The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-12-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From our regular Correspondent

CluD Speecn gave great Satisfaction TO
the Democrats in Congress, but SO
much cannot be said for the misun-
derstanding, not TO call it what some
Democrats do, which resulted III an
apparent slight to Speaker Crisp at the
hands of the managers of the banquet.
If If Speaker Crisp had not been
wantedhe should not have been asked.
He occupies to-day the highest Off
cial position controlled by thu Demo-
cIatic party, and no matter whether
one agrees with all his views or not
he is entitled to respect and considera-
ton from every Democrat. Demo-
Gratis who opposed Mr.. Crisp's election
to the Speakersllip of the present
House, and who will oppose his cleo
ton to the Speakership of the next
House are outspoken in their denun-
citation of the Encouragement which
allowed Mr.. Crisp to furnish the press
with copies of his speech and then did
not give him an opportunity to deliver
it. They re gard it as slight to his
official position and not to him per-
sonally.
Senator Vorhees, whose political
wisdom teeth were cut some years
ago. rightly charterizes the idea that
the republicans really wish to see the
Democrats control the Senate of the
Fifty third Congress. is absurd. Said
he "The idea that the Republicans
will stand back or give in an inch is
as ridiculous as the story that the
Democrats are afraid TO meet the issue
and organize the Senate, and the last
is an insult to the intelligence of every
Democrat. We will assume all res
possibility and we are ready to begin
tomorrow if need be. The Demo-
cratic party can he depended upon to
do two things-remove the unjust
burdens of taxation from the neces-
saries of life and provide the neces.
sary revenue for the government.
The Republicans are prone to talk of
our mistakes. We may have made
but theirs have been
crimes
1t is now certain that when Senator
Hale made that public statement
about his and other Republicans wish
ing to see the Democrats control the
Senate his intention was to throw the
democrats off their guard in order
that a deep laid Republican scheme
might be carried out to defeat the
will of the people by purchasing
votes enough in certain State legisla-
lures to return control of the Senate
aud enable the protected millioEares
to continue to pocket their exorbitant
profits. The schemers. among whom
are such experts as Clarkson, Man
ley and Estee, met IN Washington and
their meetings were attended by
Alger and Pullman, who,
it is supposed, are the purse holders
for the rings which want to buy some
more protection.
Little things count up the House
committee or Appropriations in its
work of preparing the sundry civil ap-
preparation bill has discovered that
the eight hour law passed at the last
session will increase the expenditures
of the government about Is per cent.
Democratic printers who expect to
stick type in the big Government
Printing Office in the near future,
whether Mr.. Harrison extends the
civil service rules to that establish
ment or not, will be interested in
Representative SCOTS bill prohibiting
the employment of apprentices in
that Office. Mr.. Scott says only
journeymen should be employed by
the government that boys who wish
to learn to be printers aud pressmen
should do SO in private establishments,
and that his bill will pass.
1t has about been decided to hold
joint caucus of the Democrats in tile
House and senate in few days for
the purpose of mapping out just what
business, exclusive of appropriation
bills, shall be taken up at this ses-
sion.
Representative Gear of California,
the author of the present anti Chinese
law, which the Treasury officials say
viii hot work, has his fighting blood
up, and somebody may catch it very
soon. He says the law can easily be
enforced and that to talk of repeating
it without having really tried to en-
force it, as the bill introduced by Re-
presentive Andrews of Massachusetts,
provides, is simply cowardice, and
will be So regarded by the whole
world.
A poll of the House and Senate
shows Il majority in favor of the re-
strlct,on of immigration in some way
at this session, but an agreement has
yet to be reached upon the best meth
cd OF doing it, although the one years
suspension appears to be the favorite
method.
Senator Teller says the silver men
will oppose the repeal of the present
silver. law until substitute that is