Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-04-02
A Dead Lock.

IL seems very probabbs IRON AL ihu'e"
tions that the attempt sertsin to be made
by the Democratic majority In both houses
of Congress to secure the repeal of certain
obnoxious laws will he opposed bitterly by
ar HAYES, and that he will be bolstered
up by the stalwart element Of the Repub-
lican party which now seems to be In the
ascendancy. Logan and Chandler declare
that he will certainly veto the irpral OF
the supervisor act. The Democrats are
solid III favor of this repeal. The Wash
ingtou correspondent of the New Orleans
Times furnishes the following news OF gen.
ersl in terest upon thu question. This ex-
tract We publish for tie reason that II Is
the absorbing topic Of the day, and the fo-
ture success Of the Democratic party large
ly depends upon what shall be doneby the
extra session Of Congress:
TIL, serious point il. that il the govern
mental machinery stops, II stops "canhe
of the presidential veto, and If he chooses
to cndangrr the working OF the depart
neuts herau-. uf "a political trust, there Is
now power to prevent his doing II. IL II
not Congress hut the President whn dis
bands the departments, then.
Meanwhile. many rNprdirnts ARE being
discussed to he followed III cas- Congress
takes u recess when the appropriation bills
are vrt0rd. If they are. II was suggested
that the I'r, sidrnt recall Congress. III order
to have the process repeated; hut II Con
! rrrSs takes u recess. II l. cniistiiutlunaily
! in :, So non and cannot bu called under the
| constitution.
The Republicans could come under the
executive call upon an extraordinary ocra-
sion, bat they lark seven in the Srna'c aud
| nineteen in the House of "A quorum in the
respective bodies.
| The prrcrdrnts of l-6l are If no value
J nov, brrAusr ihru The vacancies were Cie-
at-a hy designations.
| In case the Congress takes recess upon
the veto uf the appropriation bills, and the
President does call IL, the majority will
simply rrfns, to convene, and there Is no
possible way in which IL can b" compelled
10 come together until the time for reas
scmhllng.
II j. difficult to imagine more angry
and Disguised set of politicians than the
minority Just now. Here are the fall ,lrc-
! tlnns coming on; without the Office holders
arr paid no campaign fund can lie Raised,
and /. there IL no campaign fund. the party
i, beaten before the light commences. To
get cent the clauses upon which the par
I Is has made such u stubborn hight VIII
have Ia be- repealed. The Republican Of
hc,-holdcrs cannot ,ln without money, and
! they cannot allow the supcrN i-nrs' clause
to be abrogatrd. 1t. indeed, is being be-
tween the devil and the deep sea.
One thing might ~ we'll he understood,
and that il that the majority see the grip
they have and mean IL keep II. Neither
threats nor caJnlng will make them give
up "a single point.
The business of the ways and means
committee was not NOR" than halt finished
last session. Unless II il completed some
| mos, important revenue taxes cannot Ice
collected, for there is no authority To do So.
No appropriation can lr made beyond the
Both of June, ending the fiscal year IN
which Congress expires, and 80 everything
stops June 10Th Ia
Many plans are hunted AT to break a
drad.l"Ck, If II comes To- tlat The most
daring is that currently attributed to Zach
Chandler. " hich i that secretary Sherman
shall u>, the reserve of sl3iWO,Hu now ~
the 0a~uty to pay the expenses at the
nuXrGnn4rnt AT the same time issuing an
address to the country, explaining that
though it j. unlaw iul, yet the emergency
iu>tItir- thu action.
That would do very Wei, hut for the fact
that, in the first place, tins lui,d l. for the
redemption ui paper and resumption: ami
IN the SECOND place. ii the resumption iuud
were used for anything Int rs legitimate
purposes. there would br a irIghiiGl tall
ln paper and rise in gold, which wuuld
break half the banks III I'll" tultcd States
aud all hccausr the administration c"nld
not keep IA particular clause involving IT.
party trnct~ upon the statute book of the
nation.
The plan is only mentioned ~ one OF
many suggested. moving an utter party
rec klrs>lI,~~. and NOT much information OF
knowledge at the public mind and tempe
Nithal.
Intelligent pc clans in the Democratic
caucus the olhr. Nening SAID there was
one of two Cuur>,, open Ia the admlni~tra
tion: either allow the repeal which the
Democratic party demands to become a
law with the responsibility resting Just
where 1t belongs, 81 Else sign mr>-dy,
stopping the whole g",rrumriltal mach Ice
~ aud from ,irr 81 l,r-r- tIrtF<F. tilrrr
Was no escape
The party was perfectly ready To- tax,
the responsibility, If Mr.. Hayes Vas, an,
it could stand II quite ~ long ~ the party
could " hich feeds ~ regular political arm,
of l"2 ooo men uut ct the pullic funds.
II there il no couilict. tuugr,>> viii AL
iuurn 10y III" 18th "r 2',h of Apiil, II ilrr
II. No human hciuG can tell WHEN II vii
adjourn. or what may happen. W. II. x.
We have received letter from Mr.. j
e. +. Chntlr, the rfh,icn, post master :,
M,udru in which a.. ,Nnr.r,t,> h,,t,.,l