The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1894-04-28
:, Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, April %, 1894.
President Cleveland was very much
surprised when he learned, from local
paper, that there were people ignorant
enough to suppose it to be his duty to
issue some sort of proclamation in
connection with the coming Of Coxey's
so called army. Every person of saf-
ficient intelligence to read the Consti-
tuition of the United States should know
that the President has no more au-
thority to issue proclamation concern
ing the coming of these men into the
District of ColuElbia than he had to is
sue proclamation dealing with their
starting from the State of Ohio, or their
passage through the States of Pennyl-
vania, West Virginia and Maryland.
The District of Columbia has legally
constituted government, just as those
states have, and until that government
shall notify the President of its inabili-
ty to deal with the expected unwelcome
visitors the President has no authority
to take any action. even were he dis
posed to think any necessary.
The Coxeyites will find when they
arrive in Washington that they are nei-
ther to be lionized nor made martyrs of.
AS long as they violate no law they will
be left alone, just as other visitors are.
II they violate the law they must ex-
They are coming unasked and upon a
FOOLS errand. They will find the law
standing between them and their pro-
gramme, SO far as marching up to the
Capitol and holding a meeting upon the
steps of that building Is concerned.
They will also fnd that Washington
and the surrounding country is mighty
poor place for lot of men to be strand
ed without money or a plentiful supply
of provisions. No trouble is expected
from the Coxeyites proper, but from in-
formation received by the police it is
believed that they will be Joined when
near this city by large mum Der Of GRIM
inals who hope to profit by any trouble
that may arise. The authorities are
fully prepared for them.
Senator Gordon quite unexpectedly
sprung the question with which the
House committee on Banking and Cur
rency has been wrestling for long
time upon the Senate by the introduce
tion of resolution instructing the COM
mittee on Finance to report bill re-
pealing the tax on state bank currency.
The resolution was referred to the
Finance committee, a majority OF which
peal of the tax.
The appointment of Ex-Governor
Jarvis to fiji the unexpired term of the
late senator Vance, was very we'll re-
ceived here, where Senator Jarvis has
many personal friends, among the
warmest of whom is President Cleve-
land. Tue North Carolina delegation
in Congress have nothing but good
words for the new Senator.
The democratic party at large will
hear some good news from the Senate
in the near future. More cannot be
said without violating confidence, but
it can be stated that it relates to the
harmonious passing of tariff bill by
the votes of every democratic Senator
The new quorum counting rule hav'
ing deprived republicans of the House
of their fayorate filibuster.
ing by refusing to vote when there waf
no democratic quorum present-they
have now started new way of retard.
ing business, by trying to stir up bit
ter political discussions over unimpor'
tant items in the regular appropriation
bills. They wish to prevent an early
adjournment of Congress.