Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-01-11
AN EXTRA SESSION SURE.
Result of the Deadlock in the
 House.
ONE MAN IS HELD RESPONSIBLE.
Representative weaver's ODstinacy-He Will Not Obey His Party Caucus-The Wheels of Government ClogGed-First State Dinner of the Season.

Will Not Obey His Party Caucus-The
 Wheels of Government Closged-First
 State Dinner of the Season.
 WASHINGTON, Jan 1.-The house held short session, all of which was devoted to With each day wasted by the house in fihbustering the talk of an extra session increases, and unless some means IS soon discovered to break the deadlock that now exists, an extra session of the house IS regarded as highly probable. Mir. Mckinley said that the house would certainly take up the senate tariff bill when it came from tns senate, and unless that bill could be thor oughly discussed and passed, an extra session would follow. The loss of time now will throw the appropriation bills into the time which by general consent is set apart for tariff discussion in the house on the senate substitute. Some members expressed the opinion that heroic means should be resorted to to break the deadlock.
 One member of upward of twenty-five years service in the house thought that resolution to compel the members who were abusing the rules of the house with their obstructive motions would be justified by the country in the circumstances. He saw no other way out of the present difficulty, espe- cially as these members belonged to the Democratic party and refused to abide by its caucus decision.
 His remarks were directed particularly at Representative Weaver, who is the leader of the obstructionists.
 Some members believe the speaker would be justified in refusing to recognize the ob- structionists, and say that other speakers have done so when the exigency was such that the public business could not proceed by any other means.
 As the house rules now stand neither the appropriation bills, the Nicaragua canal bill action of the house in refusing to amend the rules as proposed by the committee on rules has aggravated and more fully complicated the situation
 MT. Burrows, of Michigan, says the con- dition of affairs in the house shows that an extra session will be a necessity, and that the rules must be changed so as to make it impossible for minority to flibuster in- definitely against any bill.
 Mir. Mckinley has been quoted as opposed to an extra session, but he says now that he is convinced it will be necessary, and he is in favor of amending the rules so as to limit the right of q minority to use dilatory tactics
 MT. Townshend, of Illinois, says he con- s!ders the condition of affairs in the house at present. as being of the gravest character, and, if it continues, will result in absolutely preventing any legislation during the re- mainder of this session.
 Every reasonable effort has been made by the Democrats to induce Mr. Weaver to allow business to proceed, but thus far with out avail.
 DINED BY THE PRESIDENT.
 The president and Mrs Cleveland gave a dinner last night to the members of the cabinet and few distinguished guests It was the first state dinner of the seasen The state dining room was beautifully decorated for the occasion. The East room was mass of leaves and colors. The west mantels were transformed into great green embankments, and those on the east side were covered with flowers The circular divap in the center of the room was surmounted by tell plant, and on each side was a pyramid of palms and other plants.
 The guests were: The secretary of state and Miss Bayard, the secretary sf the treas ury and Mrs Fairehifu, the secretary of war and Mrs. Endicott, the secretary of the navy and Mrs. Whitney, the postmaster general and Mrs. Dickinson, the secretary of the in- terior and Mrs Villas, the speaker of the house of representatives and Mrs. Carlisle, Mr. Justice Lamar, Senator Allison, of Iowa; Senator Voorhees,, of Indiana; Sen- GOrman. of Maryland Senator and Mrs. Palmer, of Michigan; Senator and Mrs. Manderson, of Nebraska; Representative Scott, of Penn sylvania; Representative Russell, of Massa- chusetts, and Mrs. Russell, Representative French, of Connecticut, and Mrs French 1 Governor Green, of New Jersey, and Mrs. Green; Col. Calvin J. Brice and Mrs Brice, of New York; Mir. James J. Hill and Mrs, Hill of Minnesota; Mrs. Folsom, Mrs Daniel J. Lamont, Hon. Roswell P. Flower and Mrs. Flower, of New York; Mrs. Lincklaen, Mrs. Ralph Cross Johnson, Mrs A. A. Will son, Mrs. Lyster, MT. William Steinway, of | New York.
 GONE TO HIS NEW OFFICE. Governor-elect Hovey, of Indiana, left Washington last night for Indianapolis. He expects to hand bis resignation as a repre- sentative in congress to Governor Gray Sat urday, so that special election may be called | to fill the vacancy.
 FIRE IN A COMMITTEE ROOM.
 Representative Kean, of New Jersey, gave dinner to few friends in the room of the l house committee on coinage, weights and | measures About fifteen minutes after they had left the clerk of the committee returned for his overcoat, and entering the room found | it enveloped i'll smoke and flames He gave | the alarm, and the police and laborers soor succeeded in extinguishing the flames, but not until the sofa, desk and bookcase, which | contained some valuable volumes and private | papers, had been destroyed. The origin o
 the fire is not exactly known, but is supposed
 to have been started by cigar stump care
 lessly thrown on the floor or lounge
 THE sENATEs PANAMA RESOLUTION. The senate Panama resolution lies upo1
 the speakers table in the house, and becaus
 of the deadlock could not be taken of
 and assigned to the house foreign affair
 committee MT. McCrsary, chairman of th
 committee, said to a United Press representa-
 tive that as soon as the resolution came int,
 possession of the committee he would call ,
 meeting of the committee to consider it. H
 had hoped to have the committee take it u1
 at its regular meeting Friday, but it seemet
 improbable in the existing state of bushes
 in the house that they could get hold of it
 So far as he knew, no amendments had bee,
 prepared to be offered to the resolution. Tn
 matter was one of the greatest importance
 and deserved and would receive most care full consideration.
 VIII Be Taken by Force. DUBLIN, Jan 1l.-Dr. Tanner, MT. Condor
 and MT. John O'Connor, members of parlia