Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1888-04-09
A MATTER OF ENDURANCE.
WHAT THE HOUSE DEADLOCK WILL
LIKELY BECOME.

The Minority Make No Sign OF Giving in
and the Majority Say They Can Not-A
Gigantic Steal OF Timber Land Devei-
oped-Ihteresting Evidence About the
oil Trust-Demooratic Caucus.
WASHINGTON CITY, April 9-The point
that the filibusters are fighting for in the
house is an arrangement for n certain num-
| Der of hours of debate without any agree
ment for a vote at the conclusion of the talk.
This the friends of the direct tax hill decline
TO agree TO, insisting that IL debate is granted
it shall be coupled with an agreement for a
vote on the bill. In discussing the situation
in the house Saturday Oates said that the
gentlemen on the other side were conscious
OF their power TO vote down every amend
ment and pass the bill, leaving the opponents
no opportunity to compromise. The arrange
ment simply asked the opposition to fix an
hour when it was willing to surrender.
Reed replied that his proposition simply eN-
ercised the constitutional right of the major
ity to rule. Legislation, he said was the re-
suit of the majority, and not the result of the
yielding of 1866 members to G2 members on a
question with which the house was perfectly
competent to deal. Reed further stated in
reply TO remarks of Oates that the majority
was endeayoring to proceed in the regular
order, but the procedure was interrupted by
the gentleman and his friends.
After another roll-call Taylor proposed that
the house so into committee of the whole
general debate ON the direct tax bill TO he
limited to one hour but no limit to be fixed
upon the debate under the tive-minute rule
and the opponents of the bill might have until
Monday TO consider the proposition il they
wished TO make Il motion for a recess until
that day. The recess was taken shortly after,
but the proposition made by Taylor was not
agreed To on the other points.
Rowel of Illinois says of the deadlock
that if one-thrd of the house or less sue
cceded in tilibuStcring against two thirds or
more mt this early stage of the session the eff
feet would be very bad, and the precedent
would DE damaging. Ii it We're near the end
of the session the majority might yield for
the sake of other legislation, but April was
too early to think of that
Springer is opposed to the refundng Of the
direct tax, but has taken no part in the fiji
clustering He regards the situation as very
,erl, Tor the party. The fight might he
kept up "A month, and rs the Democratic
party is divided in the affair, while tho Re
pubIicanS are solid, the situation he considers
most unfortunate for the party.
TownShend is in favor of the bill and feels
cheerful He thinks u compromise probable
As the opponents of the bill are a minority
Of their own party their tilibuster seems alb
slud to him, and he thinks they will accept
an agreement for full and fair debate and
will give up their fight
Landes and Anderson of Illinois have been
cooperating with the obstructionsts. If no |
compromise is arranged before the house |
comes together again on Monday the fight |
will he resumed with no reservations or quail |
ifications. There win be no further offers Of |
compromise and no recesses for refreshment, |
but it will be a contest of endurance by day |
and by night.