The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1894-04-20
tfrom our Regular corrcspondent)
WASHINGTON LETTER.

town III which he lives, but ii be
came his duty a. chairman Of Tn
committee on Rules to obey the eau
Gus resolution directing that com
mittee TO prepare and report TO tn
House such a rule, and, like tn,
good democrat he is, he obeycd
and the new rule will be reported Il
the House and probably adopted
this week, and when once adopted
he will see that it is properly car
ried out, and that members are mo-
counted whether present or not, al
Reed used to do.
In this connection it is proper t.
state that the democrats of thu
House We're not driven into taking
this action, which SO many demo
Gratis Of prominence personally OPP
posed, by the republicans, as they
are claiming. 1t was the refusal OF
the republicans to vote that kept
the House tied, except during the
short intervals when there was a
democratic quorum present, for al
most month, thus making con-
spicuous the necessity for counting
a quorum or allowing the business
OF the House to be dictated by the
republicans; but after all it was not
the republicans who forced the dem
ocratic caucus to do what should
not have been necessary, but which
was absolutely necessary. 1t was
the inability Of the democratic lead
crs to keep democratic quorum on
the floor of the House that did the
business. They concluded that they
had tried and failed so often to keep
a democratic quorum that it would
be a good idea to make the repub-
llcans help by counting them when
they refused to vote, and ut the
same time, thank Heaven, they are
going to make the absentee come to
to time or forfeit his pay while alb
sent without leave, except when
sick and unable to attend to his
duties.
Senator White, Of California, does
not believe that more than five Sen
ators will vote against the ratifica-
ton of the new Chinese treaty. II
is expected that vote will be
reached some time this week, al.
though there has been no formal
agreement To that effect.
There was not much surprise here
when the jury brought in a verdict
for SIS, 900 in favor Of Miss Pollard
in her breach Of promise case against
Representative Breckenridge, of Ken
lucky. 1t was generally expected
Col. Breckenridge says the verdict
will have no effect upon his candi
dacy for Congress, and that he in
tends returning to Kentucky anc
making a personal canvass of hi,
entire district. There is a general
feeling Of relief here that the trial is
at last over.
The general debate of the tariff
bill will by agreement close mex,
Monday. Then the Senate will be
gin the consideration of the bill by
items, process which promises t.
be long and tedious. Senator Smith
|of New Jersey, delivered a tariff
speech to-day somewhat in line witt
that delivered by Senator Hill {
week ago, but not so radical. The
fear of the defeat of the bill is only
in the opposition papers it does moi
exist among the democratic Sena
tors who are managing the bill
They expect that those Democrat,
Senators who stated at the caucu.
held previous to the reporting of thu
bill, that they reserved the right u
propose amendments on the floor o
the Senate, will succeed in gettin.
some amendments adopted, Will
the aid Of republican votes, but the,
have no doubts about the final pass
age of the bill; nor do they believ'
that single democratic vote will b.
cast against it when the final vot'
lis taken. The newspaper tall
which has grown out Of fake
interview with Senator Murphy, o
New York, about the bill not beinl
voted upon before the Congress
sional election is simply rot. Sen
ator Murphy never said such "A thing
nor thought Of it. The bill is to b
pushed to a vote at this session o
Congress, and it is going to b
passed. These two things can b
relied upon.
Senator Morgan's report on tn
new Nicaragua Canal bill is stron
and convincing, concluding thus
"Thc plain and certain effect Of thi
bill If it becomes a law will he !
put into active business employ
ment 800, 600, 900 borrowed fror
our own people without risk to tn
government. 1t would furnis
good and wholesome employment
Ito $4,000 Americans, who ar
marching on the highways, begin
for work and often for food.
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