The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1886-02-13

lwasHtsoroN, Peb. Is. 1886.


The attitude of The President and
Senate continues to be the chief topic
of comment here. What will the Re
publican Senators next do? is r popu-
lar question. With Senators Logan,
Edmunds, Morrill,, Hoar and Sherman
as leaders they might do almost any
thing that lis extreme or unwarranta-
Ilble. But some Of them have become
Irecalcitrant, and hostilities may yet
end in a Senatorial Tetreat
There is very little harmony among
the majority in the Senate. There are
too many Presidential candidates on.
their side OF the Chamber for unity of
purpose and action. There are no less
than eight Republican Senators who.
are looking hopefully towards the
White House and 1888.
The situation as between the Sen
ate and Administration is not mate
rally changed, but some of the RE-
pnblicans are anxious TO have the tTou-.
bic end, and have gone so far rs to.
say there is no real issue. One OF
them said, 81 wish some ono would
disabuse the public mind of the belief
that there is going to be any fight be-
tween the President and the Senate.
There can be none" continued he,
'tfor the President is master of the
situation" If he refuses the informa-
tion we ask, that settles it. We can
do nothing but refuse to confirm. AT
the end of the session he can reap
point his man, or appoint another
man, that is all
And then Senator Etlmunds, who
has been one of the managers of this
demonstration against the Admins
tration, virtually called for a truce to
these farcical proceedings. 1t was
when he asked that the Riddleberger
resolution, presented by the Chair to
the Senate, be laid on the table. The
resolution referred to the strained re-
lations between the President and
Senate in regard to information affect
ing officials suspended or appointed,
and defined the Presidents dnty in
the matter from the Riddleberger
standpoint. Mr. Edmunds suddenly
awakened to the fact that the Senate
had been wasting time, and said that
there were but four months Of the
session left for business. The resolu-
tions embodied no practical questions,
and it wonld be time enough to debate
the question when it should become
practical one.
Dir. Riddleberger is the Republican,
readJuster Senator from Virginia. He
isaddicteu to making eccentric propo-
sitioDs to the Senate, and something
radical and silly is always expected
from him. Bnt on this occasion ne
was sufficiently sober to Griticise the
hoary headed Nermonter for voting
against the Riddleberger resolution.
He mentioned the fact that Dir. Ed
mnnds himself had inauguusted debate
on the subject involved. He concluded
by remarking that he did not mind
being run over by railroad train, bnt
he did object TO being mashed by a
Although the Republicans say a
great deal about removals without
cause, i happen TO know that they
only wish more had been made by the
new authorities. A Republican SEN
ator expressed himself freely q few
days since, "Confonnd Cleveland ex-
claimed he, 1.-THE Republicans in my
State have been completely tiemoral
lied and our organization has been
broken mp because some of our most
active politicians have been retained
in office" Said he, 'they are afraid
to help us lest they might be removed,
and i wish the President would dis
miss every Republican now holding
Office in my State. Then they would
go'to work again for the party" \
The Senate has now called upon
the Cabinet officers to fnF-
nish information bearing on official
changes, Attorney General Garland,
and Secretaries Manning and Lamar.
The former have refused and the lat
Ter will do likewise. And now the
Honse of Representative has asked
the Secretary of the Treasury to out
line his future silver policy. IF the
were not master of the
situation it wonld elicit the sympathy
Of the public. 1t has been asked TO
account for its past actions, for what
it doing at present and finally now,
it has been asked to state its future
4
Congress has accomplished but lit
tie so arthis week. The Senate has
talked Of Dakota, high Art and the
fConnt, bat it has not voted
for ANYTHING. The Honsei is as snsual,
waiting for something. 1t is now
waiting for committees toreportmeas-
nFes. The committees profess to be
bard at workhoweyer, and pretty soon
bills will come ponring in.
For the week all social entertain
ments that had been arranged by the
administration circle have been aban-
bonded through respect Ito the be-
reaged family Of the Secretary off
State. All engagements were cancelled
and invitations recalled. Two weeks
ago the social world of the Capital.
stopped its ronnd of gayety in conse-
anence Of the death Of Secretary Bay
ards daughter. This week stops again
for the death of the Seeretary's wife,
who was unable to survive the shock
of.their daughters death.
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