The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-04-27

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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
wAsHIxoroH. d. c., April. 10. 1885.
"What IL the legislative outlook, from
I Democratic stsndpoint2 - Was asked Of
! gentleman who IL known 10 stand very
close 10 Mr.. Cleveland. He replied g.
follows: "Well, II Il by no means a.
bad % Il was : week ago. The dead
lock cost us ten days valuable time, but
there's 0.use wasting time now in talk.
ing about that. IL IL over, thank Heaven.
The main question that Congress has 10
deal with this session il the tarifY. The
fight on thss has begun in the House and
will continue until the bill 10 passed or
though don't think Tho last
is likely 10 occur. No other legislation,
with the exception Of the regular appro-
priation bills. will be considered BY the
House until the tariff question Il settIed !;
and understand that at the proper time
the leaders Of the party will call . House
caucns, which will compel sll Democrats
in the House 10 vote for the bill. All
that will Of course take time, but the in
tcntion is. u possible. TO bring the bill to
vote before The date set Tor the meeting
Of the St. Lonis convention"
I'm my opinion" be continued, '"it Il
extremely doubtful whether this pro-
gram can be carried out; there is not
time enough lent. There will probably
be hundred or more ses speeches de-
livered on the bill. some rs or 90 MEM
bers having already died notice with the
Speaker Of their intention to speak on
the subjcct. From tomorrow to the
meeting or The ST. Louis convention
there are just 80 days. exclusive OF Sum-
days. In I'll probability the speeches TO
be made on this bill will take up more
time than that, TO ssy nothing Of the
dsys that it will b absolutely necessary
10 devote TO consideration OF the regular
appropriation bills, which must be psssed
before the 30th Of June, or some Of the
wheels Of government will become
clogged.
However, much time may be saved
BY holding On early caucus and map.
ping ont the exact course TO be followed
on the door OF the House. and once map
ped out. the leaders should see that there
is no going outside the lines BY any
member OF the party. H. vote 10 reach.
ed on the 6nsI passage Of the Mil:s' bill
before the lst Of July, | shall be greatly
VI the other legislation now before
Congress-: The River and Harbor bill
will pass the House surely and probably
the Senate the Dependent Pension bill
lie hardly likely TO get through the Houss
lst thls session I; the Springer Omnibu'
jbiIl Tor tho sfmIsoIou of the TerfIt0riel
of Dakota. Montana, Washington ant
New Mexico. will BE- passed BY sh'
House but not by the Senate; the Blsi
Educational bill j. not likely TO BE- 70
|poried from the House committee.
| Ex-senator Wallace, or Pa, says iii
democrats OF that State are uDsnimou
for the denomination of Cleveland. Thl
lsame news comes bero f.oM ell section
lof the country.
Chauncey Depew has long head. n,
Isays be doesn't want the RepublicaI
He did not give bis reas
IONS. but the presumption 10 that b.
didn't want 10 Le struck BY the Cleve
land cyclone.
"A bill for the relief Of soldiers end
|sailors who enlisted and served IN tEs
army or navy during the rebellion undel
names has been favorsbIy re
ported by the House committee on Mill
|tary AfFairs.
Mr.. Oates, the Alabama Representative
who led the fiIibusterers IN the recent
|6ght against the direct tax bill, u under.
|stood 10 be ambitious Of representing
his State in The Senate.
Mr.. Allen, Of Mississippi, u making
quite : reputation 10 the House q I
Quick witted and ready debater. ID
gave : fine example Of bic talent IN thai
lime on Saturday. which wss much en-
|joyed BY the members. His victim wal
Mr.. Perkins. OF Kansas, who had
Istarted to address the House on thl
Indian Appropriation bill, but who
around, mixing up the tarif
Iand the slave trade sud mistaking ths
Of the Confederate Stalei
Ifor the platform Of The democratic party
Mr. Allen stood this o long o he could
land then proceeded 10 make the discon
Injected gentleman from Kansas : laugh
ling stock. He said Mr.. Perkins remind
led him Of the story Of two men, who
when travelling, slept IN : room with I
lcupbOard in II. During the night ont
asked the other to look out Of the win
dow and zee what kind of day Il va
Igoing to be. The latter opened The gIas'
door OF the cupboard and exclaimed
I"It Il dark % he'll and smells like cheese.
Instead OF getting his head out into ths
Of 1883, the gentleman from
| Kansas had got his head into the cup
board OF rebellion. where everything
was dark and smelled like slavery. NJ
ALLEN invited him TO discuss the live 10
sues presented BY the democratic psrtI
liz the open sunshine Of to-day.
G. A. 8.
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