St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1886-04-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from Our Regular Correspondent.
WAsIIINGTON, April T., 1Ss6

slOne by Congress during the week Is
an earnest of what is to follow for the
next three months. When the Senate
voted to erect building for tlIe Libra
Nv of Congress without one dissenting
voice, the Senators were so much graft
fed that many of them We're seen to
smile.
Thirteen Democratic Senators voted
against the admission Of Washington
Territory as State, after paying the
female voters ont there a good deal OF
attention. Senator Eustis feared that
when the women became L. $. Sena-
tors they would tell all the secrets con
rected with executive sessions. Sena-
tor Beck held that the women would
never be old enough to come within
the constitutional limitations as TO age.
The newly appointed Senator from
California, Mr.. Hearst, was escorted to
the Capitol by his millionaire colleague,
Stanford. After being sworn in, he
took his seat on the Democratic side,
and cast his first vote against the adj
mission of Washington Territory. Mr..
Hearst makes another addition to the
already long list of rich men III the
Senate. His daily income is SAID to be
about, 81 200. He has been represented
by his enemies as simply man OF
money, though there are probably few
men who depend less on wealth and
position than he. He sunk q good deal
of his NJ oney in order to give the Demo
Gratis of his state the San Francisco
Examiner, a daily paper in sympathy
with their views. His only son has
chosen journalism for his profession.
After familiarizinS himself with its de-
tails by beginning at the bottom ri the
ladder, he expects to take charge of his
fathers paper.
The House of Representatives also
voted for the Congressional Library,
voted to pension the Mexican veterans,
all that is left of them, and b, sides
passing half a dozen bills of more nr
less Importance, defeated the BLAND
bill for the unlimited coinage Of silver.
That probably settles the silver a@ita
tion for the remainder of the session,
leaving the question where it Was at
the beginning of the winter.
An employe Of the Government
Printing office surprised me by saying
the demand for speeches on the silver
question for campaign purposes was
greater than for those on political sub
iects. The largest order received this
session by the Public Printer was for
William l.. Scott's speech in support of
"a compromise on the silver question.
aLc. Scott is from Pennsylvania, he is a
Democrat, is the wealthiest man in the
Lower House, and has been mentioned
ais a possible successor to the sick
secretary of the Treasury. The next
Largest order was for Senator iBeck's
rsotable speech on silver, which has
been called for by members OF both
parties.
Despite the fact that the President
j has been warned by physicians since
: taenetary Manning was stricken down.
h takes no more rest, recreation, or
ex ereise than before, but,keeps hard at
We rk. His habits of labor seem to be
80 6xed AS to admit Of no change, and
be ellis his friends he knows what he
can DO, and that there is no use talking
10 hil "
Mo, e strangers have visited WASH
ngton dnniag the present season THAI
my pre wious one. They came HI crowds
% the White House daily, and Mr.
,levelan DIS Aand shaking receptions,
which oc, 1ar every other day, are atten
led by hu udreds. Miss Gleveland's re-
entions t, throughout the seastM were
cry largel attended. Some OF them
we're such CT 1lshes that the crowd was,
4 times. adm ,itted three OF four abreast
nd extra gr Yards were employed to
,eep the peop le ia order.
Curious incl dents have occurred on
ONE of these ccastons- For instance,
White House lster was assaulted by
wo women beca use he would not add
nit them fast en-, ugh. They were tall,
muscular women, aud they bruised the
nan badly. 1t was the intention to ar
est the offenders, a. nd they were point
d out to policem. IN, but on second
bought the matter was allowed to
ASS.
Miss Cleveland bore her part during
he last social season With great deal
f credit to herself. ST. e showed much
God sense and good deal of kind
At her last reception, at
sr she had been shakin, z hands with ;
and was nee, 'ssarlly, very
reI. the published hour for closing ,
le house arrived. There was still a