The Opelousas courier., 1897-04-03
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondents
WASHINGTON, March 30, 1897.

WASHINGTON, M Marcn ~, 1897.
Although all the republicans in tho
House promptly lined up to vote down
Representative Dockerys very fair anti
trust amendment to the Mckinley tariff
bill No. 2, that is being raiIroaded
through the House, providing, that
whenever it should be shown to the sat
isfaction Of the President that there ex-
listed trust OF combination To control
the price of any article on the dutlab'e
list, the duty on such article should be
suspended, only ono of them has had
the nerve to stand ny and openly defend
the trusts. Representative Walker, OF
Mass, is the man who was not only will
ing to vote for the trusts but to talk Tor
them He told the House that the great
trusts reduced the cost of production,
which was true. but when he added that
they also reduced the prices to the CON
sumer he entered the realm OF fiction.
He said that trusts were the natural out
come of higher civilization, and predlc-
ted that all the railroads would event
ually be controlled by one. An attempt
is being made by the democrats to get
the time for debate on tho tariff bill cx-
tended, but it is hopeless. The edict
has gone forth that it shall be passed by
the House on Wednesday and as the
Votes arc fo''tIo''tu ny SHai AS0o"' ~
will be
Every member Of the new Executive
Committee of the National Association
of Democratic Clubs, appointed by
President Chauncey F.. Black and d
rected to meet in Washington April 10,
for organization and discussion of the
programme to he carried out by the
clubs, was IL supporter of the Chicago
platform and of Bryan and SewaIl.
They were chosen for that reason and
the members of tho old Executive Com
mittee who refused to support the party
ticket and platform last year, were
dropped for the same reason. The AS
sOciatiOn is a strict party organization
and will not recognize boilers in any
way.
Representative "Champ" Clark, Of
Mo, brought down the House by his TO-
tort to the assertion of Representative
Bromwcll that Jefferson stopped the
tiou. Mr.. Clark said: THAT is an his
toric lie. 1t s on Il par with the state
ment that Madison was federailst.
The trouble is the histories are written
by New England people. There will
neve. be any truth 10 history until the
yankees quit writing history and the
southern people begin"
Rhpresentative Dpn:fer tired on some
atSre toes when lie aid in reply to re-
publican charge tIiAt the democrats were
trying to delay re tariff bill: "On the
contyary, we a1le very anxious to reach
some>tfeR atscnednles of this bill before
the final vote is taken. We understand
that there is an iDcipient revolt over
there among some of the free list.'
Representative GriggS, of Ga, has of
fered joint resolution for the amend
meEt of the constitution, so as to give
Congress the power to impose and col
lect an income tax.
1t is stated that at the request of ex-
Secretary Carlisle, Claude Nj. johnson
is to keep his place us Chief of the Bu-
reau of Engraving and Printing, for a
time, as a reward for the work he did
among the gold democrats in helping to
carry Kentucky for Mckinley.
The republican politicians are after
Secretary Bliss because he promoted a
brother of the late Gen. Hancock, who
is n democrat, from a $1400 to a $4,000
position in the Pension Office,