The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1890-03-01
WASHINGTON LETTER
(From our regular correspondent.)

- 20 tS u, Nttljh nv tBbNStDt1 w ihd
III a DAYS travel. He has become fully
satisfied that ut least two men, promi-
%nently connected with the almiuistra-
t'"r-A~>i>tant Postmaster General
Cl#rleun and Il. s. Treasurer E:r>ton
-llNr been ahusin. hiiH II every
opportunity and trlIiuH other fs;cuas
titai they intended tn rcri1u i=+t Is
soan ;s they could find IN opportunity
II cmlaraS@ him ny 80 doing. He also
has under suspension several ether
Ei9h officials and it would not he at
all surprising if several ~rcsignations
ere prremptorily demanded hv. Linn
il lie near future.
Balintiag for the selection of d 'oca-
tion for the worlds Fair will begin in
the ieNSe late this afternoon Of to-
morloW. aud be kept NIP until the
question is settled. Chicago viii s'lrt
III the lead. hut Your correspondent
has the best If reasons for believing
that no Wold's Fair viii he held at
either Chicago or New York. oven if
one Of them slculd Er selected. The
Senate will XII any measure that jnoS
Eof locate tie !nig If WaStiaatnu, C.
rfH.r tity !,,tr tls.t ~ hrst.uu 1t
Cii:raepW would lH"nutfc Ioss of liii"ojS,
nr n New York City. Tie loss Of NnN
York III tie ntI5 Presidential cam
rai@n. This is ia accordance ni.h
boss Quav's orders before liz went on
nis Florida fishing trip. Mr.. NILS, Of
Texas, will make Il strong effort to
dcf.at the fair hill in the ~lloisr, but
he will fail.
The new styles Of postage stamps
were placed on sale Saturday by the
poSt-otiice department. The improve
ment il there is any, is hardly visible
to the naked eye.
For many wears one of the regular
Congressional jobs has been the pro-
position to have the Government huy
all the real estate south Of P~ennsylya-
MIA avenue between the Treasury and
tie Capitol. 1t has been knocked ont
;" often that it vas thought to have
been entirely abandoned, but il is
again on deck. and Il bill has been in
trodiced i'll Congress. Only Il few
months ago, when there was d freShct
III the Potomac river, the greater por-
ton of this ground was under from six
inches to four feet of water. Nice sort
Of property to ask Congress 10 buy 10
PET public buildings upon isn't it2
Notice has been given that rs ~oon
~ the House finishes with the Worlds
Fair The contested election eases are
% oe called up. There are four eases
Three Of which the committee
have, by q party vote, reported i'll ia
vor of the republican contestants. and
one by a unanimous vote, in favor
Of the democrats now occupying the
seat.
The investigation of the civil ser
vice commission. which was begun
asst week will be resumed this week.
EX-Comnlissioner Oberly is to be one
If the witnesses examined.
The chairman Of the New York an
i monopoly league made an argument
against Mr.. WanamaSer's postai-teie-
graz II bill before tho House pnstoi,ice
Committee. Friday. Tie opposed tile
dill because is proposed to give the
business of the country to a private
corporation. He said he represented
he working people who sen few tele-
and who would get little if any
benefit if the bill should became IL law.
nd that the %postotfiec der artment Lad
business now than it could ti1n-
,ge satisfactorily without addin. this
experiment..
Twelve bids have been made to The
Treasury department for the exclusive
privileges Of taking seals in the waters
to Alaska for twenty wears.
nd in every one of them the price
is much higher than the Gov
'rnment now receives. No award has
ct been made.
1t is limited i'll inside republican
that Mr.. Har1ison's trip TO
Pennsylvania last week was really tor
political purpose: he is trying to
the state delegation to The
next republican national conventions.
md while Quay WAS i'll Florida ~
bought it Il good time to visit the
aud the opening Of the free Ii
'rary at Allegheny Cry furnished Hhe
opportunity.
The Senators, or rather some of
hem, are growing about the new.-
,aper men tindingo out everything they
10 in secret session, and are irving to
means to prevent it. If they
would have their ordinary executive
open the trouble would be
The regular war on lotteries which
5 made IN early days of every session
# Congress, by the Introduction of
'ills, has begun. It's Il farce, why
lot enforce some Of the laws we have
N the subject instead Of wasting time
nlcting.
The House and Ways aud Means
Committee arc practically ut u stand