St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-04-10
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, March %, 1886.


rhe Secretary of the Treasury, he ex
tended his invocation in way that
was quite unnecessary. He prayed that
she President, his Cabinet, and the two
Houses of Congress might profit by
this example of overwoyk, bearing in
mind that the body has its laws,
che study and the practice of which ar'
obligatory on every man ct stnSe -"
far as this busy, hard worked Admins
tration is concerned, DR.. Milhurn's
petition seemed we'll enough, but it was
felt that there was ne need of placing
before either branch of Congress, as II
warning, the results OF over industry.
There is little danger that the Senate
will injure itself with hard work it its
majority, in a time when hundreds OF
thousands of hungry men are wander
ing with despairing aimlessness down
the highways and through the byways
of the land, can find as its only issue
the question as to the papers in some
petty office. SO long as the majority in
the highest legislative body of the ma
ton, will continue, for the length of
three weeks, .priviledged collective
scandal monger, because the Executive
does not waive his prerogatire and
give it access to his private corrcSpon-
dence, there is no need of prayers in
behalf of over toiled Senators.
tn. J,
every one about him by the remarkable
amount Of labor he performs daily.
No man probably has ever before given
anything like as much intellectual
strength and steadiness of application
to the duties of the Presidential office.
He studies closely even the minor ques-
tions that come before him for official
action, and every document that goes
from his hands, if it be only letter to
an office holder, is carefully prepared
Mr.. Jordan, the United States Treas
nrer, under the new regime, is another
practical W ,rker and Thorough business
man. A short time ago a Congressional
Committee asked him to appear hefme
them and impart his views on financial
topics. He responded that he was too
busy during the day, but would be
pleased to meet the committee at night,
and 80 he did.
A short time after Mr.. Jordan was
installed in his new office, he went to
the Government Printing Office and
asked to have small job of work done
that day. He was assured by some of
ihe officials there that it could not be
furnished before the next morning
must have that printing Tonight
insisted the Treasurer. lit is impoSsi-
.ble,' demonstrated the others. Mr..
Jordan threw off his coat, went TO IA
desk, and began setting the type rapid
ly himself, while the clerks looked on
ia establishment. lie finished Il third
OF the work in fifteen minutes, and
turning to the officials, he said; Now
when l ask to have certain job of
printing done by a certain time, please
remember that know XhatI am talk
ing about 1t is useless to say the
wock was ready for him at the specified
time.
When his resolutions finally got
through the Senate by a mere majority
of one, Senator Edmunds breathed "a
sigh of relief. Even this,barren victory
was better than he expected. He was
nervMlsly apprehensive that sufficient
number of his Republican brethren
would vote against him to cause his
defeat. Mr.. Edmunds sudden anxiety
to force vote is easily explained. Had
he allowed the debate. to continue until
the new California Senator, then es,
route for Washington, reached here
his little game would have failed for
the Senate would have been tied.
The political effect of the discussion
will not be profitable to the Republican
party, and the whole contest KIM have
30 practical result. No Displaced Off
sial will be restored. Ne personal pa
sers will be furnished and 30 reasons
hat the Republicans feel no citation or
in carrying through these
esolutlOns By this meagre majority of
strict party vote. I
lit was thought the distinguished I
senator from New York, Mr. Evarts,
Would not date to speak on the Ed
,nnds resolution question because his
,gic az an attorney in behalf of Sen I
tie plaintiff against President defen- I
ant in 1886 contiicteC SO seriously with
is logic in behalf of a President de-
,ndant against Senate plaintiff in ,
100. He did speak, oweNer, and this !
the way he explained his change OF
Use: Il might say, that when coun sci
e urging and pressing propositions p
view and in aid of defendant in p
arge, those are scarcely judicial OPT
ons.' His explanation would have