Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1889-01-14
BREAKING THE DEADLOCK
Gen. Weaver Will Stop His
Filibustering Tactics
TO SAVE HIS BILL FROM DEFEAT.
II the Agreement Is Maintained This WIN
Be Very Busy Week in the House.
The Senate Nearing the End of Tariff
Discussion.

The Senate Nearing the End of Tariff
Discussion.
= WASHINGTON, Jan. IA "A determined
effort is being made by the Democratic
leaders TO break the deadlock in the house
A partial understanding has been arrived at
by which, for the present at least, obstruc-
tive tactics will not be employed Mr.
Weaver states that the agreement entered
into is satisfactory to the Oklahoma men.
An opponent of the bill says that Mr.
Weaver has discovered that the bill would
be allowed to como up and then summarily
KILLED by its former friends, who have be-
come disgusted with his obstructive motions
The agreement under which the obstruc-
tion Of business ceased Saturday is as fol-
lows: The Democrats agree that o'clock
adjournment shall be done away with in the
first place. Then that the speaker will rec
ognize Gen. Weaver on the first suspension
Monday to call up the Oklahoma bill. The
Democrats are pledged not to filibuster
against the bill. If the Republicans consume
time 50 as to make it impossible to reach a
vote on the bill that day, every opportunity
win be given Gen. Weaver to continue that
legislative day by preventing an adjourn
ment until a vote is reached. If majority
ment may be prevented, and the legislative
day Of Suspension Monday may last for
two or three days. a week, or even a month.
by taking recesses. but no adjournment.
Before the agreement was reached a paper
had been circulated in the house to get mem
bers friendly to the Oklahoma bin to pledge
themselves to vote il down If the house
yielded to Gen Weaver, merely SO as to
break the deadlock. Forty-fve members who
had intended to vote for the bill, it is under
stood, had signed this paper, and this, it is
supposed, made Mr.. Weaver willing to ac-
cept compromise TO avoid defeat by those
of his friends who are provoked with him.
II Is now entirely probable that the dead
lock Is suspended, and that 1t will be taken
up again by Mr.. Anderson, Of Kansas, on
suspension Monday, the headquarters Of the
filibusters being thus transferred to the Re-
publican side. 1t is proposed, meanwhile, to
dispose Of the appropriation bills as rapidly
as possible.
The house, if the truce patched up is main
tanned, will during the week be very busy.
To-day there are two appropriation bills
likely to run foul Of each other--the river
and harbor and the fertilization bills Each
is unfinished business. The omnibus bill. for
the admission OF the territories, is set for to-
morrow, but In the present temper of the
house it Is not likely TO be considered at this
time, but viii give way to the sundry civil
appropriation bill, which will very likely oc-
cupy the attention of the house Tuesday and
Wednesday, The Smalls-Elliott South Caro-
lima contested election case is set for Thurs
day, and viii probably be taken up on that
day. 1t may take two days to consider it.
and lively time is anticipated in the debate
that its consideration will elicit. There are
anumber Of private measures on the calendar
which members are anxious to pass, and the
house will probably consider them Saturday.
The senate Is approaching the close Of the
tariff discussion which has been the absorbing
business of both houses since the Fiftieth con.
gress was organized, more than a year ago.
The final work ON the bill win be done this
week. The amendments which have been
under consideration by the subcommittee
having the bill in charge viii be offered and
debated 1t is highly improbable that any
other business will be allowed to intervene
even for brief space Of time, as the impor-
tance Of the subjects which will be under de-
bate during the week viii make it necessary
to devote all available time to them if the bill
is to be put in condition satisfactory to the
Republican senator's before the day for taking
will be first considered will be, that of Senator
Gray to admit free Of duty, under bond. ma
terial used in the construction of iron and
steel ships for foreign ship owners
1t is the intention Of the committee TO take
up the wool schedule early in the week.
Some amendments to it may be offered. but
none has as yet been agreed TO- The Demo
cratic senator's would be glad to accept free
wool and let the rest of the bill 60 as it is;
but compromise of this character is impos-
sible, at least until the bill gets into con
ference.
The principal committee amendments
which win come before the senate this week
are the sugar bounty amendment and the
amendment to the lumber clause. It has
been practically settled that as compensa-
ton for the so per cent reduction on sugar.
a bounty Of one cent per pound viii be offered
sugar producers; and that the rate on lumber
viii be reduced from 80, the rate proposed by
the senate committee, to SL50 If the dis
cussion of these questions occupies much Of
the senates time, as it is altogether likely it
will, Senator Allison will insist upon the
senate meeting regularly at IL o'clock and
remaining in session until a late hour It
Is possible that one or more night sessions
will be held before the end Of the tariff de-
hate IL raaehnd