The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1894-09-01
Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. d. C. August "a,

Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. d. C. August "a. 1884,
President Cleveland has been a
very busy man since his return to
Washington, as this is the first OPP
portunity he has had to confer with
members of the cabinet and promi-
nent Democrats in Congress since
the tariff to leave the White House
soon after that measure was sent
there. At the cabinet meeting held
yesterday the tariff bill was
thoroughly discussed in all its
bearings, and it is understood that
the cabinet was practically unani-
mously in favor of allowing the bill
to become q law, and several of the
members advised the President to
sign it at once. Members of the
Cabinet will not, of course, talk for
publication, but from other sources
/ learn that the President made no
definite announcement, and that it
was inferred from his talk that he
had not mapped out his action to
his own satisfaction.
Representative Bryan, of Nebras-
ka, who has more than fighting
chance of being Senator Bryan in
the near future, is an ardent adj
mirer and disciple of Thomas JEFF
ferson, the great Virginia democrat,
During a recent pilgrimage to Mon
ticello, Mr.. Bryan conceived the
idea of presenting the quota of
plants allotted to him as a member
of the House, from the U. s. Bot
anical Gardens, to be used in dec
Grating Jefferson's grave. Among
the plants to be sent TO Monticello
is sprig of ivy from plant grown
from sprig cut from the grave of
Robert Burns, the great Scotch
poet. By the way, pilgrimages to
the grave of Jefferson are becoming
quite popular with Democrats.
Vice President Stevenson and Sen
ator Hill were among the weeks
pilgrims. The hospitality of Hon.
Jefferson M. Levy, the present pro-
prietor of Monticello, makes the
pilgrimage as pleasant as the sur
roundings make it patriotic.
Considerable surprise was felt
by Col. Stump, Superintendent of
immigration, when he found that
several Democratic members of
the House objected to his bill for
the prevention of the coming OF
alien Anarchists into the United
States, and for the deportation of
those already here. The bill was
passed by the Senate without OBJ
lection and the attempt was made
to rush it through the House by
unanimous consent, in order that
it might become law in time to
prevent the landing of the 500
French and Italian Anarchists who
have been driven out of those
countries by advere legislation, and
are said to be now on their way to
the United States. But action was
prevented upon it by the objection
of Representative Warner, of New
York City, and in the absence of a
quorum his objection was effective.
Mr.. Warner objects to the bill be-
cause it does not define an "alien
| Anarchist" and because it gives
the Superintendent of immigration
too much authority. Col Stump
is now trying to get enough Repre-
| sentatives to return to Washington
to make quorum, and if he sue
ceeds will endeavor to get the bill
put through the House under q
special rule. If he can get the
quorum the rest will be easy.
Senatorial courtesy" was badly
strained when Republican Senators
refused to answer to their names to
make a quorum to pass the bill
correcting the error in the tariff
billifor which Republican Sena-
tor-Hoar, of Massachusetts, is
responsible, making alcohol used
in the arts free, unless the Demo-
cratic Senators would promise not
to make any speeches while the
bill was under consideration. II
was certainly taking an unfair adj
vantage of the fact that the Demo
cratic Senators could not possibly
have a quorum of their own on the
floor. II also looked as though
the Republican Senators feared the
effect upon the country of the
speeches that might be made by
Democratic Senators.