The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-06-01
WASHINGTON LITTER.
NAsrI:NGToN. May 2+th. lSsa5.
President Cleveland is authority for

VIC ItSitftt SltltliINIt tih o' aN
can be seen at tins tiutr E~.ltl4tf an
extra session st Cong}t,> uo} at ls>ur
of bonds Will be- mu6c necessary by
the decision eff tIe supreme teart
against the cou>titutiouaIi-I Of tic III
come tax. The Eunse!uN~ sensational
statements TO the CONTRARY seat oat of
Washington this Week l.tl, 40 tilmet
foundation than Il tlcSuc - enhaiia~s
the administrators by cteatla- the
impression that the government would
Je unable to meet its obligations
without issuing bonds OF getting addi-
tional legislation from Cousle>s.
This is il very unpatliotic as we'll As
Il dangerous misrepresentation to
make. but everything j di>iceatdea
by those who are engaged III the task
Of making political ainmul.!tioit 10 be
used next year against the democratic
party. 1t was il long Inc Of similar
misrepresentation which made it
possible for that foreign syndicate To
drive such "A hard bargain III the ex-
change of gold for the last issue of
bonds; yet those who had been the
busiest in circulating them were the
Eouirst in abusing the President and
Secretary Carlisle for having accepted
the terms of the syndicate.
Members of the administration have
accepted without comment the income
tax decision. Other ctficlal> have
not been so reticent. For Instance.
Senator Palmer, of Illinois. at present
in Washington. said: Tine country
will accept the decision. but If the
emergency should arise ior the enact
meut of another income taxlaw. Con
gless will pass it, and the Supreme
Court then Sittin. will uphold the
taxing authority of Congress IL the
premises. The people ot the county
understand leir power.
A rather interesting story Is being
told c%nncernin. the payment OF the
deferred sugar bounty, authorized at
the last session of Congiess. AMI the
proposed establishment of a republic
can daily newspape" at New Orleans
with "a capital of 81 200. 900. 1t etmS
that ex-Gov. Yarmouth, of La., was
the originator Of the scheme. The
Louisiana sugar planters pled:ilg
themselves to invest in the stock OF
the proposed paper a certain per cent
age of the amount received. ii the bill
authorizing the payment passed Con-
gre>, and became a law. President
Cleveland and the democrats in Con
gree> We're asked to endorse the bill
for the payment of the deferred sugar
bounty us a maI,er of justice to the
sugar planters, and the republicans in
Congress were asked to support it
because a good portion oftlic money
paid would go towards the establish
ment and maintenance Of Il epnbllcan
daily at New Orleans. The result is
history. The payment was authorized
and 50 100000 was appropriated 10y
Congress. but Secretary Carlisle has
not paid ont the money yet, and that
republican daily has consequently rot
been established. One Of the reasons
the money has not been paid out is
that the appropriation was not large
enough to pay all the claims. but there
may be other reasons which will pre-
vent payment for some time. A re-
publican Senator speaking of the mat
ter said ''C%ertainly a democratic adj
miuistration ought not to furnish
money to people who propose to use
it to es ablish an organ with which to
antasonize it. True, the debt will
have to be paid some time. but # |
were at the head of the Treasury !!
wouln let those hot beaded fellows in
Louisiana whistle for tileil money. l
would u pay them until compelled
to do So"
Somebody with nothin. better to do
started a rumOr that the decision of
the Supreme Court against the ircome
tax made the government liable to the
heirs OF those who paid the income tax
under the law enacted as il war meas |
ure for all the money collected under
that law. Nothing could be more alb
surd. While the law under which the |
old income tax WAS collected was
practically the same that has been
declared unconstitutional by the |
present Supreme Court it was passed |
upon and declared constitutional BY !
the then Supreme Court, and those
who paid money under it can have no
valid claim on the government for its
return.
Secretary Herbert has accepted an
invitation to be the orator of the day
at the Memorial Day ceremonies ut St. |
Elizabtths cemetery. President
Cleveland has been invited to Airing
ton. but it is not certain that he will
be i'll Washington, as he is quite anx.
ious to accompany Mrs. Cleveland and
the children to Gray Gables. aud they
may 90 beto.e next Thursday. There
is Especial reason why Mrs. Cleve-
lands departure cannot be postponed
murll longer. She would have gone