St. Landry democrat., 1885-12-12
EASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent
Washington, Nov. 80, 1885

,
81, the Forty Ninth Congress will be
called to order. The fact has been al
most lost sight of here during the past
few days, owing to the death of Vice
President Hendricks. The question Of
the Presidential succession has interes-
ted everybody to the neglect of all
speculation concerning the organization
of the House of Representatives, the
revision of the rules, the fate of Mr..
Randall, the Presidents message, and
other matters that have been the staples
Of discussion for several weeks.
The work of draping all the Govern
ment buildings in black has been going
on since the death of Mr.. Hendricks
was announced. The White House is
draped as it was at the death of ex-
President Garfield. Its great white
pillars are covered with solid black
3 cloth, with large rosettes in front, and
black streamers fashioned from one
pillar to another. The pillars at the
White House gates are also covered
with black. The espitol is draped I'D
to the balcony above the dome, with
very striking effect.
The Senators in the city are continual
ly questioned to learn what they think
should be done to fill the place of Presi-
dent of the Senate. The impression
strengthens that the Republican majori-
fy will offer it to Senator Logan. Quite
q number of politicians in Washington
are busily engaged in urging his cleo
tion. And yet he is the only man in the
Senate of whom it can be said that he
was candidate before the people for
the Vice-Presidency and was rejected.
The friends of the Illinois Senator
point to the fact that he was long
time in securing his reelection to the
Senate, and that he lost the chairman
ship of one committee and positions
on two others by the new Administra-
ton, which cut off some of the peroui-
sites that belong to the older Senators.
: NJ ke him President pro tenn of the
Senate, they say, and thus give him
nice private room and a little patron
age as a recompense for what he lost
last March
The Loganites assert that Senator
Edmunds does not want the honor
again, and they talk of his dictatorial
manner in the Forty Eighth Congrss,
when he was accused of lecturing his
fellow Senators as if they were school
boys. Every little episode in which {
sharp words were uttered in the Senate :
last winter is used against Mr.. Edmnnds !
by the friends Of Logan. Il
Democratic Senators freely express
their preference for Senator Edmnnds
They think it would be very unwise to-
put so strong partisan as Gen. Logan f.
30 near the President. 1t might arouse T
Too great expectations among Gen. )
Logan's followers, who are of the most !
radical class v
Great pressure was brought TO bear Il
lpon the President for the purpose of d
iissuading him from attending the. D
mineral of Mr.. Hendricks at Indian
Ipolis. A number of Senators. Members 3,
IT the House, prominent Democrats ii
Ind personal friends visited him for the +
purpose of urging upon him the impor- 3,
ance of remaining in Washington. Al pl
arge number of kilograms to the same d,
fleet were received. Their argument y
vas that the public mind is somewhat Fl Il,
xclted, and that the press is comment B
ng upon the fact that the death of to
resident Cleveland would restore the
republican party to power. This they
cared might tempt another Guitean to ~
IKE the Presidents life. MI Cleve- y y
lnd's visitors said they did not like to r,
iscuss the question of his death. bnt pr
hey thought it their duty TO advise oe
i'm to guard his life carefully. az II nj nj
as now Of more Importance than ca,
Ter.
at first the President said be did not
Ell called upon to consider the oues- =
IN Of personal risk in the DISCHARGE IN
what be considered bis duty. After hun hun
peated protests against the trip. on M
wever, he intimated willingness to ami
r,u;r1ad nv fha a,Nrco.4 q Elet
SuHd0u " eAS JuuEtnout Oh men Arm
10 were influenced only by desire to vel
everything to insure order. and
there is much talk of legislation to
vide for the Presidential succession. y
9 Democrats feel much annoyed at last
idea of the Republicans having it l DOT
heir power to elect a possible sue sew se,Sl
'or to President Cleveland. If the they