The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-01-18
ouR WASHINGTON LETTER,

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
sIhs stat D psr' Ra 1GI,l,e2h /
q Ri aai Prd 6aed In estmenK Of Gar
man Capital in New Orleans; Bill for
RsfundmE Cotton Tar Of 1856, ,eea md
ipte7, Bio. yEsgss.s at nasra.s'
WAsHIssros, D. G., Jan. -, 1879. =
Ep1roRs CHrEfrThe agony ia now
Over. The Stanley dinner, 81 Which
there his been % much taik lately,
came off 'nsj ieretigg 1t hWillard's
hotel. Speeches 6f@rafs alwit and
hbmtooafi hers hiAde by, Ben, aPstley.
po9,p're,s Hon s:A Cox, 81 X Stanley
atlli0thefs.si o.nmn sill s,laiY Il 81
The Credit MoMflsr Ipvestigating
copnittee 0lill rssgghhaa 49, Abqrs. To- to- 5;
nurow, Mr.. NeCenb gaze aout, on
'rhursdsy; to the nspofters, that they
wdu11 Be .fafiishsa 'dhring the com !.
ing, week with ,rare and rich odeHelopr'
meats7 hut lfemaakstD itl,aEE after the
Investigation clussd; he expected Conv
gress would, under tho direction Of
VIM. B. Allsy, cause to; Re, erected,
in honor of Cakes Anaes, ~ monument
Of brasas. aes .1"l 5 ItstiuPae aa'ft'i ied
The, prohibition liquor ihitl for. the
District Of Columbia, which il now be-
fore the Senate, ~ 'catising i great
dsal Of d ql,iirniilp,gys among tie rum
sellers Of Washington nt The author
tiles are. being strongly urged by the
different Temperatures soeieties here to
rigidy enforce the Sunday liquor law,
AID to- tliatg end ghavei causs1 the
olice'comnissiohers u pass i, resoln- !
ton tliat 10 license viii be. granted to.
any, hotel or restaurant proprietor
who shall have violated iii any way
the liquor law of THE District. II can
easily be proven, That at leas. two7
thirds Of those prsprietors have sold
.liqnOf after" II o'clock Of q week day
and on the sabbaths during tho past
year. N There will be at. once % liquor
association organized wishfa paid at.
Itorney, Or attorneys fl TIE llt.1 Interest Of
the Eum7ssellers. y 81. ta n,..,el q4s,i lea
The postal telegraph hill which has
the unanimous favor IF the Senate
Post- once commit tee, win bring forth,
. fierce opposition from the Associated
Pess monopoly. Of course fit 10 pos
siblef for Mr.. Ofton TO defeat this Bit,
It viii be, . much easier job under the:
plea Of economy, to defeat Mt. Cress-
Wells Plan for the purchase Of The en-
tire telegraph line. Tic bill soon to
come before the Senate provides that
the Postmaster General shall be au.'
thoi4zed to contract vida company
that will transmit messages at the fol-
lowing rates; Any distance not exceed
ing $50 miles, two cents q word 500
miles, one cent, md messages sent BY
night. NOT exceeding 1000 niles, one
cent q, word. II will be seen by COM
pairing tho proposed rates with the
present cost Of telegraphihg,thht It re-.
duces it about tYo-thirdsr,q,ls 40 ~
Il Among tire interesting debates" in
the House was that upon the question
of increasing tile appropriation for the
Bureau of Educatfons It commenced
on Wednesday afternoon, On a motion
by Mr.. Durnell of Minnesota,,' to in
crease tie yearly appEp priatien. abeut
81, coo, giving, what Was considerad
SOME tery'esscntial cls,ieat force. II T
YET , !, known thas ths i sesEeta,y5 ths
Interior apd,7the Rrssident,l uhder
whom sthsf oi6ce ais sendatted,. lrAd,
tttn t'ieit tliress xiwtsdss " ii
e 4 a|ot com msnfleQ If ,emphat ically
to Congress-, the Secretary espcsislly
accommodating. the Increased |appro-'
I'D. .sl:.ss8g sai@ .gftT0stas ~ SfsSsli
pttiYnniyil .ioe as1ag ,ssisIs7ei,aai tn 1stui7
: The COMMITTEES on, Eaacation gand
Labor also had tlle subject usdef adj
vissneYtsp tston,if s'.l
The T debate ste took 2 wide and peculiar
range, hardly fixing itself npon'tthe
direct rSint, whether the duties reg
qutitedd 'f, ths otaes iaasniAlpnds ths iin1
crease sa . ASKED fots 1.-The Dssaoerats
uniformly spoke against the increase,
and indicated foppoatfon to the very
ides Of q Bureau Of Edpcationn, M.