The Lake Charles echo., 1894-06-01
0TR WASHINGTON LETTER.



tariff legislation, attempts had been.
made to brite senators to vote against
the tariff bill, but the tlemoeratie
sanot8rs have known for some time
that an attempt had been made by a
lobbyist named Bnttz, once carpet-iyag,
republican member of the house from
South Carolina, to bribe senators HIM
ton, OF Yerginia, and Kyle, of south Da-
kota, to vote against the bill. BHttz
claimed to represent a wealthy syndicate
which was prepared to spend ST. coo. 600 to
defeat the. tariff bill. He went to the
hsuse Of Senator Hunt0n and told a son Of
that gentleman that his father eoulb have
So, ,08O if he wOuld agree to vote against
the bill. Senator Hunton at once inform
ed half a dozen democratic senators.
BHttz had the audacity to breach the sub
iect to Mr.. Kyle in person. That gentle
man referred him to his private SECRETARY
after iustrueting that funetiOnary to
have witness to their conversation, and
in the presence sfa witness Buttz offered
to give Mr.. Kyle 81. 600 to vote against
the bill. AIr. Kyle at once placed these
facts in the hands of the democratic sen
ators and expressed willingness to aid in
bringing this wouId-bc bTiber % fnsticc.
IL las not YET been decided whut, if any,
aetion will De taken by the senate, but
there is little doubt that these atteups
will hasten the passage of the tariff bill.
Secretary Hobe Smith has added to has
popularity with tieorgians ny the helf,he
has given the delegation from Atlanta.
here this week to work up congressional
interests in the international exposition
to be held at Atlanta in the fall Of 1885.
They do not want a government appro-
priati0n for the exposition, bTt only ask
that congress recognize it to the extent Of
authorizing government exhibit in a
building to be cFecte6 by the govern
ment This recognition is necessary if
foreign governments are to be represent
ed at the exhibition Speaker Crisp and
the entire Georgla delegation in congress
are working like beavers to secure what
isAsanted, and the speaker, before going
home To attend has mother-m- laws fuuer-
al, placed his room at the capitol at the
disposal Of the visitors and it is being
used as their headquarters.
1t is now easy 10 understand why
this government took such strong
grounds in favor of the government
Of Brazil and against the insurgents.
although it was only this week
that it became 50. From information
that has leaked ont through diplo-
matte circles there is little ,l0lbt that the
stand taken and maintained by President
Cleveland during the Brazilian contest
Was the only thing that prevented the
carrying ont Of the plot instigated and
backed by the government of Great Brit
ain, for the overthrow of the Brazilian
republic and the sitting up of monarchy
that would have been dominated ly
Great Britain. President Cleveland and
Secretary Gresham were cOnversamt with
the plot from its beginning and were de-
.
that plot is believed to have been at the
bottom Of the dilatOriness of the British
government in making arrangements 10
cary ont the Bering sea arbitration
The Britishers were mad at Uucle Sam
tor spelling their.little grab game
Representative Hatch, of Missouri. is
no longer Il young man, having passed
/ his sixtieth milestone last September.
bnt his courage is just as young as it ever
WAS and when accused by Representa-
tive iODlsins, of Illinois, Of trying 10
iuggle an increase Of salary for Il friend
into the Agricultural appropriation
bill, which is in his charge, he said,
shaking his fist significantly at Hopkins
''lf the gentleman from Illinois means
that w0rl in its ordinary English signiti-
eanee, l want to tell him that if be should
Use ii 20 me outside the chamber, ! would
ram 1t down his throat
Retrenchment la government expemdi-
tures has been the watchwOr of the
democrats who have make the regular
appropriation bills for this congress, and
the Legislative. executive aud judicial
appropriation bill, completed by the
house committee Oh appropriations this
week, shows how we'll they have worked
mp TO the watchword. This is the bill
that carries salaries of the officials, and
25S fewer of them are provided for than
were in the bill for the enrrent fiscal
year. 1t also Carries S766, 1879 lssss than
this years appropriation, q very sul,stau-
tial reduction when everything is taken
into consideration.
distance lends enehantment to the
view" Since COxey moved his tramps
ont TO Blandensburg, Nd, Washington
has Lost all interest in them, but a car
load of ii0Hr and some cash has this week
come to them from Missouri Ond ColSEa-
do, showing that there are people who
have not yet seen them as they are.