The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1892-04-29
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From oar regular correspondent
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3 From oar regular correspondent
j WAsHNarog, April %, 1892
a Nj. Harrison sppears to have been
2 brought to realigiug sense Of his,sit.
Z nation by The speech Of Senator Teller,
Of Colorado, charging him with using
bis official influence TO control the
votes Of the Representatives and sena
tors on the silver question, and with
? being allied with the money bags OF
Wall street against the interests Of
2 of ire people, for since that speech.
was delivered be has stated positively
that unless something should occur TO
bring about a change IN his mind he
would shortly take occasion TO state
formally that he would not be can
didate for second term. I
This decision was not, however,
altogether due to Mr.. Telleris speech
The fact that be cannot possibly be
elected If hen nominated has been
thrust upon Mr. Harrison from all
quarters recently, and be has at last
realized that it is true. Plat
and Warner Miller both agree
that be cannot carry New Y oFk; Quay
and Cameron admit that bis nomIna,
tion would make Pennsylvaniasho nbt-
ful; Indiana Republicans say he woHid
have no chance of carrying his own
Estate; men who know have told him
that 1t was doubtful whether he
could carry single one Of the Pacific |
states, and all Republicans expect to
lose several of the Northwestern states.
Is it any wonder that with this out
look be became discouraged and con
cluded to Withdraw while he could
do so with dignity?
The administration having made
6zzle of It's attempt to negotiate a
reciprocity treaty with Mexico the
house committee on foreign affairs,
believing that geographical location,
similarity of institutions, and com
munity of commercial interests would
seem to justify every reasonable effort
to promote close trade relations" has
reported faVorably a resolution pro
VidiDg for an international commits
sion, three members to be appointed
by each government, to negotiate q
reciprocity treaty.
The house committed On reform in
civil service has already begun work
on the investigation of the charges
of violations of the law by federal
officials in Baltimore, made by Civil
Service Commissioner Roosevelt
by the resolution adopted
by the house this week, 1t will study
the report made by POstofioe inspec
tors (rf Mr.. Harrison will give it mp
which cOntradicts that published last
year.
Roosevelt is understood to be pre-
pairing another report that will be
in its charges Of violations
Of the law by federal officials in CHI
cago, inasmuch as it will attack the
national committee for
having sent an .ex.congressman to
Chicago to collect campaign funds
from off ice holders. 4
The question of whether the votes
Of those senators who supported Mr..
Kyle's amendment striking the words
sin gold COIN of the United States"
ont of the billto amend the Arizona
FINDING act of1s9O, and inserting in
OF them the words "in lawful money |
Of the United States" commits them
to the free coinage of silver, is an
Interesting one, aud it is being much
discussed here. If 1t does, Senator
Hill is a free coinage man, as he voted
Tor theamendment, which was adopted
by vote of 28t024. Senator Daniel,
OF Virginia, said while the amend
ment WAS being discussed In in the
senate: "Tbe silver question is not
going to down at any mans bidding
or at any party3s bidding. There As
a majority IN both houses of congress
Tor the free coinage of silver If no
alien or subtle Influences arc exercised
on members.0 Some take the ground
that this vote has no bearing what
ever on the silver question, but only
indicates that the IS senators who
voted for the amendment are opposed.
to.the enactment of any law Tecogniz.
ing only single standard of value.
/ Representative Sprlnget's bill for
an international monetary conference,
which is considered 10 be very i'm.
porlant measure, has been referred by
The committee on foreign affairs to a
Subcommittee consisting of Repre-.
sentatiyes Rayner, of Maryland :;
Booker. of Mississippi; and Harner ,ol.
pennsylvania.
| Deficiencies in appropriations made
Thy the billion dollar congress are still
Ebeipg reported to the house. Aletter
was received from the department of
Justice this week, asking that i, .829,.
56s be appropriated on that seCount
Ifor it.
4 No Democrat having the welfare Of
his party at heart could look With
lany other feeling than regret upon the
squabble of the Democratic members
Of the house, this week, over the re-.
port Of the election committee ii the
contested election case Of Moves
against Rockwell.
II Nirginialhas abig delegation here
working for the appropriation for the
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