The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1883-02-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From. Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, February 90, 1883
In spite the inclemency of the wealth

In spite the inclemency of the wealth
er. it being, according to the oldest in
Aao.iaus Tic worst winter kaoWu at -
Capitol. Congress is in remarkably
good neal,h. This Seems all the more
semarAable when it is inown the boil.
houses have been holding night SEES
sions which arc not unusually prot.ac
ted unit. eleven O'Clock. But, herein
lies tie secret Of tue ROBUST heaitl. Of
Congress. Wl.iio winter gagea without
il east @ind, nov and %s!eet, the vast
capitol Of tho United States has the eli
mate &c Florida, and. Ma.abars anu Sen
atoya, eat cgf.om their accustomed sa-
@turnalia of iato sl;ppers and drinking
bouts are enjoying the good health
whichsregular hours, absteriousness
and temperance bring.
Still Aarring Of TIE tariff IS what
may De SAID oi both the House and Son
ate, They are near the end Of debate
on tllia sa@;ect, because they are near
the end Of The session, but it cannot he
said t4ey a:e any nearer the solution
Of this sexed question th.u they were
ono week ago.
as for society. dea: mealy moutllea
society, she is now trying the pious
dodge and devotional racket. She ari-
SOS early and goes to church every
morning. AID, in the afternoon, she
goes. to vespers-thon in the evening
she goes &c tie theatre, or pulls down
tho blinds and las q game of cards or
dance II home What a beautiful
thing religion with all the latest i'm.
proyonlents and novelties, The ientcn
season is observed more formally in
Washington than in any city Of the
Cnitea States. Many society people,
and especially those Of the Army and
Navy are catholics and they are very
punctaal IL i - observance Of this sea
son. It IS plan eveu TO a casual obser
ser that tic Catholics have made a
great effort to establish themselves firm
i in Washington. They have no less
shan n.so church a6ifccs, here, as web
as an University. Converts, Schools,
Asgluusa and Hospitals.
Government clerks are still asitated
over Representative Cannon's bill: to
make Thorn do q fair days work Of eight
hours. Notwithstanding tie too largo
number of clerks employed, govern
lert wo~l IS SO Ear beLinGhand that q
number Of the chiefs of the different Of
Gees have asked Congress to increase
the force q clarke. Congressman Can
Q deserves a monument for sugges
ting that the work could be accomplish
ed by making those ROW employed work
earlier and later. Congress can doubt |
less enact that government employees
shall 5e IL the Departments eight
hosrs, but to make them work, "oh
there is tie rub TIC whom are the
Examiners 10 the Patent Office respou
sible if they prefer to road novels at
their desks instead Of examining and
acting upon The thousand applications
for patent now pending in the Patent
It IS Impossible Tor tie Commits
s'oner Of Patents to discharge the
sDllks and oilers Of the Examining
for they are each one backed by
influence az good as that Of
Commissioned himself. So it is
With al the Government Offices : tho
have no power over their subor-
cinetes, cannot discharge them for ne !.
elect Incompetence or idleness, BECAUSE :
have been appointod and are held F..
IN tteir places ~ their urcle or patron
a Republican Senator CT Member. But a
It g too frequently tho case that the
Of Bureau are as Incompetent
md lazy as any Of tic clerks. I hope
do not tiTe your readers by writing
20 much IL this sub;ect. Ifee. very
nj gla.4t AZ this worse than rotten
cate OF things. have seea so much Of
:. i Is saeh III outrage D. the people !
# the United States who ate taxed 20 /
il. Tint { desire to contribute ;
rs mite .o8alds afousing public senti !,
aenl asaiast Z wfeoG tLat voters re- i
aete rom Washington cannot realize. J.
Iandieton'a late civil service. i
III. "bu5 SKINS and films the rlcerous !.