The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-02-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from Oh, seHtEaft 0'YSpoa'enf.9
" AsTt.snToN. FIJI. Sfl,, 1S95.

Neither ~fleS,lehI I!tteiaHu @H'i
Secretary Cafiisle wa> st;rI'fi>tai at the
action III tie iionse 81, tia t'nanrial
bill. I::ev were k.I.t thot"ngi:l, |
nosted on the sentiment If the demo-
Gratis Gf HE iin 20. hut there WIS Il
element of tinuht IA to how the ~ge,,lt
leans vents vatr. eyer atsrrtX speak |
er and p~resiaeHiisl cantllt'r Reed
l1ade bis grra5 rn,niihatian i,nt Gar I'll !
suppott fl silver ia~n 81 h" vest
and the gold men 81 the. NN 'E"r
IN. a substitute. whi.h he eas pleased
TO call :. nor PARTIES" COMPROMISE
to close his s,,etch a~lrncatiH it "
asking the flowing .>~"]ont""-lilr
aucsniana "Snw. why il saJ tina; ii"
solution of oiir prahtea?, WiIiiorf
raising vexed questions whie, Ne know
cannot he sol ed WHY is il ,"t a
Drac ici! solution ct oar { Gutie WY
is it not suitable IN ryerS way y The
lack OF ego..Sm and gait vii! never
Keep that man Reed out as anything.
NobOia ever knew una. he ms,l. that
speech that he had in addition 10 his
great literary auu parliamentary &c-
cOmpiiSiuneate, fruud time To { m
pletely ma.te: the cnHrlicAted science
of finance. a,G t,e House ~teiI>rti to
believe il even after ~ said 80.
Some Senat0rs-not al! ii them r.
publicans, tlttte"--Ws,e i,tni disisp
pointed at Secretary '';i!i>ie's al ,war
to the Senate .esa!utinn, asking uhetli-
CT there wa;ld I've q deficiency in the
estimated revenues OF tho government
for the wear ending n+ctabtr 81, 1896.
Secretary CaTl:1ie's answer was l.iain
and agticote6-sllerc Will be q cou,-
turtah:" surplus in tie Treasury attIle
end of the year. Some q. tire lrpth'i
cans a,r st,li saying that It is the Lack
o~frevei,uc that IS causing tie depletion
of the gold ia thu Trensury-prohah!y
followia. the rascaliy political axinEi
IA liz well stuck to is rs good as the
tintl,T
The Senate can act quick enough
nhen so disposed. Ala instance Of
this promptiess Was given when the
IatificatiDn of the Japanese treaty was
ro-c0fsidereG aud tie treaty amended
in acco, dance with Secretary Gresh-
ANS request. The Senate isad amend
ed the treaty 50 as 10 give either ma
ton the right 10 ausogato It after one
years notice. The Japanese Minister
SAID bis country wouid ~et,iect TO that
CLAUSE, because it gave this country an
opportunity, il 80 disposed. to ahro-
gate the treaty before it was even put
into ~olela,ion. Tie treaty docs not
go info effect uu.ii 1859. Secretary |
Gresham and the Senators thought the |
objection we'll founded hence the last
amendment. Which. gives either coun
try tbs right 70 surrogate the treaty hy
/ one years notice uitei t!.s tgeats las
gOnt inhn o~te,at".sE.
The subcommittee Sc t!t, Senate
which is i'll charge Of .aa iuGiau aI,-
prOpriajiou till has had Rio end Of
trouble about appropriations for sec
tartan schools. The Catholics cIalnaed
that thu Lineoin Institute at Phiiadel-
phia, and tue Ramptoh Institute ut
Hampt"n, Va, for ooti, ii wi,ich spe- |
cific appropriations were made by tie
bill as it passed the House. arc stcta-
Tian schools, DIG t~piscctalian and the
other Congregational, and asked that
specific appropriations fol some Of
their schaOis be added to ti,e bill. The
subcommittee settled the matter by
strikins OCT ait spec ific appropriations
for de"oninatiop4t schools, and leav-
ing the question os septin. I%otiiau
children 10 AIRY Of them discretionary
with the Secretary OF tie interior. In
other words for him t. spend the
money appropriated for tie education
of the Indians IS he NAV think bcss.
More Hawaii II cen to be a veri
table old man of the sea s:saillcC upon
the baeA Of Congress. aHtt it Is certain