The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1882-07-01
DoNALDs0NvIILE, LOUISIANA, SATURDAY, JULY l. 1882
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,
News Culled at the National Capital by the
| Chiefs Correspondent.
| WASHINGTON, D. c., June "a, 1882.
DEAR CHIEF:
This promised to be q very busy week
in Congress. The intense heat of the
pnst three days has created longing
| among our legislators, for green fields,
groves, and the fresh, salt air Of the sea,
and every effort will be made to complete
indispensable legislation in order to adj
journ at the earliest possible moment.
To-day the House bill extending the
National bank charters will be laid be-
fore the Senate and an effort will be
| made to press it to final vote. Next,
it is thought, the Republicans will en-
deavor to push through the Senate bill
for the admission of Dakota as State,
but there will be great opposition on the
part of the Democrats to this measure,
and it is doubtful if it can be carried
through.
The Legislative, Executive, and Judi
cial appropriation bills and the general
deficiency bill are still in the hands Of
the Senate appropriations committee but
are expected to be taken up before the
end of the week, and, when they come
before the House they will have priority
over all other business.
It is not now expected that any thing
will be done with the Bankruptcy bill
during the present session, and the
friends of the measure have decided not
to urge it's consideration before the COM
ing winter.
There is, on the Senate calendar, a bill
for the better protection of the imlni
grants; also, bill to enlarge the scope
of the Agricultural Bureau and to in
crease its dignity by making its chief a
Cabinet officer. 1t is probable that the
tub will be thrown to the immigrants
before taffy is dispensed to the granger.
Senator Mackey will to-day urge the
payment of nearly half a million due to
Southern mail contractors since 1860, be-
fore a wall of fire was established be-
tween them and Uncle Sans pay Office.
Senator pendleton will thunder quite
earnestly, but with trivial effect, against
assessing Government clerks for political
campaign purposes.
The above is, as. nearly as can be pre-
dicted, what the Senate will do in the
" fierce fight" during the week, but it
will hold more than one secret, or Exec
utive, session, when the Presidents
nominations for the tariff commission
will be measured, weighed and probably
be found wanting in some Of it's members.
THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Bills to bnild new Congressional
Library, to reduce Internal Revenue
taxation, to redeem the silver trade
dollar at its face value by the Treasury
in order to withdraw this unhandy coin
from circulation, and various appropria-
tion bills will be taken up in the House
this week. A Republican caucus will
decide the order of business tomorrow.
President Arthur is not going to Long
Branch as has been extensively adver-
tised by the real estate speculators who
wish to increase the value of property at
that resort. The sou of the President,
Mr.. Allen Arthur, has arrived at the
White House, Miss Nellie Arthur, his
daughter is expected this week from
Albany. The Presidents cottage at
Soldiers Home is being refitted for the
family, and it is expected that they will
remove there the latter part of this week
The President will not leave Washington
until after the adjournment of Congress.
The National Post Office building is
draped in black cambric i'll honor of the
memory of e1- Governor Dennison of Ohio
who was formerly Postmaster General.
1t has been only few days since the
black drapery, hung in honor of ex-Post-
master General Maynard of Tennessee,
was removed. On the day Of the funeral
Of an exCabinet officer, though it may
occur hundreds of miles from Washing
ton, the department Of which he once
had charge is closed, and hundreds of
Government clerks celebrate his memory
by picnics, excursions, and general con-
duct that is the reverse of lugubrious.
1t is quite common for the clerks to
calculate the number and time of their
prospective holidays by rules familiar to
life insurance agents, and contingent on
the death of Cabinet officer.
SENTINEL.
Welded TO LAURA.-She was beautiful
he loved her deyotedly, and happiness
seemed to pervade their every act. But
trouble came. Sickness paled Laura's
blooming cheeks, dulled her sparkling eyes,
enfeebled her constitution, emaciated her
beautiful form. unstrung her delicate nerves
and untitled her for active life. With An