The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-03-06
WASHINGTON I
IRON our regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON. FEB. 26. 1897.

upon Secretary Olney for copies of all
communications to aud from Consul
General Lee. which vas adopted by
the Senate without q dissenting voice
is intended to solve the mystery as to
the truth of The sensational state
ments saying that General Lee had
either actually rendered his resigna-
ton as Consul General to Cuba, or
threatened to do SO. unless the nd
ministration gave him better backing
than it has been giving him in his
fight to secure Justice for Americans
arrested in Cuba. 1t is also believed
that it was intended rs an affront to
President Cleveland. 1t is customary
i'll sucl. resolutions to request the
President To furnish the desired infor-
nation, if in his opinion it is cGmpati-
bic with pnbiie interests. Senator
Hill iguored the President entirely.
and his resolution asks Secretary Oh
Dey for the information. Congress
feel very ugly towards the admins.
tratian oh account of IFS Cuban policy,
but there is no time lett to do any
thing now. except to pass the appro-
priatlon bills.
Ia q III tilS
week, and was the recipient of much
attention. He was also the central
figure iu several important political
conference.
Representative Bailey. of Texas.
gave the republicans a go"d-natured
IaAihg over in a speech which did not
overlook the assistant republicans
about their embarrassment in distrio-
uting 10000 offices among 800, 900 APP
plicants and made the prediction that
every one of the fifty Congressional
districts which the republicans carried
asst November by majullties Of less
than 700 would go democratic at the
next election. '.Four years ago." said
Mr.. Bailey, ''yOu laughed at our EN-
ba~rrassment now we laugh at yours.
You have no more chance of escaping
the wrath of the oifice-seekers at the
next Congressional elections than we
had of escaping the d,sapproyal of the
people for the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
of the administration about to retire
from power"
That . majority of the republicans
il the House would like TO see the
civil service law thrown overheard
Was shown by the hearty applause
will, which they received the assertion
of Delegate Flynn, of Oklahoma,
that if he had his way he would
wipe out the civil service law and fill
every office with a republican within
twenty tour hours after McKinley's
inauguration. Representative eros
vener, of OHIO, also jumped all over
the civil service law aud declared his
belief that it would be repealed. Rep
reseltative Bailey in reply to a direct
question AS to what he thought Of the
law promptly said Il think it ia a
humbug," and when asked why the
democratic party didn't repeal it
when they had the power, he said
We didu't have sense enough then.
bot we shall know better hereafter"
Representative Brosius, of Pa, chair
man of the Committee on Civil Service
Reform, defended the law. and accused
Grosvenor of having by his talk
against it .feshed IL sword in the
heart OF the President elect whatever
that may mean. Whatever Mr..
Mckinley may de there is little
doubt that Grosvenor will have a
numerous support if he wishes to lead
a tight against the law in the next
House, and it will lot be surprising if
he does it.
The Senate Committee on Public
Lands has this week been trying to
get ut all the bottom facts connected
with the recent issue of a Florida land
patent for $4,000 acres to Mr.. Perrins,
Mrs. Cleveland's stepfather. Senator
Teller, who is Il member on the COM
mittee, has been especially active in
~cross-examlng the witnesses who have
appeared before the Committee. The
Committee has not yet reached a con-
clusion as to tho regularity and Iegali-
ty of the patent.
Notwithstanding the protest of fruit
importers. who claim that foreign
fruits do pot compete to any material
extent with American products mas
much as they are mostly put on sale
at different season of the year. the re-
publicans of the Ways aud Means
Committee have decided to place a
duty upon tropical fruits which impor-
ters declare will be practically pro-
hihitory. -
There is trouble and ii heap of iI.
ahead of Mark Hanna. The pabl;ca-
Jion of interviews, in which lie states
that his first work upon entering the
Senate will be to undertake the Job of
boss-the passage Of the tariff bill has
aroused the ire of a number of repub.
lican Senators and Mr.. Hanna MAJ
start his senatorial career by getting !
himself mercilessly snuhbed. IL is
vrey safe to say that he will rot be
a Senator long before he will regret
announcing his intention to boss the