St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1888-08-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent.


Commissioner Colmsn, OF the Agri
cultural Department, has received al
early and complete vindiction from th
charge made by Greedy, Chief Sigma
Officer, TO the Senate committeee o,
agriculture, to the effect that Mr.. Col
man was working in an underhandet
manner to get the weather bureau trans
felred to his department. Gen. Gree,
ley has written a manly letter to Sena.
atoE Palmer OF that committee, in which
be Apologies for having made the
charge, having learned since that the
| information upon which he had based il
was erroneous also asks Senator Pal
| mer To assure the members of the com.
/ nlttee uf his regret that he should I'M
| Intentionally have placed high official
| in a very wrong light. To those who
| know Mr.. ColnIan, no yindication of
anything he has done since he became
! Commissioner of Agriculture is neces-
sary. Ii is for those who are not for.
tnnate enough to know the man in all
his rugged NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. and
honesty, that this is written.
No subsidies for pet steamship lines this
year The House has again crushed the
Senate amendment to the P0stoffice an
preparation bill, appropriatiRg $500, 900
to increase the mail facilities between
this country and South America. The
decisive v0te-141 to 57-by which the
House for The second time rejected tins
Senate to see the wisdom of withdraw
ing it.
Col. Lamont has gone to New York
to visit his family. He will return this
week.
The House is now considering the
wool clause of the tariff bill. and nm
less there ia some expected DELAY in dis.
posing of it, the bill will be passed this
week.
Senator Pugh to-day made a strong
speech in favor of the ratification of the
fisheries treaty. Friday Senator
George did likewise. 'o'
A delegation of the Patrons of In
dnstry of Pennsylvania called on Mr.
Cleveland Friday. to invite him to at
tend their exhibition and picnic on |
August 2Ath. The President said that |
his duties are now such as to reouire |
his strietest attention, but when |
Congress adjourns, he would have
more time.
The next trust to be investigated by
the House committees on manufacture
will o whisky.
"Gramy" Blair, who is one of the
most blatant demagngucs who eyer oc-
seat in the United States Sem
tie, received dressing down on Thurs
lay last at the hands Of Senator Butler
Vt south Carolina. which he is not like
Y TO forget for some time to come. The
INFECT under discussion was the presi-
lential vetoes Of private pension bills.
5lair said that taken as a whole. the
pTnn6 Of
merit, and the vet0es were outrages of
he rights of American citizens. Mr.
sutler in reply said that the greatest
lessing that could overtake the Senate
nd the country would be for the Sen
tor from New Hampshire to be less
aitifnl to the line of duty which he
iarked ont for himself. If there has {
cen any lncumbrance. any incubus on {
ne sensible, respectable, orderly dis
barge of tho duties of the Senate. il s
ad been in the person of the Senator q
ON New Hampshire, and in the meas 5
res which he has introduced, Mr.. e
utter also truthfully stated that Blair !
as, like a demagogne, trying To an I
Aai to the soldier vote of the conntry. y
eferring to ii remark of Mr.. Blair that I
10 .langnaga of some of the messages !;
as ungentlemanlv. NJ. Butler said II
9ad save the mark I? What a terrible O
iamity it would he to this country If 0
e standard Of gentleman had to be es- q
blislied by the Senator from New je
It wonld undermine and
stroy every rule on the subject, rec
among civilized neopIe.'' ri
Mr.. O'Neili, of Missouri, who ia OF
airman of the House committee on a,
her, says that the most important bill o;
the House is that prohibiting the ear til
ing of canvict-made goods from, nne OF
ate to another. IL is expected that q,
evening session of fhe House will or
held for the passage of this ad other "
,nr bills. ri
The House has passed q bin provid
! for the taking of the eleventh and
cansuses. m
nhe campaign committee selecfed nv TIL
airman Barrum of fhe National hs
is regarded as very strong Ga
J. no
he President has accepted with
u regret the resignation Of Hon. G.
n. Lathron. y. S. Minister to Rus pc
I'll health is the canse. pa
representative S. S. Randall is dam bu
onsly i'll in this city. He has had az
eral attacks of Hammorrlage, NJ