The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1888-02-24
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WAEHENor0N, fAb. 5Fd ia
The present week ~ Congress be
gan with shower petitions memo
rails and bills pouring upon sbc alekl
desk, ID each end Of the Capitol ln
the Senate thore were pfesaafed 3
large number Of petitions ID faFoE q
prohibihon in the DislFics of 9elumbia,
and national inquiry aa 70 tha liquor
sgafac,
Tho District prohibition pFAYera
we're presented by Senators Ingalls,
Plumb, Vest, Quay, Cameroa. gef
Farwell end Plait Those preaaalad
~ hIr. Platt were signed by residents
5f Washington whilo the others we're
from Kansas, Missouri, PeansylsaRias
illinois and Wisconsin,
A Bin was introduced illis Heek 70
regulate the liqnor tgaaic IL Tie Dis
tFiet, which provides that tbs whele'
sale licenses shall cost $500 and retail
licenses $hQ00 per annum Ana
there WIS another introduced nFavia.
iag for temperance home u be
erected Ii Washington FOR aoldleras
sailors and civilians.
a gathering which filed tic 1jon
theatre a few evenings since Was sisl'-
II gratifying 10 ihe friends Of lhe tem-
peFaaoe cause IN this city. The peo-
pie had assembled 70 hear Biahopa
Keane 81 RichmoEd ard lfeland d
Texas dispuas tho temperance qaea-
tlon. That the gathering was If one5
mind waa shown VI We close of the
meeting, when, with The exception of
about two dozen, every one pledged
himself 70 abstain from liquor for
one year The speakers argaed that
the man who sells liquor ia an active
party to all the crime, misery and snE
feriag produced BY il.
II is now thought there Il little
doubt that tho Senate G0mmiitee 70
which the bill for prohi5ition II Chs
District has bean referred will make
favorable report On The same N0t
that the majority of tha Committee
really favor prohibition, but il il hs
ing 50 eaFneatIy agitatod at this time
that tho majority doem in aayiaable
10 give the Senate an opportunity g
act upon The question.
The penny postage scheme has iast
met with a rebuff from The Senate
Committee Oh Postoffices- Tho Chair
man Senator Sawyer STATED that II
was not Thought prudent ~ aatanpt
to reduce postage AZ pFeseut The
Poatoilice Department was still run
ming behind, and il was thought bei-
Ter 70 wait until ID waa splfsuslaining
before any further reduction was a.
tempted. Senator Hoar wanted 10
have put on record his belief that it
was The duty Of the government and
tho interest of the people 70 have
poatage reduced 10 one cent Ha bal
lliayed tho Department would rapidly
become self sustaining at that Easa
but even if not, the direct benefit N
binding the country closer together
would more than compensate foF any
deficit.
Senator Beck, Of Kentucky, who
introduced the bill, said be could moi
understand how the government could
| afford to carry bonucts and harness
| and merchandise all over the eountry
| tor cent an ounce and not be ablo to
carry tho peoples information at tha
anne rate,
4 Senator Platt, IF Connecticut, here
entered his protest against postage
being considered with reference 70
the question whether or not the foats
Office Department vas supporting.
The people wanted the cheapest and
beat postal service they could gel,
aad did not insiat that The Depart
ment should be self-supporting.
There II i good prospect now that
n tile existing oFder 0f things wAth
reference 10 tho time for tha meeting
! aud closing Of Congress aud the ln'
aueuration Of The President wlA be
| austa turned around. The senalq
| apread by q unanimous vosa e the
Csonstlsntianal amnndent changing the
| term ef ftbe President and the present
Congress, 40 that they shall continue
| until tho 80th day of April 1883, and
that Senators whose terms would
osherwise expire On March 4th 1889,
shail continue until Apul a0lhs foi-
| loving, and thereafter the a0th of
| April shah BE- substituted for the 4th
| of March as inauguration day, as we'll
| az the commencement aud termina-
! ton Of ihe Official teFm q seuataFs
and Representatipes ia GonnFeAe.