The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-05-27
WASHINGTON LETTER,
From our regular correspondent

From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, May 20, 1892.
Mr.. Blaine is not playing the role of a
political sphinx for fun. He has purpose
in exhibiting himself every day where he
knows his appearance will be commented
upon, and while he refuses to talk about the
Republican nomination, further than to say
ne doesn't want it, he tells every one who
calls upon him that he feels stronger than at
any time for ten years past, and that his
health Is perfect. There Is no doubt that his
health has greatly improved recently; that is
plain to all who see him, and there is good
ground for the suspicion that he is perfectly
willing now to accept the nomination If he
can get It without saying beforehand that he
wishes It, His health Is not the only reason
for this change of his mind. Mrs. Blaine,
whose wishes always exercise q powerful in
tuenCe over him, has, it is said, made up her
mind that she wants him to accept the nOmi-
nation, Just to keep it away from Mr. Harfi-
son, whose wife she wishes to humble be-
cause Of some real or fancied slight. The
philosopher who said "a woman is at the bot
tom of everything" was not far out Of the
way.
Senator Hill regards the death of Senator
Barbour as a heavy blow to his presidential
prospects, as it Was undoubtedly to the party
at large.
A number of prominent artists, here In at
tendance upon the first animal meeting Of
the National Art Association, urged the ways
and means committee Of the house and the
finance committee Of the senate to report a
bill repeating the duty on works of art
The attempts to tack a free coinage amend
ment to the sundry civil appropriation bill,
in thu house, was a failure. The chAir-Rep-
resentative Lester of Georgia-Fuled them
out on points of order, and on appeal, the
house sustained the chain.
FHbs. H,,U1aa ung -,
by representative BOaJner, calling on the
aLLOrney-genrFal for information as to what
action, II any, his Office had taken toward
asCtrJaining whether the recent Reading
railroad combine had violated the antitrust
! law The frequency with which resolutions
OF this sort have OF late been fired at the
allOThey-geneTal will probably convince that
Official that the able Democratic lawyers OF
the house are carefully watching has office,
and that more than mere pretense Of fight.
| ing the trusts is required.
True to the policy of the Republican party
| In ltgtslating for favored classes, Senator
Chandler iDtrOduceda bill authorizing Austin
| COrOln and his associates, who propose form
| lug steamship company to obtain American
registry for all vessels Of 2 600 or more tons
having speed of not less than nineteen
Knots an hour, which may come into theiI
! possession by purchase or otherwise, provid.
! ed that the said company shall contract to
| have built one vessel, of equal tonnage and
speed with the foreign built vessels, in an
American navy yard. Why should this iayoi
be gFanted to Millionaire COrbiD and his as.
socla rs and denied TO Others When this
bill gets 10 the house an attempt will be
made to amend 1t by striking out the names
aud granting the privileges named In the bill
10 any citizen or citiZenS who wish to have
them on the Terms proposed.
Some alarm has been created among the
! Republicans who have been doing lots OF
| shouting about the successful manner in
which the administration had secured accept.
ancrs from Germany, Great Britain, Austria,
Hungary, and Italy TO take part in the pro.
posed international monetary conference, by
an official letter from the state department
| Informing Secretary Foster, IN answer to an
inquiry, fthat not single acceptance had vel
been received from any of the countries &c
| which invitations We're sent ADu.HarTisOu
Republicans are charging that misleading in.
formation has been purpOsely given out tC
! help Mr. Harrison secure the nomination.
! secretary Foster now wishes he had no,
been so pTeeipitate In writing that the work
on The Immigrant station on Ellis Island
would remain monument to wisdom long
4ltef theacFitleism that had assalled it had
passed from the public mind. The chairmen
OF the house and senate immigration com
lnlbbees have sent letter to the secretary
IRON which the following is extracted: owe
suggest that immediate repairs and strength.
enlpg of the m ,in Bupportt to the upper door
Of lhe main building 81 Ellis Island Be made,
20 ne interest OF humanity, otherwise the
building win not last until the end OF
the present investigation, and 1t will be at
tended by great loss Of life and destruction
OF property" Queer sort of monument to
wisdom. ~
Democrats protested in vain against the
Increase in the number Of new vessels bro.
Vlded for by the senate amendments The re-
punlicans were determined from the first that
they should go through, and several Demo
cratic senators voted With them. Senator
Vest told Them that IL they wanted a navy
war the suFest way to get 1t was by construct
ing powerful navy.