The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-07-29
WASHINGTON LETTER
(From our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, July 21st, 1898.

WASHINGTON, July 2lst, 1893.
Secretary Carlisle is again on duty,
having returned from the ten-day va
cation which is probably the only n
he will get for many long months to
come, as the general belief, fully shar-
ed by himself, is that he has entered
upon a long period of the hardest
work of his life. His department
deals exclusively with the two great
questions that will occupy the time Of
Congress-the tariff and finance-and
it is his desire to be prepared to fur
nish all of the information on both
subjects that will from time to time
be asked for from the time that Con-
gress takes up these questions until it
disposes of them, and when that will
be Is a cOnundrnm that no wise man
will try to answer at this time.
Not the slightest bit of sensation
was caused by the alleged news, re-
ceived here eally in the week, of the
disabling OF the Z. s. S. Mohican by a
shot from a poaching sealer flying the
Hawaiian flag, for the simple reason
that nobody believed a word of it.
The department has had reports from
Behring's sea dated a month later than
when the alleged disabling took place
which make no mention whatever of
any such incident. That's why nobo-
dy believed the story.
The number of pensioners absolute
~ dropped from the roll since March
4. last is 245, but in the same period
5000 have been suspended, pending
further investigation. Judging from
past experience in such cases it IS es-
timated that a large majority of the
latter will finally be dropped. The
work of examination is being pushed
as rapidly as possible and will be CON
fined for a long time to pensions gran
ted under the act of 1890.
Now that Secretary Lamont has ia
ken a tour years lease OIL % Washing
tOn residence the rumormOngers will
probably cease starting stories of his
intended early retirement from the
Cabinet. He will live in good COM
pany as his house is next door to that
of Senator Brice, and within a stones
throw OF the White House. The Sec
rotary came here this week to consult
with Secretary Gresham in regard to
several matters under the State de-
partment which were unsettled when
the President left town. and while
here he signed the lease for his house.
Although accompanied by Mrs. La
mont whose face is almost as well
known as his own, the Secretary spent
several hours in Washington, and got
safely away before tie newspaper
mel knew of his visit. However, il
would rot have made much difference
as Lamont is postmaster in the ART
of talking without saying anything
which. Talleyrand said was the frs
requirement of diplomacy.
During the short time Secretary
Lamont remained in town he founC
time to decide that Army officers wht
desire to attend the Worlds Fair mus
pay their own fare like other people
and that permissions granted officer
to attend the fair do not carry fire,
transportation. While this will upse'
the plans of numerous Army officers
who have been calculating to take il
the big show at Uncle Sans expense
it's business is manifest to all. TIL,
salary of the army officers who will
visit the fair go right along and the,
certainly should be willing to pa,
their W expenses.
Attorney General Olney has BEEF
accused of not looking very favorabl,
upon the practical side of politics,
e., putting out the opposition and put
ting in members of his own party. bu
before leaving Washington for a shor
vacation he showed that accusation t
have been undeserved by notifying
number of the assistants to the Attor
new General with salaries rangin
from 81, 800 to $4,000 that there resig
nations were desired, and it is state'
. by those who know that every repub
lican connected with the Department
3stice, outside of the classified ser
to be made to walk the plank
pd many guesses have bee
about the chairmanships {
|ortant committees of the mex
and one of them was that Rer
tive Bland would rot again b
I'm of the Coinage cOmmitte,
t can be stated upon exceller
)fity and without violating any
rs confidence that Mr.. Bland ari
chairman of that committee in til
)kt House, unless lie declines to serv
gain, and there is no apparent re;
son why he should do that.
Speaker Crisp is not expected hel
until about August 5, two days befol
Congress assemblies, and a movemer
is now on foot to postpone the dem
cratic House caucus for the nomin;
ton of officers until the morning of tt
It'll. as it Will only REQUIRE q few mi!