New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-03-04

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rover served day in the United States Army: bu,
| who was a member OF an armed band 81 mon
hushwackers and received at the hSnds cb % he had
received pension for number o. hv secre.
Yn N hS IF he 81 ner S@' Janm
arv 1893 pending nvestiga ton ana acti2n US
greIs Des d inc t commttee which had th9rGnshIy
investigated the case and repor, ueo '"' "''''
| Democratic House sustained the Veto
CONTESTED ELECTION DECISIONS
with a single exception the action OF the Rouse
! -, pa,rose,totiyes on contested election cases
,,,s marked by partisan disregard OF FAIRNESS anu
t...ico In Two cases the decisions OF the p'''io-
/ cr,,ic majority OF the Elections committee VIM.
roro confirmed by the Democratic majority Oh
the House were In fragrant VIOLATION MOI o"'' -
iuetIce but of law. and Democratic preceue''S as
III These were the cases OF OMEN dSaHs'
| low Of tho XIth Missouri District ana E''si'''
! against Hborn. OF the Illd CAitorh'd D','ot
ro, who was a Republican candidate hau oco'
| elected by plurality of sixty-sevcn votes anu
| uilhorn who was also Republican caho'dh'e' ny
. rIuralitv Of twenty-five votes and Doth were
! oustef and the seats awarded to the Democrats
who had been defeated at the polls. In NoVe'"-
I her 1885, both JOY and Hilborn were cahhlda.eS
! for reelection in their respective districts Inv
voters OF which thus obtained an opportunity "
set the seal Of their condemnation on the acton
OF the party in power in the House OF Representa-
| tives O'Neill did not dare 10 take the held agans.
joy who was Te5Tns se 10y JOS plural
| ity would have been much larger IN Ins n ~
| California District. English again the Demo,
cratic candidate ard Hilborn was re1nt t the
plurality of 2s92 votes, despite me iac ', ~ SAFE
Navy which had been concentrated at tne r Mate
Island Navy Yard before the eiecio" mHnagers Of
ngish's campaign Few or none, Of th% ;"@ or
eD oiGnei"f 70 vote in the state Of california
In the senate the pemocrac m S H,,a
ana J htef Taa@h OF Norih Dskaa Democrat who
had been sent TO the Senate by RepubGan i'S ro
| ioftre and against whom grave ACCUSATIONS "'i0
! brought and never refllted
THINGS THAT WERE not DONE.
resnl,e the Fac, that the IIIId Congress has been
IN session fifteen months of the two years oil us 80
| stence q number Of important measures WIN"
were favoraby reported from committees IN one
| branch or the other IN both. and when "ouIa
prohlbiy have commanded majority in oo'h
/ branches VIII remain on the calendars "h'n ''"-
/ gress expires tomorrow.
! one % those + the Naval Personnel bill meas
uro which was the product Of an immense amount
Of lobor bv a iont committee Of Congress. ana the
| massage Of which was strongly recomrnen"'1 ana
/ rr.j h., ,nc secretary OF the Navy and other naval
ou,horitlc For the failure OF this bill In the House
NJ Representatives. the Democratic majority OF '"'
| Committee on Rules IS mainly responsible
Another important measure that VIII fai! IS the
| v,c,r,cua canal bin! which was favor"bF To-
,o,.eI IN both branches. ard which received some
| consideration IN the SENATE.
bankruptcy hill passed tne House Of R'ore''n'A-
.,,os hu, no action on the subject has been taken
| hy the Senate. ,ts,
| nm to refund the Indebtedness Of the P"clh'
p,uro.1s 70 tho Government VAS recommttei IN
The House OF Representatives; aht Il no. com
hi Vii not he CONSIDERED despite the fact thai
larre AMOUNT 81 honi Pts, S,1 ,ne mex, ysar
Tnc hu 60 classify the salan'"S o., TI'nnt , h no.
