Dodge City times. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1876-1892, 1890-02-13

Washington Letter;
From our regular coErcspondent.l
WASHINGTON, D. c. Fee. 3 1890
The great congressional 6ght is nov
fairly on, and the democratic member.
of the House are battling nobly for til.
right Of having code of rules adopted
for the government of the house before
going any further with legislation, and
they have, in caucus, determined t.
stand by their guns to the bitter end
OF course they recognise the fact that
if the republicans succeed in their in.
tention Of seating all the republican
contestants before the rules are adopted
they can then adopt any sort of rule.
they may desire, but they will have /.
hard time before they do it. With al
Of Speaker Reeds unfair decisions i,
took them three days to get the con
tested elections case of Smith vs. Jack.
son before the house. The fight Ia.
been very exciting, and the most dra.
matte scenes have ueen frequent on the
floor Of the house. "Stand by you,
guns, is what ex-Speaker Randall
wrote from his sick room to the demo.
crotic caucus. Representative Bynum
of Indiana, but voiced the sentiment Of
his democratic colleagues when he said
''You sir (polnting to the Speaker
have violated more than any man On
this floor parliamentary rules and prac.
tice. You may consumate what you
have undertaken. You have the DOW.
er backed by mob on the floor of this
house. Men have tried to cousumate
such proceedings before. At the hou,
of midnight Federal Judge made a
ruling which perpetuated the republican
party IN power, but his name is now
forgotten; and more than that, this
proceeding is in keeping with the prac.
tice Of your party it Is in keeping WITH
your action when you stole the Presi
dency. You have gone forward.
You have usurped power. You have
mutilated the record of the House in
order to carry out the behests of the
chairman Of the republican national
committee to turn out the Represents
tive Of the people elected to seats on
this floor. Now proceed in this matter
but in the language of the immortal
Emmett We propose to dis.
pute every inch Of ground, burn every
blade of grass, aud the last intrench.
ment Of liberty shall be our grave"
Ex-Speaker Carlisle is now engaged
in drawing up an address to the public
in justification of the Reeds usurpa'
ton. There is also talk Of making .
test case in order to have the Supeme
Court decide upon the constitutionality
of Mr. Reeds actions.
Many republicans openly condemn
Speaker Reeds conduct, and at leas
two members of the Cabinet Blaine
and Rusk-are known to be opposed K
it. The democratic Senator's are adm,
the members of the House in ever,
way possible.
The President and Secretary Nobl,
are greatly alarmed over the condition
Of affairs in Oklahoma and anxiou
that immediate action shall be takel
on the Oklahoma town.site bill, which
has already passed the house, also tn
bill providing for a territorial form o
government for Oklahoma now pending
in both House and Senate.
1t is expected that the House com
mlttee on Reform in the civil servic,
will to-day set a date for beginning til,
investigation of the civil service com
mission.
Secretsry Window is said to be yer,
much chagrined at the opposition al
ready developed to his silver bill, ant
Mr.. Harrison has become 80 badl,
frightened at the outlook that he ha
changed his mind about sending . spec
ial message to Congress in its favor.
Secretary Rusk has received from
Europe large consignment Of silk worn
eggs. He will distribute them free Il
all persons desiring to raise silk worms
He will also furnish books of iustrct;o,
in six culture to applicants for them.
Ex-senator Plat, of New York, pait
Washington an unexpected visit LAST
week, and all the republican politician
are cudgelling their brains to discove
what brought him here.
Representative Dibble, Of Soutl
Caroline. has 4 bill before the Hons