The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-07-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
(From II regular Correspondence
NAsH:NGTON. July 9Th. 1895.


Secretary Morton believes that dol
lars and cents talk democratic ec"no-
my more convinelngly than any MAJ
can. and he lives UP to his belief. Ar
the close of his first complete fiscal
veal in charge of the Department of
Agriculture he covered into the Treas
ury $627, Us which remained un-x-
pended ont Of that years apprnpria-
ton. For the fiscal year which ended
last Sunday he has made even a more
pronounced saving. The total appro-
priation for last year was about $780,
600 less than for the previous fiscal
year, vet there remains unexpended
about $70O,O DOC.
The removal of Prof. Harrington
from the head of the Weather Bureau
was not surprising TO those who knew
of the relations existing between that
official and his imi,ediate superior in
Office. Secretary Morton. He would
have been removed long ago IT Secre-
tary Morton had not been disposed to
look over his MANY acts of insuboldl-
nation because of lis acknowledged
superior scientific requirements. but
there is a limit to all things and that
limit was reached in this case several
weeks ago. President Cleveland asked
for Prof. Harriugton's resignation and
when that gentleman declined to sub
init ii he dismissed him. That's all
there j. to tell. The attempt of Prof.
Harrington and his personal friends to
create the impression that he was a
martyr to his devotion to the scientific
work of the bureau and that he was
removed because he objected 70 the
removal of his skilled snhordlilates is
too silly ever for midsummer.
Capt. HOwgate was this week SEN
fenced to eight years in The peniten-
tiary for embezzling government funds,
but he will remain in the Washington
Jail until until his appeal has been
passed upon, which will be at the fall
term Of the court.
Senator Hill must he highly pleased
with the movement started hy Secre-
fary Olney towards improving our con-
sular service and making 1t the work
ing partner of 0ur commercial inter-
ests that it ought to be, by sending
out c%onsnls who are better qualified for
their dIties than many who are now
in the service. as it has long been Il
subject of great interest to Lin. In a
speech on the naval appropriation bill.
during the last session of Congress.
Senator Hill, while commencing the
wise expenditure of large sums Of
money for the educating and training
OF boys to be naval officers, asked per
tlnently. ''but what are we doing for
educating and training those who are
to be u diplomatic and consular
agents! y Secretary Olney can count
upon earnest support from Senator
hui. u any Congressional action shall
be needed to carry ont his IDEAS for
the Improvement of the consular SER
vice.
Extremes will certainly meet. if the
scheme, said to have originated with
certain New England opponent of
Reed, to boom Senator Chandler
("Little Billee") for the Vice Presi-
dency on the Harrison ticket, shall be
successful. Mr.. Harrison, as every
body knows, belongs to the silk stock
1nged, Lam. hOlier- than-tllou class of
republicans, and his strongest card is
his protessed piety, while Little Bill
Iee," who has reioiced in the title of
Chief BLACKBOARD of the Senate ever
since he managed by WAYS devious
and dark to break into that oreaniza.
ton. is the champion and pal of that
class Of republicans which glories in
Its ~wlckedness; its ability to pack a
convention, wipe out an opposition
majority by manipulation OF the bal
lots cast-in short. its general cussed-
ness. Sach q ticket would harmonic
quite as well AS one composed Of Bob
lngetsoll and DIR. Talmage, and would
stand Just about as mucl, chance of
being elected. "Little Billee" sue
ceeded in corrup;ing the voters of
New Hampshire to a sufficient extent
to get himself in the Senate, but he
will never succeed IN becoming Vice
PRESIDENT, or even in getting himself
nominated for that office. sLittle
bliiee" Is very rich, although when he
hrst came to Washington AS a minor
Odnclal OF the government he was dead
poor-as poor as John Sherman was at
the beginning Of his official career
but he doesn't turf loose his money
willingly enough to obtain control of
a republican national convention. 1t
has never been ''come easy and go
eas.' with his money. although, the
mos OF it came to him without any
greater effort than was required to
recognize the opportunities which
came his way. But it is really ridicu-
lOus to treat seriously the idea Of the
nOnlIihtinn of such :, nan Cor Nico