The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1894-03-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

complete as it might be, although con-
cessions have been made that 1t was
hoped would secure it. Having held
the bill until they could see no pros
pect Of benefit to be gained the full
Finance committee, which in turn
submitted it to caucus Of democratic
Senators, not for the purpose Of COM
polling any Senator to support 1t, but
for a sort Of family consultation at
which all complaints could be heard
and everybody could have a chance to
aid in bringing about the harmonious
action that will be absolutele necessary
to pass the bill even allowing that the
popullst Senators will vote for it, as
they say they Will because Of the
retention of the income tax. The
caucus appears to have a good effect
and Senator's who have been worrying
are now smiling over the prospects for
for democratic unity.
1t is expected that the Finance COM
mittee will at once report the bill to
the Senate, although there are ind1ca-
tons Of an intention on the part of
the republican members of the COM
mittee to attempt to dely action on the
plea that they should be given time
to prepere minority report against
the bill. They may be given several
days to prepare their report, but the
democratic sent iment is so strongly in
favor of prompt and speedy action that
their time is bound to be cut short
They should not really be given day
as the report can be made at any time
after the bill has been reported.
Much uneasiness is felt among Sena-
tors at the reports concerning the con-
dition Of Senator Vance's health, which
is now said to be continually getting
worse. He has not been able to per-
form any duties at this session, but
his friends-that includes everyone
who ever came in contract with him
are 10th to believe that bis illness is
hopeless, as pless dispatches report it
to be.
1t has been apparent ever since this
Congress got down to business that
there was a weak spot in the rules of
the House, but it Was not until the
long contest for gu Drum to vote on
the Bland bill for the coinage of the
seigniorage, the end of which is not in
sighs yet, showed the helplessness of the
Housed the absence of a voting quo
rum that members became fully arous-
ed to the necessity Of change. But
they are now, and nearly $50 democrat
ic members have signed a call for a
caucus to be held as soon as the Bland
bill is disposed of, to decide upon the
nature Of the change to be made. Dem
ocrats do not wish the Speaker to fol-
low Reed and count quorum, but a
large majority Of them want rule that
will prevent mem bers sitting in the
House and refusing to vote to make Il
quorum, and they are going to have
one, too.
The Senate committee on Printing
has begun the investigation Of the
improper award Of the contract for
publishing the Patent Office Gazette,
but the evidence so far taken amounts
to nothing, aud the source from which
the charges came Is of itself almost
sufficient to dlsprove them.
The feeling among southern demo-
Gratis in Congress Oh account Of the re-
cent speech of ex Congressman Ablam
S. Hewitt, of New York, has been
greatly exaggerated. With few excep-
ton the southern Congressman regard
the matter with entire Indifference
Representative Caruth, Of Kentucky
says: :'He is in his dotage,'' and Repre-
sentative Mcmillan, OF Tenn, - Il GER
tainly shall not make Mr.. Hewitt a
national Issue by talking about what
he says Many of the older members
recall numerous instances of Mr.. Hew-
its devotion when ID the House to pro-
lection and opp )sltion to any tariff re-
form that cut into any Of the business
es that he or his father-in- Iaw-the
late Peter Cooper-had money invested
in ard smile at his attack on democrat
ic Congressman of the present day
When a member Of Congress Mr.. Hew-
lit enjoyed the reputation OF being a
common scold.
Senator Faulkner, orWest Virginia.
chairman Of the Democratic Congress
ional Campaign Committee, has named
the following gentlemen as members
OIL the executive committees: FNtndtOGs
Jones, of Arkansas, White. Of Cali for
MIA, Mitchell, of Wisconsin, Smith, of
New Jersey. and Pasco, of Florida, and
Representatives Pigott, OF Connecticut,
McAleer, of Pennsylvania, Bynum, of
Indiana. McMiIlin, of Tennessee, Nc
Rae, of Arkansas, W hitting, of Michigan
Heard, of Missouri, Wheeler, Of Ala
bama Jones, Of Virginia and forman,
Of Illinois. A meeting OF the entire
committee has been called for tomorrow
to map out the outlines ofthe campaign
work, and to select a smaller committee
to take actual charge Of it.
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