The Lafayette advertiser. [volume] (Vermilionville [i.e. Lafayette], La.) 1865-19??, 1893-02-04
WASHINGTON LETTER.


WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Correspondent
WAsHINGToN. Jan 27, 1898.
Editor AdUertiser:
The Fifty-second Congress may die
in a Senatorial dead-loc unprece-
dented in the annal = Congress, if
Mr.. Harrison follow ke advice that
is now being give him by promi.
nent membsraof his party and nomi-
mates a 4 can as successor to
the late Jdl Lamar. The U. S.
Supreme Couft in theory, if not in
fact, non an body, and the
death of J9 Lamar leaves only
two men-O4 Justice Fuller and
Justice Field--on its bench who we're
Democrats before their appointments
thereto after a man takes his seat
upon that bench he is not supposed to
have any politics, but the democratic
party knows to its cost what mis-
taken idea that is. 1t is only Justice
to the people whose interests are con-
stantly at stake In questions coming
before this court that its membership
should be as nearly divided between
the political parties as possible, and
for that reason the Democratic SEN
ators are disposed to resort to every
honorable method to prevent the
addition of another Republican to the
six already sitting on the bench, aud
if Mr.. HARRISON nominates a Repub-
lican to the vacancy they will, if they
can, deadlock the Senate, even if it
results in hanging up all legislation
and forcing an extra session of Con-
gress. In view of Mr.. Harrison's
early retirement and the fact that
the new justice cannot take his seat
until after President CleveIand's term
begins, it would only be common
decency for Mr.. Harrison to leave the
vacancy for Mr.. Cleveland to fill, and
if it were not for the pressure that is
being brought to bear upon him by
his party associates it is believed that
he would adopt that manly course.
Should be nominate Attorney General
Miller, who has been his personal
preference for every vacancy in the
Court that has occurred during his
term, it is believed that Republican
Senators would be glad to see the
nomination rejected. The greatest
danger lies in the nomination of some
like ex-senator Spooner,
whose personal popularity with Dem
ocratic Senators might prevent their
voting against his confirmation.
Secretary Fosters report on the
Of the Treasury and his
estimates of the probable receipts and
expenditures for the remainder of
this and for the next fiscal year is at
last in the hands of the House Ways
ind Means committee. 1t is far from
satisfactory, as it is known that the
surplus which he figures out is OBJ
tained by failing to deduct liabilities
amounting to $4,000. 900, which will
have to be met in the period covered
by bis estimates, and there may he
more yet. That the committee is now
at work trying to find out, and Mr..
Foster will probably have to undergo
a rigid cross-questioning.
An amusing episode took place in
the House one morning this week,
just before the session began. Chief
Wolf, Of the Palause tribe Of Wash
ington indians, in all the glory of
red blanket and red paint,,. was taking
in the sights. After ,strolling around
the hall for awhile he walked up to
the Speakers chair and taking seat
calmly surveyed the members
who were in their seats reading news
papers or writing letters. While he
was sitting there a witty member
remarked That's the first savage
WHO has occupied the Speakers chair
since Reed vacated it,. Reed was
sitting near by and heard the remark,
and he joined in the laugh that fol-
lowed. Il
There is an interesting rumor here
10 the effect that the Republican
National committee is engaged in
,etting up the pins to make j. S.
Clarkson the Republican candidate
For President in 1896. The idea is
sot taken very kindly by the Har-
rison Republicans who regard Clark
,cn as i !" hoodoo" of the first order.
By 1896, judsihss- fsyrn presen. in
the KsPays'sssa party will
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