The Opelousas courier., 1894-06-23
Washington Letter.
From IL Regular, Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, June 19,

WASHINGTON, June IL, 1874.
..Secretary Carlisle, in ommon with
many prominent democrats, thinks the
passage of a bill introduced by Repre-
sentative Coombs, of New York, and
now being considered by a sub-com-
mittee Of the House committee on
Banking and Currency, would be a
vsry desirable thing. The bill provides
for the appointment of a nOn-partisan
currency commission, which shall de-
vote the rest of this year to investlga-
tpn and study Of the subject and then
report to Congress a bill for a complete
Mnking, coinage and currency system
Which shall come nearer to meeting the
demands of the country than what we
have at present. The authors of this
bill are G. N. Jordan, u. S. Sub%-treasur-
er at New York City, and w. L. Tren-
holm, who was Controller Of Currency
under the first Cleveland administra-
ton, both of whom have appeared be-
fore the committee to argue in favor OF
its being favoraDly reported to the
House. In view of the difference of
opinion on this subject among demo-
Gratis in Congress, so radical that it has
so far defeated all attempts at financial
legislation, it would seem that this bill
is n upon which men of all opinions
could unite. 1t could certainly do no
harm, and, if the commission was prop
erly made up, might do much good.
Senator Harris has to grit his teeth
and bear the unexpected delay in reach
ing a final vote on the tariff bill as best
he can. being unable to get and keep
forty-three Senators on the floor con-
faster. The republicans took advan-
tage of this to stretch the debate on
the wool schedule out of all proportions
and at this writing they are fllibuster-
ing against taking a vote upon it until
wool is taken from the free list, and the
charge is made, but will not vouch for
its correctness, that they have been in
formed by several democrats of their
willingness, if it can be done by agree
ment. instead of a recorded vote, to
help them get a small duty on wool.
Ii the evidence taken by the House
committee on Naval affairs can be sub
stantiated, the government should at
once cancel the contract with the Car
negle companies for armor plate for our
war ships. and begin suits for the re-
covery Of every dollar that has been
paid to those concerns for plates that
are not what they purport to be. This
would, of course, result in delaying the
completion of those ships yet to be ar
mored, but it would be better that they
never be completed than that the
c~rOokedness which has been testified to
should be allowed to go UNPUBLISHED.
The committee ia still taking testimony.
1t Gill probably be necessary to remove
plates from a number of the ships in
order to ascertain whether witnesses
have told the truth or not, and that
will consume considerable time, and
make it. impossible for the committee
to conclude the investigation in time
to report during the present session of
Congress.
Every Senator at present in Wash
ington, except Quay, of Pennsylvania,
has declared under oath that he neither
specu!ated in nor gave information to
others TO be used in specializing in the
stock OF the sugar trust. Quay says he
ha3 been specializing in sugar stock
Whenever he felt like it and that he is
going to continue. The evidence did
not surprise any sensible person, but
alb the same it was wise in the investi-
eating committee to examine all the
it closes the mouths of the buncombe
speakers and writer's who have been
continually asking why not swear the
Senators Z"
We observe that some people who
ought to know better still persist in
spelling Vile Plate with two t's. Plat 10
a French word, and like petit, grand,
&C., is converted into the feminine gen.
der by the simple addition of an e.
How would petite and grandde look
Besides being the proper way to spell