The Progress. (Shreveport, La.) 1892-1900, 1893-03-11
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Notes Of Interest Gathered ir0m About
HE National C9ll!aE.

spccial Correspond nee 90 J lie Progress.
The death If the Fifty coLd Con
press is like that cf maIy Individuals
Of one respect the only mourner-
being those whose expectations were
not fulfilled; and their grief Is not
for tho deceased, but for their dead
hopes. II the sdage the country's
best governed which is governed
least"-be true then il follows 10y
Congress which legislates least is
best, and accepting that view of the
matter would give the Flfty-sccond n
place well up towards the top Of good
Congresses, for its legislation, aside
from the regular appropriations,
which have gone well beyond the bill
lion dollar line, has been little and
unimportant, indeed insignificant Is
the proper word to use, when the b &
promises made are remembered.
However, AS an unprejudiced out b.
locker puts il, considering the OPP
portunities il had to do harm, whic b
il did not take advantage of, the
country ought TO be willing to excuse it
for doing little or no good" One OF
the few good things done by it was
the passing of bill providing for the
nse of automatic car couplers by the
railroads, which received the pres
ident's signature aud became law
this week.
Mr.. Harrison did not see the in
augural parade in honor of hls sue
cessor. As sodn as Mr.. Cleveland,
who was taken aycm his hotel to the
capitol i'm Mr. H,Grisons private car
riage, took the oath of office and de
livered his inaugural address, Mr.
Harrison left for indianapolis on u
special train.
IL may be true, as stated so often
that Vice-president Stevenson will
have no influence with the new ad
ministration, but it is evident that
the continual stream OF callers who
have been visiting his hotel since his
arrival do not believe it, He has
had at least twenty callers to Mr
Cleveland's one. One reason for this
however, is that Il is more difficult &c
get at Mr. Cleveland.
Twist and turn it as you will Their,
is one fact concerning the Fifty-sec
ond Congress that every impartial
observer is bound to acknowledge
and that is that the silver men hav,
controlled the situation, so far as il j,
related to legislation, from the be
ginning to the end. Their latest VIC
tory was achieved this when the,
compelled the dropping of the Sher
man bond amendment from the Sun
day civil appropriation bill. Not
few men express the belief that thi
action indicates serious trouble in tn,
next Congress between Mr.. Uleve
land and the silver men.
The lobby which has worked 81
long and so hard against the anti
option bill is now happy, and tn
surplus cash i, being spent for cham
payne. The bill is dead, killed be
cause il received only ~ ucte. Will
1913 were recorded against it when th
attempt was made to get the CONCUR
renee of the house to the Seuat
amendments. The attempt had to b
made under a suspension OF the rules
il at all, and it was necessary TO ge
a two-thirds vote TO pass it,
IL is disappointment to man.
that the bill for the admission for tn
four territories failed, although it
chances have at no time during th
session been even fairly good. Tn
failure of the senate to act upon tn
annexation treaty is not generally re
GREETED, rs many believe there wa
entirely too much haste displayed i
that business. No tears are beinI
shed because OF the failure of til
Nicaragua Canal bill.