The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1893-10-21

| securing unconditional repeal, and of
the necessity for compromise. There
was some talk early in the week OF
adiourning Congress if the continued
session OF the Senate failed to reach a
! vote, but the idea was not popular
| with the Senators. and it looks now
as though some disposition will GER
tainly he made of the silver question
before there is an adjournment, and
that 1t viii be a compromise which
can he accepted without any sacrifice
OF principle by all the democratic SEN
ators. although Senator Voorhees, is
very positive in saying that he will
take no part in a compromise.
Everybody in Washington knew
that the number of what are usually
spoken of as "office holding families"
the members of which we're never
known to engage in any other employ
ment than working for the Govern
ment, was considerable, but no one
dreamed its actual extent until Rep
resentatiye Doekory this week pre-
sented to the House a partial report of
OF the joint committee which is inves-
tlgating departmental methods and
work. More than 1000 families have
tw" or more members in Office, and
some As many as seven. eight aud
ni,,e. More than half of the 1859
United States employees in this cii,y az.
furnished by these 1000 families, and
yet there is rule against the employ
ment of two members of the same fam
lily. No one was more surprised at
the figures IN this report than were
the heads of the departments, and it
can be stated to certainty that they
! will not wait for legislation to reduce
the number OF one-tamilv employees in
| their respective departments To put
1t Ill popular language, these families
have had snap for ii long time ant:
Will E"W be made 10 sten down and
out and give other people ii chance
The 99 mnioriiy by which the HouSe
| passed the Tucker bill for the repeal
OF the Federal election laws, promptly
| at the time designated for taking the
vote when the bill was first taken up,
was great disappointment to the re-
| publicans who had been persistent IN
circulating false stories about the ex-
issence of democratic dissatisfaction
with the bill and the difficulty there
would be in getting Il democratic quo
rum on the floor when the time came
| to vote. Every democratic member
of the House who was in Washington
voted for the bill, and none were ab-
| sent, except for unavoidable causes.
| The democrats of the House believe
il doing business and in doing it
promptly, and their records up to this
| time have been unexcelled.
Representative McCreary's bill pro-
posing an extension of SIX months in
the time within which the Chinese in
this country may register, and other
notifications in the Geary Chinese ex-
clnslon act, is now being considered
by the House, where it has been given
until disposed of. This bill, which
Representative McCreary told the
House was "in the interest of clviliza-
ton and humanity" is the result of a
request of the Chinese government
made OF Secretary Gresham by the
new Chinese minister, who promised
that all of the Cinnamon now in the
United States should register if the
| time was extended.
Senators and Representatives seem
| very much in earnest about providing
for the erection of a new Government
Printing Office, and fresh efforts are
being made to determine upon the To-
cation ola sight therefor. 1t is GER
tainly to be hoped that the present eff
forts will succeed. A new building is
a necessity.
There is not one word of truth in
the sensational story sent out from
here early this week saying that Sec
,etary Gresham had asked Postmaster
General Bissell to reinstate dismiss
ed republican postoffice official, sta
toned in Ohio. and had been refused