Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 52, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 January 1888 — THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. [ARTICLE]

THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

A Washington special says “the announcement made, apparently on authority, that Mr. Randall would oppose a reduction of the duty on sugar wa? a great relief to the representatives of the Louisiana sugar industry. They have been apprehensive, since the agitation for the reduction of the surplus began, that the Republican programme to take off at least half of the duty on sugar would prove attractive to a great many Democrats as well as Republicans, and that the protection Democrats might be disposed to co-operate with the Republicans on this point The Louisiana Democrats, of course, if sugar can be protected, will co-operate with the other Democrats for the reduction of the surplus through the tariff.” The annual report of the board of managers of the National Homasfor Disabled Volunteer Soldiers has been laid before Congress. The average number of inmates present during the last fiscal year, was 9,718, an increase in five years of 2,980 or 44 per cent The existng branches are now filled to their utmost cap.•city, and in the opinion of the board only one

or at most two of them should be further enlarged.