Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-05-26
THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
The washington correspondents show
a praiseworthy purpose to have Congress
adjourn soon, but their patriotic efforts
do not seem to be seconded by the Sen
ate.
The House is dispatching its business
rapidly enough. The general clamor there
for 'nunanimous-consent' legislation,
which becomes louder as the session
draws to a close. promises to be entirely
checked by the action OF Mr. KEN Popu-
lsO, OF Nebraska, who demands the regu-
lar order at every opportunity And this
he threatens to continue to do to the
end of the session, unless the Speaker
recognizes him 20 move the passage OF
a bill to grant an abandoned military
reservation to his State.
But 10 seems that the Speaker. instead
is really relieved by ii, since II saves
him the trouble and annoyance of re-
fusing to aid in the passage of bills which
he does not favor, but which, neverthe-
less, his party friends wish to push
through. However. members are not
likely to be as well satisfied as he is with
the Kem-Reed deadlock, and we should
not wonder II they patched up "a treaty
OF peace. and then private bills will 20
through with rush. and the House will
soon be ready 20 adjourn.
In the Senate we see very little evil
dence of desire for an early adjourn
ment, but as the time for the holding
OF the National Republican Convention
IS nearing. It may be that senators will
ere long be aroused from their inactivity.
We think we may say on behalf Of our
afflicted country that the sooner Con-
gress adjourns the better 1t will be for
the country. In the way of practical or
useful financial legislation. nothing can
be expected of It. 1t can do us no good,
IL may do MS much harm. The only
prospect of the settlement of tho pending
problems OF finance TO which the people
now hopefully look is by the people at
the polls in November next. Then and
there the fate Of free silver will be de
cided.
The action of the ST. Louis convention.
followed by the action of the Chicago
convention, may give us an inkling Of
what TO expect In November, but the
verdict will not be entered until the bal
lots speak. Heaven grant that this YER
dict may be decisive. Hardly anything
could be worse than the agitation and
alarm that we have had for several years,
and which have reduced business to
FRAGILE.
clearer every day that the st. Louis con-
yention will adopt goldite platform.
so decisive. strong. clear. and unequivo-
col that tho Republican silver States
viii have to decide forthwith whether
they viii submit or bolt The Republi-
cans. we think. will prefer TO let go their
silver States, and play for the votes OF
New York. New Jersey. Connecticut.
Maryland. and Delaware. 1t may be
Presumed that with a platform pledging
The PARTY beyond question to sound money
nnd high protective duties. the Republi-
cans will have no difficulty in raising
very great campaign fund.
ON the other hand, the indications are
thu. as between the goldtes and sill
Neiites, the Chicago convention will be
very close Chairman Harrity thinks that
The goldites viii surely win but 1t may
- questioned whether his information on
ne subject Is any better than that OF
tbs sreat New York dailies that have
cauvassed all the States and all of whose
editors report that the margin between
The two factions Will be very narrow.
And there Is Senator Blackburn. who
declares his belief that there Will be
two Democratic conventions. two plat
forms. and two tickets, and that Mr.
Cleveland win head one Of the tickets.
Our own view Of the situation Is that
there is great danger of a split at Chicago;
but. seeing this danger. we Virginians
AMI ell other good Democrats should be
=, useless In our exertionS TO prevent IT,
Il may be that out OF this nette,
Larger. we may pluck the flower. safety.