Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, Ramsey Co., Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1905, 1888-05-05
INTER-OCEAN


NArIoNAh CAPITAL DoINas.;
var1ous1fattses Persatning 70 Das|
kota-The Deadlock.
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WAsHnNoroa, AtiilyS0.-Te City Of.
Magnificent Distances % at present
throbbing under the impulses Of early
spring, and on every hand are seen
evidences ofthe arrival Of that most en-
trancing season Of the twelve month";.
Doubles in no other city Of the union
do the magnificent broad avenues and
straight wide streets intensity their
plicturesqaeness BY miles Of lovely
shade trees, rich in foliage and inter.
sected parks. resplendent in variegated
growth, as here in Washington. To
the visitor to the capital at this season
this intelligence is commonplace; To-
those who haYe never been here at this
time of the year it is inexperienced
pleasure.
Congress is conyalescing from q
severe attack of deadlock. Contrary to
the usual symptoms attendant on lock-
Jaw, the proceedings in the house for
some days demonstrated that the for
mer malady does not affect the jaws.
In this instance the trouble seems to
haye originated from an over dose OF.
Oates. Yes, Joshua'sjuggling with the
u has been collapsed by an Alabama
statesman. The conquerer Of Al was
only enabled to hold back the march Of
time a single day, whilst the gentleman
from Alabama was not satisfied with q
week, for there was not, by . fiction Of
the rules of the house, but one day from
the beginning to the end Of the dead
lock, and the journal could not
be read until the deadlock was broken.
However, at this writing the reason Of
the fllibustering and the details Of the
manner in which it wa broken are
doubtless we'll known. 7 successfully
carry on a deadlock, one-6fth Of the
members present must combine 70
demand a roll call upon every motion
made, and some parties must make a
great number Of motions to adjourn,
adjourn to q day certain, take recesses
for fifteen minutes and every other
imaginable time, and move all go rts Of
amendments to these motions, demand
roll call upon every motion. It con-
sumes at least half an hour for every
roll call, and while all this IS going on a
great deal of time is consumed discuss;
ing some rule, point of order or some
thing else, but absolutely nc business ID
transacted, except perhaps to receive
and act upon some special report. The
monotony of all these dilatory motions
and roll calls would sometimes be
varied by a call of the house, which
order would be enforced by locking the
door of the house and sending officers
out to arrest and bring in all absentees.
Let no one imagine for. q moment,
however, that the members are con-
fined in "the floor Of the house," as the
room is called, during a call of the
house; thcy are permitted to 60 outside
upon "their honor" that they will re-
turn in q few moments. Frequently.
during these deadlocks, the house re.
mains in session, without even a recess
for a moment, for days and nights to-
gether. An adjournment of the house
usually breaks a deadlock because
when the house re-convenes, the bust
ness under consideration while the
deadlock was in progress has lost 1T
place and the house proceeds with new
business under the rules.
The tariff is now being discussed
which will continue for at least twent!
days, after which the bill will be takel
up item by item. The Republican,
are unquestionablY in favor of adding
many articles to the free list, and o
many reductions in the tariff, but do
not propose to permit the agriculture
and manufacturing interests Of th'
North to be injured and ruined by
free trade, and southern agricultural in
terests be promoted by protection, il
they can help it; sugar, rice and cotton
are amply protected, while flax and fla,
products, linseed oil and many north.
ern. products are quite, if not entirely
made free by the Mills bill.
The Sioux Reservation bill is with the
president, who is examining closely III
provisions. 1t is believed generally tina
the bill is a good one and will be ap
proved. 1.-THE bill has been approved
-ED.l
The admission of the southern half o.
Dakota and the formation of a territory
of the northern half has occupied the
senate the past week. Able and ex'
haustive arguments in its favor were
delivered by Senators Davis and Spoon
or. Spooner's array of facts was pre-
scented in so striking a manner and sc