The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-01-21
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(From or ycgu'ag Correspondent

Hlp counterfeit III 'Htk SHtH Is the
natural presumption after reading Il
special lrpH,t submitted. hs fig..sH-
rer Neheker to Secretary Foster this
week. This report shows that the
an"ant paid aut ~ tt- Fiea@ary h.
redemption of $500 notes. series OF
1871, exceeds u, $4,000 tile tni:.. am
ounl issued If thAt series, whereas it
Is usually the case that the amount
lalh "ut iot the redemption OF any
series of notes is always less than ttic
total amount is>aed ct ,5.ul series, tor
H." very uajulai rc;,.uu that MANY
notes are huriIed up or lost where
they are never found aud what add~
to the probability of counterfeit notes
ltaving been redeemed ~ iIeasurN
official, with good and lawful money
is The fact hat there W:is Il dangerous
counte trlt 1860 uute known t" have
b. ell pat III e lculaJlon about 1874
Treasurer NeEtker cHaearors to ca
PLAN by SAYING lhai through an error.
notes ot another serleS IN y have been
counted us in that of 1874. and eX-
~ eSses the opinion that this tact will
he clearly shown when the series Of
1873 shali have all been presented fof
Nj. N"hrker should try 10 ntake this
explanation. as MI. Cleveland's See
setary of The Treasury ma, feel that
it vii he his duty To cG!npe' Mr. Ne.
becker or hls bondsmcn tv make good
that $54, 900
L he death of Senator Kenua, of
u esf Virginia. which occurred We'd
nesdaS morning, although not unex-
pecred, has cast IL gloom over his col
leagues, with whom he was a general
tavo,ite, both on account OF his nals
ed aEi.ity and h S genial personality.
His death makes The fourth in the
membership of the Senate-Plumb, OF
Kansas, in d. cember. 1891 Barbour
Of Virginia, in May, 1892 and Gibson,
OF Louisiana, i'll December, 1892
since he Fifty second Congress began
Its first session. The funeral services
which were conducted by Cardinal
Gibbons. assisted by Bishop keane,
were held in the Senate chamber yes
terday afternoon, and the large atten-
dance of prominent people attrsted
the esteem in which Senator kenaa
was held. The remains left here for
West Virginia, where the interment
will ne made, last night, accompanied
hy IL Joint committee of Senators and
RepreSer Iatlves.
The House committee on Banking
and Currency has tavorably reported
Il bill revealing tie present law for
the monthly purchase of silver bullion,
aud it is Understood that he commit
tee on Rules will report il special or
der setting IL time ior its con>idera-
ton, bat there is Il doubt, even anon {.
those who favor the bill, as to wheth-
er it can be brought to a vote. 1t
certainly cannot, anlesS majority o!
the House will vote fl Il resolution
amounting III effect to 4 cloture rule,
| aud even if it gets through the House,
Senator Teller has on the floor of the
| Senate given notice that the free coin
age Senators will not allow it to go
| through the Senate. On the whole
| present Indications do not favor the
adoption Of any silver legislation a,
| tins session.
The House this week voted dowi
Representative Claims joint resolution
changing the date for the meeting o
! Congress to December 81, and for the
Inauguration of President to April so
Fren Is of the Quarantine bill
which passed the Senate this week
are already actively at work in tht
! House, and they hope to get a specla
otder for its early consideration re
ported trom the committee on huleS
Iiie tilL authorizes tie President t,
suspend immigration and the impor
tation of merchandise whenever ht
deems it necessary to keep ont con
ta.Ious and infectious diseases.
ExSneaker Reed has been kcepin;
rather quiet this session, but he mad
Il little speech in the House this weel
ia which lie stated Il TRUTH that ough
10 be carefully studied 10y the demo
cratic lea iers OF the present as well a
OF he ueXl House. lie said III til
House wants to do business, it can al
Ways find plenty of time tc do it i'll
Ii it does not wish to do business,
can tind eternity not to do it in MI
Reed has said few thugs during III
Congressional career that your CORES
, pondcnt could endorse, but this state
, aient must be endorsed by every III
rrejudiced observer of TIE work ,
Congress.
The House committee OIL the Culnn
bian Exposition is this week hearil
hotn sides on the proposed repeal
= tie law enacted at the last sess.,
+ prohibiting the opening OF the Woila
L Far Oh Sunday. Both sides are pr