St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1885-11-28
CAPITAL NOTES.

General GunnelPs Report"-The RFesAueHb
and the Ohce-Seekers.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November 90
The Star yesterday evening says that a
Democratic member of the next House.
who had sent circulars to all the Demo-
cratic members, asking if they were COM
mitted to the organization OF the house,
has received replies from 1874 members.
These replies are all to the effect that
they do not intend to commit themselves
to any candidate until after they have
reached Washington aud looked over the
field From this it is inferred that the
Democrats are going to be very careful in
the selection of new officials, and that
considerations of locality will enter large
| ly into the selection of slate.
For the position of Speaker it is con-
coded on all sides that Mr.. Carlisle will
have no opposition in the caucus, and, OF
course, will be elected. For the position
of Sergeant-at-Arms the outlook Is not so
peaceful, and it begins to look as though
| Mr.. Leedom will not have the Waik-OveE
his friends have all along predicted. Iii
said that the Ohio delegation is not unit
in favor of his election, and that at least
two of the delegation, Messrs. Lefeyre
| and Geddes, will oppose him. Besides
this, which, if true, must be dis
quieting to the Ohio candidate,
two new candidates have suddenly
put in an appearance. They are Mr.. w
W. Wheaton, of Detroit, who claims to
have the solid Endorsement of the Michi-
gan delegation, and Mr.. Higgins, the APP
pointment Clerk of the Treasury Depart.
ment. For doorkeeper, Sam Donelson,
of TOhn Of Nom
York, are the two candidates mentioned
most confidently by their respective
friends. Mr.. Donelson has been making
an active canvass, and will, it is under
stood, draw strong support from the
Southern and Western members.
Mr.. Trainer has many friends
in the East. Congressman
McAdoo, of New jersey, says the posi-
ton of Doorkeeper should go to the
East, and therefore he favors Mr..
Trainer. New York, he says, always had
the largest Democratic delegation here
from any State since the Forty-fourth
Congress; but never since that time had
an elective office in the House. This
year, he says, the New York delegation
is unit for Mr.. Trainer and New Jersey
and Massachusetts have practically
agreed to follow New York in this
matter.
So far no formidable opposition to the
reelection of General Clark, of Missouri,
as clerk of the House, has been an
nounced.
sURGEoN-GENERAL GUNNELL's REPORT.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November 20s-
Surgeon-General GunneH of the Nays in
his annual report, submits estimates of
$lG4, 46O for the support of the Bureau OF
Medicine and Surgery during the next
fiscal year. This is $50, 1000 in excess of
the appropriations for the current year.
The appropriations, DIR. Gunnen says, for
the repairs of hospitals have been so
small that the bureau has not been able
to maintain them in satisfactory
condition, and the further reduction
for the current year may cause
serious embarrassment. At the request J
of the United States Consul-G General at
Yokohama, permission has been granted
for the sending of sick sailors from
American vessels to the United States
Naval Hospital at that place for medical
treatment. DIR. Gunneu says complete
system of iron and lead pipes, with 1fx-
lures, is being erected on the outside of
the Museum building from the ground
to the roof, with an observing sta
ton at each of the three stories
for an exhaustive series of expert
ments covering all the topics in dispute
pertaining to trap espionage and the
traps, water basins, baths, sinks, etc., as
well as to numerous ones on which there
are no reliable data, together with mi
croscopical and chemical tests of the ac-
ton of seWer-air and different waters on
pipes and tanks. The result of the exper-
iments will be given to the public. The
total number of deaths in the naval force
afoat during the year was thirty, which is
less than the average for the past fifteen
years.
The annual report of the Surgeon-Gen-
eral of the Marine Hospital Service shows
that during the last fiscal year and up to
September 30th, the number of patients
treated was 4,172. The necessity for the
establishment of hospital at the port of
New York is urged, as is also the pro-
priety of additional legislation governing
the appointment of medical officers. The
Surgeon General says it is source of
qualification that another year has passed
without the Introduction of an epidemic
from any quarter or the development of
any serious epidemic within the borders
of the United States. Estimates are made
for the maintenance of all the quarantine
stations, and it is urged that specific ap-
be made for them. The dis.
bursements from the epidemic fund dur.
ing the fiscal year amounted to $4,000. 7
The establishment of a Government quar-
antine at San Francisco is recommended.
GOT THE oFFIcE-sEEKERs WHERE HE
WANTS THEM.
WASHINGTON, D. c., November 20
The Presidents order excluding Office
seekers from the White House has been y
very effective. The number of callers re.