The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-05-27
WASHINGTON LITTER.
Tsom u regHIr Correspondent }
WASII:NGroy. May 18Th. 1898.

Men ara RictIiitN. hFdi " al lilS
administration is going to le denir-
cratic IN fact as we'll rs in name. The
overwhelming verdict OF the people
is to be oheyel, ard no republican Is
to be left in a place of responsibility.
The pace towards tins goal has not
beer precipitate. hut it has been and
will be steady and sure until II Is
reached. Secretary Gresham took the
lead. and there isn't more than IL or
two republicans left III important po-
s.tions in the State Department. Sec
rotary Carlisle is ii good second, and
it will not be long before all the chiefs
of divisions of the Treasury Depart
ment will be democrats. Secretary |
Smith has begun to call for the reslg-
nations of the republican chiefs OF dl-
visions IN the interior Department and
he proposes to keep it up until they
are all out. Secretary Norton has not
been behind in proportion to the size
of his department. Postmaster Gen
eral Bissell has had to devote so much
time to the selection of postmasters
that he hasn't made very many chan
ges in his department, but he will. us
will Attorney General Olney and Sec
letaries LAMONT and Herbert.
Judge Locllren believes he will kill
one of the principal roots Of the pen
sion evil by making the Medical
Boards which examine applicants for
pensions entirely democratic, instead
of allowing IN republican on each
board Of three as has been zone.
speaking of this change he is quoted
AS saying: Zone o. the things the
democrats have committed them
selves to do is to sift as far as possible
the rubbish which has been drifting
into this pension cesspool. The party
has committed itself to reform i'll this
matter, and there is no better way to
make a start than by having only
democrats on these boards" [ do not
state it as ii fact that President Cleve-
land has approved this action of Judge
Lociren, but it is hardly probable
that such a radical change would have
been announced by him unless it had
been previously approved by the
President.
Much more or less silly talk has
been INDUCED in this week about the
probability of IA war with China be-
cause of the Supreme Court having de-
clared the Gearv law constitutional.
Needless to say neither the President
nor Secretary Gresham have the re-
hottest idea that there will be any Sc
rious trouble with China. The Chi
nese minister told Secretary Gresham
that his Government would not take
any retallatory steps, aud h a 1t
would, as tar as possible, protect
Americans in China from any attack
the ignorant natives might be dispos,
ed to make upon them. The Geary
law will be enforced by the admins
tIation to as great an extent as posi-
bile with the meaus at its command
but the lack of a sufficient appropria'
ton to pay for their transportation
makes it probable that no Chinese
will be returned to China until Con
gress shall have decided whether i
will appropriate the large amount tha
will be needed-$6,0 00, Geo is the esti
mate-to send the more than 1OO,0 0
who failed to register in accordance
with the Geary act back to China, OF
modify the law so as to allow thos'
who are now in the United States t.
remain. Many Congressman who vot
ed for the Geary act have announced
their willingness to vote for an amend
ment to allow the Chinese now herr
to stay, in preference to appropriatini
the money necessary to send them t
China.
The official contract by which TIL
Cherokee Iudia-s surrender their IN
terest in the "Cherokee Strip to TIL
Z. S. Government was signed thi
week by Secretary Smith and the req
resentatives of the Cherokee nation
the contract provides for the retentio
by the Government of 81, $50, 900
satisfy the claims of the Delaware
Shawnees and the Freedmen. Their
are yet to be received and approve
the Instructions for making the sever
ty allotments to Cherokees residin
in the strip. which, under the receI
opinion of the attorney General, wi
have to be made by the Cherokee
from the $40 applicants. The Gene,
al Land Office will, as Don as thes
allotments are made, prepare instru'
tons to intending settlers, which a
not expected to differ from those /
sued when Oklahoma was opened, al
divide the strip into counties, ct
Officials o fix July 18th, as the da
of the opening of the strip.
President Cleveland has let it
very plainly understood this wee
that the rule of allowing F ederal of
Gals to serve a term of four years
not intended to keep republicans
Office who have used their official p
sitions solely to aid their part
"Prove that the man you name h
been an offensive PARTISAN said he