The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1886-01-02
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OUR WASHINGTON Le fTER.

OOn WAoHINN1 INN EENiEhs
Holiday Week ut The White fiouse-The
Supreme Court slsnderesl- The new Ex-
ecutise Mansion Scheme = Interesting
Opinions from Senator Eyarts and Jus
tice Miller, etc.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. 20. 1855.
EDITOR CHEF:
The President having dined last week
with Secretary Bayard in order to meet DIR.
Holmes, accepted the invitation of Sec
retary Manning to the Christmas dinner
aud doubtless he will be entertained by
other members of the Cabinet hereafter;
but fancy he will not be likely to accept
invitations outside of the families of his
Cabinet. The New Years reception at the
White House will begin at the usual hour,
and doubtless it will be one of the most
crowded receptions that has ever been held
there. The arrangements seem to have
been very successfully made, and if Colonel
Lamont only succeeds in disposing of the
lady correspondents y to their own and
his satisfaction it will be a memorable New
Years day at the White House.
The Justices of the Supreme Court are
very indignant over reports that have been
sent out from here about q bar-room they
maintain behind the scenes. People who
read this article, ane it has been widely
published throughout the country, will
infer from it that the highest judicial tribu-
nal of the country, which we are in the
habit of considering the abiest, purest and
wisest III the world, is composed of Il lot of
old soakers engaged in n prolonged de-
bauch. 1he story goes that they have a
.ideboard filed with the finest liquors, a
kettle OF water always at the boilingspoint,
and keep a man at the expense of the Gov
elnment, whose choicest qualification and
only duty is to concoct r.,latable potiops.
Everybody who knows anything about the
Supreme Court is aware, that this story is
a pure fiction, invented to give spice to u
letter, and probably written without malice,
bat nevertheless 4 gross libel.
Some of the real estate dealers in this
city are endsaaoringto persuade the Pres
ident to recommend tho erection of new
executive mansion, but understand that
bill will be introduced in both houses for
the purpose, and an offer will be made by
the syndicate who control the property on
Columbia Heights To sell sufficient land for
tho site ut very low figures, as they can af-
ford to do, but I do not think the
scheme will meet with much favor. Pres
idcnt Arthur had plan which ought to- have
been carried out before the erection of the
ney houses which MIR. Adams and Mr.. Hay
have placed at the corner of II and Six
teenth streets. It was to purchase the block
bounded by Il, I, Sixteenth streets and
Connecticut Avenue, on which Mr.. Corco-
rams house stands, and erect an executive
mansion there. Mr. Arthur often discussed
it with Mr.. Corcoran, and the latter was
syesy fayorahIY iua pressed With the idea,
although it took 1o deifnite aslIlf Ia
The other day, I'm told, a couple Of Con-
gressmen went to the White House TO ask
tie President to assist item in securing the
confirmation Of q man against whom some
objections had been raised. The President
told them that the appointment lad been
made upon their recommendation, AID
part of its fitness, and if the objections
were justified he hoped le would not be
confirmed.
hear that Senator Evarls is going to
that, but for the attitude of the Arthur aa
ministration, the silver commission to Ea-
rope, of which he was Il member, could have
secured an il ,ernatioIaI agreement which
would have solved the silver question and
given tie United States all the advantages
that such IN arrangement can bring
Justice miller Of the Supreme Court is
said to have expressed tie opinion, that GI-
der the tenure of otEce act as it stands tho
President has no power to remove an ctii-
clal without the consent Of the Senate (sec-
ton 1863, and that in case the Senate re-
fuses to confirm nominations made to sue
ceed suspended officials the latter are re-
stored to Office until their successors are con-.
uflneu. flOSt Vi tue oeHdtCTs Goio Il Ill
ferent opinion, but Justice Miller says that
Il suspended official whose successor is not
confirmed can be held responsible for tie
conduct of his Office from the date OIL which
the nomination Of his successor is rejected,
and that any court will SO decide. his
opinion will CRAFTY some Of tie Senator'S
whose friends lave been relieved of their
official honors aud emoluments, ard will
furnish pretty topic for debate.
Yours tr:l,s, eALEnE.
'WHAr ToMsi1 Dip. John HaEberion.