Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1890-09-04
WASHING TON LETTER.
From our regular correspondent.

The President has returned to the
White House greatly refreshed by
his weeks holiday at the seashore,
and pitched into the pile of work
that accumulated during his alb
sence. He is greatly pleased that
his advice was taken by the repnbli-
can Senators, and that his political
family is again united.
The democrats have adopted a
new method of fillibustering in the
House. When they are brought in
to answer call for quorum they
answer to their names and immne-
dia,ely sneak out again, so that
when the roll is called for a vote the
House is again without quorum.
Opposition to the compound lard
bill is what has brought out this
trick, and there are a few Republi-
cans who have joined hands with
the democrats in order to prevent a
vote being taken on the bill, its pas
sage being certain if vote is taken.
Representative Cannon becoming
tired of this sort of thing offered a
resolution reciting the circum-
stances, and mentioning the names
of forty-four members, nearly all
democrats, as being guilty, and pro.
viding for the immediate revocation
of all leaves of absence except in
cases of sickness, and notifying the
Sergeant at Arms to telegraph the
absentees to return at once.
This resolution at once threw the
House into the widest disorder;
thirty or forty members were on
their feet yelling at the top of their
voices, all at once. Representatives
Mason of Illinois and Walker of
Massachusetts, both good republi-
cans, are on opposite sides of this
lard question, and owing to a remark
jokingly make by the latter there
was almost personal encounter;
Mr.. Mason calling Mr.. Walker a
BANKED liar and making for him to
attack him. This was finally quieted,
and Mr.. Mason opologized to his
friend, Mr.. Walker.
Unfortunately the trouble did not
end with this. Mr.. Cannon, goaded
to madness by the attacks made up
on his resolution, made use of some
language which he must have deep
ly regretted as soon as he had time
to think. This caused Mr.. Mason to
reply in kind, and this quarrel
caused another between Representa-
tives Wilson, of Washington, and
Beckwith, of New Jersey, which
actually led to blows before the
combatants could be separated.
Truly the whole business is shame
full, although the democrats acted as
though they thought it great sport,
laughing aud yelling worse than
lot of "noodlums" at dog fight.
1t is understood that the confer
ence committee is making rapid
progress with the River and Harbor
bill, and that its report may be
looked for next week.
Senator Plumb's resolution to stop
the sale of intoxicating liquors in
the Senate restaurant, after being
burdened with several ridiculous
amendments, and after a debate
which was equally ridiculous, has
been referred to the committee on
Rules, which has control of the
matter.
The Senate will begin voting OF
the tariff bill and the amendments
on Sept. s. 1t will probably be sew
eral days later before the bill is
finally disposed of. The debate on
this bill has already been longer
than that on any similar measure in
the history of the Senate. 1t is ex-
pected that adjournment will take
place the first week in October.
1t will rot be surprising if the
President calls an extra session of
Congress, to meet Immediately after
the November elections. Such
course is considered necessary by a |
great many republican Senators and
who foresee the trouble
there will be in passing the Election |