Democratic Northwest. [volume] (Napoleon, Ohio) 1869-1894, 1888-04-26
WASHINGTON IEFTER.
trrOm Our regular correspondent

| VI kcHtIcInd0 WIN Is hIiOWu W Stouu
very close TO Mr.. Cleveland. He re-
piled as follows: "Well, 1t Is by no
means as bad as it was a week ago. The
dead lock cost us ten days of valuable
time. but there's no use wasting time
now in talking about that 1t is over,
thank Heaven. The main question
that Congress has to deal with this ses-
sion is the tariff. The fight on that
will begin tomorrow in the House
when the Mills tariff bill is called up
for consideration, and will continue
until the bill Is passed or defeated, It.,
though 1 don't think the last is likely
to occur. No other legislation, with
the exception Of the regular appropria-
tion bills, will be considered by the
House until the tariff question is set
tied; and I understand that at the pro-
per time the leaders of the party will
cali q House caucus, which will compel
all Democrats in the House to vote for
the bill. All that will of course take
time, but the intention is, POSSIBLE, to
bring the bill to vote before the date
set for the meeting of the st. Louis COLI
vention."
"In my opinion" he continued, it is
extremely doubtful whether this pro-
gramme can be carried out; there is not
time enough left. There will probably
be hundred or more set speeches de-
livered on the bill, some IS or 80 men,
bers have already filed notice with the
Speaker of their intention to speak on
the subject. From tomorrow to the
meeting of the St. Louis convention
there are just AZ days, exclusive of Sum-
days. In all probability the speeches
to be made on this bill will take up
more time than that, to say nothing of
the days that it will be absolutely neces-
sary to devote to consideration of the
regular appropriation bills which must
be passed before the 30th of June, or
some of the wheels of government will
become clogged.
"However, much time may be saved
by holding an early caucus and map
ping out the exact course to be fOllwed
on the floor of the House, and once
mapped out, the leaders should see that
there is no going outside the lines by
any member of the party. Ifa vote is
reached on the final passage of the
Mills bill before the 1st of July, l shall
be greatly surprised.
"Of the other legislation now before
Congress: The River and Harbor bill
will pass the House surely and probab-
ly the Senate; the Dependent Pension
bill is hardly likely to get through the
House this session; the Springer Omnl-
bus bill for the admission of the Terri
tories of Dakota, Montana, Washington
and New Mexico, will be passed by the
House but not by the Senate; the Blair
Educational bill is not likely to be re-
ported from the House committee
There now, l have given you my ideas
of the Democratic legislative prospect;
you are welcome to them, but don't use
my name, not that care, but somebody
else might, you know"
Ex-senator Wallace, of Pa, says the
Democrats of that State are unanimous
for the denomination of Cleveland. The
same news comes here from all sections
of the country.
Chauncey Depew has long head.
He says he doesn't want the Republi
can nomination. He did not give his
reasons, but the presumption is that he
didn't want to be struck by the Cleve-
land cyclone.
A bill for the relief of soldiers and
sailors who enlisted and served in the
army or navy during the rebellion un-
der assumed names has been favorably
reported by the House committee on
Military Affairs. ...
The Government Printing Office in
vestigation, which was suspended a
short time ago on account of the illness
of the Chairman of the House commit
tee on printing, has been resumed.
Mr.. Oates, the Alabama Representa-
tive who led the filibusterers in the re-
cent fight against the direct tax bill, is
understood to be ambitious of repre-
senting his State in the Senate.
Mr.. Allen, of Mississippi, is making
quite reputation in the House as
quick witted and ready debater. He
gave fine example of his talent in that
line on Saturday, which was much en-
joyed by the members. His victim was
Mr.. Perkins, of Kansas, who had started
to address the House on the Indian ap-
preparation bill but who ioundered
around, mixing up the tariff and the
slave trade and mistaking the constitu-
tion of the Confederates States for the
platform of the Democratic party. Mr..
Allen stood this as long as he could and
then proceeded to make the discon-
nected gentleman from Kansas laugh
ing stock. He said Mr.. Perkins re-
minded him of the story of two men,
when travelling, slept in room with
cupboard in it. During the night one
asked the other to look out of the win