The Opelousas courier., 1895-11-30
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Nov. 25, 1895.
With few exceptions Democrats are
agreed that it is the duty of the Demo
cratic senators to retain the control of
the Senate until they are forced
to give it up. There will be no
occasion to fill the vacancy in the
Office of President Pro TEN. of the Sen
ate SO long as President Steven
son is on hand every day to preside
over the Senate, and he can be counted
by serious illness. 1t is understood
that the Democratic steering commit
tee of the Senate will recommend fol-
lowing this line of policy; that every
measure which comes before the Sen
ate shall be fully debated by the Demo-
Gratis, in order that the position of the
party may be thoroughly understood
by the country. The Republican sena
tors can, of course, obtain control of the
Senate at once with the assistance of the
popuIists, and without their aid il Du-
pont is seated from Delaware when the
Utah senators take their seats, which
will probably be early in the coming
year, if they can agrefn, among them
selves; but up to this time they are a
long ways from agreeing, and by har-
monious and skillful tactics the Demo-
Gratis may remain in control during the
entire session.
As the annual reports of the heads of
the various branches OF the government
service are made it is easy to see that
Democratic ideas Of economy in public
expenditures have been put into effect
gate of all the saving effected may be
found in the footings of the ordinary
expenditure column of the U. S. Treas
urer's annual report. Those fOotings
show that for the fiscal year ending
June 30, last, the government spent for
ordinary purposes $11 ,329,9S1 less than
was spent during the previous year.
Few people in Washington take any
stock in the story that comes from New
York to the effect that Mr.. Harrison
has made combination which is to
place Ex-senator Warner Miller on the
tail of the Harrison ticket. Washing
ton people know Mr.. Harrison for one
of the sbrewdest politicians the c0un-
try has ever had, Notwithstanding
the impression of some people that
he is too dignitied to get down
to the level from which political
wires have to he pulled, and know
ing that they cannot believe that he has
maOo any uedt WIFI SUCH uaS- UeeH us
Miller. It he could get Gov. Morton to
euter combination for the nomination
of the old '88 ticket he'd jump at it, but
Morton has not love enough for Mr..
Harrison to do 80, even if he desired to
again become cadidate for Vice-Pres-
ident-he remembers '92. Failing to
make deal with Mr.. Morton, Mr.. Har-
rison has made one with Senator Alli-
son, it is said, for the express purpose of
opposing both Reed and Mckinley. In
cidentally they have agreed that if at any
time during the convention their COM
bined strength will nominate either, it
shall be given to the one controlling the
largest number of votes. Harrison,
next to getting the nomination for HIM
self, wants to keep both Reed and Me-
Kinley out of it.
Senator Hill has started much gossip
by renting large house in Washing
ton, and reports as to his intention,
cover every imaginable thing from get
ting married to opening political club
house for the starting of new boom
for the presidential nomination. 1t is
probable that his personal convenience
was his only reason for setting up