The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1888-04-28
wA3IlNnToN LErTER.
(Ftom ca, Regular Corresnondent.1

WASHING ON LEI ] ar.
(Ffon Regular Correspondent1
WASHINGTON April "a, 1888.
"NYn It's the gislative outl,ok,
from democratic san lpamty"
was asked Of gentleman who is
known to stand very Gloss to Mr.
Cleveland. He replied as follows:
"Well, 1t is by NJ means as bad
as it was a week ago. The dead
lock cost us ten days of valuable
tune, out there's 40 use wasting
time now in ralking about that. 1t
is over, thank Heaven. The main
question that Congress has to
deal with this session is the
tariff. The fight on that will
begin tp-morrow IL the Ionse
when the Mills tariff bill is called
up for consideration, and viii
contluus until the bill is passed or
defeated, though | don'r think
tn, las, is likely to occur. No
other le Ii5laiion, with the excep-
ton Of the regular appropriation
bills, will be considered by the
House until the tariff question is
5 title ; aud understand that at
the proper time the leaders Of the
party will ell House caucus,
which will compel all dem lciats
IN the Ii luse to vote Tor the bill.
! All that viii of course take lime,
but the intention is, if possible.
to bring the bill to vote before
tho data set Tor the meeting of the
st. Louis convention "
"ln my opinions" he continued,
it is extremely doubtful whether
this pro 5ram can he carried out /;
there is not time enough left.
There will probably be hundred
or mure set speeches delivered on
the bill, some IS or 80 members
having already fled notice with
the Speaker of their intention t.
speak on tlie subject. From to.
morrow to the meeting Of the St.
LOUIS convention tn re are Just AZ
days, exclusive OF Sundays. Ii
all probability the speeches to BIZ
made on this bill will take VI
more time than that, to say moth
ing Of the days that it will b,
| absolutely necessary to devote t
consideration Of the regular ap
propratloq bills which must b,
passed before the 30tr. of June
, or some of the wheels Of govern
, ment will become clogged.
"IIowev r. much time may b.
saved by holding an early caucu
and mapping out the exact cours
q t,s be followed on the floor OF til
House. and once mapped out, tn
leaders should see that there is n
/ going outside The lines by an
t member of the party. If vot
q is reached on the final passage o
: the Mills bill before the lst ,
/ July, shall be greatly surprised
J. "Of the other legislation no'
. before Congress: The River an
: Harbor bill will pass the Hous
G su ely and probably the Senate
e the Dependent Pension bill
r hardly likely to get through th
: House at this session; the Syringe
oil Omnibus bill for the admission c
o the Territories OF Dakota, Montani
t Washington and New Mexico
y will be passed by the House br
a not by the Senate /; the Ba
IL Educational bill Is not likely to /
,e reported from the House con
y miltee. There now, | have give
lt you my ideas of the democrat
L Legislative prospect; you al
.e welcome to them, but don't u
1t my name, not that care, b
e somebody else might, you know.
) Ex-senator Wallace, of Pa. sa,
a the democrats of that State a
a unanimous for the geHominatIon
l. Cleveland. The same nov
d comes here from all sections
10 the country.
ii Chaupcey Dspew has loi
ID head. Fl says he does not wa
u. the republican nomination. I