The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1896-06-06
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Correspondent

From Il regular Correspondent 8
WASHINGTON. MAY 29th, 1896.
just as the Mckinleyites were bag
cling themselves to think that the re-
publican opposition to the fat-frying
candidate had been whipped into 81
lence they made a discovery which
has frightened them. This discovery
is :, confidential circular sent out by
j. S. CiarksDn, asking for the personal
history Of every delegate elected to
the st. Louis convention, and for the
name of the person who has the most
influence over him. The McNicleyites
don't know what Clarkson is driving
at, but they knew that he doesn't
want Mckinley nominated ant that It
is likely to be something 10 hurt him.
Hence this discovery, made through
GARRISON sending n of his circulars
to a Mck,nleyite, has greatly alarmed
them. Clarkson isn't the only big
Republican Who Is secretly working
against Mckinley. They may not be
able to keep him oat OF the nominal
ton. but they will make him spend
some anxious hours before he gets 1t.
1t has leaked ont that President
Cleveland is gathering data upon
which to base his veto of the S1o 900.
900 River aud Harbor bill which may
90 in any day before next Wednesday.
The impression in Congress is that the
bill will be passed over the veto.
The Senate voted down the prOpo
sition to add IS cents Il barrel to the
internal revenue tax on beer,
which was offered as an amendment
to tie filled cheese bill.
Democrats were disappointed be-
cause of the Supreme cou't decision,
that the money appropriated by the
last Congress tor sugar bnunties should
be paid, did not touch the question Of
the constitutionality of the sugar
bounty. Some If the ablest demo-
Gratis have from the birth Of the party
claimed that the whole system of gov
eminent bOunties was unconstitutional
al. and it was hoped that a decision
would have been made Of that ques-
ton in this case.
There is every reason to believe
that the House committee on Invalid
Pensions was merely indnl.ing in a
little campaign buncombe when a ia
vorable report was ordered to be made
to the House on the service pension
bill. and that few members of Congress
seriously wish this bill to ever become
a law. The bill provides that every
man who served ninety days or longer
in the U. S. Army or Navy between
1861 and 1915 shall receive So a month
and one cent additional for each day
over ninety that he served in either
branch of the service, and this money
is to be pail to the million or there
abouts who are already drawing pen
sions for disability as we'll as to those
who are not Oh the pension roll. The,
bill, if it becomes a law, would add
annually $40, 200, 900 or o to the
already enOrmOns-expenditures for
pensions.
Ex-Congressman Enloe, Of Tenn,
who is visiting Washington and who
is IN authority on the democracy of
his State, said OF the outlook: "Tenn-
essee is in good shape. W. will elect
our democratic state ticket by an old
time majority. The people are AS
mad rs hornets over the 81 slump
and are going to expatiare that slip by
eating up the republicans in Novem-
beI.'
1t hardly needed a denial from
Chairman Harrity of the National
Democratic Committee, to convince
anybody who knows him that lie
had never said that the National
Committee would attempt to keep
anybody out of the Chicago conven-
ton. Mr.. Harrity is in Washington,
and thus explicitly defines his posi-
ton Speaking for myself as u dele
gate to the National Democrats
Convention, | expect to enter it with Il
majority. Whoever Is nominated will
receive my support, and | am certain
that will be- the sentiment Of the great
bulk of the delegates. Democrats
alwats enter a conference, caucus or
convention with the idea OF submis-
sion to the voice Of the majority.
That is 4 cardinal principle and there
is 10 reason to think it will be viola
ted at Chiacgo by either the advocates
of sound money or Of free silver"
Section 81 of the Wilson tariff law,
admitting tree foreign alcohol to he
used in the arts and manufacturers,
was this week repealed by the House.
the vote being 165 to SO. Secretary
Carlisle has asked to have this section
repealed because it had beer so clnm-
silly drawn that il was practically i'm
possible to make regulations to enforce
1t. This section was one Of the
amendments added to the Wilson bill
In tile Senate. 1t was known at the
time that it was badly drawn, and ex-