Claiborne guardian. [volume] (Homer, La.) 1877-188?, 1879-03-12
The Extra Session.
We clip the following from the shieve-
port Daily Times of the 9TH inst.
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port Daily Times of the 9TH inst.
II will I've seen from the following Wash
inyton special Of the 9TH to the ~. Louis
Republican that the call for an extra scs-
sion Of Congress has given rise To much
speculation regarding the organization ui
the next IIou-s. The Democrats. We opinr, 1
have nothing Ia fear a- they VIII have n 7
clear majority or by their absence, should 1
the emergency arisc, can prevent the or
ranilntinn of the House as there would be /
no quorum present.
The extra session being called I" meet /
only two weeks hence has set the p"llti- /
clans of the House immediately nj work .
in the matter of the organization ot tn"
House. The small majority at IN" Demo
Gratis over all has caused II Ia Il" believed
in many quarters that the Democrats
would not h. able Ia organize the li"n>'.
that at least the Gr,rhIckcrs would die
tate the personnel of several OF the com
mitter-. especially the banking and cur
rrncy aud the ways and means. They
have claimed eighteen or twenty men III
the next Hous.. who would 20 into their
caucus. hnt ladd, of Maine, one of the al
legged l. or 81. informed Your correspond
enf that he WAS not going into their cancus
and that at least : Of the Il were i'll buck
ram.
The leading and experienced Democrats
of the lionsr figure on the organization III
! this way: When the Hons" meets there
| will he six vacancies: California not elect
ing until September makes four, aud III
/ pottrr- New York district, where the
man Smith died the night h" was elected.
aud in Schlcirhcr'- district in Texas, the
Successors IN these two districts cannot hr
elected in time to hr here. II may he said
L.. 81, Ins al In
again when the rlrctinn takes place IN
/ November. With the siN vacancies there
will br 81 members. The Democrats
, claim Ia men elected. Bland, Of Mi--"n-
RI. Singleton, of Illinois, and Lay. "f Mis-
-ouri, are sick. aud IN the possibilities are
ru;ntrd as not being able IL be- here.
| This reduces th,. Democrats ~ ~, or one
more than a majority. In this calculation
the Democrats dn not comm upon any Of
| the Gtrrnhack Democrats. on Mur'h, of
Maine, who I.add SAYS will go with the
Democrats, on LOVE-" Of Alabama. ar Jones.
of Texas. They do. however, count upon
II. Is. Wright, al Prun~l lvauia, Demo
crai. who i, claimed lay the Crrrnhnckcr~.
but who SAYS he will not 20 with thrm.
The Republicans are irving every way
tu spoil the Democratic State. They haN"
no idea at organizing the House them
selves; the only possible way I" dn 50
would h tn joiu the Grrcuhack"rs and
prevail upon several Democrats I" g. with
them. The scheme tu arrest several Dem
ocrats in the South will not work. There
are warrants out for Hull and King. hut
they will not he arrested. and II they are
the House will hnh iis''lf without "A quo
rum, ~ the II, mrcIrt- could stay a~ ny
and utterly prevent an Organization.
In thi. connection ill,. rncinnrihlr contest
for the organization Of the HOUSE IN 1T
Is recalled. M candidate for speaker
could get majority "f the House. and
hallnting went on from day Ia day from
December al. until February Ri, Hhru y
I. Banks Of Massachusetts,, was "lrrtr"
At that time the precedent was made thai
| Il maiurtN of quorum could rlrrf q
Speaker Randall rldiiu> that h. has -
VOTES, ar u majority of the Democratic can
Gus. witch will br held saturday, Mairi
= IL; but the anti Randall men say hr cannot
carry that many votes in caucus: that, II
truth. there arr to-day enough vutc- in 'l'
combination t. defeat him. Blackburn l.
= the prominent candidate of this rutnnlrl
iinn. IL wa- not intended I" finally de
eide upon the candidate to he st nj
against Randall nntil fall, hut of c"uIs'
, this programme must bc changed, nnf
from the outlook to-day th,rr IL llttl,
doubt that be- will h. the candidate, unless
IL i. found necessary Within the next tel
. days Ia centre upon Carlisle, of Kentucky
House of r.uur>srr, Mcmahon "f ONO
or sulnr one else. Several Democrats ar
now declaring that they vii. bolt the Dem
] ocraiic caucus il Randall is n"mInat"d
, Mills uf Texas, says h" will, and a. III
has Away, been "'rvrr-r he may stuck "
l. the determination. The others VIII" threat
, Ell to do 80 will, however. come into linz
in time enough. Cox, OF New York, /
uudrrsto,sl 10 lw candidate for IN
i chances of beng selected 10y the Grrrn
] hackers ~ the compromise.
:. Acklrn. of Louisiana. IL very sick Ia
night and may die. This event IL mnrl
talked of in tn" specnlatinns on the organ
y i1atiun of the llunsr.