Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-24
A FIGHT TO A FINISH.
The Tariff Disagreement Between the
Two Houses.
Ths Constitutional Right oil the House to
Originate Revenue Bills.

tlore glorious opportunity to make Just
The right kind Of a fight to finish,' said
John DE Witt Warner in the course of
very energetic talk on the tariff disagree
ments between the two houses. Now is
the time to check this increasing ursurpa-
ton on tho part Of the senate and re-es-
tablish the constitutional rule that it rests
with the house to originate revenue bills.
haven't doubt that the people are with
us in such fight not that the people
care SO much about the constitution, but
here is plain issue that every one of
them can see We are trying to do thing
which the people want DONE and the SEN
ate stands in the way Of it. II the people
had accidentally voted one way or done it
only once, there might be something in
the plea that the senate should obstruct the
popular will, but there never has been,
since representative government was es-
tablished in this country, more deliber-
ate act than that Of the people in electing
this house and giving us our instructions.
In 1880 the people voted overwhelmingly
one way Thcy thought it over two years
and did it again. There never was cam
paign with less fuss and nonsense in it
than that Of 1892, and if the people did
not then vote their will deliberately they
never did and never will. So now is the
time to settle this question"
Adjournment Prospects.
"And what about adjournment"
ooh, that is not to be thought of when
VIC have an Issue like this TO meet. But I
do not believe that there Is Democrat in
that senate who will take the responsible
ity of defeating n Democratic tariff bill
no, not one. / am positive Mr.. Hill would
not vote against it now if his vote would
defeat it, He has made his fight and re-
corded his protest, and the issue would
give him just the opportunity he wants to
make himself square. OF course you
know that he has no more respect for that
old tradition of unlimited time in the sen
ate than you or | have. What a splendid
opportunity this Is for some young mem
Der of tho senate to make his everlasting
reputation He ought to get up there ev-
cry morning and make his motion for u
closure rulo and claim the right to speak
on 1t as long as lie wishes. That would
be the courtesy of the senate you know.
They would say that they had been hero
ever SO many years and nothing of the sort
had been done. The proper answer to that
would bc .You have been here so long
that you have forgotten how to do bust
ness, and besides am not living on your
glory, but expect to have reputation
after you are dead But that's neither
here nor there. Tho thing for this house
to do is 10 take affirm stand and fight this
battle out without yielding an inch. Tho
people arc with us, and those senators
know it, and we should stay it through"
Such was the feeling of most of tho
Democrats in the house when the disagree
N
laid aside in speaking of individual sen
ators, but the weather is hot, and this
session has already lasted almost an even
year, less the brief vacation, and even
statesmen cannot long DO held up to the
high heroic standard. Messrs Voorhees,
and Wilson, chairmcn of the committees
i'm the two houses, both came out of the
first contest sick, and though the rugged
physique of the senator enables him to bear
lup better than the. representative he is
still far from well. 1t appears also that
tho house is quite captious about even the
smallest senate addition to the appropri-
alton bills, and at ono time no less than
eight bills Of various kinds were in con
ference between the two houses. Never
tholess tho desire to adjourn ut least as
carly as Aug 1888 having great effect.
Old members say that the house is toleT
ably patient till the list of August, and
after that there Is d wild and feverish anx-
iety to get home, but this year may be an
exception by reason of the extraordinary
condition as to nominations.
Foreign Affairs.
In the meantime interest in the trouble
in Korea has suddenly become great on
account of the action of Secretary Gresh-
am, and there are faint symptoms of Il re.
ivival of controversy about Hawaii. The
alleged attempts of Australia and Canada
TO get an English hold on the island has
stirred up the patriotism Of the stalwarts.
Routine business still goes forward rapid
ly in spite of the tariff racket. 1t is bare
ly possible after ALL that Utah may not
be the forty fifth state, though the prcsi
dent has signed the bill, for the senate
subcommittee has voted unanimously for
the Arizona and New Mexico bills, and
mcmbcrs say that both will be pushed
through. Owing to changes in all three
of these bills, tho three commonwealth
will start even in tho racc-that is, they
will elect members of their constitutional
conventions next November, which con
vcntions viii meet next March, and the
people will vote on the constitutions and
Mt the samo timc elect Legislature and
state officials on the first Tuesday after
the first Monday in November, 1895.
Labor Matters.
Tho curious way in which n new inter
est chills tho ardor of action on an old ono
is shown by the slow progress of the in
vcstigations which were all tho rage but
n little while ago. Besides the numerous
resolutions there were four complete bills
providing for arbitration, which were
sent to the labor subcommittee OF the
house These bills We're prepared by Mr..
Springer of Illinois, Mr. Hudson of Kan
lsas, Mr.. kiefer Of Minnesota and Mr.. Taw-
ncy of the same state, the last three con-
tanning provisions for compulsory arbi-
tration in al cases where any equity of
the United States could be maintained, as
jim the cases of roads in the hands of re-
ceivers appointed by federal courts. Sen
rtor George has elaborated a still more eX-
itensive plan for the settlement of labor
TROUBLES and proposes in addition con-
stitutional amendment restricting the