The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-02-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(froh our regular Correspondent.)

sFtNtftdtN SSt "A'A
very interesting documents t" Com
cress in response to the resolution
adopted by the House. calling for in
formation concerning the expenses ot
the Bei:ing Sea commission, apnoint-
ed bv President Harrison. and the
cost to tie United States of carrvin.
ont the Joint t,eatv between the Unit
ell States. Great Britain and Germany
tn maintain the government Of Samoa.
These Documents will show that
members and supporters of tie Harr'-
son administration are in u" position
to criticise the foreign policy at the
present or any other administrator
Senator Jones. of Arkansas. intro
tlrced his financial bill in the Senate
this week inst "a any ordinary bill is
i~ntroduced ahh"u"h he had h"rtd
that i, mig',' Lave had the endorse
meDt Of he fuanc committee before
it was fnmallv b"n"ht to the ttten-
ton Of the Sc, ate. The h:Il authorize
es the Secretary of the Treasury to
issue in Iii d,>r,etitn bonds at 20{O
np 70 $500 600 600: crowded that tl.e
tax on ra'i"".l hank currency shall he
one fourth ~ nrr rel n and thai
TREY MA issue currency Hp to the par
value IF thc bonds Deposited hv them;
also far the unlimited oinace OF sill
yer. the government t" retain as sell
cnora"e tie Il 1tferer.e between the
market ralne Of t'e bullion ard The
face valnr of RI" money coined. SEN
ator Smith. Of New Jersey, also intro
GnceA = financial bill. which merely
provides for the Issue of bonds and
the establishment ct y nOn-partisan
monetary commission. to investigate
and report tn Congress next December.
, There is no apparent change in the
financial situation in the House. which
has lately heen looking to the Senate,
it not for guidance, at least for a poin
ter.
. Mr.. w. j. Frederick. president of
the st. Lonis Lice Stock Exchange. is
in Washington helping Others inter-
ested in our foreign meat aud cattle
trade to get that obnoxious differen-
tial sugar tariff repeated. Mr.. Bro
derrick say not a word about diseased
American cattle would have been
heard from Europe. If that diiferential
duty had not been imposed, aud he
added: eff it is not repealed, we shall
lose the entire trade of continental
Europe. and the producers Of beef will
have t" rely solely on their nom mar
ket. That market is already suffering
with Il ruinGis Oyer-supply. 1t is Il
fine object lesson OF what protection
will do and shows mp the beauties of
home market perfectly. In the mean
time the cattle growers If the west are
wondering if this Congress has any in
tention Of le~gis'ating i n the interests
Of the people: The obstacle to III.
repeal of The diffarential duty is the
Senate. A bill for its repeal has been
favorably reported to the House, aud
will be passed, but it will require
strong pressure from the public to get
it through the Senate.
BY a vote Of 9to7 the judiciary
Committee of the House adopted a
resolution %censurirg Judge Kicks, of
Ohio. for his methods Of making up
his official accounts when hi first be-
came Judge, instead of the impeach-
ment resolution which the committee
had first authorized. There will be a
minority report, standing ont for inn
pCuNAitiN'ts pACStifttu w ~ llOuSO Wy
Representative Baily. of Texas.
Senator Butler. of South Carolina is
credited with the intention of trying
to keep S~enator-elect Tillman. who is
to be his successor. ont of his seat in
the Senate. and his presentation of q
petition from DIR. Sampson Pope, late
democratic candidate tor governor of
South Carolina, asking that tue Senate
investigate charges Of fraud which he
makes against Tillman and his assO-
ciates. makes it look as though he
were properly credited. Senator But
Ter has always been popular with his
democratic colleagues. hut most OF
them think he is making a serious
mistake in supporting the request for
a Congressional investigation of a
State Election.
Senators GOrnlau. Smith aud Lind
say gave notice to the Senate Inter
state Commerce Committee. after tie
votes had prevented the adoption OF
severa! amendments they favored, that
they wonld consent to have the rail-
road pooling bill favorably reported to
the Senate. and take their chance OF
getting their amendments adopted bv
vote of the Senate. Accordingly the
bill has been favorably reported to the
Senate just as 1t was passed by the
House.
Senator Slierman'S antitrust Law is
no better than some of the ether laws
with which his name has been conaec.
ted. The Supreme Conrt this week
decided that it did not toucl, the suga,
trust.
The income tax won easily in its