The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1883-03-10
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MAsniSeroS, d, G., Feb. 20, 1883.
This abnormal, la,c- working, mid
night-gas- burning session, Is drawing
To i close, and on the first day Of mex
week at e M, Speaker Keifer vii
rap with bis gayel and announce The
adjournment sine dis Of the hoHse
When congress assemblies again ii ths
fall its FIRST work will be 10 elect 4
new speaker Mr.. Carlisle is said IL
have one hundred Democratic mem
hers pledged to bis support. and Mr.
Randall claims abont Is many.
| The last session of this congress has
made desperate effort to atone foi
The missspent time Of the first and
long session, but II has been com
PEELED 70 realize that the mill will
never tnrn with the water that is past. i
An unusuaIly small number Of the
present congress ii Ie-elected, aud the
coming house viii be composed in
greater part Of new men than any pre-
yious congress for a number Of years.
The Democratic incoming house
will have much larger average of
able and experienced men than it bad
in either Of tie four previous con-
crosses. while The Republicans viii be
weaker BY The promotion to the sem
ate, removal bg death, and retirement
Of such men AZ Conger, Frye, Hale,
Garfield aud Blaine. Ii the other
chamber tie Democrats have a decided
advantage in the ability Of their SEN
nators The places Of Conkling,
Blaine, Morton, Carpenter and Win
dom hare been filled, il not BIZ medi-
ocre men, certainly BY men wanting
The power and prestige Of their pre-
decessors
It is said that Senator Jobn Sher-
man contenplates retirement from The
senate and from politics. lie ought to
90 sorneMhere and do penanee for the
remainder Of his ill-spent life. The
fate Of the Wandering Jew conld not
be too cruel for a coBspirator Of 1875
in the iustallment Of Hayes. WASH
iRgton and the senate are not the par
adise for sherman they we're once. He
is not a favorite at court be has no
influence; be never bad any ability ex-
eept for chieane and the promotion Of |
bis selfish ends lie has rot the love, |
not the respect of any man who
knsws BIN, and be win display bis
sonted cunning If be gets out 81 pub
iic life before Democratic admins
iralion with Democratic investigating
eemmitlees 50 to the bottom Of sab
jects lbat Republican committees have
merely slimmed ara CLOSED.
The quarrel between Secretary Of
Ne Navy Chandler and Commander
Gofripge ,s 4 very pretty quarrel -
i stands Goiringe bas resigned He
seems u be q free trader NJ Chand-
er Is , proteetionist Il Is now said
hat Gorringer has gone into ihe
lailding Of ships Al one Of The Amer
can ship-yards. That is ! practical
vsy ont of tie difficulty. If be has
! fair show and reasonable success.
le can possess ia 4 year oF two i ps
y " ef Bis own far more formidable
han that Of the United States.
As is customary about The close of
he session, there ave schemes fer the
If travelling ss-called in-
peeting committees composed Of sen
tors and members. Tbere is scheme
cg for the inspection of she YelioE
tone Park reservation. These are |
aslly pleasure parties, travelling et Ri
oyerpment expense, and il has been
as precantion that only I
ald-beaded upssalPabIe seeasors and I
lel0beFs be appointed r.
notwithstanding = INV has been en-
etsd regulating cisa appointments,
Id evil service commission has 1
seu designated hy the president to d
sterpliRe q to tte qualifications of =
il applicants, the demspd for an I
luaI disisiop Of Federal patronage, I I
,cordipg % polisieM influence, Is A i
Eeat naw AZ il ever was, Same IF 4
2 eapgresslnsn who cried y loudly y
i sigil service reform, ana de-
luneed she system ot sppemiing
'Fsons io 0fice without regard III
eif qualifications, bet upsn the 4
oe political bosses, X
I 70 be seen al,nsst every deg ID tlle ii
I'aasmepis heeeiag te llase places n
VIZ fQF SOME III theiF constituents "a
n niest persistent Of this class aro p' 4
8 og fbfes southern RepabIiqsh 81
4 white one Il Rens 1l
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