The Maryville times. (Maryville, Tenn.) 1884-1944, 1896-12-19
POITICS AT WASHINGTON.

Tol no IA VHo'ii 49,
Senator Aldrich deserves the
thanks of the party and of the coun
try for his promptness in exposing
the motive Of Senator Allen In
moving that the Dingley bill be
taken up by the Senate, a motion
that was adopted. Mr.. Aldrich
compelled the populist Senator
from Nebraska to admit that be
wonld not vote for the Dingley
bill as it passed the House, an ad.
mission which he tried.t to qualify by
adding that the bill could be
amended so to that it would le.
ceive his vote and that of other
Senators who are not republicans
The same conld be said of any bill
but after it was so amended ii
would be long ways from pleas
ing to republicans. Mr.. Aliens
motive was to make mischief, by
making it appear to the country
that tariff legislation could be had
at this session if the republican
Senators desired it; and he knew
when he made the motion that
the Dingley bill as it now stands
does not contain line relating to
the tariff, an amendment having
been at the last session adopted
providing tor the free coininage
of silver and striking out the whole
bill, excepting the enacting clause
that was passed by the House
This is probably just a taste Of
what the republican Senators
helpless because of lack OF y ma.
jority, will have to contend with
during this session of Congress
The wisdom of tho caucus Of re.
publican Senators in deciding moi
to attempt to make programme
for the session, and in leaving
everything to tho discretion Of the
steering committee, il already ap.
parent. There is no Hse Of having
= programme unless you also havs
the power to carry it out. The
steering committee, composed OF
Senators Aldrich, Allison, Hale,
Mcmillan, Gallon, Perkins, Quay,
Davis, Hansbrough and Shoup,
has the confidence Of the party and
may be depended upon 70 accom-
plish all that can be accom- plished
under the circumstances, which At
best is not likely TO DO such.
Although the six boiling republican
Senators Teller, Pettigrew, Dubois
Cannon, Squire and Mantle de
cined to avail themselves of the
invitation 10 attend the caucus of
republican Senators, four out of
the FIVE who are in Washington
Mr.. Teller hasn't arrived, They
have declared themselves still with
the republicans upon everything
except the silver question. Sena-
tor Dubois says he is out of the re-
publican party for good and all,
and announces in advance that he
would vote against the Dingley bill
if il were brought to vote, and
intimatss rather strongly that he
would vote against anything that
originates on the republican side of
the Senate. 1t is believed that Mr..
Dubois is playing to the prejudices
of the anti-republican members Of
the Idaho legislature, in order to
save himself from being retired to
private life.
The republican House is keeping
up tho record it made at the last
session as business bsdy. 1t has
already passed the Pension sppro-
pristion bill, a bill allowing the use
of private postal cards with one
cent stamps used on them, bill
providing for q limited indemnity
OF $40 for the loss OF registered mail
matter, bill authorizing private
1n'Oue srriery in villages where
49, 70 free delivery, and a
.,+s II minor bills, including
ants, tte pensions,
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