The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-08-12
WASHINGTON LETTER,


WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug 5, 1892.
A Democratic caucus Of members Of the
house has adopted q compromise which 1t is
hOped will put an end to the tllibusterlng on
the Worlds Fair appropriation, but as there
were several friends of the appropriation and
many Of its opponents who refused TO ne
bound and left the caucus, it is by no means
certain. The compromise proposes to strike
out the amendment to the sundry civil apprO-
priati0n bill apprOpriatiDg IS ,OOO,OO for the
fair aud allowing a vote to be taken Saturday
afternoon on q separate bill apprOpriating
81 SOC, 600 The opponents Of the appropria-
ton say they can defeat this bill, but II they
do it is predicted that the senate will insist
upon its amendment to the sundry civil Dill
being cOncurred in, and will refuse to allow
adjournment to take place. The whole
situation continues to be SO full OF ifs" that
it is folly to attempt to say in advance what
will be the final result.
Southern Democrats regard the result OF
the Alabama state election as the death
knell of the Peoples party movement In the
south, 50 lar as its controlling any electoral
votes is concerned and they think It will
also aid IN keeping number OF congressional
districts Democratic that might have elected
Peoples party men il that party had carried
Alabama.
AT this week IS cabinet meeting the ques-
ton Of when action should be taken under the
recently enacted law, authorizing the presi-
dent to Tetaliate upon Canadian vessels, was
discussed, but as only the two Fosters and
Attorney General Miller were present no
definite conclusion was arrived at.
All sorts Of sensational stories have been
current about the disagreement of the sub
committee which went 10 Homestead to
investigate the strike in the Carnegie Mills
on the report written by chairman Oates,
| There is nothing sensational about the facts
Chairman Oates prepared the report in the
usual manner and when 1t was a fair and
impartial statement Of what the committee
had learned at Homestead but some of the
conclusions arrived at concerning organized
labor were unsatisfactory TO the Democrats
and one Republican, making majority of
| the subcommittee, so the report was rejected
| by the subcommittee and referred to the full
| judiciary committee for action. II the full
committee sustain6 the action of the sub
committee Mr.. Oates says his report will be
submitted TO the house as a minority report,
and new ma Ortty report will be written
by Representative Byrum, one of the dissent.
| ing Democrats
| Tom Watson, of Georgia. made amiserablG
failure to prove his charge Of druukeEes
against members OF the house. The ,onl
member he dared to name was Judge Cobb
| of Alabama, and against his assertion that b
| believed him to be intoxicated when he mad
q speech In the house was the positive STATE
menJs of a score of prominent members tina
Mr.. Cobb was not even in the slightest wa
under the influence of liquor when he mad
the speech referred to. Watson refused
name any other member to the investigator
Committee What action the committee wi
take is not at this time known, but 1t Is b
lieVed that a disInclination to feed Watson
craving for notorietE will prevent the con
mittee taking auy action that would resu
, in allowing him 20 pose as a martyr. At OF
time 1t looked like the sharp language b
tween Representative Boatner of Louisian
and Mr.. Watson might result in persons
! encounter between those gentlemen, OutsiC
/ OF the committee room, but so far peat
reigns.
After seVeraLprOminent Republican sen
tors, including Sherman and Hawley, la
D openly expressed their sympathy for Il
B Carnegie Company, the senate adopted
!; resolution providing for an investigation
u the Homestead strike, and the followiI
!. senators were named as members Of the cor
@ miGtee Gallinger, PETER, Hansbrough, Fe
a ton, Sanders, White and Hill Son
comment has been made because only tW
: Democrats were named for service on th
Q committee.
= Attorney-General Miller is said to be mi
@ because instead Of giving him the place {
n the bench Of the supreme court which wei
70 Mr.. Shi:as as q peace-offering to NJ
Blaine, to whose wife he Is related, Mr.. Ha
rlsOn gave the promise that he should ha,
q the hrst vacancy that occurs during his Sc
o. ono term. Mr.. Miller regards the probabili
2 81 second term as entirely too ETHEREAL
v be satisfying, but he does not openly kid
7. against the man who brought him fro
Obseuity to the attorney-general's Office.