Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1888-04-14
WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, April 9th, 1888.

WARRINGTON, April Jtn, 1888.
Wanted, a leader in the House with
sufficient nerve to discipline the
members who have brought about
the present protracted deadlock.
Such is the substance of what every
Cleveland democrat thinks and says
about the shameful state of affairs
now existing in the House and which
was brought about and is kept up by
a mere handful Of democratic mem
bers, simply because they object to
the passage of the bill to refund to
several states the direct tax of 1861.
No possible good can come out Of
the misguided actions of these gen
tlemen, while the harm already done
is almost incalculable. They have
set precedent before the republican
minority of the House of which the
latter will be sure to take advantage.
No one need be surprised if, when
the times comes to vote on the Mills
tariff bill in the House, the republic
cans shall bring about a deadlock in
order to prevent a vote being had
upon it, and the same may hold good
of every other measure that that the
democratic majority may desire to
pass.
A large majority of the democratic
members are opposed to the filibus-
tering, but owing to the lack of bold
leader they sit around helpless.
Speaker Carlisle is the only man who
alone has the power to break the
deadlock but as yet he has shown no
disposition to do so.
The deadlock began on last We'd
nesday, since when there has been
only such recesses as were necessary
for rest and refreshments. The legis-
lative day Of Wednesday still contin-
ues therefore, there has been no adj
iournment, and no one can predict the
end. The order of proceedings is the
calling for the ayes and hayes on al
ternate motions for adjournment and
recess. On one night since the be-
ginning of the deadlock a recess was
not taken until 3 o'clock a. m. On
another occasion when it was discov-
cred that quorum was not present
the Sergeant-at-Arms and his depu-
ties 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 de-
linquency.
This struggle in the House has
brought into prominence few Rep
resentative who, already more or less
known, now stand out in sharp relief
as the captains of the opposing forces.
On the democratic side the leaders
Mr.. Oates, of Alabama, Mr.. Breckin-
ridge, of Arkansas, and Mr.. McMil-
Ian 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 "all up"
the entire republican side arises as one
man, and when he says, "all down."
every Representative takes his seat.
Still in this fight he is not as promi-
nent 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 Pres
idential nomination.
Let there be no more criticisms on
the House for its laziness this session.
1t has passed 222 private, and 127
public bills already. No previous
Congress can furnish bettr showing
this 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 is said
to be the choice of six of his collea-
CUES on the Supreme bench.
The Senate has decided against
publicly discussing the Fisheries
treaty.
The new gunboat Yorktown and
the Dynamite cruiser will be launch
ed on the 2Sth inst. We are slowly
moving towards navy.
The Lafayette monument commits
SIGN are trying to get the site occupied
by the equestrian statute of Andrew
Jackson, in Lafayette square, directly
opposite the White House upon
which to erect the Lafayette monu-
ment. AS this would involve the
removal of "Old Hickory" it is more
than likely to raise row before it is
accomplished.
A democratic caucuS of members