Evening star., 1897-05-31
ITS STAND RESENTED
How Democratic Senators Regard
the Course of the House.
RESTRAINED FROM INTERFERENCE
Disposed Not to Obstruct Pending
Tariff Legislation.
MR.. MORGAN'S PROPOSITION
MR.. MORGAN'S PROPOSITION

In the House of Representatives today
Mr.. Lewis of Washington availed himself
of the suggestion of Senator Morgan that
the House, by it's automatic system of ad-
1ourning twice elk, has violated the
Constitution and thereby effected dissolu-
| tion of the extra session of Congress. Mr.
Lewis made the point that there was no
legal session of the House of Representa-
tives, and that therefore the journal could
not be legally approved. On account of the
general desire that there should not be a
long session on Memorial day, Mr.. Lewis
contented himself with formal protest
The proposition advanced by Senator
Morgan is regarded seriously by demo-
Gratis. But for one thing 1t Is probable
that the extra session would be interfered
with and would end sensationally
There is strong disposition in the Sem
ate to resent the course of the House. and
the declaration of Mr.. Morgan has at
tracted attention to it sharply.
Restrained From Interference.
There Is a strong motive, however, for
not interfering with the passage of the
tariff bill. The opposition in Congress
have adopted the policy of interference
with the passage Of the bill. According
to their view of the situation the test is
to be made before the country as to
whether tariff legislation will relieve the
business depression or whether it will fail
and free silver will have to be tried.
So confident are they in their own theories
that the tariff mas nothing to do with the
case that they are anxious that the test
should not be embarrassed by any outside
consideration, and that should better times
fall to come it could not be offered as an
excuse that the tariff legislation was OBJ
structed or interfered with.
The view advanced by Mr.. Morgan
might be adopted by majority of the Sem
ate, and they might refuse TO legislate
while the House is in it's present condition.
and they might adjourn, regarding the ses-
sion as dissolved by the action of the
House.
An End of Tariff Legislation.
But II they did this It would put an end
to tariff legislation and prevent the test
being made which they, and presumably
every one in the country who agrees with
them or is In doubt on the subject desire
1t Is not likely, therefore, that Mr.. Nor
gans proposition will be pressed. The DEM
ocrats will probably content themselves
with calling attention to the situation, and
then let the future take care of the ques-
ton whether or not there has been any
violation of the Constitution
L Ills Wiii pe presented as a counter to the
idea that the Senate is being forced to ac-
ton by the course adopted in the House
1t Is held by many democrats in the Senate
that the absence of necessity for pressure
from the House to induce the Senate to
action will be sufficiently demonstrated by
the failure of the opposition in that body
to practice any of the usual methods Of OBJ
Struction.
There are in the situation possibilities of
much trouble, but 1t is believed that wise
counsel will prevail and that tie progress
of the tariff legislation will not be inter-
fered with.