The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1897-07-10
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.

| From our Regular Correspondent.
/ WASHINGTON, d. c., July 9TH, 1897.
| Senator Jones. of Arkansas, and Tel
Ter, forced the Republican Senators to
an immediate and alject surrender. by
! il few firm words, when Senator Alli-
son brought forward IL tariff amend
ment iiatched by the Republican steer
ing committee to pay Il bounty on beet
sugar. This amendment was Il COM
pIete SUI prise to the Democrats and al
So to some Republicans, and is believed
to have been Il bit of political trickery.
Senators Jones and Teller said that if
the Republicans expected to pass the
tariff bill they must withdraw that
amendment, and Mr.. Teller made his
remarks more nagging by adding that
there had been reports that Republican
Senators would be glad to see the bill
defeated, and that this new PROPOSE
ton looked very much as though the
committee was not anxious to pass the
bill. This brought about hurried con
sultation of Republicans, and the an
nouncement that the Committee would
withdraw the amendment. Then Sen
ator Allen made an individual attempt
to get the bounty for his constituents
by.otfering the amendment himself, and
Senator Kyle made speech in favor of
if, but its death was assured when the
Republicans withdrew their support.
The tariff bill might easily have been
disposed of last week had the Repubi-
cans been able to stop wrangling among
themselves long enough to agree upon
several proposed amendments. About
the only amendment they agreed upon
deserving of q good word, was that.
of taxing stock certificates and bonds.
That is So sensible that it seemed al
Most useless to expect that it will be al
lowed to stick. The bill will be passed
.his week, if the Republicans desire it
to pass. They can hang it up indefi
nItely by proposing amendments that
they know the Democrats will not al
low to he added.
Boss Hanna has not had much success
III oosslns his party in the Senate, but he
made success OF his fight on the anti
trust amendment to the tariff bill, and
compelled the Republican caucus, bur
liediy called at the eleventh hour, to de-
eide that the antitrust amendment,
which had been prepared and adopted
10y The Republican Steering Committee,
should not be offered in the Senate.
That proposed amendment has been in
tro'iuced as a bill by Senator Thurst0n,
bnt there isn't the slightest probability
OF its passing; it there was, Boss Han
na would have another Republican
caucus called to prevent it.
1t is now stated privately in admin
'ttratl"n circles, that campaign prom
ises made by boss Hanna make it ne
ctssary for Mckinley to send "A special
message to Congress asking for Iegis-
lation for the appointment of a curren-
cy commission, notwithstanding the
notice served upon Boss Hanna several
weeks ago by the silver Senators, that
NO such legislation should he acted upon
at this session of Congress.
Gen. Woodford, our new Minister to
Spain, has gone home, bat he will return
to Washington to attend Il grand dinner
to which he was invited by the Spanish
minister when he called on that official
personally last week, instead of merely
sending his card, i'll accordance with
the usual diplomatic etiquette. He
will not sail for Europe until July 2Sth.
Mr.. John Mclean says that
the charge that himself and Mr..
Paul Sorg had instigated the big
coal striks for the purpose of max
ing political capital against Mr.. Hanna
in Ohio is too ridiculous for serious dis
cHssion, ard is of course, without the
slightest foundation.