The Opelousas courier. [volume] (Opelousas, La.) 1852-1910, 1899-01-28
Washington, ID. C., News.
From our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, Jan. %, 1890.

The speech of Representative JAS
Hamilton Lewis, of Washington
in which he pilloried Representa-
tive Grosvener. of Ohio, unmerci
fully, inst after Representatives
Bailey, ofTexas, Caflhack OF Ten''!'.
and Simpson, OF. Kansas, laG> -.'ep
pered him with snort retorts, was
as fine an example of the proper use
Of sarcasm in Il speech as had been
given OH the floor Of the house fol
years. No extract can give u cor
rect idea of Mr.. Lewis speech, but
the following, which came after his
charging Grosyenor with posing as
the exclusive custodian Of the pa
trlotiSm of the country, and with
ringing the changes on one speech
always ending by pointing dram
atically to the Stars and Stripes
behind the Speakers desk, will give
some idea of his style: q When all
these arrows were shot from the
quiyer of my friend from Ohio, it
occurred to me that there was
something on his mind besides an
! humble Representative from Wash
ington and a distinguished gentle
man from Kansas. There was e.
S. Senate, which had not received
from the gentleman the bastinading
that it deserved. And then it was
that we witnessed this Fidus Acha-
| tes Of the administration, this sole
deputiZed executor OF its castigat-
ing pOwer-this eminent and wor-
thy Representative, let me add
rising to warn that honorable
branch Of the executive power, the
Senate of the Z. s., that if it did
not proceed to do that as to which
there seems to be some doubt in my
friends mind whether they will do
it or not, they will hear from him
again
The River and Harbor Bill car
ries direct appropriations for SI2,
5O3, 1873, hesides continuing con
tracts as%%fegating SlG, 19l, ,J3S, as
reported to the House, and it is the
invariable rule of the Senate to in
crease it by a few millions.
Senator White says he will not
obey the instructions of the Cali
fornia legislature, to vote for the
ratification of the treaty Of Peace.
because he is unalterably opposed
to its ratification, and does not re-
gard the instructions as binding
upon him, against his concience and
convictions. Senator Perkins says
that in Difference TO the legislature
he will swallow his convictions and
vote for the treaty.
Commissary General Eagan has
been relieved of all official duties
pending his trial by the Court-mar-
tial which has been ordered to as
semble in Washington this week.
That the Court martial will find Ea.
gan guilty of the charge of conduct
unbecoming an officer and a gen
tIeman, is regarded as certain.
The punishment is dismissal from
the army, but inasnuch as the
President has authority to set IL
side or lessen the punishment, it is
regarded as doubtful whether that
penalty will be imposed upon Ea-
gan. War Departments officials
have allowed it to become known
that they do not expect Eagan to
resume the duties of Commissary
General. Mr. McKinley's action on
the Eagan verdict may determine
whether Secretary Alger will re-
main in the cabinet, although some
think that Alger will remain any
way, unless kicked out, in order to
try to get even with General Miles.
He is known to be pulling all the
political wires within his reach for
the purpose of trying to make
trouble for Miles, and the beef con-
tractors are helping him. There is
a rumor in Washington that both
Alger and Miles will be dismissed
as a result of the report OF the War
Investigating Commission, but that
the report will be held by Mr.. Nc
Kinley until after Congress adj
iourns, as he fears its effect upon
that body.
DR.. DAILY, who was Chief Surgeon
on the staff of Gen. Miles, demon
strated tor the War Investigating
Commission, by actual tests made
by government chemists. that the
refrigerated beef issued to the
troops of General Miles in Porto
Rico was treated with Boric and
Salicylic acids,-was in fact TEN
balmed."
At Mr.. MckinIey's request, an
amendment will be offered to the
Sundry Civil Appropriation bill tc
provide the money to begin the
work of caring for Confederate
graves located outside of private
cemeteries.
The Morgan Nicaragua Cana
bill, with amendments, passed the
Senate Saturday.
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