The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-05-06
WAEHINGTON LETTER.
Fg0m onr regular correspondent
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from oaf regular correspondent
WAsHiNuToN, April "a, 1892
M Harrison did not return from
bis visit % New York feeling in a
very good hnmor The egotism Of
the man Is 90 great that he expected
d bage secured pledges Of support
from the New York bosses, and his
faIluns to do SO made his disappoiDt-
ment uorrespondiBgly great. The iacl
was commented on here that on the
day be was Ia the metropolis the Re,
publican dailies of that city, were full
Of talk about The probability Of Blaine,
after all becoming the candidate.
Mr. Harrison mnst have regarded
this as significant; it was certainly
90 regarded here. Whatever the.
outcome, it's apparent TO even the
most casual observer that the Harrison
boom is rapidly losing ground here.
The naval appropriation bill, re-
Gently passed by the house, has been
reported to the senate with the amend
ments largely increasing the appIo-
pristions for new ships. Senator
Daniels amendment apPropriatlng
S300;000 for the international naval
review next year was reduced to $780,
900.
The substitute for the house Chinese
exclusion bin, which was passed by
the senate early thIs week, is in the
hands Of a conference committee, and
although the sentiment of the house.
is strongly in favor Of a more rigid
exclusion than is possible under the
present laws, which the senate sub
atitnte extends for ten years from ex-
piration, tits regarded as probable
that the house may accept it as the
most that can be gotten from the
senate.
The house Judiciary committee will
report a resolution authorizing an in-
vestigation.of the PiDkerton detective
agencies. The resolution to be re
ported lisa substitute for the one offer.
ed by Representative Watson of
Georgia, several months ago, which
contained charges against the Prnker-
ton system.
Representative Bryan's bill placing
lumber on the free Inst, which is q
duplication of the lumber section of
the old Mills tariff bill would have
been Feported to the house this week
by the ways and means committee,
If the Republican members of that
committee bad not requested a post
ponement of final action until the
next meeting of the committee.
James r. Young, the deposed ex
ecntige clerk Of the senate, having
failed to get the senate to investigate
charges Of betraying executive secrets
nnder which he was dismissed, Is now
endeaVoriRg to have an investigation
Of the charges made by the standing
committee of newspaper correspond
ents, in charge of the press galleries
Of congress, the ground being that il
the charges be true he is not entitled
to the privileges of those galleries
AS reputable newspaper correspond,
emit.
Senator Hill said, speaking of tn
apportlonment Of New York: eth
apportioHment is both morally RICH
and eonstitutionally correct. Th
pretense of the Republicans that it j
unconstitutional wall avail ther
aothing. The eourts mnst and wi
decide against them, because thei
claims ere frivolous and ungroundei
For seven years the RepubliCar
refused 10 take an enumeration,
make an superintendent when tbs
&. had an opportunity to do 30 thet
selves, and now they mIst suffer "
/. consequences Of their folly"
III Everyone regrets, and none mo
than the gentleman himself, tn
Representative Ealoe, in q burst
{ temper, called Commissioner Ran
/ y liar. IL was an unfortunate oceI
: renee, viewed from any sLandpoiI
/. True, Mr.. Enloe contends that n
|, Raum had 10 in private conyeFsatir
! admitted doing the thing which be
positively denied when testilyings
n the house committee, bat his tee
{ mony could have been officially 90
: tradicted and disproyed without |
8 use Of language that should never
!, permissible among gentlemen.
Il Chairman Hsieh Of the hou
# agricultural committe, expects to {
!. his ahtieptioB bill before The bor
. as soon as the free binding twiDe |
is disposed Of. He thinks the |
+ will pass, bntiits opponents are W
active and say they expect TO defeat
Senator Sherman was eyiden
acting under instructions when
Z amended Senator Teller's resolutj
Z calling upon the president for inf
nation concerning the internatio
= monetary conference, which rms
Il says has been arranged for, with
u words ''f not compatible with y
y public interests" TOR AIT. Harrison
y bis letter ID ansWer 10 The resolui
z says: IL my opinion, II would not
compatible with abe public interest
4 lay before the senateatthis time the
Y formation requestedp He promise I
the senate shall have the informal
e .at the earliest moment afFer defil
! information can properly be give
= which probably means when il Z
y best be used 10 aid Republican ipi
= esls ID the coming presidential O
2, paign. There will be some interest
e talk 10 the senate on Mr.. Harris'
Z letter