The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1881-06-18
1lonaloson0ille Gblff.
Washington Notes.

items ofInterest from the National Cap'tai'
BY our Regular Correspondent.
Mrs, Garfield has about recovered her
health.
The Treasury investigation is nearly
through with. 1t has been about settled
that the charges at first made public can
not be supported 10y the facts developed.
No public officer has been found to have
enriched himself, nor can any dealers be
found who have undnly protited. But
there has been looseness enough to war
rant changes Of some Of the officials.
President Garfield and several OF his
Cabinet officers will, if no unforeseen
event prevents, do some little travelling
this summer On the 10th inst, in
company with friends, the President VIII
go to Annapolis, and attend the annual
bah ut the Naval Academy. In tho first
week in July he will go to Alassacl''-
sctts, probably with Secretaries Blame
and Hunt, to attend the annual COM
menccmeut ut Williams College. The
President is rot only Il graduate of tic
College, but also one of the trustees.
The reports from Albany arc not hope
.y) Of Dpy speedy splution Of the dead
lock, though, it is stated that the admins
trationsts are showing more disposition
Al. I,nT tn, rat l.
dates. The Democrats are in state OF
disgust over the discovery that if they
had been watchful on the 4th inst, they
might have elected q Senator. The
record showed that there were only 100
acmLers present. With merely this
number in attendance {: Senator could
have been elected with only 81 votes,
which is less, by three, than tho full
Democratic vote. In order not to be
again canght mapping, the following cir
cnlar has been issued to the Democratic
members Of the Legislature: ain view
of the fact that cxigencies may at any
time arise in the pending Senatorial
struggle, we earnestly recommend that
tbs Democratic Wembers abstain from
pairing, and so far as possible avoid
absence from the sessions of the joint
convention"
The life of Il public servant in an
earthly paradise, so long as man has the
Il Ia; In fl nI 1.v
storms, nor will his coucl, be q bed of
roses. Tho experience of our worthy
President has been such rs to verify the
truth Of the old proverb all is not gold
that glittcrs" 1t is not strange that nm
der our form of government it should
take Il little time for the forces to adjust
themselves SO as to work well together
under IL new administration. 1t has
been settled, and the country will re-
ioic. to learn that Mr.. Garfield is to be
President in spite of Mr.. Conkling OF
tho men who may sylnpatllizc with him
in his mad cndcavor to snpplant cxccu-
tive authority. 1t will be well fer the
State of New York and for tho nation if
Mr.. Conkling and Mr.. Platt are left TO
pursue their private avocations, while
others with less power to mani pulate the
old machine arc sent as Senators from
that noble old State. The country has
not been treated to the spectacle of Sena-
tors rcsiyuimy because tLcy could not
have their own way since 1861, and his
tory would not he complete without an
occasional example Of this kind. The
nation will yet live, and this childish
episode is not Il ripple on the wave Of
her great and prosperous future.
The report is again revived of con-
tcmplattd alliance between the Demo
cratic and Grcenback members Of the
next House to secure its organization.
Undoubtedly secret correspondence and
conferences have been held with Il view
to such combination. This fact has
been known for several months. There
is no doubt either but that some Of the
Grecnlack ncmiers-clcct and prominent
Democrats are heartily in accord in their
views f:lvorins such coalition, and that
thcy intend to consnmmate it if possible
Strong efforts arc being made to capture
jhe districts vacated by Messrs. Frye
and Levi L. Morton, as the loss Of even
one Of these will leave tho Republicans
viii. orly ll6 members, or i minority OF
one There is no possibility whatever OF
their succeeding in Mr.. Fryc's district
but they have, perhaps, some chance OF
getting Il member in Mr.. Morton's place
though Republicans doubt it much
After all, the success or failure of the
plan depends upon the action Of tho tw.
Headjnster members from Virginia and
of Mr.. Smith OF Brooklyn. Democrats be.
lieve that if Virginia goes Democrat,
Fulkerson and Paul will be found among
the regular Democrats i'll Congress
How Mr.. Smith will vote no one seemed
to know. About all that can be stated
with amy pusitiEcicss IS that Il deter.
mined effort to organize the House will
be made by !, coalition of Democrats and
Greenbackers if there is amy prospect
whatever of success.
The rrccarious tenure Of official liz. Il.
Washington las been fully demonstrated
hy Wholesale discharges from the scv.
eral b"re""s Of the government daring
the past week. One Department alone
drcd employers. These slaughtered vic
inns OF an un,rsuiltcd civil service are
IL L..A,.. ~. IL.