The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-05-01
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our regular CorrespoHdent.1
. NAsH;NGroN. APRIL %. 1897,

AMMUNITION ffRIE ID, lSJ1-
The gentlemen engaged in attempt
ing To organize a.revolt IN the House
against Car Reeds high handed way
OF doing things have zeal. will, brains.
aniaeity-in fact, everything bnt the
one thing necessary to succeed voies
enough to nutvote Reeds supporters.
There il lots Of talk about IL large
number Of republicans being ready to
join the revolt, but if brought to an
issue il will he found that the Large
number will be about IL dozen or
possibly DIS many as twenty at the
outside. This being the case it strikes
me that these gentlemen are, with the
might be put to a better use than
raising expectations that cannot be
realized among those who are not
fully acquainted With the situation IN,
the House. That there are enough
republicans in the House who are at
heart opposed to Mr.. Reeds policy
and methods TO make a majority Of the
House when combined with the demo-
cra's and populists il probably true,
but they all want the best committee
assignments they can get and are not
going to vote against the man who
makes those assignments; they also
want favors from the administration
and they know that Mr.. Mckinley is
10 favor Of the Reed policy. Enough
republicans to make a majority Of the
House will support Reed, regardless
of what they think.
BILLY" Mason, Of ILL.,. this week
established his record III tile Senate as
i KICKER by making IA speec,i III
favor Of his resolution for Il clctu,e
rule, in which lie ridicnled the methods
81 that august body and charged its
memhers with caring more for indi-
vidnaI power than for the public
welfare. Referring to the failure to
act on the Morgan Cuban resolution
he said that it was impossible to tear
down the golden god Of the Senate
rules in order to act, and clnsed by
saying Il would not scnttle the old
ship, but | would like to put her ii
dry dock long enough to have her
bottom scraped."
While no gold democrat has been
appointed to a prominent place by
MIR. Mckinley, he is indirectly show
ing his gratitude to the gold demo
cIats by allowing a number of them
to remain in very desirable Offices.
Mr.. Conrad N. Jordan, Assistant
Treasurer of the e. s.. at New York.
is u conspicuous example, although
Senator Platt and the entire New
York machine made a hot fight for his
place for Ellis HI. Robert, u Plat re-
publican. MIR. Jordan was in Wash
lngton this week to renew his $780,
900 bond that expired at midnight Dn
the 22nd inst. His renewal of the
bond makes it certain that he has been
assured of his retention III Office for an
indefinite period, as a reward for being
a gold democrat. And the same poll
cy is being pursued towards Claude
N. johnson, OF KY, Chief of the Blu
reau of Engraving and Printing ex-
Representative Forman, of Ills, Com
missioner Of Internal Revenue, and
othris ill places ut less Importance.
The professional office holders
those who have been in office before
have secured about nine terths nf the
pie distribt ted up to date by Mr.. Me-
kinley, which seems to show that ex
p-rience is as necessary in office seek
Ing as In any other business ; but that
doesn't lessen the disappointment Of
the inexperienced reachers after off,
cial pie.
Senator Morgan has given notice
that he would insist upon a vote next
week upon his resolution for the rec
ognition Of the belllgerency of the
Cubans. The resolution can command
a majority in the Senate all right, but
there it will stop, unless Gar Reed
sees ft to allow the House to do some
business at this session outside Of the
tariff bill and the left over appropria.
atoms bills.
The Adverse decision by the r. s.
Supreme Court in the case Of Chan
mar, the N. I. Broker who refused 20
answer questions in the Senate sugar
scandal investigation, leaves Chapman
with only II hope of escaping the
thirty day Jail sentence imposed upon
him when lie was found guilty of
contempt in a Washington court.
That is, in his being pardoned by bar.
Mckinley. Strong pressure is being
brought upon Mr.. Mckinley to issue a
pardon to Chapman.
Democratic Senators have been no.
titled that if they would not force