The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1895-02-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON. Feb. l5th, 1850.
With the Senate pulling u way
and the House the other there IL little
probability that President Cievelands
advice will he taken TO the extent OF
saving SIG, 900, 900 in interest that will
have to be paid on those 3 aud I per
cent ssnnds. The House Ways and
Means committee has reported a revo-
luton for the saving OF those millions
by authorizing the issue OF per cert
gold bonds.
But nothing can be hoped from the
Senate, where it has been announced
by thO.e who are strong enough to
make good their language, that h
only financial Legislation they will
agree to is the bill for the unlimited
coinage IF silver. which has been
tavOrably reported from the Finance
Committee. This bill provides that
the O., ernmert shall coin and deliver
for each dollars worth of bullion pre-
scented at the mints one silver dollar,
aud that the difference in weight shall
be retained as seigniorage. and was
originally a section Of n general finan-
cial bill introduced. Ey Senator one
Of Arkansas.
1t would seem that Secretary Car
isles statement, that the only reason
for not ut first making public all the
details Of the contract made for that
purchase of gold viii, bonds was that
it might hamper the other contracting
parties, and that the administration
lad nothing 10 conceal should have
been sufficient. but it has not prevent
ed some OF the Senators from making
exhibitions of themselves.
Senator Hill had a little fun with
"his whiskers", otherwise known as
Senator PETER, this week. ellis
nhiskers" wanted to know why his
resolution asking the Senate judiciary
Committee to report GU the legality ut
the bond issues by this administration
could not at once be acted upon. Sen
aror Hill, a member of the Judiciary
Committee. said, in the absence of the
chairman Of the Committee, he was
rot atliberty to explain why a report
bad not been made. but lie stated that
the Committee would be disposed to
get the opinion Of the Attorney Cen
eral before acting upon such 4 ques-
ton. This angered ''his whiskers'
who said "Ol,, l d" no.: want to hear
from the Attorney General. I regard
my own opinion GU this point as good
as that Of the Attorney General"
ssThen", said Senator Hill amidst
laughter on the floor and in the gal
leries. Il have nothing whatever to
say after that statement The sar-
casm was lost upon ''his whlskers",
who prompted By his esotism contin-
ued Il have no doubt that l have
given the subject more attention than
the Attorney General or than the SEN
ator from New York. l have n" doubt
that l have given it not only more
careful considerations. but more intel
ligeDt consideration" This time Sem
ator Hill joined in the laughter which
closed the farce.
The Senate amendment to the dip
lomatic and consular appropropriation
bill, appropriatlns 5000 600 to start
the laying Of a government cable to
Hawaii, has mauy bitter euemies in
the House, which has refused to con-
cur therein. The bill is now In cou-
ference, and unless the Senate recedes
4 contest lasting to the closing days
of the session, ani maybe resulting in
the failure of the appropriation bill is
inevitable.
Secretary Carlisle took some of the
conceit out of e~x-Speaker Reed this
week, but he still has enough to sup.
ply n dozen ordinary men. The incl
dent occurred when Secretary Car
Isle was explaining to- the Ways and
Means Committee of the House, of
which Mr.. Reed is a member. why and
how that bond contract was made by
the administration. Mr.. Reed pomp.
ously inquired OF Secretary Carlisle
why his substitute, which was last
week defeated by the House, was not
satisfactory to the administration.
Secretary Carlisle answered by read
lug II clause Of the act of 1874, which
has been overlooked by all the speak
ers during the financial discussion, and
which wonld have nullifed any benefit
that might have been derived from
the Reed substitute. For once Mr..
Reed was lost for All answer. The
law read by Secretary Carlisle gives
the holders OF National Ban'z notes
the right to have them redeemed by
Treasury notes, if they So desire, and
as the Treasury notes are redeemable
in gold, it practically makes national
bank notes also redeemable in gold.
The Reed substitute only recognized
the g~reenbacks as redeemable 10 gold,
There is a heap of ignorance, in Con.
gress as we'll among the people. Oh
this tinancial'question.
Boss Platt took a day off from the
arduous duty Of directing the repub'