The Opelousas courier., 1894-12-22
LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Dec. II, 1894.
Once more the democrats of the House are
giving the democratic Senators a lesson in how
has allowed itself to be practically tied up by
the minority, the majority in the House has
been doing what they were sent to Washington
to do-attending to business: Having heard
about everything that could be said for and
against the plan of currency reform submit
ted by Secretary Carlisle, the House committee
on Banking and Currency decided that while
the plan was not entirely satisfactory to fnan-
cial extremists, either gold or silver men, it
was better as a whole than any other plan yet
brought forward, and more likely to be sup
ported by conservative men as a sort OF COM
promise. Having arrived at that conclusion,
the committee determined to report the bill
prepared by Secretary Carlisle without recon-
mendation, leaving the House free to amend
the bill If it sees fit.
The committee on Rules has mapped out a
plan for the consideration of the bill, which
will be taken up at once and pushed to a vote.
It is already announced that the republicans
will offer two amendments for the purpose Of
trying to defeat the bill. The first will be to
strike out the State a feature, which is the
feature that lis most liked by Southern demo-
Gratis. The next amendment offered will be one
providing for an immediate issue of bonds
large enough to redeem all the greenbacks and
Treasury notes of 1890. which may now be used
to take gold from the Treasury. Present indi-
cations are, however. that the democrats will
vote together to defeat any and all amend
MENUS anu tuaG the Dill Will pass the House as
reported FROM the committee.
The DOckery Commission, which recommend
ed numerous changes In the government de-
partments in Washington, all tending. to a
business, is now looking into the land Offices
throughout the country. Among the proposed
changes in that branch OF the public service
may be mentioned the substitution of a law
clerk for a receiver in every land office; the
abolition of nearly the whole law branch Of the
land Office, and making the decision OF the
Land Commissioner final, SO far as the depart
ment of the Interior is concerned. 1t present
cases may be appealed from the Commissions
to the Secretary OF the Interior. It is claimed
that the proposed changes will, ii adopted, be
OF great benefit to those having business with
the Land Office, besides saving about 100000
ayear.
Immediately after the late elections a cores
sent a story out Of Washington to the effect
that the negroes intended to demand that one
Of their preachers be elected Chaplain Of the
on, and has resulted in the production Of a
negro candidate for Chaplain of the House,
although there is no reason to suppose that
such e thing had ever been thought OF before
merous reasons why the republicans in the
next House may hesitate about turning that
negro candidate dow
rule, the idea of obtaining one has not
been abandoned by those democratic Senators |
are anxious for the Senate to do some
this session. Senator Vest Is devoting ali the
zeal OF a convert to the idea, and Senator Hill,
has always favored ~cl0ture, is doing some
thinking On the subject that may result IN 9
it must be done quickly, as the control of the
Senate will no longer be in the hands Of the
democrats after the vacancies from the three
states have been filed by the
republican legislatures OF those States, and the
legislature OF North Carolina has elect |
z successor to Senator Jarvis. who holds his