Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-04-11

Special correspondence of the journal.
WASHINGTON. April g.

Washington News and Gossip.
Special correspondence of the Journal
WAsnINGroN. April ..
TRYING TO RESTRAIN THE PRESIDENT.
Thus far the relations between the Presi-
dent and this Congress have been of a fairly
pleasant character. He has not yet instruct
ed that body in its duties. or rallied at it for
its legislative acts, as he did during the last
Congress. 1t is said, however, that certain
prominent democrats are holding on to his
coat tails very vigorously in the endeavor to
restrain him from china shop scene 1t is
well snown that he looks upon Congress, not
as a coordinate branch of the government
but rather AS an inferior branch, and ject
to the wishes of the Executive. When, there
fore, Congress adopts measures which do not
meet with his approval, his disapproval is
sometimes accompanied with such irritating
inSinuatous as to alarm his adherents and
amuse his opponents. Despite the restrain
ing influences of his friends il is believed
that the President will lose his temper before
the close of this session of Congress and that
he wall. in some fit of passion over distasteful
legislation break loose from his advisers and
strike right and left, to the injury of his party
For it is fact that whenever Mr.. Cleveland
has in angry haste taken the bit between his
teeth he, or at least, his party, has repented
Mt leisure.
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During the past season | have conferred
with many persons to their political pref
ercnces. Among them all | found about a
dozen, who voted for Cleveland in 1854. who
now STATE. i'll positive terms. that under no
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SoUrHERN MINORITY FRiTrERs AWAY THE
TINE OF rHE HOUSE.
According to the almanac which most of
us use, this is SATURDAY; but it is still We'd
nesday. if we are to believe the almanac in
use bv the House of Representatives Since
the House met on "Wednesday last il has not
adjourned and So Theoretically and practi-
callv SO far as the business of that body is
concerned, the Wednesday session still ex-
lists The business before the House is bill
for refunding the direct tax levied upon the
States in 1862. to raise funds for carry ing
on the war. As this tax was only PARTIAL,
collected and was finally abandoned. and but
little, if any of it was paid by the Southern
States. it has been thought best, in order TO
equalze the war burdens TO pay back to the
several States which did pay the tax. the
amount paid A majority is in favor of
the bill. but the minority, being composed of
Southern members, whose States will receive
little or nothing under the bill, very naturally
objects to its passage, They have not how
ever. the fairness to permit vote to be
taken, but have consumed the time of the
House for four days IN fihbusterlng. thereby
preventing vote on or even the discussion
of the bill Mr.. Reed has led the majority
and Mr. Oates of Alabama the minority
Much bitterness of feeling has been evlneed'
and no one Knows when the struggle VIII end
The whole time has been consumed IN the
dreary monotony of calling the ayes and nays,
broken only by an occasional farcicai ''caii
of the House under winch absent members
are captured by the ergeant-at-Arms. and
brought TO the bar of the House, and there
compelled TO submit to fine, or furnish some