/ iiii-i j., the Vous. ~ Representatives because
/ tho Speaker has dcchrct t. recoSnL' W. n ir
! VINO n's c,u :, m The passaec Of such a bill
! hss l,er earnestly recommend" ana $50 nlrT
'"r' m y,S ,,naal,nouSly reported from the Post
ofl.c Ccumiit'" and about tNo mrs ~ ~ ri,e
/ In q petition 10 In. speaker as"'iE IDF ~ On -,
/ silera; or. bar hc has reused 20 grant Inv IT,
/ quest
r,vrEp or TIE COMMITTEE oN RI LES
s.,,. lr.lier,a, r.fercn es have been male 70 he
,....r .,,-.I-,i b, thr majority - the COMMITTEE
! .. t....t ~ fa. H1sse ~ Representatives Nn..h
his boon almost absolute. Az! wholly arhtr'rv II
90 ,~,l. ts, on tvo Or tlr'" OCCASIONS iA' ha)'I.N
o. ,t. n Iisc ref't.l to au-'u the majority ~ the
! ..,ir,,,t.e nut .,s ulasr AMI authority hay" oeeh
( .-..i, r.a,enze and ,le,-I by the Democratic
,,t-.., /, came /, pass their,ore. that virtually
! ,. measure Of mporttuc" could receive ''As.itr-
alton without 90" consent o1d favor ~ the 9p'"h'
/ anI ;wo other ucmp,rii. who compose 'n' h'aj'''H
! q tac Commute" 80 Kurs. Tae sp''A' 'r''''
,-,,no1 ,ad reported hy tha' tr.umvIrate nav" D'h
l.l4uv jon ft.t near, aiways. 50 drawn as 70 oh'
! -. Majority hand auI loot. and 90 -rprlNe ihr
! i,u.e .t.-f of most - hs parliamentary ''F"r
/ anl rt.vf.s"s sept the right % vote upon '"'
| MASSAGE ~ u m.7s.ir. lct.r limited AMI usually I'D
,aeiuni. It..t, anI consideration. Tar" "aN 'H-
~ ~ IL, ,,j ,,or,~, suirtan'iaIly The rules
- %. IT-t Congress 900 regard 10 re asc'' .
/ Non. 90. '', ~ f.,,p H. ,,c r,,fn5crsorle and thc
ifo,. l.t.,. - error we're Erett'r then unl"' ,n'
plan ado.'"i 'u 10" L.i.i ,"ati' os' en-, Nv, M,
/ I'm. Tho democrats after d,rouucius TIE ~3"iA-
-r ANA majority o. tho list CONGRESS Tor for yGATs
! Va fbrr ca,ocorr vocabulary - abuse had finally
a2.ed Ggyi ~ ,oTnf rum -r@rc 'I r.S,5nabc 20
/ sulooso that he, would hc abb" To carry on re
"rr vim % ,ircpcr recarl for "'ho rshts 90 the
minority" which they had dctcnac! ".th s"cn
! mn vars ard without a continuous and con
stani y3l2,ion Of par@m.n'arS ia" ana uniform
-t.r?oSITION NOT JUSTIFIED.
| Under the circumstances. however. the suppos!-
,,on ,rnyed rot TO bc . rcasonG bio one because
1t assumed that Democratic majority. clothed
With the responsibilities % legislation, would a.
tend n lie business The Democrats had 2's mem
hers % tho House or forty more than quor':n.
and ,bev could always depend ipon thor Populist
or.s ard vet 90 lnattertiye ard indifferent were
many % their members tha' the absence ~
democrat Populist quo, am became a chronic con
dl,ior The ory remedy that u occurred 20 tho
| leaders 20 Apply vas To dock Tho pay ~ mem
hcrs who were absent from tho fittings OF ihe
| Rouse except account ~ sickness. lrnsmuch
"a tho cert feat" Of a physician wa nos required
"a - voucher FOR absence on account OF ness, IN"
,e.orfs " the Screoart-at- Arms soon began 10
| indicate q general and almost alarmnS ircteas"
| Of discasc ard sickness among 'hc members Of y"
! House. especially tho Dem )cratic side. Not
| much noney has been saved by me ncs rule.
! ne th.r has the attempt 70 onfOrc" II resulted In
| keouing n Democratic POpulsi quorum IN attend
nnce To- transact legislative business. ! We system
90 special orders" under which majority could
| susrcnd ali the rules Of the House. We, the
operation Of all parliamentary laws ard prccodrnis.
| was therefore r"sort"d to-
Az ARBITRARY AID UNJUST SPEAKER
In carving out ;hr system the Democratic Speak
or has made rulings HAT were more iygaurical and
unjust ana decisions that were moro arbitrary and