The Opelousas courier., 1898-02-19
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.

= has been notified that the administra
- ton does not intend to recognize til
3 belligerence of the Cubans, nor to in
%tervene, either peaceably or by force
30 long as present conditions c%Ontinu
- to exist in Cuba, and that every Repub
lican who seeks in any manner to aei
n tate the question in Congress will b
considered an anti-administration man
II and be so treated by the President
q How is that for a bit of high-hande,
muZzling2 Senator Mason, is one 0
the Republicans who doesn't intend Il
y be muzzled on the Cuban question. II
4 says he will this week offer a resolu
ton instTucting the President to de
mand peace in Cuba, which lie believer
. he can bring about at once, and h,
e added "SometiIing must be done, ani
l Will at least give the Senate II chance
to do a lot Of talking. 1t is a shame
e that our government permits such 6
state of affairs to exist in Cuba"
i There is a probability that Mr.. Nc.
! kilsey wishes the House to pass
financial bill carrying ont some of the
recommendations Of his message, and
Mr.. Reed has said that the House
shOnld not pass II financial bill. II Mr.
Mckinley doesn't back down, there is
likely to be a hot time in the old House.
Car Reed will soon have another
fight on his hands. He has said that no
river and harbor bill should be passed
by the House at ti.is session, bnt the
committee Is going right ahead prepar-
ing "a bill and enough votes can be Sc
cured to pass the bill regardless of the
Gas, and its members say tho attempt
to do SO will certainly be made.
Representative Terry, OF AK, terseIy
stated a great truth, during the little
debate in the House which accompanied
the attempt by Democrats to get action
upon a bill to compel the administration
to bid up to the full Indebtedness, prjp-
clpal and interest, of the Kansas Paci-
Tic railway, when it is sold, when i'm re-
ply to a taunt from Representative
Dalzell. of Pa, that he only wanted to
have government ownership of rail
roads, he aid I'VE had better have
government ownership of railroads,
than railroad ownership of Avern
ment." During the same debate. Rem
resentative Bailey, Of Texas, said: ION
this side we believe the governmental can
collect the debt, and as a prudent Gre
dltor that it should collect every dollar
OF it." The Republicans oppose this
legislation on the ground that the presi-
dent already has sufficient power by a
settlement that will not include full pay
h'SuO vi HI luJeIeSG InAG ina /
Democrats desire the legislation.
Representative Norton, of Ohio, who
sharply. criticised the present pension
law and its administration was taken to
task by Representative Ray Of N. ".
who charged him with attacking the
Pension Bureau and the administration.
After denying that he had attacked
either the President or the Commits
sion of Pensions, Mr.. Norton turned
TO Mr.. Ray and said: with due ameni-
ties and courtesies of debate, if the
gentleman says that l did, he lies in Ills
throat, Mr.: Ray did not reply, and
nopody looks for a pistols and coffee
Tor two sequel. Times have changed.
Although a considerable number of
Senators had made personal requests of
Mckinley to allow Mrs. Kenna.
widow OF the late Senator Kenna. to
remain postmaster at Charleston, w. Va.
Mckinley has ignored those re-
and in response to the demand of
senator Elkins has nominated MI. O. A.,
oetty to succeed Mrs. Kenna. But Mr..
city will have to be confirmed by the
senate before he gets that office, and
PRESENT indications are that he will not
ind that altogether easy.
AZ q conference of silver Republicans
nd Populists, attended by every SeDa- O
or Representative Of both parties, the O
ian Tor a general cooperation in the
ongresslonal Campaign with the Dem
Gratis was unanimously ratified. 1t
,as also the unanimous Sentiment thai
lr. Bryan was the logical candidate
I the allied silver forces in 1900. It =
as also decided that ex-Representatiye
owne, chairman of the silver Repub-
can National Committee, should he
mt to Oregon, where the COnpression-
election will be held in June. to aid
carrying out the cooperation plans
that State.
Representative Williams, Of Miss.
70 fattened the contents of the pigeon
sles OF the house committee on FOREIGN
Hairs by offering a resolution calling
the Secretary. OF State for all the in.
rmatl0n IN his possession as to the
ogress made by Spain in it's attempts
get the Cubans to accept autonomy
d the condition of the rec~oncentrados
On vcOmbatants) of Cuba. The resoin.
n Is timely n ought to acted mon.
{ there is little hope that it will be-
timing can get before the House with. i
t the Cars O. X.
WARRINGTON, Feb. 18th. q
The adage, "The occasion %aiwavs
'duces the man" like some other adj.
es. sometimes lies. The President of
y. s., has been insulted by a SPAN
blackguard who held the commits
q OF his government al Minister
the United States, and our depart-
Mt OF State has been held np to-
r!dlcule OF the world for allow 1
itself to be gulied by Spanish r
ms labeled autonomy for Cuba and
'otiatlons for a reciprocity treaty
insult was in writing, the author- J.
D OF which was acknowledged by Sci
de Lorme, and has been publised
oughout the civilized world. Surely
was an Occasion" but no "mann
yet been produced. The natural
lg to be expected after de LONE
nowledged having written the pub-
ed letter, was that Mr.. Mckinley
Id at once send de LONE his pas.
g. Instead Of that, be sent a re-.
to Madrid hat de Lone be re-. ~
%, and before it was presented to T
Spanish government de LONE had |
sned and his government had &C. ~
the resignation, and now Mr..
Alnley is awaiting to learn what
n will say about it all. 1t has been
en- time after time by Congress
politics cuts no figure in the solid
ing always given q President who
ds up firmly for any question af-
ng our honor or rights. and Con-
was and Is still ready to back Mr.. La