The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-01-08
The Present Proceedings Show How Little In
fuence President Cleveland Exercises Over
the Members of His Own Party.
Mckinley Talks About the Prospects of
the Senate Tariff Bill in the House.
Dakota Republicans and Democrats Preparing
for q Statehood Siege-Testimony Con-
cerning Alleged "-4vages in Alaska.
FILIBUsTERING IN THE HOUSE.
1t Is Caused by the Leniency Of the Speaker
-Cleveland's Lack of Influence.

-Cleveland's Lack of Influence.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 7.-Speaker Carlisle
is himself to blame for much of the time
that is wasted by filibustering in the House,
for he is so absolutely impartial that he
will recognize man who gets up to delay
proceedings as readily as one who he
knows has an important measure to pro-
mote. Mr.. Randall, when he was in
the chair, and Mr.. Blaine, too, often put
stop to filibustering by their arbitrary
action, and it is necessary at times to do so.
or few men could prevent the transaction
of any business from one end of the session
to the other. But Mr.. Carlisle will never
interfere, and therefore, since he has been
Speaker, there has been more filibustering
than was ever known in the same length Of
time before. The present proceedings in
the House of Representatives might be cited
to show how little influence the Pres
ident has with his party in Con-
gress, for one of the bills that
the filibustering is intended to defeat he
has been extremely anxious to have be-
come law before the expiration of his
term of Office" That is the Union Pacific
funding bill, which was first proposed by
him three years ago, upon the recommends
tiOn of the government directors of that
road, the Commissioner of Railroads and
the Secretary of the Interior. The appoint
ment of a commission to investigate the
affairs of the road followed his earnest
argument for an adjustment of the debts of
the road to the government, and when
their report fully indorsed the bill whose
passage he had previously recommended,
he sent another message to Congress, uIg-
ing immediate action. Nor has he content
ed himself with official utterances. He has
talked to congressman who have called az
the White House about the Importance or
the bill, and has sent for men who are un.
derstOOd to be opposed to 1t and laDored
earnestly with them.
Democrats Seek n Way Out Of the Difhculty.
To the Western Associated Press.
WASHINGTON, Jan. THE Democratic
members of the House met in. caucus to-
night, for the purpose of constructing a key
with which to open the deadlock, which.
for the past four days, has closed the legis-
lative business of that body. But compare
lively few artifcers were in attendance, not
more than Fifty members being emesentwhe
Chairman Cox called the assembly TO order,
and their ranks being but little increased
by late arrivals. Nothing was considered
but the present stagnation of business in
the House, the effect of the action of the
committee on rules in reporting the resolu-
tion to expedite legislation on suspen-
sion Mondays, by preventing fill
clustering tactics being resorted to
against the passage of measures
land especially the Oklahoma billy under
suspension of the rules. Mr.. Bland, of Mis-
souri,, having been recognized, presented
his views as to how the difficulty should be
met, and embodied them in resolution.
which he offered, declaring it to be the
sense of the caucus that the resolution
pending in the House should be defeated;
but that on the first and third Mondays of
| each month no dilatory tactics should ae
resorted to in order to prevent the passage
| of measures under suspension of the rules.
| This called forth many expressions OF opln-
| ion as to whether it was the proper method
| to pursue to meet the emergency.
| Speaker Carlisle took the floor In defense
| of his action in casting the deciding vote in
| committee on ordering the resolution to be
reported to the House. He thought that
| the adoption of that resolution would facll-
| itate the legislation OF the house, and
| would be of benefit to the country. He
| contended that no advantage would accrue
| to the Republican party in the Fifty-frst
| Congress by reason of the adoption or the
resolution. The Republican majority was
| to fear that it would be enabled to enact ILL
| advised and vicious legislation, when q
| two-thirds vote was required to pass 1t
| through the House. The rules would pro-
| tect the minority in the preservation OF
| their rights.
| Mr. Breckenridge of Kentucky, seconded
| the Speaker in his views, and advocated
| the adoption of the resolution.
Messrs. Holman, Barnes, Elliott and others
| took part in the debate and then the ques-
| ton came up on Mr.. Blands resolution.
| Mr. Springer raised the point of order
| that no quorum was voting and that less
| than a quorum could not bind the Demo-
| Gratis who were absent or who were present
| and opposed the resolution. He would not
| feel himself bound by the action of such
| small number as were in attendance.
Chairman Cox stated that he had never
| heard of the point of no quorum being
| raised in a caucus, and the resolution was
| adopted. 1t is as follows:
Resolved, That, as the sense OF this caucus. en-
Mondays for suspension of the rules, no dilatory
motions or propositions viii be made by the
Democratic party for the purpose OF preventing
suspension of the rules, and that the resolution
| for amending the rules, now pending before the
House, be recommitted to the committee on
rules.
THE PENDING TARIFF BILL