The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-06-03
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our regular Correspondent.)
WASHINGTON. May Goth, 1898.

No more scathing ar.alSnment OF
of the methods of republican officials
has ever been drawn b. a republican,
than that which is coIftal ed III the
official report of the investigation OF
the Weather Bureau, winch has beer
made to Secretary Norton by Assist
ant Attorney General Colby who con-
Quoted the investigation. The re-
port finds that the charges of official
abuses, favoritism and entire absence
of business methods in the bureau
were fully sustained hy tie evidence,
and concludes by quoting significant
ly the expense of the bureau during
the last year it was under military
control-S6l0 606-and the amount
appropriated for the ext fiscal year
-S95l.10O. Secretary Morton will
bring the matter tn the attention OF
the President before taking action.
President and Mrs. Cleveland ac-
Quilted themselves handsomely OF the
unprecedented task of ent -rtalning rs
the guest of the United States the Off
cial proxy of the Qoeen Regent OF
Spain, in the person Of Princess Eu-
lalie, the Spanish Infanti, and tllev
did il without importing any European
frills. After spending Il week IN
Washington the Intanta and her PARTY
left for New York yesterday, where
they will spend ii few days before
going to the Worries Far. The
Princess made things easy from the
start by expressing the desire to oe
treated just as an American lady
would be, which fitted III exactly with
the plans of Nh. and Mrs. Cleveland.
The State dinner given IN her honor
at the White House is said never to
have been surpassed in Washington.
Senators and Representatives. who
made no kick over tie foEr-year full
term rule OF the Post Office depart
meut are not taking kindly to the last
rule of that department, HAT no re-
publican fourth-cla>s postmaster viii
be removed save for m~aiieasance in
office, or on complaint aud proof that
he is an "offensive PARTISAN The
following conversation was told to me
as having taken place between an
Ohio democratic Congressman and As
sistant P. NJ. 6. Maxwell : Congress
man-sI don't like your rule il offers
a premium to the sneak and the in
former. Why shouldn't these men
work for their party? Why should
they BE- dismissed for doing it? | want
them dismissed Cor being republicans,
not for being good working republic
cans"
Mr.. Maxwell.-"TLere are some va
cancies in your district, and if you
will name your men for these vacan-
cies Iii appoint them at once. lmean
those vacancies where the occupants
have resigned
Congressman-"Well. | won't make
any recommendations in those cases.
there are two kinds of republican
postmasters in nv district. One kind
are manly, and when their party lost
they SEM in their designations. The
others are a set of sneaks, and when
their party loses they still hold Oh to
their places. Your rule offers a pre-
MUM and protection to these sncaks.
AT the same time you ask me to name
successors to those. who were manly
enough to tender their designations.
| won't 40 it. I'll rot be party to an
arrangement that will cut Oft the
heads Of decent republicans and allow
the sueaks to live in official safety"
Ex-Secretaly Fairclild, to whom
Secretary Carlisle recommended the
Cherokee delegation which went to
New York this week to place the
Sc, ZOO, 900 in bonds based upon tie de-
ferred payments from the Government
for the "Cllerokee outlet" did a good
turn for the Indians when he advised
the delegation not to follow its Origi-
nal Intention of Regulating the bonds
in Wall Street, but instead to adver-
tise for bids for the entire amount OF
bonds, to be opened here, and the
members of the delegation showed
their shreWd business sense by recog-
nizing the value of the advice and &C
cepting 1T. As the bonds will a 4
per cent interest, which is more than
the Government has paid on its bonds
for years, and are practically guaran-
teed. principal and interest by the
Government, Secretary Carlisle hav-
ing agreed to sign a statement to thai
effect printed across the face of eacl
bond, it is expected that the bidd Nc
will he lively and that the bonds viii
be sold for enough above par to pay
all costs. That's the way democrat:
show their frieadliness for the In.
dams.
Judge Locnren tersely defines the
policy upon which he will run tht
Pension Office us follows; 1.-The equa
energetic and exactly just administra
ton Of the pension laws as they are
found upon the statute books. If !
man is entitled to a pension he ough