The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-04-13
WASHINGTON s4h1'rER.
From our reqHiar Correspondent
WASHINGTON. April 9TH. 1885.

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condition than it has been 1T any time
since the present atinrri>t!git on came
iato power For some time there has
been Il steady increase In receipts,
both from customs and internal rev
enue, and Trey are expected t" c%ontin-
he to increase right along, Not tl.e
least gratifying thing abent the sltia-
ton Is that il is now certain that no
extra session of Congress will have {"
be called, even if the Supreme Court
decides against the income TAX. unless
something now entirely unexpected
shall make it necessary. The Treas
ury will have ample money 70 pay ali
claims, and the arrangement made
with the syndicate which bought the
last Issue Of bonds has so far worked
like a charm III keeping the gold i'll
the Treasury.
Postmaster General Wilson formally
took charge of his department ycster-
day. He was sworn III Wednesday
afternoon by Chief justice Fuller, the
ceremony being witnessed by Mrs.
Fuller. Miss Wilson, Nj. ~i;issell and a
number of the officials of the Depart
ment. Mr.. and Mrs. Bis>eil expect to
return to buffalo in about three WEEKS.
President and Mrs. Cleveland have in
yited them to spend IA few days with
them at 'Woodiey" before they leave.
MIR. NJ. II. Twitche!l. of Louisiana,
who has been L. S. consul at Kingston,
Canada, tor nearly twenty Years, re-
ports II the State department acnrious
method OF discrimination against
Americans which las been recently
put into effect by the Canadian author
titles. Physicians residing near the
boundary line between the United
States and Canada have tor many
years-ever since colonial days, in
faet--practiced iniiseriminately IN
both sides OF the line, but those who
live on the American side of the line,
have been notified by the Canadian
authorities that they will no longer be
allowed to visit patients living on the
Canadian side. That is an application
Of the doctrine OF protection that
should be studied by Gov. Mckinley
and his deciples.
Washington was all ON up early in
the week by the publication of Il tele- |
gram from New lork saving that Mr..
Theodore Rooseyelt-our wv incnm- !
parable "Teddy'-was to withdraw
his support from the temple OF nation
al civil service reform and become IL
member of that motley municipal ag- ,
gregation which Mayor Strong is as
sembiing in the name OF ,et"rn in New
York city. In short that "Tetdy"
was to retire from the Civil Service !
Commission to become a. New York
Police Commissioner. But Washing
ton breathes easier nov. We are not
to lose our Teddy. There are sew
eral reasons why Teddy will not
become II New loil: i'olicc Commits 2,
sioner. He says be does not wish to |
do 50. And another somewhat i'm
portant reason is that Mayor Strong
has not asked him to.
Secretary Herbert believes there is
much in a name, particularly when it
comes to the selection Of "a name fur a
new vessel, As o as it WAS learned
that the Secretary vas almost ready to
take up the question Of selecting
names for the %gnnboats now being
constructed at Newport News, Va,
the pressure in favor OF the cities
which are competing Cor the honor
began aud 1t ha, steadily grown stron-
ger, and the end is not Ill sight. The
cities having active partisahs working
in their behalf ale Nashville. Chatta-
nooga. Lexington. Ky, Mobile. Nor
folk, Niagara ana Gloucester. and
others may enter the good-uatured
contest. Three states have already
put in applications to have their names
given TO one of the two battle ships
authorized to be built by the last Con-
gress-Rhode Island. kentucky aud
Pennsylvania-.hut il will probably be
IA long time before those names are Sc
lected.
Il doesn't require mitch foundation
to build Il sky-seraring cabinet resig-
nation rumor. Mrs. Gresham hap
peied to mention To Il tIlena that she
intended taking the Secretary away
for II rest. in order that he might get IA
chance to renain his health which has
suffered ,e-ount Of his hard work
during the ~.at.r. That WAS enough.
1t was tele.ry phed IN every direction
that. OWN. to Il serious difference in
opinion between tie President and Sec
Rotary Gresham, the latter would re.
sign. There is 10 difference in opin-
ioH between the President and
Secretary Gresham, and the latter has
had no idea of resisnins i'll the immc-
dlato future, although Mrs. Gresham
would like him to dc so. and has, it is
said, exacted a promise ct him that he
will resign next winter if his health is
not better that it is RON. But there
is little doubt that Il lest will bring
him around all right. That he thinks