The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1895-08-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
W ASHINGTON. ID. c., Jul

WASHINGTON, ID. c., July 30.
Mr.. EDIToE:-Ncarly the entire Louis
lana Congressional Delegation is in Wash
ington, and it is probable that every mem
Der of it will be here next week. when
i Comptroller Bowler will hear argument
in favor of the cOnSttutionaity of the SUI
gar bounty law. These gentlemen, who
are mostly lawyers were at first of the
opinion that Comptroller Bowler did not
have the authority to pass upon the con-
stitutionalitv of an Act of Congress, but
that official soon convinced them that he
had. Now, they are working to gather
arguments 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 Louisiana, as the claims
| are nearly all in the hands of parties who
have advanced money thereon to the sugar
| planters.
1t begins to look as though the Harrison
| republicans were afraid of Governor Nor
ton. They have started very shrewd
movement to shclvc him as New Iork's
candidate for the nomination. or to least
| divide the delegation from that state. by
| booming eXSecretary Tracy, who was
member of Harrison's Cabinet, for the
nomination. Mr.. rracy is an able man
man and his honesty is unquestioned but
i he will not stand as we'll as he has done if
he allows himself to be used in such
! scheme. He is enough of politician to
know ust what it means. He cannot
! plead ignorance.
| Few men were better known in WASH
ington than William Willis, President
ClevelandS coachman, who was buried to-
day. Willis, who died on Saturday, from
paralysis, was a son of Jefferson Davis
i valet He was a special favoritc with
| President and Mrs. Cleveland, and was
liked by all who knew him.
| Secretary Morton has issued an official
order abolishing the seed division of the
Department of A griculture, to take effect
| October l, 1895. In the order, the chief
of that division is instructed to include in
| his report of the work done during the
last fiscal year excerpts from the newspa-
pers of the country, giving their opinion
of the uselessnesS and extravaganza ofthe
gratuitous, promiscuous distribution of
seeds through members of Congress by the
Department of Agriculture. The oboli
| ton of this division is the end of a fight
began by Secretary Morton the day he
| entered Office and is natural consequence
| of his refusal on legal ground, to spend
the money appropriated by the last Con-
gress, against his recommendation, for the
purchase of seed for free distribution.
Senator Lindsay, of Kentucky, who was
in Washin gton several days last week, was
asked what he thought of the probabilities
of the Senate being reorganiZed at the
coming session of Congress. He replied:
| That is hot an easy guess. The repubi-
cans will not be strong enough to effect a
reorganization by themselves, and | doubt
whether they will care to make a deal with
| the Popuists. 1t may be-many think it
very probable-that the republicans will
ask that some of the important chairman
ships be conceded to them by the demo-
Gratis and that an agreement may be reach
ed on some such basis that would result in
partial reorganization. This opinion is
based on the prevalent theory that the re-
publicans would rather make terms with
the democrats than with the populists.'
Representative McMllin, of Tennessee
is enthusiastic. over the democratic out,
look, in his state as well as in the country
at large. He says: The people of Ten
nessee are in the best of good humor over
the magnificent crop and the improved
| condition of business. Our iron furnaces
are i'll active operation, and that is about
the best evidence of business revival.
feel confident that a 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, it will
bc lSlng IL 1890 uocSH TURN OUT 10
| be a regular boom year. The good times
will be powerful ally of the democratic
party in next years struggle. With the
nation enjoying high degree of prosper
| ity it will be difficult to rob the party in
power of the credit. The democrats will
go into the campaign with the confidence
born of popular approval, while the re
publicans will have lost the effective cry
of hard times
Representative elect Leighty, of Indi-
ana, is in Washington. He says politics
is not cutting dash in his state at pres
ent. Speaking of presidential possibilities
he said: Among the democrats Governor
Matthews name is frequently heard rs
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
MIR. Leighty being political opponent of
Governor Matthew'S