The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-26
WASHINGTON LETTER.



was asked ola gentleman who is
known to stand very close TO Mr..
Cleveland. lie replied as follows:
swell, it is by no means as bad as
il was a week ago. The deadlock
cost us ten days OF valuable time,
hut there's no use wasting time
now in talking about that. It is
over. thank Heaven. The main
question that Congress has 10 deal
with this session is the tariff. The
fight on that bill will begin tomor-
row in the House when the Mills
tariff bill is called up for consider
alton, and will continue until the
bin is passed or defeated, though ]
don't think the last is likely to oc-
eur. No other legislation. with
the exception ofthe regular appro-
priation bills, will be considered
by the House until the tariff ques-
ton is settles, and / understand
that at the proper time the leaders
ofthe party will call House eau.
Gus, which will compel all demo-
Gratis in the House TO vote for the
bill. All that will OF course take
time, but the intention IS, if posi-
bic, TO bring the bill TO vote be-
fore the date set for the meeting OF
the st. Louis convention"
"In my opinion" he continued,
at is extremely doubtful whether
this programme can be carried out;
there is not time enough left. There
will probably be a hundred or
more set speeches delivered on the
bill, some IS or so members having
already filed notice with the Speak
err of their intention to speak on
the subject. From tomorrow to
the meeting of the st. Louis con
vention there are just AZ days ex.
elusive of Sundays. In all proba.
bility the speeches to be made on
this bill will take up moro time
than that, to say nothing Of the
DAYS that it will be absolutely nee
cssary to devote to consideration
Of the regular appropriation bills
which must be passed before the
30th of June, or some Of the wheel,
ofgovernment will become clogged
However, much time may be saw
ed by holding an early caucus anC
mapping out the exact course t.
be followed on the floor Of tn,
House, and once mapped out, th,
leaders should see that there is n,
going outside the lines BY any mem
Der of the party. fla vote is reach
ed on the final passage of the Mill
bill before the LIST Of July, / shall
be greatly surprised"
"Of the other legislation now be
fore Congress: The Riverand Har
Dor bill will pass the House sure
" and probably the Senate tn,
Dependent Pension bill is hardl,
likely TO get through the House a
this session; the Springer Omni
bus bill for the admission of th
Territories Of Dakota, Montana
Washington and New Mexico, vii
be passed by the House but not b
the Senate; the Blair Educationa
bill is not likely to be reporte
from the House committee. Their
now, I have given you my ideas {
the democratic legislative pros
pect; you are welcome to then
but don't use my name, not that
care, but somebody else might, 70
know"
Ex-senator Wallace, of Pa, say
the democrats of that State az
unanimous for the denomination {
Cleveland. The same news come
here from all sections of the couI
try.
Chauncey Depew has a long heac
lie says he doesn't want the repul
licaE nomination. He did not Civ
his reasons, but the presumrtio
Is that he didn't want to be struc
by the Cleveland cyclone.
Abill for the relief Of soldier
and sailors who enlisted and ser,
ed in the army or navy during tn
rebellion under assumed name
has been favorably reported b
the House committee on Militar