St. Landry democrat., 1888-06-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, April II, 1888.

his manly and courageous Instructions
tn Mr., McLane, our minister to France
in the cases of several naturallzed
American citizens who have been ar
rested and compelled to do military
duty in France. When their release
was demanded by our Ministers, the
French Minister replied IN each case
that the question of allegiance was one
over which the administration had no
jurisdiction and must be settled ny The
courts.
II was fully set forth that under
French principles citizenship IS CON
ferred by patronage and not by the
place Of, birth, and that eXpatrlatlon OF
the French citizen requires the consent
of the French Government. Upon
these points Mr.. Bayard has Instructed
Minister McI4ane to inform the French
Government that the Government Of the
United States holds that the certificates
of naturalization granted by it to a
French citizen is not open to lmpeach-
ment by the French Government, eth
er in it's executive or its judicial branch.
In plain English we propose to see that
American citizens are allowed to travel
.nnmolestcd wherever they desire to
go. But to return to Mr. Bayard's in
structions. He says, in conclusion
"You will further say that il the sub
lection to forced military service Of the
citizens whose cases you report is based
ut,on an assumption that they are not
citizens of the United States, this De-
partment asks for their Immediate re-
lease and for proper compensation Tor
the losses they have received from such
detention -..lt cannot be admitted
that American citizens not charged with
any crime should be detained under
arrest for even a single day after their
proofs of citizenship have been present,
ed. In cases like this, the United
States can never admit the propriety of
submitting to the ordinary delays Of ju-
dicial action" That's the kind of talk
TO make the United States flag respect
ed the world over.
Senators Edmunds and Evarts, the
two leading Republican members of the
Senate Judy Committee. to which the
nomination of Mr. Fuller for Chief JUS
tice has been referred, are charged with
having conspired together for the pur
nose of delaying report upon the nom
nation until after the presidential
election, and should Republican
Inv accident be elected, to delay it until
after his Inauguration, that he may
nominate d Republican for Chief JUS
flee. I don't believe this charge, not
that tle Senators named would object
TO carving out such a plan were it feas
able. but because they are entirely too
shrewd to attempt anything which they
know it is impossible to accomplish,
and this would certainly be Impossible.
IF I were disposed to wager on this
subject, I should have no hesitation
whatever in laying odds that Mr.. Full
Ter would be confirmed inside. OF
three weeks, and unless something
more serious than anything yet brought
against him should be nnearthed, his
confirmation is likely to be unanimous.
Another good Republican office-hold-
or has gone wrong. His accounts are
short something like $4,000. His
name is Gen. Jas. E. Ewing, and he was
annointment and dishursing clerk Of
the Department of Justice. He was
Amounted as Republican, some six or
eisht wears ago, from West Virginia.
II ia said that the defalcations began in
1889 and have continued right along I'M
iii they amount to the above sum. The
Government will lose nothing, as he
was under bond. He has been dis
missed, and Frank 0. Brannigan, Of
Steubensville, Ohio, good Democrat,
appointed in his place. Had this been
done in the early days of the admins
tration, Ewing's bondsmen would not
have had so much to pay.
> The Senate has passed the bill for
feiting all unearned railroad land
grands.
has reported a bill approprlating 3d.
zoo 600 to meet deficiencies in the APP
preparation for the payment OF Army
Pensions during the remainder OF the
present fiscal year.
Senator VOORHEES,, who was confined
to his room with carhuncle on his leg
for nearly week after his recent
speech, on Tuesday apologized to the
Senate for the language he used I'D
replying to Ingalls, charges.
THE river and harbor bill has been
passed by the House by a more than
two thirds majority. 1t appropriates
$20,0OO,0o0.
The caucus Of the Democratic mem
beers of the House held on Wednesday
evening did not discuss the proposed
amendments to the Mills tariff bill, as
it was generally supposed it would, but
passed resolution that all amendments
proposed to be offered by Democrats
he first submitted to the committee on
Ways and Means, to be considered and
reported upon I'D dfOti6EE CduCuS VI bc
held next week. This resolution was
unanimously agreed to, but Mr.. Ran
dali gave notice that he did not pro-
pose to be bound by any caucus action.
A large number Of amendments have
already been submitted to the Ways and
Means committee.
WASHINGTON, May IA. 1883.
Mr.. Cleveland is in a glorious good
humor these bright spring days. and he
has good cause to be, for no document
in the history of this government has
had such good and immediate effect up
on the people Of the country as did his
celebrated message to Congress urging
revenue reform.
It is not yet six months since that
message was sent to Congress, and in
stead Of the Democratic party being
torn to flinders as the croakers pre-
dicted, the party is to-day marching in
a solid phalanx to the music of revenue
reform. State after State as they hold
their conventions join in the grand |
chorus, and ere long the glad tidings
will be echoed from the Atlantic to the
Pacific and from the Gulf of Mexico to
the dominion of Canada.
But even this bright picture has a
sombre aide, caused by shadows thrown
from q group of Democratic members
-, q 49,, a a. fstn lon 7prcIip aF Mr. Sam.