The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1895-06-01
Our Washington Letter.


Our Washington Letter.
wAsHSeroN. D. c., May "a, 1895.
President Cleveland is authority
for the positive statement that 80
far as can be seen at this time
neither an extra session OF Con-
gress nor an issue of bonds will be
made necessary by the decision OF
the Supreme Court against the con-
stitutionality of the income tax.
The numerous sensational state
ments to the contrary sent out OF
Washington this week had no firm
or foundation than o desire to en-
barrass the administration by cre-
ating the impression that the gov
eminent would be unable to meet
it's obligations without issuing
bonds or getting additional legis-
lation from Congress. This is a
very unpatriotic as we'll as q dan
gerous Misrepresentation to make,
but everything is disregarded by
those who are engaged in the task
of making political ammunition to
be- used next year against the Dem
iocratic party. It was a long line
Of simiIarmisrepresent which
made it possible for that foreign
syndicate to drive such q hard bar
gain in the exchange of gold for
the last issue of bonds; yet those
who had been the busiest in circu-
hitting them we're the loudest in
abusing the President and Secre-
tary Carlisle for having accepted
the terms of the syndicate.
Members of the administration
have accepted without comment
the income tax decision. Other Of
ficials have not been so reticent.
For instance, Senator Palmer, of
Illinois, at present in Washing
ton, said: "The country will accept
the decision, but If the emergency
should arise for the enactment of
another income tax law, Congress
will pass it, and the Supreme Court
then sitting will uphold the taxing
authority Of Congress in the prem
Uses. The people of the country
understand their power"
A rather interesting story is
being told concerning the payment
of the deferred sugar bounty, au-
thorized at the session of Congress,
and the proposed establishment of
a Republican daily Newspaper at
New Orleans with capital of ST.
100000. It seems that ex-Gov.
Yarmouth, of La, was the origin
ator of the scheme. The Louisi-
ana sugar planters pledging them
selves to west in the stock of the
proposed paper q certain per cent
age of the amount received. II
the bill authorizing the payment
passed Congress and became a
law. President Cleveland and the
Democrats in Congress were
asked to endorse the bill for. the
payment of the deferred sugar
bounty as a matter of justice to the
sugar planters, and the Republi-
cans in Congress were asked to
support it because q good portion
of the money paid would go TO-
wards the establishment of and
maintenance of q Republican daily
at New Orleans. The result is
history. The payment was auth
orized and I, 5000, 600 was appropri-
ated by Congress, but Secretary
Carlisle has not paid the money
out yet, and that Republican daily
has consequently not been estab-
lished. One of the reasons that
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 prevent payment for
some time. A Republican Senator
speaking of the matter said: Ger
tainly q Democratic administration
ought not to furnish money to peo-
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