The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-12-21
Costs Money to Get IN With the Republicans
and the Blue Sky the Limit.
SAME OLD CHlCAHERY CROPPING OUT.
En- The Party Bic5tering Over the
Venezuelan Comm, iSSiOn Appro-
printion s;iIi-Rcpubiicnn Toys
Good 10 Daily with All the Year
nound-A Virginia Wedding.
Especial Corrcspondencc.)
NirEinian Bureau,
WASHINGTON. Dec. 90. 1895.

until tomorrow and after the Senate
had passed unamcndcd the House bill
appropriating for the Venezuelan COM
mission IL passed the House resolution
To adjourn tomorrow for the holidays.
Just before adiourning IL messenger
reached the Senate from the White
House, asking the Senate to await Il
message from the President At 4 80 ii
came. The president confirmed the un-
loading of American securities by the
British and tells of the paElcky pre-
dicameni of the money market. He cites
his prophecies in the annual message
and rSfcrs to their fulilment in. the pres
ent enormous Withdrawals OF gold. He
urges Congress moi To take holiday
recess; without revising the financial
system or doing something TO restore
confidence.
The general concensus of opinion here
tonight is that Congress cannot, or
will not, adjourn in the face of the APP
peal. Congress is fully aware of the
unfortunate financial situation. The
incidents OF the week have demonstrate
ed the great confidence of the Senate
and House in MIR Cleveland. ana il is
within the easy range Of possibility that
his suggestions regarding the retirc-
mrnt of grecnbacks may he adopted.
although opposed at first III both
branches of Congress.
There is already an indication OF
party pickering in the Senate over the
House bill 10 Appropriate 100000 for
the Venezuelan Commission, and tn"
result is that the regular holiday recess
will be curtailcd. il not practically
abandoned. Tho President came back
from his hunting trip with the report
of heavy firing ringing In his ears and
the smell OF powder lingering about
his clothes. Within twcnty-four hours
after his return he banged away at
Congress with ho;h barrels and what he
didn't kill he crippled. From some re-
mote md sensclcss quarters there We're
cries of policies. just as If he could
have timed tho reply OF Salisbury.
Even the Republican members. how
ever, boldly declare that the subject was
too grave for politics. and ridicucd the
idea that tine President would stoop To
conquer. 'rhcu the House in vigorous
manner. took w the message and be-
gan playing politics on the jump
The stiiir'i Mr. Crisp. with his bill
and adopted the Identical thing from
MIR. Hit, and now that the bill has
reached the Senate. the same old chican-
merry is sticking out like an ostrich tail.
with its head In the sand.
On the first deal II was demonstrated
that the Senate could not by any means
adopt the common bill of the House
upon so important an occasion. 1t
would never, never do To recognizes the
simple raight forward bill of the House
touching on matters so wciChty ami
rcsnonsihlc Th" grave and reverend
Sri@nors must of necessity amend. and
Ictouch, and even perhaps appcnd the
Monroe doctrine 10 give il q ponderous
aspect. the imprlmc Of the senate. as
II were.
Then, too, tho Senate seemed inclined
to consider that the President was at
tempting TO Increase his possessions
and extend his boundary linc; into Tho
hnpnN valley of their own serene COM
l'laccnsy. by not fully stating in his
short message that he desired the ad-
Nc" and consent of that august body
x,.1. t.,,,
These We're th" bluffs thrown out as
The game Of politics proceeded
The SenatoriaI Politics.
To fully appreciate tho manoouvers
the circumstances must be understood
! or three weeks the Republicans have
Been arranging their majority assign
mcntS on the committees. The message
was received on Monday and Il motion
was made for il to lie on the table
HFey on Tuesday complete their com
mittCoS and turned the list over TO tho
Democrats and asked them 10 fill IN
the minority representation in two DAYS
n Very fair division Of timc--thrcc weeks
AGAINST TWO days: hut in instice to the
Republicans ii can he said that they
had no idea of rcorganizing until after
the holidays, ana would not have done
so but for this message. The Demo-
Gratis retired 10 think It over, Then
the Republicans requested that mt
least the FOREIGN Relations Committee
be nxcd up. and the Democrats said
well see about It," Then the Rcpub
licans moved that the hill go to the
Foreign Relations Committee. mennin..
the new one that they had made Then
the Democrats took long, quiet think
ana they said. we can't fix ND these
committees in time to adjourn Friday
for the holidays so the bill had better
70 TO the present Foreign Relations
Committee, with Scnntor Morgan
Chairman, and a. majority of Demo.
Gratis"
Then the Republicans saw that tho
Democrats had bcttered their hand
httlc I'm the draw. hut they had too
much in the pot TO stay out, 81 they
SAID: That's right; YOU huen't had
iimc. but the bill can wait. and we
don't care for holidays anyway. We
are too old to hang up stockings now,
ana the toys we daily with are good all
me year round. so we won, adjourn.
put go ahead. and when you are ready
win your comlttac minori;ins we will
Ie1cr This bill to Foreign Relations. with
senator sherman at it's head maio
ity RcpuhIlcan' and will give YOU a re-
port that will take your breath away,
and In parcnthesis your prestige, too