The weekly Iberian. (New Iberia, La.) 1894-1946, 1899-12-27
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent,

mapped out for Congress, was com
pleted to day when the House pass
ed the Republican Caucus FInancla
bill. The bill will now go the
Senate, where it Is likely to remain
for many weeks, and where the
discussion will be much longer than
it was in the House. 1t is under
stood that the Senate Finance Com
mittee intends to pigeon-hole the
House bill, and report Its own bill
as a substitute. If the Senate en-
dorses that and passes its bill, that
will 90 10 the House, which will re-
fuse to accept it as substitute.
Then the two bills will 90 to a con-
! ference committee, and the final re-
suit will probably be bill that will
be compromise between the two.
Some men profit by the experience
of others, but Representative SuIzer,
NY, is evidently not one of them.
Notw hstanding the failure of Sem
ator Mason to make a sensation
withhis speech of sympathy for the
Beers, Mr.. Sulzer has gone step
further and offered a resolution in
the House, declaring that this gov
nment ought to recognize the bel
lrgerency of the Boer republic, and
stated his intention to make a
speech in Its favor, and to try to
force it to a vote. He may be able
to make a speech, although that is
not certain, but it Is quite sure that
no such resolution as that will be
voted upon. They do not belong
to the legislative branch of the Gov
ernment, and could not get action,
even when backed by overwhelming
public sentiment, as was the case
numerous resolutions just before
nor war with Spain.
Numerous gentlemen from New
York and Chicago who came to
Washington, we'll provided with
cash, gall, and megaphones, have
arrived at the conclusion that Phlla-
delphIa Is not SO slow after all The
reason for their change of mind was
the capture of the republican nation
al convention, which is to meet
June 10Th, for Philadelphia, by
maj ajorlty of one vote in the Nation
al committee. The Chicago COM
mlttee thought they had certainty
and enjoyed themselves calling down
the bluff and bluster of the New
Workers. while the Philadelphia s
were quietly getting votes. New
York never had even a chance to
be chosen.
There is one district in Pennsyl-
vania, which has two representa-
tives IN the house, one republl-
can and one democrat. This
isn't as strange as it sounds, as
one of them, Representative Gas
ton, of Meadville, Pa, was elected
from the district, while Represen-
tative Davenport, of Erie, is one
of the two representatives. large
for the state. The latter being a
republican controls the federal
patronage in the district.
Representative Wachter, one of
the new members of the house,
from Maryland, regards coming to
congress as a matter of business.
He said: 81 did not come to con
gress with the idea of gaining
glory. There are about 269 law
yers in the house, each of whom
thinks he is smarter than the
others. They can do the speech
making, / don't intend to make a
speech unless somebody treads. on
my toes, then | shall express my,
self in unvarnished English, My
election to congress was purely a
business matter with me, and
shall try to attend to the business
of my constituents"
The senate has re-arranged at
of its committees and is now ready
to get down to business, but as il
! has been agreed thai congress
shall adjourn until Jan. 3, OF
| Wednesday of this week, ane
many senator's have already lef