The Opelousas courier., 1898-02-05
Washington Letter.
From our Regular Correspondent.

From our Regular Correspondent.
WAsHINGToN, d. c., Jan. "a, 1895.
Car Reed has one commendabl,
trait-frankness. When he Learned
that the Committee on Territories wal
inclined to faverably report bills for the
admission OF Arizona, New Mexico anC
Oklahoms, hsh~nstes, he told the mem
bers t1os footed that it was useless fol
ther TO do SO, as he did not intend that
th se territories should be admit.
l. ed so long as he had the power to pre-
vent, and thI,present conditions con
tinue to exist. 4e added that it was
simply a question of gold against silver,
it being we'll known that each of the
territories named would send two silver
men to the Senate,rif they had the op-
portunity.
The hot fight made for recognition
of Cuba, by the Democrats of the House,
has frightened the whole administra-
ton outfit badly. The fake news of
Spanish successes in Cuba also indicate
that the fright has extended to the
Spaniards. The fighting isn't over yet
Representative Bailey proved on the
floor of the House that the efforts of the
Democrats were thwarted for the time,
only by breach of faith on the part of
Car Reed and MIR. Hit.
Senator White, of Cal, who is leading
the fight against the ratification of the
annexation treaty, is so confident the
treaty cannot be ratified that he pro-
posed to Senator Davis who has charge
of the treaty, that day be set for TAX
| ing the vote, and the proposition was
declined. That little incident tells the
story of the situation as we'll as it could
hA 6np4 in a cnlumn Of Snacn
The refusal of the House Committee
on Banking and Currency, which has
been holding daily sessions in order to
hear everything that Secretary Gage,
members of the monetary conference,
and other advocates of the single gold
standard, might have to be present in
the shape of gold argument, to grant
hearlngs tO representatives of the
American Bimetalic Union, was an un-
precedented and uucalled for insult.
The Executive Committee of the Amer
can Blmetalic Union sent very manly
and dignified protest to the Committee
closing with the following appeal to
the love of fair play that every prop
erly constituted American has: $50 far
as we are aware, this is the first time
that in matter of 80 G,uch Importance,
a great Congressional Committee en-
gagged in giving hearings on a propo-
sitlon before it. has refused to accord a
full and fair hearing to both Sides"
In marked contrast to the action of
the House Banking and Currency COM
mittee was that of the silver Senators,
whose majority gives them the power
to prolong this financial debate in the
Senate, as long as they might wish to
do so, on the resolution declaring U.
5. bonds to be payable in silver at the
option of the government. They mere
ly desired to adopt that resolution, as
notice to the gold standard admins
tration that gold standard legislation is
an impossibilty during the life of the
the present Congress-, and to put GER
tain Senators on record for the benefit
of thier constituents, and in order to
cessatly prolOug the financial debate,
Senator Vest, who has charge Of the
resolution, submitted an agreement
that the vote be taken on Thursday of
this week, which was adopted. The
adoption of the resolution by the Sen
ate is Il certainty; the House will, of
course, in Difference to Gear Reed al
low it tn be pigeon -holsd.
The Republicans who started out
to throw down some of the bars to the
Federal offices, are up against snag in
the shape of the inability of the House
Civil Service Committee to agree upon
a bill. To conceal this difficulty and to
gain time. the Committee has started an
indefulte series of hearings, such as
the Senate Committee has been con-
Quoting off and ON for months.
1t will be- lamentable if Mr.. Mckinley
allows the scheming Republican poiiti-
clans to dictate the successors to Hon.
Ran Ruttar yunrth Lotto Topo IS
Patents, whose funeral last week, drew
together SO many sorrowful public men,
regardless of politics. Mr.. Butterwnr.h
did the country a great and valuable
service in reforming abuses in the prac-
tice before the Patent Office, and he was
ably assisted in that work by Hon. A. P.
Greeley, Acting Commissioners of Pat
ents. MIR. Mckinley could not show
his sympathy with the reform work
done 10y MIR. Butterworth in u more
practical way, than by making Mr..
Greeley Commissioner Of Patents.
The election of Senator White, of
California. to be- Chairman of the demo-
cratic Congressional Campaign Com.
mittee, and the adoption Of a strong
resolution, endorsing the Chicago
very foolish fairy tales.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Jan. 31st, 1893.
Those who have been backeuardipp
Spain for trying to buy the friend
ship of the U. S. through trade conces-
sions offered in the negotiations for
reciprocity treaty between the U. S.
and Spain, to include the the products
of Cuba and Porto Rico, which are now
under way, will doubtless be surprised
to learn that the first step in these pe9o-
tiations was taken by the u. S. minis
ter TO Spain, under instructions from the
Department of State, but such is the
fact. Just Why this administration
should have gone out of it's way to
make.snch practical demonstration of
its friendliness toward Spain, each indi-
viduai must determine for himself; but
it seems to be all part of the same deal
with Spain which pacified Congress and
the people for time, by sending U. s.
warship to Havana.
The only Democrat who voted against
the Teller resolution, declaring U. s.
bonds payable in silver at the govern
ments option, was Senator Caffery, of
La.
Senator Chandler was tho only eastern
republican who voted for the Teller re-
solution. which was adopted by vote
of Al to 80.
Gar Reed cracked the party whip and
compelled the Republican majority Of
the House to stand up and to be counted
against the Teller resolution, declaring
bonds to be payable in silver at the op-
ton of the government. Reed is 20
dodger, whatever else lIe may be. He