The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1894-06-30
NASHINGTOy LETTER.
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VI 1Ss $50
all lie consolation that tie average
democrat can get out "f the delay ~
the Senate in passing the tariff bill
Senator Harris. a tie democratic
leader. las done all thai one man
could do. aid he has been ably sup
ported by some of the democratic sem
atoEs. but. unfortunately. not by all.
and the margin is too small 10 force
ANYTHING without a united support.
Som of the democratic Senators seem
to haze an idea that when they pledg-
ed their votes TO the bill they had
performed their whole duty a a con
sequence. here's another week gone
ant tiie final vote is not in sight. al
though ii is difficult IT, see what eN-
cuse the republicans will hare for pro-
longing the agony longer than next
week. i democratic Senator remark
ed IL mv hearing to-day: Il don't be-
lieye the republicans will ever consent
to Lave a vote taken on this bill until
We compel them 10 do So. Whether
tIi~ ! True or not. | understand that
il J. Has Intention Of nearly all Of the
republicans - make long speeches on
so.as portion of the bill next week.
II that Is allowed, it Is a very easy
mathematical calculation to show the
in Yossibility Of passing the bill next
week.
President Cleveland'> little salt wa
ter f1ip did him a world Of good He
returned looking like a new man hut
tie trouble with him Is that he works
just a. hard III tie facilitating wealth
CT 81 simmer a. he does in cold wealth
er. and the natural consequence is that
be soon gets run down. He knows
this just as we'll as ANYBODY does. but
he j. 20 constituted that lie cannot
stop work unless he goes away from
where the work is.
Speaker Crisp has been confined 20
his room the greater portion of this
week with a stomach trouble. His
physician made him stay III the house
more as a ~precautIon than because his
Condition made it necessary. Repre-
sentative Bailey. of Texas. made a
great success as Speaker pro tenn.
Commissioner LochTen. of the PEN
sion Bureau. Will turf over to Uncle
Sam on the Both inst. the snug little
sum Of SO, 010. 1000, which by economi-
cal management of that bureau he has
saved out of the amount his republic
a predecessor estimated would be
Necessary to pay pensions from July
LIST, 1898, to June Both 1894. Republic
ca,,s who believe in wasteful and ex-
%trayagant expenditure of public mon
ey viii be sure to denounce Judge
Lochfen for not having paid out every
dollar appropriated. but sensible pee
pie who believe that public business
should be conducted on the same pin
ciEtIes which govern successful private
establishments will be apt to say
''WeIl done, thou good and faithful
servant"
The Senate committee has about
concluded its investigation OF the su-
gar trust. It will hear no more wit
nesses, except the w or three Senat-
ors who Lave not. owing to their alb
seHce. Yet been examined. 1t has al
ready been made plain that the report
will not be unanimous, the republicans
being determined to try to make poll
teal capital n of the matter.
In order that DO Inconvenience may
be caused by the failure of the regular
appropriation bills to become laws By
the first of July the House Approprfa-
ton committee has reported a joint
resolution extending the a%ppropria-
lions for this year thirty daysfro Ju-
Is /. This indicates that members of
that committee are of the opinion that
the appropriation bills can all be pass
ed by the first nf August. Democrats
hope 10 have things in such shape that
Congress can adjourn about that date.
1t might be supposed that with the
Senate meeting daily at 10 O'Clock and
not adjourning before g., or half past.
that Senator Faulkner. chairman of
the Democratic Congressional Cam
paign committee. would be unable to
find any time to dsvOte to the work of
the committee. But he does find lots
of time. He spends something like
an hour at committee headquarters
every morning before tue Senate
meets and le returns N the evening
as soon as he gets through his dinner
and remains>until Ii O'Clock or later.
Those who are familiar with the work
Le has already done pronounce him to
be one OF the most thorough organic
ers WHO eyer directed the work of a
campaign committee. Senator Faulk-
DeF is too experienced a political man
ager to discuss his plans in a newspa-
per, bur it can he said without any
violation of confidence l.at he is CON
fdent the democrats VIII control the
House in the next Congress.
The House has again put its official
endorsement III Representative
HatcII's anticipation bill.