The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1891-10-03
[From our Regular Correspondent. I
WASHINGTON. Sept. 18th, 1891.

IiuS SNaG Of1uAS duu UtIleE uQaDCl6
institutions and also postoMces will b.
furnished fractional silver in sums o
5000 or more by expenses free o
charge, or by registered mail in sum
or multiples Of $50. This is rathe,
costly method of getting the eighteer
Of nineteen million dollars of fraction
al silver into circulation, but tht
money is of no use to the Treasur,
now, except to swell on paper the 20.
tai available" cash on hand, and he
probably realizes that something mus
be done, as already about half of the
four-and-a-half per cent bonds have
been presented for redemption, al
though it is but little more than two
weeks since they became due.
Mr.. Harrison is finding his tussle
with the big men of his party over the
distribution Of the rich plums now at
his disposal, far more difficult un.
dertaking than at the beginning of
his administration, as every move now
will count in the nominating conven.
ton next year. 1t is stated that At
tornev General Miller has been COM
PEELED in self defense to acknowledge
to an Indiana Republican that the ru-
NOR of his retiring from the Cabinet
to accept place ON the new Circuit
Court bench was true. The man
wanted the appointment himself, aad
asked Miller for his support. v
After this the Republicans are not
to have it all their own way in Ohio,
as they have seemed to do for awhile
since their campaign has been in full
blast and their speakers have indus
trlously been pushing aside the tariff
question. But now all this is changed
and the Democratic campaign, Just
opened, is 20 be made an aggressive
one with the tariff as the upper
most question. Representative Mills,
who makes his first speech in
that State tomorrow, will be followed
by Representatives Crisp, McMillin,
Bynum, Hatch and' other members of
the House, all loaded to the muzzle
with facts concerning the billion-dol-
lar Congress and the iniquitous tariff
that is daily making the poor poorer
for the benefit of certain favored
classes.
Secretary Tracy has been trying to
explain why it is that only old and
worn out wooden vessels are in the
Asiatic squadron which supposed to
take care of American interests in
China. His explanation is just about
as satisfactory as those made by other
members of the Cabinet about other
queer things. Naval officers know
why our new 1ronclads have been do
ing the seaside summer resorts while
the old wooden vessels have made the
United States the laughing-stock of
the naval officers Of other powers
which have first class vessels ii Chi
nese waters. tits because the officers
on the new vessels all have "pull", !,
and they do not regard assignments to
the Asiatic squadron as desirable,
The Virginia Republicans appear
to be very much in earnest in their
fight against ex-senator Malone and
his scheme for throwing the Republi-
can votes to Farmers Alliance candi-
dates for the legislature this year. A
meeting at which seventeen counties
were represented was held in Wash
ington this week, end a call for a
mass-convention, to be held at Roa-
noke on Oct. l, has beer issued. The
convention will, if it follows the pro-
gramme arranged by the anti-M Mahon-
ties, depose Malone from the State
craftsmanship, and name committee
of one hundred, or a'lesser number,
which shall have exclusive control of
the party interests ii the present cam
paign:
Ex-Represensative Clements. Of
Georgia, is believed to have the inside
track fer appointment to the Ihter-
State Commerce. Commission to sue
ceed the late W. L. Bragg, of Aiata-
ma. Mr.. Clements made many per-
sonal friends ID Washington while al
member df the House subcommittee
on Appropriations for the District Of
Columbia.
The newspapers thst praised Secre-
tAry Foster for his stand against nepo-
tism, in refusing to sanction the ap-
pointment Of She sons Of Assistant
Secretary Crouhse ard Treasurer Ne
becker to be their tathers' private
secretaries, were 8 kssls psenature, as
both appointments have been made.
Secretary Foster has promised the,
high commissioners of. England andfl