The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-07-07
WASHINGTON LITTER.
From our regular Correspondent

NAsH.NGTON. June 29th. 1884.
President Cleveland las decided to
remain in Washington until the con
ference committee disps ses of the tar
if bill. So says private secretary
Tlnrston. who ought 10 know if any
body does. The President thinks the
conference will complete irs work
within ten days after 1t gets the bill.
and that the bill Will be sent to him
for his signature by the 18th of July.
Other democrats think it will require
more than ten days to argue away the
radical differences between the orlgl-
nal Wilson bill and the numerous SEN
ate amendments that have been made
thereto. or to find by compromise some
common ground upon which Senate
and House will be- willing to stand.
1t is difficult for a person who has not
had experience with a Congressional
conference committee to realize the
time it takes To reconcile important
differences. 1t isn't only the personal
opinions of the conterrees that must
be overcome. The jealousy between
the House and Senate, which is as old
as Congress, is always an important
1dGipi III TIE ucifoCfdtIbuS vi a JoIlicI-
ence committee. In this cas- those
who are disposed to be impatient
should bear in mind that the Senate
amendments number more than four
hundied, each of which must be to a
certain extent discussed by the con-
ference committee. and voted upon,
and the republicans on the committee
will he certain to do all they can to
retard an agreement, Just as they have
unnecessarily prolonged the debate
upon the bill in the Senate. although
they knew from the first. just as we'll
as they do to-day. that the bill would
be passed.
The loss of a day bv reason of ad-
%journment az e mark Of respect to the
memory of the assassinated President
of France will, unless present iEdica-
tions are at fault, prevent the passing
of the tariff bill before next week.
Ii is we'll known hat there are hun.
dreds of employees of the government
who are credited to democratic Con-
g%ressional districts without the con-
sent or knowledge Of any democrat re-
siding in the district and that many
of them have never been within 500
miles of the places which are given
UPON the department books az their
homes. Of course this is unjust to the
residents of those distr lets who wish
to enter the government service.
They are met at the start with the |
statement that the quota Of their state
10 full, while as a matter of fact it
isn't full j; that is not Of bona tide res
idents. Democratic Congressman
have long been trying to get this
wrong rigited, and now success is in
sight. Lists of all government en-
plOyes credited to each of the states
are to be furnished the Congressional /
delegations of those states, SO that
those nho are improperly credited can
be pointed out and removed from of
ice, making room for an actual citi-
zen OF the state.
President Cleveland's nomination of
Mr.. Charles De Kay, literary editor of
the New York Times, to be Consul
General at Berlin. was disappointing
to a considerable number of demo-
cra-s in both Senate and House who |
had endorsed working democrats for
the place. But as Mr.. De KAY ia COM
petent tn ill the place and is said by
his friends to have voted for President |
Cleveland, it is not probable that any
attempt will be made to prevent his |
confirmation. Mr.. De Kay is a broth
er-in-law of Mr.. r. W. Glider, editor
of the Century Magazine, and it is
supposed that 1t was Mr.. Glider who
secured the place for linn. |
The democrats of the house redeem
ed the last of their pledges to the Ter
rltories by passing this week, the bill
for the admission of New Mexico as a
state, the bills for the admission of
Arizona and Utah having been passed |
months ago. There isn't much prob
ability that either of these bills will
be passed by the Senate at this SEES
sion, as the regular appropriation |
bills have all to be acted upon, and
everyday is anxious to adjourn at |
earliest possible moment.
Coxey says be expects the demo-
cratic Congressional convention in his |
dis riot to endorse his candidacy FOL
Congress. Democrats here find this
difficult tn believe, and ii the demo-
Gratis in that district ask the advice Of
the democratic Congressional Cam
paign committee. and heed it, they
Will let Coxey and his candidacy Sc
verely alone.
The new Nicaragua Canal bill has
been approved by the committee, and
favorably reported t 0 the House. 1t
provides .or the issue of $40, 900, 900 in
5 per cent bonds to be used by the
United States in the purchase Of
10000 shares of stock ont Of the SO. 600