The Chickasaw messenger. (Okolona, Miss.) 1880-1900, 1888-04-19
WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsErEoros, April 9th, ISIS.


about the present protracted dead.
lock-" Such Is the substance OF
what every Cleveland democrat
thinks AID says about the shame
ful state Of affairs now existing in
the House and which was brought
about and is kept up by a mere
handful of democratic members,
simply because they object to the
passage OF the bill TO refund to the
several states the dirsct-tax OF
1861.
No possible good can come out
Of the misguided actions Of these
gentlemen, while the harm already
done Is almost incalculable. They
have set a precedent before the re-
publican minority ofthe House Of
which the latter will be sure to
take advantage. No one need be
surprised II, when the time comes
TO vote on the Mills tariff bill in
the House. the republicans shall
bring about a deadlock IN order to
prevent a vote being had upon il,
and the same may hold good of
every other measure that the dem
ocratic majority may desire TO
pass.
A large majority Ofthe democrat
&c members are opposed to the fiji.
clustering, but owing to the lack OF
a bold leader they sit around help
less. Speaker Carlisle is the only
man who, alone, has the power TO
break the deadlock but as yet he
has not shown a disposition to do
so.
The deadlock began on last We'd
nesday, since when there have been
only such recesses as were neces-
sary for rest and refreshment. The
legislative day of Wednesday still
continues therefore, there has been
no adjournment, and no one can
predict the end. The order of pro
ceedings is the calling for the ayes
and hayes on alternate motions for
adjournment and recess. On one
night since the beginning Of the
deadlock recess was not taken
until o'clock a. m, on another
occasion when it was discovered
that a quorum was not present, the
Sergeant-at-Arms and his deputies
locked the doors of the House and
started after the absentees, the
usual amusing incidents occurring
when they were brought before the
bar Of the House to explain their
delinquency.
This struggle in the House has
brought into prominence a few
Representatives who, already are
more or less known, now stand
out in sharp relief as the captains
of the opposing forces. On the
democratic side the leaders are Mr..
Oates Of Alabama, Mr.. Breckin-
ridge of Arkansas, and Mr.. McMil-
lin of Tennessee. Mr.. Reed of
Maine, is of course the republican
leader. No one will gainsay his
right to that position, for when he
says, CAN up" the entire ropubli-
can side arises as one man, and
when he says "All down." every
Representative takes his seat.
Still in this fight he is not as prom
inent as Representative Taylor, of
Ohio, the man who is pointed out
from the galleries as the successor
Of Garfield in Congress.
Senator Sherman denies that he
has retired from the race for the
Presidential nomination. He has
opened his barrel and is buying
delegates wherever they can be
had.
Let there be no more criticisms
on tho House for its laziness this
session. 1t has passed 222 private
and l27 public bills already. No
previous Congress can furnish a
better showing thus early in the
session.
Senator Gray, of Delaware, Is
said to be favored by a majority
of the democratic Senators for the
Chief Justiceship. and Justice Field