The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1885-08-01

NUMBER 48,
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
A budget Of Ncws, Gossip, Facts md Raa-
eies from the National Capital. 50
WASHINGTON. D. c.. July u. 1so6.
ED1ToR CHIEF: - :
There has been great deal Of gossip in
the papers during the week on the subjec4e
Of the President's policy about official
changes. First it was announced that the
President had ordered a practical halt In
the old business Of removing HepublicaH
Office holders on charges Of oiHensive parti.
sanship. This was speedily denied, and
the result seems to be that things are GO
ing on much as usual. The President doe6
all that he can do on any given day, and
stops when he gets through. There has bse1
no change in the policy of the administra-
ton, and there is not likely to DO any. tits
business administration, and it will go re-
main.
I was impressed by The remarks Of q
Western Representative the other day be-
fore his departure for home. He said: "I
am now going homo and shall not return
till next November" How is that?"
asked. +" Have you got everything you
wanted?" II have obtained very little, bat
l have arrived at plan OF ascertaining
what will be done in the way OF appoint
ments. I can tell every time, and tbat b.
ing the case do not feel that it is specially
important for me to stay here" "What is
your plant" at il as follows: Take all
the promises. Put together all the points
that sssas t. point sownrl the aDpeintment
01 certain individual to ofiss.. h thjs
should be included the promisesaf Cabihet
Ministers, etc. When you have arrived at
the conclusion that seems insvi4nbse, and
you believe you know uAat = going 70 hap
pen, settle upon the exact opposite ef that,
the very thing tfat is The most unlike il,
and you will have the ressht to q ntsthe-
matical certainty. This y an, adAninistrs-
ton of opposites. The unexpected il cor
tain to happon." "You are evtaantly not
pleased with something's taati have bssn
done7" "No. can hardly saysthai. To
be sure, it is little upsettins. IT,. have q
thing turn out differently froa1, whit you,
expected, but can't say a. sR5. speciaI.
damage to the country has besDsirficted
thereby. The palladium Of hhe175 Jis Sill
inviolate." ,.*
"I want to be intervisved' 2 saiG7AQlio
Representative to me tho othsF1 dA1.-
What about" asked. ~ d.,n't eshseI
simply want to be brought out strsd9 On
something, and then will send k,e z1par
homo and let than know that am t4i1E1
noticed. Ivant to come to the front. sLl
have been in Congress one term, and tL1.
time wsnt TO get a committee. In fact, q
must have one. want to have SpAsker
Carlisle know that / am alive Also" Ana
90 interviewed him. 5s5a
The President has approved the following
special civil service rule: "Appointmsnss
to tho LEO places in the Pension cl1ee pro-
vided to be fifed By the ~ oe lGars6 q,
1886. except 90 far as they may be dlisd BY
promotions OF transfens spat Aps,ssratsly
apportioned bY tha appointing po~sf In as
near confa.-sify to the second se@liou Of
the act of June 16, 1883, as the need 61e
ing them promptly and the residence ard
qualifications of the applicants will peemit.' 2
Miss Cleveland might be willing b &C.
cept IN appointment to all ons OF the three
vacancies in the Board Of School Trustees
from our Commissioners for tho period aof
her stay here. think there IL I'D Tor
her vigorous intellect in that bd kscl
is just to her mind. There NA
trouble in finding two other
District who would be wortfA
for Miss Cleveland in trans. ps ss,dsas.
Cling, captious, disorderly .1ic,, r.,a..s##
into one that wosls prs; classieai,
creation and be Of vast sciaitys iMoGanlcsl Mrnnc;
public schools. 18th board in
Laying aside all olaik lsnedeaaf i wv =.
ambitions rather any spl = sS)l
desired distinction, Ahf. aHax s
takably echo and Confirm +. .alrea,s s.5
iy expressed seuti, nent that the natn.rl :.
proper place for General Ora dnt's final 's.s s
ulture is the no tional capital. just uhs, -.
precise point kithin its limits or neiehbor
nooa snoo'a be selected, is Of comparative-
h.t!e hrortance; but that his tomb
shooid 16 in the place which stands in aI,
eyes Jas the visible symbol of the national
MON, the centre of national interests and
9he measure Of national aspirations, would
seem to be too plain a proposition to admit
= of argument. -.
In the positive refusal of the Grant fam
lily to allow post mortem examination of
the Generals body to be made, they will
have the hearty support of the whole coun-
try. There exists no reason for dissatisfac
ton with the exnosis or treatment OF the
| disease, and there il no reason to believe
that the cause of medical science could be
advanced in the slightest degree by The
proposed operation. u M33S LID u1lu1lk..-a
nation involving the least mutilation of fli6
remains would therefore be little short of
heartless brutality, suggested solely in tho
interest of unwholesome notoriety.
The President last week issued procla-
nation ordering all persons engaged in
grazing cattle on the Cheyenne and Ara
pahoe Indian reservations, in Indian Ter
ritory, under agreement with the Indians
and all other unauthorized persons now
upon said reservations to depart and entire
Iv rernove thamselvaa their caffla horaaa