the sayinglgoes, frs
the Fifth Maryland District, q
who was several days ago nomina
ed by Mr.. Cleveland to be Collect
of the port of Baltimore. He KIN
he couldn't be reelected so he uti
cd his ''pull'' to grab nice fat fed
al Office which he could keep NJ
after the inauguration of . reput
can President IN 1897.
1t is charged here that Mr.. Gle
land was not only cognizant OF
corrupt bargain said to have b
made by the frightened free-trad
with the sugar trust, whereby
trust is to be allowed to fix sui
schedule OF the tariff bill just as
wants in return for helping the
traders to push the bill through
Senate, but that he suggested
making of the bargain.
No Washington jury ever rendt
q more popular verdict than
which gave Miss Pollard SIS, 900
damages In the breach of promis'
marriage suit she brought aga
Representative Breckenridge OF /
lucky. 1t was, taken all In all
haps the filthiest case ever trie
the Washington courts, and 1t
made worse. by the blackguard
tics adopted by some of the
lucky lawyers Breckenridge broV
here to defend him. 1t Is not bee
of any special sympathy the pc
feel for Miss Pollard that they
the verdict. but because they be
It will result In the retiring OF So
hypocrits as Breckenridge has sh
himself to be from the seat In
gress he has disgraced by the do
life he led In their midst. If 1t
not, then the voters In his dis
must be a queer breed of men. I
was never a doubt OF what the