St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-10-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.

WASHINGTON, OCt. 10, 1000
Chairman Rarnum, of the Democratic
Rational Committee, spent Saturday I'D
This CITY. in consultation with prominent
Democrats. He reports the outlook as
very cheering.
The Republican tariff bill puts coal on
On. free list. Such howl has been
ssised by the coal Barons that the he
0ablican Senators are now claiming that
III WAS all mistake OF the printer anu
Hkey intented to raise the tar'u % coal
In stead OF putting in on the free list.
The House having finished it's work,
IN now waiting to see what the senate
rrnnoses TO do. Neither House has
auorum, and those IN position TO kno"
ga confidently predicting an adjourn
~,ent before the 25th inst. They might
a. we'll have adjourned month ago, for
FOR all that has been accomplished.
Roth Houses have passed bill appro-
Grating S5O, 900 to carry out the proGi-
ATOMS Of the Chinese exclusion bill.
Senator German has gone to- New
york to remain st the headquarters of
che National Committee until after the
slection. This is in accordance with
4he wishes vf Mr.. Cleveland and Chair
man Biice.
4be camuaign by the various Democratic
State Associations In this city. The
Nav York Association will send 1880
voters to that State.
The largest delegation of Indians that
ever visited Washington, are now here,
and thew are attracting great deal OF
attention. The delegation consists of
40 Sioux Chiefs. They are here for the
nnrnose of comforting with the Interior
Department in relation to the proposed
treaty. by which they are to sell to the
Government 100000 acres of land,
about half their reservation. They will
call ON the president this week.
Judge Thurman left for home Friday
evening. While here he spent several
siays With the President at Oak View.
After the 9TH of March the old Roman
will again take up his residence in
Washington.
Postmaster General Dickinson is con
fined to his house with severe cold
contracted during his recent trip West.
The bill placing Gen. Afford Pleas
anton on the retired list OF the army.
with the rank of major, has been passed
nv the House and Senate, and is now IN
file hands Of the President. 1t ia fear
ed. however, that its passage will be 0f
little benefit to the genial cavalryman,
an he is lying dangerously i'll in this
city.
Secretary Whitney and number OF
Government officials attended the
launching of the United States gun
boat Petrol, in Baltimore Saturday af'
ternOOn.
Simon Sterne. prominent lawyer OF
New York, and personal friend of the
President, ia in this city to argue a case
before the Supreme Court. He is very
confident Of the election of Cleveland
and Thurman, and saws that the Demo,
-. cratic plurality in the State Of New YORK
will be over 10000.
The report of VIM. D. Fl. Washington
Tinted States Consular Agent at Lon
don, Ontario, to the State Department
has created qnite stir among the hlR'
protection Republicans. Mr.. Washing
TOMS report states that Oliver chilled
plows, made at South Bend, Indiana
are sold in Canada at $40 wholesale ant
ala each retail. while in the United
States they cost $14 each wholesale ant
S16 each retail. Similar discrimination
ia shown against the United States far
mer il, regard to the Syracuse and the
Soath Bend ptaws. The figures are re-
markahle because American piows en-
tering Canada have to pay duty OF u
per cent nd yalorem. One of Walter A
Woods American selfhinding reapera
which ensss in the United States from
$3.50 70 &170, can be bought in Canad'
for S11O. Smaller agricultural tools
snch as spades, shovels and forks, afte
having from So to rs per cent ad va!o
rem. are sold in Canada az cheap
cheaper than in this country. Thes
figures are calculated to set the Amer
can farmer to thinking about TIE aiieg
ed benefit he receives from high pro
tective tariff. The high tariff keeps on
foreign implements, and enabies tn
manufacturers of the United States {
make their own prices, but in CaDad
they have to compete with foreign man
ufacturers, hence the lower price
there.
The House was In session only tW
DAYS last week, and is not likely to .pn
in any more time this week. In fac'
there ia nothing for it TO do except, I
pass resolution To adjourn. hnt az tina
would help to pull the Republican Sen
ate ont of the hole into which 1t ia
gotten, the House seems to be in no bur
Ty about It.
Chief Justice Fuller. during. his frs
week, made marked impression Oh tn
large number of distinguished lawyer
in attendance upon the sessions OF tn
Supreme Court, by his dignitied bearin
and manners.