Omaha daily bee., 1889-02-25
A DEADLOCK In BOTH HOUSES
Among the Possibilities of the
Week.
MEN IN WASHINGTON
Working for the appointment of
Melcttc as Territorial Cow
ernor-Crime at Cedar
Rapids, Iowa.
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WAsHISGToN, ID. c., Feb "a. !
II is not among the improbabiities that
there will be a dead lock in both ends of the
capitol this week.
The Mills democrats declare they will pre-
vent vote on the Cowles free tobacco bill il
there Is nothing else accomplished by this
house of representatives.
Some OF the democratic senators are get
ting into a desperate frame of mind over the
refusal of the republican senators to go into
executive session for action upon the several
hundred nominations which have not beer
confirmed and which will not be acted upon
1t is ntimated that they may attempt by fill
clustering to prevent action upon some of the
general measures of the calendar. If an ex-
eeutive session is not had it would be re-
markable spectacle 10 see democratic sena-
tors flibustering or creating a dead lock
which would prevent the adoption of appro
priation bills to pay debts incurred by
democratic administration. This alone may
prevent such desperate act.
1t is not for the purpose of defeating action
upon the nominations which have been re-
ported favorably or adversely from the com
mittees that the republicans will not permit
an executive session of the senate
IL has been boastei by the president and
SOIt VI MS Cabinet OIUCerS UnaU II emporium
ity is afforded, the nomination of Thompson
OF South Carolina, to be civil service com
missioner; Webb, to be a commissioner of
the District of Columbia, and other nomina-
lions repulsive to the people here ana else
where, which have not been reported from
the committees to whom they have been re-
ferred, will be confirmed and if an execu-
tive session is held motion will be made in
each OF these cases to discharge the commit
tees and confirm. 1t is stated by the admin
iSfratiDD m that nlpdcrna bn hnnn
from sufficient number of republican sena-
tors to confirm the nominations. Just who
the republican senators are cannot be learned
and if an executive session is not
held IL never will be known.
But If there is an executive session and the
motions are made these senators will do what
they very much desired not to do. So the
way to avoid these unpleasant things is to
give no opportunity to meet them. -Four or
five republican senators are already respon-
slble for sadding upon the incoming admin
istration many offensive judicial and other
officers who cannot easily be removed if at
all
One of the oldest and most influential re-
publican senators-one who recently visited
General Harrson-Said to your correspond
ent to-day: IF were one of the republi-
cans who promised to confirm any of the
nominees that have not been reported from
the committees, l would defcat an executive
session If possible, and if one was held |
would have business elsewhere. TO confirm
one of these nominations IS to invite the dis
pleasure of President Harrison. 1t is a per-
sonal affront to him, and the confirmation
must not be made. If either Webb or Thomp-
son were confirmed | have no doubt that
President Harrison would bring about a
prompt removal. Knowing this, how can
the republicans suffer confirmation
Mr.. Mills declares that the Cowles free to.
bacco bill will not be considered, and inti-
mates that if We're passed it would not be
signed by President Cleveland. There are
proceedings very lively. The session will be
almost continuous in both houses after
Thursday.
Since no material amendments will be suf-
tered by the Mills men to the rules govern
ing the house. and one or two men can block
the proceedings under the present rules, there
will be very little done beyond the passage
of the appropriation bills
WORKING FOR MELETTE.
Washington contains many prominent
men from Dakota tonight. Another INSTALL
ment arrived o-day. Some of them have
come for offices, while others are here TO see
the inauguration and look after matters con-
nected with statehood. Very early after the
call upon President Harrison and ask for
Dakota. '''6l.y"' They viii be SUlarer United in in
presenting the name of Arthur c. Melette,
Of Watertown, who is the governor-elect for
the state of South Dakota. They believe it
would be the proper thing to have the man
who is to be governor of the state, in the
Office from the time change is made in the
present administration till the territory un-
der the law Is divided and made two states.
This would make an unbroken administra.
tion, they say, and would enable them to
have better administration from the time |
the present incumbent is removed till the |
elected governor takes the chair. 1t would |
keep the incumbency intact. Governor
Melette is n fine specimen of manhood. He !
Is about fifty years old, large and brany and |
has the record of statesman. He is a native !
Hoosier and framed Indianas present admir- |
able school law. He has been warm per-
sonnl friend of General Harrison for twenty |
years, supporting him in his newspaper and |
on the stump in the memorable campaign of |
1876, when General Harrison was u candidate |
for governor of Indiana. He WAS an original |
Harrison man before the nomination, ana
during the campaign canyassed Dakota for |
speakers and money TO bring about success |
iE the states. His friends are very much in |
earnest for his appointment to the office he |
will fill in avg event after the first of next |
year. |
CABINET TALK. |
Law Primer Miller in letter to friend |
in Washington, made use of some language |
which, while IL was not an assertion that he |
expected TO be a member of the cabinet, was |
at least susceptible TO no other construction, |
and is so understood. He intimates that ne |
will be attorney general, which, If it is true, |
makes five places i'm the cabinet that have |
been certainly filed, leaving the war, navy |
and agricultural departments open for settle |
menu after the arrival of the president-e elect |
in Washington. The talk about Judge Emory |
Speer, of Georgia, in connection with the |
cabinet is becoming quite serious Speer !
was formerly member of congress |
from Georgia, elected by tho democrats |
and afterwards an independent candidate
against the regular democratic nominee |
upon protection platform, He was defeated |
and then appointed TO the bench by President |
Arthur He is man OF great ability, has an
excellent standing AS a lawyer, and his record |
in the United States district bench has been
very creditable. While he has never allied
himself TO the republican party, he is more
in sympathy with its platform than with that
OF the democrats, and the republicans of the
south would be very we'll pleased to see him
To the cabinet Judge Spcer is in
Washington visiting friends. He says that
he knows nothing whatever concerning the
reports of his appointment further than that
some of his friends had suggested his name
To the president-elect. He does not know
how much weight their representations had,
and had never received the slightest inti-
nation that his appointment was probable.
He is we'll satisfied with his present position
on the bench but of course would feel
greatly honored by cabinet appointment.
CRIME AT CEDAR RAPIDS.
To-day's New York Press publishes two
pages of reports from the chief of police
and other municipal officers throughout the
showing that crime is on the in.
crease, especially intemperance, murder,