The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-02-03
NEnalsEangas GIN Letter.


Taian our REGULAR Correspondent.
poiltldiansas sven rs Republics IRE uIlgrate-
ful. Ifsegiaeuecssuf this were nHeueq,
shown Nv tic contemplating course Of lie re
.nthIluaus in both Houses Of the present sjon-
nrass IN their eoWnrdly and tFeRohefels
treatment Of two Oh the most eonseIzgatiRe
and fair.miniea msn IN public llfe--sl nafiee
Lamar and Speaker Carlisle.
IfnnssiBle Dir Carlisle has been treated
iynnrs Rpsalr fhnn MIR Lamar 5y the shame
ieEs fleuYanon1es who hold sway In the conn
.oils OF the lemnralized Republican Dairy.
While they privately admit the Justice o. tne
Sneaker claim 10 his seat, in ptbiic they use
ali efforts TO prevent confederation o. ut
case, even resOrting, to illihuateringi fshien
has sever been done before, except when y
was apparent that the minority was being De
,pTivetl of its Just rights hytyranigal MAJ 0rigy
In this instance no srch provoeation was
available. Il,
Mic Republicans are fnifly ehargeable with
lus6leasly wasting two GAYS Of the xalna1le
time Of CtourTess Thong h cantluf g0ulIi lhGne
admission that the tffirty-iye Dem1onaIie llb-
sentees were not entirely blameisss; ttao
they been IN their seats, the Repunlfcahs
could not have prevented quorum by ae-
cliniHg to vote.
Although the validity of Mr.. Carlleie s
claim, is established the frientls0f Mr.. IhDe-
10 declare That the andis not yet that the
matter must be reeonsidercu BY Congress-
and that the people viii be appealed 70 Tor
the -vintiicatfon Of theirman.
In the WAYS and Means COMMITTEE the tef-
lifFuuestiOn has not vet been openly discuss
ed. except very briefly, when AIR. Mckinley,
Of Ohio. proposed to present his bin repeal
inc the tobacco tax. He WAS summary sup
pressed on the plea that specific tariff legis-
iafiDr was moi in order until bill Of general
character could be framed. From the outset
IL was plain that there could be no harmony
Of view between the Democrats and she he
fore the majority have wisely eQpciunen 10
formulate a biz of their own before submit
ting I'd TO the consideration of the minority,
who win also present bill. Each evening
members of the majority are holding secret
conferences and the work is making slOstal-
,tial progress really II is much further at-
yaneed than usual this early in the session.
The main object Is to largely reduce the
revenue and the next end in view is to bring
the matter home 10 the people by including
in the list as many articles and uumm0uiIles
of common consumption as possible, alfin-
sts--manufaetufing as well aseemmefolal
and agricultural-will be conserved, and q
liberal compromise measure Is as much rs
need be expected under present eifuum-
stances.
The Blair Educational Bill, which is some
of the unfinished business M the Senate cali
andar, has received q blow from an uneN-
epected quarter. 10 is from an authority car
Tying much weight and of special significance,
inaamuCh as itEpF0ceeds from one Whqi until
recently, was on the United States Supreme
Bench. The allnsioni is 80 eN-Justiee Strong,
who expresses the opinion that the bill IN
uuestion is unconstitutional, tie also stated
Il as his belief chat the present members OF
that Court hold the same view. Nos0ue has
so good an opportunity as Judge Strong Of
being Ia their confidence.
Senator G0clzFell3s report OF the condition
and methods Of conducting business In the
Executive Departments Of Washington .
about ready for submission to the Senate. a
is the result of an invest cation cOntiueteu by
| himself and colleagues of the special com
mlttee last summer. tbs reported that sey'
eraI bureaux win be unspafingly criticised
| and many important changes recommended
l 1t is said the report IN reference TO the LAND
office will likely cause q sensation.
! The new CahinetO officers have not yet made
4 any changes, but around both Departments
| it Is whispered that Mr. Villas and Mt. dick
rinsOR will soon begin to make their authority
/ felt in way decidedly unpleasant TO MANI
| Republicans who have been Spared too long