The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1888-04-20
THE RECENT DEADLOCK.

lts Eject ON PeHding Leglsiation-Tho
Okiahoma lslll In Jeopardy.
WAsHlNGrON, April 12-The deadlock In
the House was broken yesterday rs the dr.
rect result Of the Democratic caucus Of
Wednesday night-the Democrats voting
for and the Republicans against the deer
sive motion 10 adjourn. The first essay
was failure, but tue second proved sue
cessful.
This result left the House in much bet
ter humor than could have been antici-
pated considering the high stale Of feeling
that bad existed during the past eight
days. Matters of pending legislation.
however, are in a chaotic condition. aud
several days must elapsc before arrange
ments can be cOnsummated to map out tho
future action Of the House. Many persons
express the conviction that this virtually
ends all legislation during the present ses-
sion except the tariff and current appro-
priation bills, but this opinion Is not shared
by those more familiar with the effects OF
like episodes.
AS soon as the House adjourned yester.
day Speaker Carlisle sent q dispatch to
Mr.. Mills, Chairman Of the Ways and
Means Committee, who is at Fortress
Monroe recureratIng his health, to return
to Washington Immediately, and it was re-
ported that Mr.. Carlisle ut once visited the
White House, where he remained IN con-
ference with the President for two hours.
These circumstances imply one Of two
thugs - either that Mr.. Mills has been
summoned to take charge OF the Tariff Re-
ductlon bill, the consideration Of which is
set for next Tuesday, or to meet with his
Democratic colleagues of tho Committee on
pr,v Lie 1xo,,, IN
constitute majority, for the purpose of re-
arranging the order Of business by which
some Of the committees cut out Of their
assignments by the deadlock may havo
other days fixed for the consideration Of
business reported from and awaiting action
on the calendar.
far the most probable, since Mr.. Mills is
in poor health and will hardly be in phys
ical condition by Tuesday to meet the heavy
strain Inc dent to the discussion and man
agement Of the Tariff bill. Moreover,
there is very general demand among
members that some of these reported
measures be considered ard disposed of.
II Encouragement can be perfected by
the Rules COMMITTEES and accepted by the
House, 1T is possible that the consideration
Of the Tariff bill will be deferred for q
week or SO beyond Tuesday, and the inter-
yening time given to those committees
which were locked out. 1t is also possible,
however, that the Tariff bill may be taken
up at the time fixed, discussed for about
two weeks, and then laid aside temporarily
to afford u few days to those committees.
This latter view IS entertained by Mr..
Springer, who feels confident OF passing
the Oklahoma bill
pretty accurate recanvass Of the House
Made during rhe last few days shows that
the Oklahoma bill has fair majority In
the body, but as it is almost certain that
the Cultivate bill for refunding the Union
Pacific railroad ebtedness will be taken
up first the success of the Oklahoma bill
will be largely contingent upon the alb
sence OF fIibustering against the Outh-
waite bill. Should General Weaver and
other leading supporters Of the Oklahoma
bill undertake TO filibuster against con-
sideratlOn Of the Funding bill such action
would provoke retaliation on the part Of
the friends Of the latter measure, in which
event both bills would fail, while if the
Funding bill should pass its principal sup
porters would be able 10 control some sixty
or seventy additional votes in aid of the
passage Of the Oklahoma bill Mr.. Springer
is working industriOusiy to secure this
end. II is reasonably assured that the
events OF the past week will operate to de-
feat the consideration of the Swamp Land
bill the present session.