The Laurens advertiser. (Laurens, S.C.) 1885-1973, 1888-07-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
From Our Regular .Corrosron1o,
Washington. Julv 1a1aoo

aShlhgtOn, July 13 1888.
Mr. Carnum chairman of the M.
.'ohai democratic committee. hns
Deen IN the city for seyernI dnw.
IN consultation with MIR, ClevelnnI
senator Gorman and others. Uo
positively refused tr bs intervinw.
ea, Dut from another source lenrn
Chat he Is very confident of demo
cratlc success. He winks i'm n sort
VI cohnicai way when told that the
rep,bIicans expect to carry Con-
hecticut, New York and New Ter.
sey, as much as to say, thoy may
another year but not this one.
commissions + Coleman certain
~ mas reason to feel proud of his
ADMINISTRATION Of the Agricultural
Experimentation he receives such
compliments of the one paid him
by Senator Plumb ut the mcetino.
or the Senate committee on Apri
culture. The question under con.
sideration was the proposed trans
lei or the weather bureau to the
Agricultural Department, Gcncr-
ri Greedy Chief signal officer was
present to oppose the transfer. lie
accused Mr.. Coleman of using
influence to bring about the trans
Ter; Senators Paddock and Plumb.
both republicans, warmly defended
Mr.. Coleman from this charge. and
Schator Plumb added, "thc fcclinr
among the farmers Of the west is
In favor OF having the weather hy,;s
reau connected with the Apricul
tural Department, which has grown
steadily despite opposition and rid.
Icule, and which is now rcndcrinr
better service and is Of more value
10 the people than ever before"
The Postmaster Generals able
letter against the Subsidy amend.
menr to the Post Office nppropri,.
tion bill was before the Senate this
week: Ii acted on the republican
senators much rs Il red bandannu
might he expected to act ON SO
many young and unruiy bulls.
Thry insisted upon the amendment
ana asked for another conference.
Mr.. Beck told them that he had no
idea that the House would ever
agree to the amendment, and he
did not balicve that it ought to do
30.
The House has passed tho Agri
cultural appropriation bill, with
the senate amendments.
Representative Samuel J. Ran
dali had II dangerous attack of
-ht mOrrhagc this week, but Is now
somewhat better. His physicians
say that absolute rest is necessary
for him, SO that it il not likely that
he will again appear on the floor
ofthe House at the present scs-
sion.
The Mills tariff bill is making
good progress in the House, and
hopes are now expressed OF get
ting IL to final vote next week.
Its passage is assured.
The Independent colorcd polit.
zeal Association Of Virginia met in
this city this week, and heartily
approved the call for the Confcren-
CO OF independent cOlorcd men at
Indianapolis on the 25th inst.
They elected IL delegates to the
conference, and passed n resolution
endorsing the administration OF
President Cleveland.
Tho national convention Sf the
National American party will be
helI in this city Aug, Is, to adopt
platform and nominate candIdat-
cs for president and vice-presidcnt.
The senate has passed n bill to
amend the Interstate commerce
act, which makes q number of more
or less important changes i'm the
law.
"Granny" Blair has succeeded i'm
getting his constitutional prohibit
ton mendment as far rs 1t Will cv-
er go. A favorable report has been
made upon it by the Senate com
mittee.
Tho House Committee on Mill
taiy affairs has made II favorable
report on the bi introduced by Mr..
Laird, appropriating $250,OOO for
aiding state houses for the support
of disabled soldiers and sailors of
y United States, Among the
a., s'isions of the bill is one for the
payment to state houses Of 800 for
each inmate received by them.
tits estimated ut the Post once
Department, that the deficiency i'm
the revenues Cf tho postal service
for the fiscal year just ended will
beabOut $i,O00,000. Last year 1T
was something over $5,5O0,0O9.
The following gentlemen have
been appointed Dy Chairman Bar
mum nS itho campaign committee;
w. l.. Scott, of Pennsylvania; Ar
thur p. German, of Maryland; Mat.
w. Ransom, OF North Carolina; Cal
win Il. Bruce, Of Ohio; John $. Bar
bonr, OF Virginia; Herman Oeirich,
of New York; Mills Ross, of New
Jersey; Arthur Sewall Of Maine;
Erskine NJ. Phelps, Of Illinois. The
first meeting of this committee
will! be held next Tuesday at the
headquarters OF the National com
Smittee I'm New York city.