The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1882-06-10
Washington Letter,

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III Congress.-An Early adjournment Im
possible.-!SOciety out Door Diversions.
| Irregular correspondence
WASHINGTON, ID. C., May 30, 1882.
Trouble Is anticipated in the House this
week. After stubborn disagreement of eigh,
mise than when the deadlock FIRST began
There is wellfounded report that the ltepub
lican majority will to-day resort to extreme
measures to cut the parliamentary knot that
has so long failed their purpose. Their pro.
gramme Is the adoption OF an amendment; to
the rules, with a view to prevent dilatory mo.
tons, or, in other words, fllIbustering, when
the consideration Of the RICH. OF a member to
his seat is before the House The speaker il
expected to rule in favor of the consideration
of the amendment, and, if the Democrats at
tempt to fillbuster, he will make point of
order against dilatory motions, that they
cannot be entertained pending the considera-
ton to amend the rules of the House. The
solution of the whole difficulty, it seems, will
depend upon the decision of the Speaker. The
Democrats say that he will not assume to make
what they call an arbitrary decision clearly
against the rules, while the Republicans are
rule otherwise without departing from the pre-.
cedents made by Blaine and Colfax in similar
issues. In case the Speaker shall rule favora-
bly, on resolution to amend the rules, coun.
Ter resolution N 1npnSn IA SnnoLnr boo
contemplated and Mr.. Keiter 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 arrived at a crisis before this letter
reaches you. The House was much behind
the Senate IN its work, and the loss of eight
days and the prospective loss of as many more,
over the contested election cases. places an
early adjournment out of the question 1t is
not improbable that the middle of July may
find Congress still in session. At present. the
weather is cool and delightful, and there has
been no inconvenience from the oppressive
heat that usually visits the Capital at this sea.
son. All the members of the House are on
hand, absentees having been recalled to make
4 quorum in the Dibbe Mackey contested
election case and the Republican caucus has
changed the programme with view to the
settlement OF all the contested claims for seats
in Congress, before other business shall be Ia
ken up, for the reason that in no other way
can the members be kept in ranks AS soon
as the appropriation and other non-politlcal
bills are taken up, a large proportion will OBJ.
tain leave of absence and go to their homes or
elsewhere.
AS soon as the Senate disposes of the Japan.
ese bill, it will take up the bankruptcy bill,
the Eads ship railway BILL and the bonded
spirit bill. Each of these bills will be urged
for precedence. Only four OF the annual ap. |
bills, viz: Post Office, Indians,
Qualifications and agriculture have yet become
laws. The diplomatic bill is still in the hands
Of conference committee, appointed month
ago. There Is an immense amount of Indis-
pensable legislation relative chiefly 10 sppro-
priatlons and dependent on the initiative &C
lion of the House, which must be accomplished
before Congress can adjourn. Tomorrow both
houses will adjourn for Decoration Ceremon.
les.
The president and most OF the cabinet are
absent IN New York
Society has for the present given up indoor
for excursions and pic.nics.
Mount Vernon, Cabin Johns bridge, and the
Great Falls Of the Potomac are the objective
points of many of these excursions. They are
III delightful and easily accessible places.