The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1882-06-17
WASHINGTON LETTER,
Hoac the President Works. Work
IN Congress. 2He Star Route
Cases. 4 Probable Cabinet

HCW Ne fTeSadent Works. Work
IN Congress. 2He Star Route
Cases. A Probable Cabinet
Change.
From cur Regular Correspondent
Washington, D. G. June 6, 1889.
The President has returped
rom New York, and resumed his
nocturnal work at the White
House. You know, perhaps, that
President Arthur attends to
much inll g1tent official work af
5er midnight. and does not 60 to
ned before three o1c'""k in the
morning. In this way he sesnres
1erfect quiet and freedom from
ra!ier,., and he has also the cool
est hours Of the tive, ty.tour for
he refreshment of sleep. He
Toes nor arise until about 10 a.
IA. This would aot be considered
mart IN farmer bat it will do
we'll enough for a President, .or
for any one in Washington, where
very little business is transacted
before 10 o'clock. The depart
ment clerks are expected 10 be at
heir desks Il little after 8 O'Clock.
nut Congress does not assemble
mil II NJ, and the early morn
ne hours OF th" Capital City are
nnvexed except by the cries of
news boys and buckste1s and the
rumble of market wagons. With
the return of the President there
has been revival Of rumors rela
tive to- an important change in
the cabinet. There is report in
circulation toby that Mr.. COnE
ing Will soon succeed Mr.. Frelinc
hn'sen as Secretary OF State, and
the latter he sent as minister to
England. It will be remembered
that Mr.. Fre,inghuyseu declined
the mission 10 England, when
nominated for that position by
General Grant, although he mag,
of course, be willing te accept
it now. 1t is we'll known that tho
President earnestly desire to
hove the companionsbipand coun
sci of Mr. Conkling, and many of
Mr.. Conkling's friends and admi
rers have urged him to recenter
public life, and it looks by no
means improbable that, by the
fourth OF July, when the despica
ble little assassin snail have !been
hung, Mr.. Conkling will hold tho
Cabinet portfolio held by MIR.
Blaine one year ago.
The WORK BEFORE CONGRESS.
1t has been given out that it
has been determined by what is
called the managing committee
of the House Republicans to sus
pend for brief period, the un
seating of Democratic members,
in order to proceed with the pub
l,c business, which has been suf
fering for the last two weeks.
The remaining Republican con
testants, it is argued, should be
content with this course, because
they now know they arc bound TO
get in, and whenever they do
they will be entitled to draw the
i'ack pay from the 4th. of March,
1881. Unless the most cxtrao:di.
nary diligence is practiced, the ap
preparation bills, and other abso
lutely necessary busines, cannot
be disposed OF before the 4th. of
July, if attention is given to moth
ing else between now and that
time. The prospects for an early
adjournment OF Congress are not,
there eore, so promising. At the
beginning of the present session
there before the House committee
on elections % contested cases.Of
this number 5 have. been reported.
and acted upon by the House,
seven have been reported but not
acted upon, Que has been ended
by the death OF the contestant.
and nine are pending in commit
teee.
Attorney General Brewster SAYS
he will go into court to day, aud
assist i'll the prosecution of the
star route cases. He appears to
be satisisfied with tho jury that
has been selected, although he is
not acquainted with any of them.
He expresses the hope that they
will consider carefully the impor
tance of the question npon which,
they are to Judge, and render a dc
cision according TO the facts pre-
sented.
Judge Davis, president pro tenn
pore of the Senate, las returned
to this city from a brief trip to
Delaware, where he went to visit
a former colOreu servant who was
dangerously i'll.
Now Is the time to buy glass
preserve cans from +. 7. Grisa