The Canton times. (Canton, Miss.) 1893-1906, 1895-08-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From Our Regular corresPondsnt)

4 Washington ID. Y. July w. w.
Nearly the entire Louisiana Congress
sional Delegation is in Washington
and it is propable that every member
Of Il will be here next week, when
COMPTROLLER Bowler will hear argu'
ment in favor of the constitutionansy
of the sugar bounty law. These gen
tlemen, who are mostly lawyers, were
at first of the opinion that Comptroller
Bowler did not have the authority 70
pass upon the constitutionality OF an
Act of Congress, but that official soon
convinced them that he had. now
they are working to gather argum ents
IN convince him to decide in favor OF
the sugar bounty, but they are not san
guine of success. They say that II the
appropriation is withheld it will couse
great distress in Louisiana, as the
claims are nearly all in the hands OF
parties who have advanced money there
on to the sugar planters.
1t begins to look as though the Har-
rison republicans were afraid of Gov
ernor Morton. They have started
very shrewd NJ ovement to shelve him
as New Yorks candidate for the noml-
nation, or to at least divide the delega-
ton from that state, by booming ex-
Secretary Tracy. who was memoer OF
IL. ff,y. m n a.
ton. Mr.. Tracy is an able man and
his honesty is uDquestioned but ne VIII
not stand as we'll as he has done ii he
allows himself to be used in such
scheme. He is enough of politician
to know just what it means. He can
not plead ignorance.
Few men were better known in Wash
ington than William Willis, President
Cleyeland's coachmaD, whcwas buried
TO day. Willis, who died on Saturday
from paralysis. was son OF jefferson
Davis valet. He was special favor
lite with President and Mrs Cleveland,
and vas liked by all who knew him.
Secretary Morton has issued an official
order abolishing the seed division of
the Department of Agriculture. totake
effect October st 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 newspapers OF the country,
giving their opinions of the useless
ness and extravigance of the gratui-
tous, promiscuous distribution OF seeds
through mem bers of Congress by the
Department of Agriculture. The abo,
lition of this division is the end of a
fight began by Secretary Morton the
day he entered offi;e aud is natural
consequence of his refusal, on legal
ground, to spend the money, appropri-
ated dy the last Congress, against his
recommendation, for the purchase Of
seeds for free distribution.
Senator Lindsay, of Kentucky, who
was in Washington several days last
week, was asked what he thought OF
the proba bilities of the Senate being
recognized at the coming session of
Congress. He replied: That is not an
easy guess. The republicans will not
be strong enough to effect reorgani
cation by themselves, and l doubt
whether they will care to make a deal
with the Populists. 1t may be-many
think it very proba ble-that the repub-
licans will ask that some of the impor-
taut ehairmanships be conceded to them
by the democrats and that an agree
ment may be reached on some such ba-
sis that would result in partial reor-
gauization. This opinion is based on
the prevalent theory that the repubii-
cans would rather make terms with the
democrats than with the populists."
Representative McMillin, of Tonnes
see. is enthusiastic over the democratic
outlook, in his state as well as in the
country at large. He says: 1.-The peo-
pie of Tennessee are in the best of good
humor over the magnificent crop and
the improved condition of business,
Our iron furnaces are in active opera
tion, and that 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. it will
will be surprising il 1896 doesn't turn