Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-02-10
OF THE PRESENT C oNe REss;
What 0bstructiOnists are Doing to Prevent
the Speedy Transaction Of
Business.
WHITE CREATES ANOTHER SCENE
SDscial 10 iAs ReqiSter.

is to be gotten through with except in case
such a session is called. The appropria-
ton bills alone will take up more time than
the FOrty-eighth Congress has at its dis
posal, and the general legislation which
seems certain to be incorporated in them if
the House goes on as it has begun, will
make their acceptance by the Senate a
matter of grave doubt. But while it
is true that nobody has any clear
idea how the House is to get rid Of its busi-
ness, tits nevertheless very hard for any one
to believe that the country is to be saddled
with the expense and suspense OF an extra
session. Democratic Congressmen say that
it will be prevented if possible. But they
steadiastly refuse to so amend the rules
that it viii be possible to get out Of the
difficulty. The obstructive action of q MI
nority can, without difficulty, put stop to
any transaction of business. This minor
ity is alternately furnished by Holman and
one or two other Indiana idiots, who are
able to rally to their support fair majority
of the stock of Representative hebetu-
dinOsity and by Republicans who think
or pretend to think that the South is coming
in for too heavy a share Of national assist
snce. The stock argument used by the
latter class of obstructionists is that which
rests upon the fact that the States lately in
rebellion against the government contribute
only q comparatively slight amount to the
revenue of the government No doubt this
is true. But it is counter to all the national
principles Of the Republican party to men
ton it in an inSidiOus spirit. If the United
States constitutes nation with a capital
N, the revenues Of that nation are to be
considered only as an aggregate; the nation
itself is to be looked upon as . whole,
and the money in the treasury
is to be so used as to secure the greatest i'm
proyement and the best good OF the nation
as whole. Any other course is logical
only as proverbiallY characteristic of OBJ
strurtionist minorities which are inevitably
illogical.
Nothing New.
In this connection 1t may be stated that
we have nothing new in the prospects of
either the Blair bill or the Willis educa-
tional bills. Their fate is settled with that
of all other measures of public policy
which will be thrown overheard through
the insane obstruction of the lower house.
Among the measures likely to share this
fate is the Lowell bankruptcy bill asked for
by nearly all the trade organizations IN the
United States The necessity of such a DILL
is conceded everywhere, But no chance or
infnitesimally title chance remains now OF
passing it through both houses so that 1t
NAV be signed by President Arthur before
the close Of his term.
The Democratic politicians are endeayor-
ing to create the impression that MIR
Blaine, the late Republican candidate for
the Presidency, is exerting his influence,
which is sconsidered a powerful one, among
Republican Congressman to force an extra
session. They also charge him with re-
sponsibiEty for the defeat Of the Nicaragua
treaty. 1t is needless to say that there Is
no foundation for the charge in either case,
and no evidence anywhere to show that the
| Plumed knight is interfering in any
way with the course Of Legislative
affairs. Mr.. Blaine is no political usurper,
whatever other charges may be brought
against him, and he can see as well as any
one else, that an extra session due in any
way TO Republican obstructionism would
| DO more 10 iniure his own party from which
| he srill hopes for denomination, than even
| its recent defeat at the polls Nor are the
! Republican leaders in the House, Frank
| Hiscsck, Of New York, Tom Reed, oI
| Maine and John ID. Long, OF Massachusetts
| likely to make such an egregious error q:
| the one attributed to them. The mer
named are considered leaders and it would
be hard to select three individual:
who are more familiar with the
spirit of the business world
or more closely identified with those inter
ests than Hiscock, Reed and Long. The
fact is that, foreseeing the possibility tha
all their ingenuity may be unavaihng t.
staye of the results Of past blundering, thI
Democratic leaders have hit upon thu
change to order to distract public attention
from the too potent fact that without re
card TO Republican assistance the Demo
cratic party majority in the present Hous
is heavy enough to have amended thos
rules which place q premium on the eN
hibition of the obstructive spirit and to hav
gone on with public business earlier IN tn
session.
sam Randall.
Sam Randall insists that there is no st
rious danger Of an extra session. He reall
wants to prevent it if possible, and IS yer
ssnguine statesman. He has an object TO
his anxiety which 10 not altogether insepal
: able from the general interests of the bus
, ness world. If an extra session is calle
at an early date and no time is allowed Nj
Randall to work up and organize q sent
ment in his own favor, Carlisle is likely
have a clean sweep in the organization
the next Congress, which is something Raj
, dali does not fancy at all. 1t is said tbs
the latter, confident Of Mr. Cleyelsnds a
sistsnce. viii RELY on the new President
put off the call Tor an extra sesSio
. to as late date as po
, ! sible If il becomes eyldei
, that such a session must be called to tu
nish tie incoming administration with II
sinews Of war.
CONGRESSMAN Eustace Gibson is the on
! West Virginia member Of the Hsrbor con
mittee ard is very highly incensed over Il
: harsh treatment which that committee hi
l been receiving at the hands Of Congres
men who have opposed the bill DE b
: been trying for the past three days, to ri
to a question of privilege, but each TN
: has been shut of By the arbitrary action
!. the Speaker, pro TEN, -.
Miss Lucy Neil of Parkers6urg, W. Va
ia staying with Mr.. and Mrs B. F. Gittins
At ais Fourth street N W. in this city.
Senator and Mrs Harrison have the
= daughter, Mrs. Mckee, and MISS hs
Q ~. "A ur.aA Yirn;nia NTH them.