St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-07-03
OPEIOUSAS :
Saturday July 3, 1856
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, June 81, 1873

than was supposed week ago. But it
is not impossible that the tariff bill
may come up again. 1t would be
strange indeed if the forty or fifty
CONGRESSIONAL Boanerges who have
spent both time and money in the COM
position and purchase of speeches will
be content to carry this pent up un-
delivered eloquence; but, unless the
pent up flood of tariff talk shall be let
loose in the halls of Congress, the ses-
sion will probably be shortened by
from two to three weeks. The weather
has been exceedingly warm, and mem
bers and senators are very anxious to
get away from the city.
The Senate is not disposed to give
the President any rest but keeps send
ing up to him bills, by the basketful,
for his examination and approval
Saturday when be went to bed he had
on his table "a bills, the constitutional
time for his examination of which ex
pires on Monday, and he has not looked
at one of them. There is another lot
embracing as many more that will be-
come laws on Tuesday unless he vetoes
them, and still more on Wednesday,
and it is scarcely possible for him to
read their text Thursday and Friday
the Senate passed 21s bills, about half
of which have gone through the House,
and they will be dumped on his table
Tomorrow. Some of those bills are
saved by their numbers. They would
certainly be vetoed if the President
had time to examine them.
There is still considerable talk In
political circles about changes in the
Cabinet. There is rumor, | give it
for what it is worth, that Don Nj.
Dickinson of Mich. is to succeed to the
place of Attorney General Garland.
1t is thought that the recent visit to the
country of Hon. Robt. M. McLaDe, our
minister to France, is connected with
the Secretaryship Of the Treasury De-
partment, and that if, when Secretary
Manning returns, he is compelled to
tender his final resignation, Mr.. Nc
Lane may be his successor. The Treas
ury Department is very ably managed
at present by Assistant Secretary Fair
child who is carrying ont many reforms
that were commenced by Secretary
Manning. The clerical force in the
Sixth Auditors Division Of this de-
partment has been much reduced and
there will be still larger reduction on
the first of July. 1t was at first intend
ed to allow the dismissed clerks the
fifteen days due them up to the first
ultimo, but then it was thought that
this time would be occupied in efforts
for reinstatement, so, in order to pre-
vent all annoyance and bother, the
dismissal and appointments of success
sors will be made on the date. The
Civil Service Commission mas furnished
a list of names with which to fill the
vacancies that will exist in the Office on
the first of July, so that the Auditor
will be able to say to all those seeking
reinstatement, that the vacancies have
already been filled. The number to be
dismissed is thought to be twenty six
at present to which number more or
less will probably be added by the ex-
spiration of the month.
Since Mr.. McConville has been the
sixth Auditor, there have been upward
of eighty discharges in his office and
the twenty six or more yet to lie made
will bring the total up to over one hun
.dred and Ska third Of the entire
force. This is by far the best record Of
dismissals yet made in the department.
Last week Mr.. Hoar, of Mass. sub
mitted resolution proposing a consti-
tutional amendment to provide that
the term of the Presidents office and
Of the next Congress shall be pro-
longed until the last Tuesday of April |
1889 at midday the Senators whose
present terms would otherwise expire
on March 4th, 1889 shall continue in
,ffice until noon of the last Tuesday in
April succeeding such expiration. The
asst Tuesday of April shall therefore
,e substituted for the 4th, of March as
he beginning and ending Of the official
erm of the President, Weep President
senator's and Representatives in Con-
'ress. il