Show THAT OMNIBUS BILL NO HOPE THAT THE SENA I 1 E WILL PASS it the republicans to braroe for kerpius lie door shut t the president is disgusted and he has sufficient cause to beten days of precious time wasted in the house by members of liis own party thus playing right into tho hands of the enemy choso whoso main hope of defeating the mills tariff bill is by delaying its consideration if anything political had been at stake tho time might have been excused but there was not the dead lock was caused by the filibustering bu of from fifty to seventy five democratic congressmen who were opposed to the passage of the bill to refund to the several states and territories ri the amounts paid by them to the united states under the direct tax levied by congress in for a week the refused to listen to any talk of compromising in any way to break tho dea adlock they also refused to take part in a democratic caucus on tho bill but finally the belving discovered that a majority of the democrate would give up to them to the extent of postponing the consideration of this bill until next december they agreed to hold a caucus in caucus they agreed to postpone discussion of the direct tax bill until the ath of december next when a vote is to bo taken on it so the deadlock ended with a decided for the filibustering minority it was the best that could be done however for the did not hesitate to say they would continue lock legislation for the remainder of the session before they would surrender this filibustering of the past ten days has probably injured the democratic party more than the bo publican party could have dono in ten months besides absolutely nothing has been gained by it and a dangerous precedent has been sot before the republicans of tho house which they will not be slow to take advantage of when an opportunity presents itself tho country is thankful however that tho deadlock is over and that needed legislation is going forward the democrats of tho house committee on pensions have improved the dependent pension bill which recently passed alie senate they agreed to an amendment which strikes out the second and third sections that gave 12 a month to all soldiers of the rebellion who served three months and are now from age or any other cause incapacitated for earning a support or the same sum to the widow and children soldiers as have died it substitutes a provision regulating pensions by tho term of service at tho rate of ono cent a month for each days service in the army of the wars mexican indian or alio rebellion and that all soldiers whether incapacitated or not shall receive a pension rated in this manner after they reach the ago of 62 years tho republicans of the committee opposed the amendment while senator platt of conn was making a prosy speech in favor of his bill to admit south dakota as a state delegate gifford of dakota who was sitting on ono of the comfortable lounges in the roar of the senate chamber fell into a deep sloop and snored audibly not waking until the senator had finished his speech mr gifford was one of the of the deadlock and doubtless needed rest so badly that he was unable to honor with his attention alio speech which lie had come over td tho senate purposely to hear it is not thought likely that any legislation in regard to tho admit tinco of any of the territories as states will bo matured by passing both houses at this session of con gross the senate now has before it a bill for the admission of south dakota and it will probably pass that body by a strict party vote but that is as far as it is likely to get as the democrats of the house have agreed in caucus that the only territorial legislation of the session will bo the pas sago of tho springer omnibus bill which provides for the admission of dakota montana washington and kow mexico but there is no hope that the senate will pass aliis bill the people of the territories can blamo the republicans for keeping them out of statehood mr standford tho california millionaire lio bought a seat in the united states senate as many others had done before dimand he now proposes to make some investigations in order to figure up tho probable cost of buying the republican nomination for tho presidency Es wallace of pennsylvania who was in washington this week says the democrats of his state are a unit for tho ro nomination of president cleveland tho president has received pressing invitations this week to visit virginia and texas |