The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1895-08-02

WASHINGTON, July 29.-Ncarly the entire
Louisiana Congressional delegat ion is in WASH
of it will be here next week, when Comptroller
Bowler will hear argument i'll tavor of the
constitutonality of the sugar bounty law.
These gentlemen, who are mostly lawyers,
were AZ first of the opinion that Comptroller
Bowler did M nave the authority to pass upon
the constitutionnlity of an Act OF Congress,
but that official soon convinced them that he
had. Now, they are working 10 gather arpu.
ments to convince him TO decide in favor of the
sugar bounty, but they are not sanguine of
success. They say that if the appropriation is
withheld it will cause great distress in Louis-
ana, as the claims are nearly all i'll the hands
of parties who have advanced money thereon
to the sugar planters.
pubcans were afraid OF Governor Morton.
shelve him as New YOrk's candidate for the
nomination, or to ut least divide the delegation
from that State, by booming cX-Secretary
Tracy, who was Il member OF HarrlSOn'S cabI-
net, for the nomination. Mr.. Tracy is an able
man and his honesty is unquestioned, but he
will not stand as well aS he has If he al
lows himself to be used III such Il scheme. He
is enough of politician to know just what it
means. He cannot plead ignorance:
Few men were better knGwn IN C MTashint3n
coachman, who was buried today. Willis, who
died on Saturday, from paralysis, was Il son OF
Jefferson Davis valet. he WAS special favu-
rite with President and Mrs. Cleveland, and
was liked 10y all who knew him.
Secretary Morton has issued an official order
of Agriculture. to take effect october 1, 1898.
In the order, the chief of thar division is in
structed to include in his report of the work
done during the last fiscal year extracts from
the newspapers of the country, giving their
opinion of the useessness and extravaganza OF
the gratuitOus, promiscuOus distribution OF
seeds through members OF Congress by the
Department of Agriculture. The abolition of
this division is the end of a tight begun by Sec
rotary Morton the day he entered Office and is
Il natural consequence OF his refusal, on legal
ground, to spend tine money appropriated by
the last Congress, against his recommendation.
tor the pure hssp of seeds for free distribution.
Senator Lindsay, of Kentucky, who WIS in
Washington several days last weeN, was asked
what he thought of the probabilities of the
Senate being reorganiZed at the coming session
of Congress. lie replied: THAT is not an
easy guess. The Republicans will not be
strong enough TO effect Il reorganization by
themselves, and l doubt whether they will
care to make Il deal with the Populists. II
may be-many think it very probabe-that
the Republicans will ask that some of the i'm
portant chairmanshlps be conceded to them by
the Democrats and that an agreement may be
reached on some such basis that would result
in n partial reorganization. This opinion is
based on the prevalent theory that the Rcpub-
leans would rather make terms with the DEM
ocrats than with the Populists."
Representative McMillin, of Tennessee, is
enthusiastic over the Democratic OUTLOOK in
his State well as in the country at large. He
says: The people OF Tennessee are in the
best of good humor over the magnificent crops
and the improved condition OF business. Our
iron furnaces are in active operation, and THAI
is about the best evidence of business revival.
feel confident that new era of industrial
prosperity is about to set in, and twelve months
from now we will have forgotten all about the
great panic In fact, il will be surprising il
1896 doesn't turn out to be regular boom
year. The good times will be II powerful ally
of the Democratic party i'll next yeur'S Strug
gle. With the nation enjoying IL high degree
of prosperity it will be difficult 10 rob the party
in power OF the credit. The Democrats will go
into the campaign with the confidence born of
popular approval, while the Republicans will
have lost the effective cry ofhard times"
Representative,elec Leighty, of Indiana, Is
in Washington. He says politics is not cutting
a dash in his State ut present. Speaking of
Presidential possibilities he said among the
Democrats Governor Matthews name is fire.
quently heard MS IL splendid man TO head their
ticket He is very popular man, has made
an excellent Governor and would command
the full strength of his party in his State" The
significance of these remarks arises from Mr..
Leightys beng political opponent of Cover
nor Matthews. {. A. S.