The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-09-23
WASH:SGTOS. Sept. 15-h. 1893.

Congress intend 70 redeem the prom
lses mane III tie Chicago platform
They actually seemed ~ think that il
was possible to cajoie he democratic
into letting the Mckinlet :ariff law,
which was denounced from every
democratic stump aud IN The columns
Of every democratic newspaper in the
land during the last campaign. re-
main Oh the sta-ute bOo.:s. for a wbil.
anyway. And their mistake in the
tariff business, which is now very
plain to them, taught them nothing.
They are now engaged in the useless
bu-iness of trying TO Tighten the dem
Ocrats out of the notion of repeating
the Federal election laws, laws which
made the notorious John / Daven-
port a possibility and which in the
hands Of an INSCRIPTIONS administra-
ton have ID the past fdnd may in the
future. If allowed to standj surround
ed the voting places of American citi-
Zens with oayonefs III the hand. Of
80 diei..
line mt mbef Of democrats who a
he frightened by republican twaddle
/. small, and, as Representative Nc
MiIltn said early in the session. "let
those democrats who feel tiulId about
carrying out the Chicago platform 90
to the rear there Will be enough left
10 front to do the f~ighting.n The
Tucker bill for the repeal of all laws
providing for federal supervision of
electors has been reported to the
House and will be & ven the right of
way until passed. How long it will
take to pass it depends largely upon
circumstances. The democrats are
perfectly willing that it shall be fully
debated, and nc attempt will be made
to force a vote until legitimate debate
has been exhausted. but no fillibaster-
Ing will be allowed.
Everything indicates that the debate
on the Vorhees repeal bill is drawing
neal Its end IL the Senate and that the
long contest OF personal endurance BIZ
means OF a continuous session of the
Senate with a quorum always present
or within call will soon begin. An
Other attempt, III fact, several oftheu,s
were made this week 10 get President
Cleveland consent 10 some sort of n
compromise that would secure IN i'm
mediate vote and avoid the hard feel
lnes tween Senators that ALWAYS
follow prolonged sessions, but Mr..
Cleveland was inflexible. A number
OF b democratic Senators who will
vote for the Voorhees, bill are person
ally willing to agree toa compromise
ina woul III some shape recognize
silver, but having promised Mr., Cleve-
land that they would vote for upcon-
ditIonal repeal they do not feel at lib
erty to do SO without his consent.
he House committee on Foreign
Affairs will report a bill providing a
substitute for the much-discussed
Geary anti Chinese law. The bill in
trnduced by Representative Everett.
OF massachusetts, is now being con-
sidered by the committee and Will
probably be favorably reported. with
sligft notifications suggested by Rep
fesehtative Geary, OF California. SO
many sensational statements have
recently been made concerning the in.
tehtions of the administration that
Attorney General Olney gave out an
official statement this week that the
Gcaty law would not be enforced I'M
u! Congress acts, and that the Gov
cfi'Ihehf Toes not acquiesce in the in
elHreiation gwen the law by Judge
h"-e ~ his recent decision, as To the
I!g"t ~ private citizens to begin pro-
ctettn9s against the Chinese and call
upon Tie government to provide for
tAttf deportation.
n" one can call at the White House
Without becoming aware of the salts
faction that IS felt from the President
down to the hamblest employe over
the good fortune that has followed
Mrh. Cleveland and her baby girl.
congratulations are still pouring by
mail from all sections of the COUNT, Z
and from all classes OF people.
Jerry Simpsons refusal to engage in
aJolnt debate with Congressman Mar
shall, ("CyclOne Jim''l, of Virpini.
Whth they were both speaking at fine
same Virginia to " the other day. has
'ecn the cause of Jerry's getting a lot
Of chatting from his colleagues in the
House. Jerry comes from a cyclone
country and he knows the danger to
be expected from them, and wisely |
declines to knowingly put himself in
the path of one.
The tariff hearings before the House
Ways and Means committee have ot
tunes been quite interesting this week.
anu several manufacturers aeentsw who
round themselves COMPOUNDED when
they presented the stock protection
arguments gent away thoroughly con
'ihced that the democrats on that
committee are much better posted on
the practical workings of the present
talIff than the newspapers generally
have given them credit for being.