New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1882-06-07
WAsHlN6T LETTER.

WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsH1soros, D. G., May 80, 1889.
Trouble is anticipated in the
House this week. After a stubborn
disagreement Of eight days, the two
parties are no nearer compromise
than when the deadlock first began.
There is well founded report that
the Republican majority will, to.
day, resort to extreme measures to
cut the preliminary knot that has
80 long failed their purpose. Their
programme is the adoption Of an
amendment to the rules, with q
view toprevent dilatory motions, or,
in other words, fllibustering, when
the consideration Of the right Of a
member to his seat is before the
House. The Speaker is expected to
rule in favor Of the consideration
OF the amendment, and, if the Dem.
ocrats attempt to fillibuster, he will
make q point Of order against any
dilatory motions, that they cannot
be entertained pending the consid.
Grafton OF 9 proposition to amend
the rules of the House. The solu.
tion Of the whole difficulty, it seems,
WILL depend upon the decision of
the Speaker. The Democrats saw
that he will not assume to make
what they call an arbitrary decision
clearly against the rules, while the
Republicans are confident in their
assertions that he cannotrule other.
wise without departing from the
precedents made by Blaine and Col.
fax in similar issues. In case the
Speaker shall rule favorably on a
resolution to amend the rules, a
counter resolution to depose the
Speaker has been contemplated, and
Mr.. keifer has even been informed
that this resolution would be pro.
posed: Altogether, the outlook in
the House is decidedly squally, and
affairs, most likely, will have arriv-
ed at a crisis before this letter
reaches you. The House is much
behind the Senate in its work, and
the loss Of eight days and the pros.
pectlve loss of as many more, over
the contested election cases, places
an early adjournment out of the
question. tits not improbable that
the middle of July may find Con-
gress still in session. At present,
the weather is cool and delightful,
and there has been no inconveni-
ence from the oppressive heat that
usually visits the capital at this
season. All the members of the
House are on hand, absentees hav.
ing been recalled to make quorum
in the Dibble and Mackey contest.
ed election case, and the Republi.
can caucus has changed programme
with a view to the settlement of all
the contested claims for seats in
Congress, before other business
shall be taken up, for the reason
that in no other way can the mem.
bers be kept in the ranks. AS soon
as the Appropriation and other non.
political bills are taken up, a large
proportion will obtain leave of ab.
sence and go to their homes or else
where.
As soon as the Senate disposes of
the Japanese bill, it will take up the
bankruptcy bill, the Eads ship rail
way bill, and the bonded spirit bill.
Each OF these bills will be urged for
presidents. Only four of the annu.
al appropriations bills viz: Post
Office, Indians, Fortifcations, and
Agriculture have yet become laws.
The diplomatic bill is still in the
hands of q conference committee,
appointed q month ago. There is
an immense amount of indispensi.
BILE legislation relative chiefly to
appropriations, and dependent on
the initiative action of the House,
which must be accomplished before
Congress can adjourn. Tomorrow
both houses will adjourn for Deco
ration ceremonies.
The President aud most of his
Cabinet are absent in New York.
Society has for the present given
up indoor entertainments for ex.
cursions and picnics. Mount Yer.
non, Cabin Johns Bridge, and the
Great Falls of the Potomac are the
objective points Of many of these ex-
cursions. They are all delightful
and easily accessible places.