The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1888-08-24
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OUR WASHINGTON LETTER


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Inns. wAapetN0TOw K-EeTTER.
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/ WAsninof0Ns ". u Aug. ~ 49,
/ The Democratic oenators Will not fIli-
buster 10 prevent the Republicans from
defeating The hsheries:treatys IL the Re-
pubIicans are willing 10 40 70 the couns
trv - hsvinx rejected jnat settlement
lof this Qnession, II u their own lookout.
4 Senator Morgan. In answer 70 bosn-
bastic statement made by Mr.. Blair In
relation to the fisheries treaty and Cana.
dian matters. defined the. position Of
the Democratic party on this question
very clearly. He said that he did not
want wsr. He knew what war meant.
He had seen enough Of Il, and that II
WAR came between England and the
4 United States L would mean the killing
'lof = great many people. The Demo
cratic party, with the backbone Of An.
''ldrew Jackson, would not make any
Ifo0lfsh quarrel, but II war came, would
''lslaud By the country. right or wrong.
THE Republicans might mean . joke,
Knight mean some traflc. some swoppiug
'IOf knives, or chslEering about = contract
Ibos tho Democratic party meant busi.
Iness. The Senator st the conclusIon ol
lhis remarks referred sarcasttcally to the
bomb proof war records Of some Of th(
loud -mouthed Republican Senators.
'IHe also reminded the Republicans Of
1.-The fact that Mr. Cleveland had defeat
! led them every time be had ever come 10
Icontact with them, and that be would dc
leo again this year.
Senator Call introduced . bill to ap.
'.|proprists $4,000 to pay for property
|desfroyed IN suppressing the yellow 70.
Iver 10 Fjorids. II will be passed prompt
! lly, for the Istest news from Florida hsl
'Icreated : genuine scare.
4 TIE Senate, without division, passed
1.-The bill introduced By Mr.. Spooner Il
slregulate commerce carried on BY tele
|graph. The oct is to take effect Nov
{ llst, 1885, It places the telegraph busi
mess under the control OF the lnter-Stst'
yICommerce Commission.
II It has been auth0ritatively stated from
! 1.-The White House that the rumors In re
''::lgsrd to the President asking for th
! 'sslresignstion OF G Commissioner Of Pension
q Black. are entirely without foundation
1.-The relations between Mr.. Clevelan'
4 land General Black ere perfectly harmo
. .Inious.
II The House committee on merchau
s.'Imariue and fisheries have begun Oh
!. vestigation Of the Alaska seal hsheI
= Iies, authorized by the recent resolutIo
''sIof the House. There 10 : mine OF II
'.IpubIIcan Wickedness 10 this matter, On
4 Z liz 10 believed that the committee vi
= sIsuccesd % exposing it-
s The talk about dioagreemeuts betwel
n Mr. Cleveland and the national col
10 nonsense. Mr.. Cleveland
= lsntfrsIy ssfis1ed wIfh the conduct or Il
,SIcsmpaign, - fss - II hss gone.
81 Owing 20 some Objectionable feat0r
lin TIE river and harbor bill. Mr. CIev
~ l1ulD 1o111no11o IN q, bnG ~ imoc
s.Itsnno ~ ~ Dost q he appropristio
~-Iwss % great that - did not care % ve
.s|It % Il has been allowed % become
- Law without bic signature.
81 Gen. Hovey. the Republican candida
,i.Ifor Governor Of Indiana, has HE na1
4. lon the roll Of members, but Il unkn0W
Ito two-thirds or the Congrsssmen. q
= sIdoes not seem to have any lasts {
=. Isocial amenities, Or love for the ousine
= don seen in bic seat during the sessio
:. IOf fho H0nao h11f II fnlIod In bV On0