The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-01-23
WASHINGTON II.
CFrom our regular Correspondent

~ ktItuOIlCUb "a w SbAeotS e1S's
putty to cnntlot the Senate after the
tnnith of March, that is as daring and
andacit us as ANYTHING ever attempt td
in this country in the political line.
The first step III this scheme was TAX
en- this week when Senator CtaLdle
who ia an adept in tricky politics, Of
frr.a IL ue,ition in the Senate from
Henry A. Dupont and eleven members
of the Delaware legislature. asking
that the Senate reconsider the vote
whereby it declared Nj. Du Pont not
entitled to Il seat in the Senate. This
scheme never would have been sprung
had it not become certain that the
democrats would elect II Senator to fill
the Delaware vacancy. Those who
are behind i. do not expect to seat
Dn Pout, but they hope By getting
his claim before the Senate again to
prevent the sratirg Of the democrat
who will be elected by the present
Delaware legislature. With one va
cancy in the Senate IS will be a ma
jority. but if that vacancy IL filled by
a democrat, the republicans must ha We
46 votes to control the Senate See /?
The petition was referred TO the cnm
mittee on Privileges and Election,
Which consists Of five republicans and
four democrats. but as Senator Palmer
of Illinois, is q of the latter, the re-
publicans may be said to have two
thirds Of the committee.
Senator Vest. who has just returned
from n triumphant reelection, revived
the dropping spirits of those who be-
lIeve that something onght to be done
for Cuba before this session of Con-
giess closes hy declaring his intention
to devote his time exclusively to get
ting something done for Cuba, becaase
he believes that to be the most impor-
tant question before this Cong, ess.
When Senator Vest devotes his exclu
siye time to ANYTHING, the country is
pretty certain to bear about it. So,
look out Speeches weie made this
week by Senators Mills and Bacons in
advocacy of the Mills Cuban resolution
which provides for recognition of Gu
ban Independence and the appoint
ment of a U. S. Minister TO CUBA.
At last Speaker Reed has filled the
democratic vacancies on the House
committees. Representative Bailey,
OF Texas, got the place on the Com
mittee on Rules, Representative
Boatner, of La, goes on the committee
on Ways and Means, Representative
Stokes, of S. C., on the Committee on
Agriculture, and Representative Crisp,
ct Ca. son Of the late ex-Speaker,
xuE., - f,a - 4.,s ft.1 Skb0v- ...l.xu ~
was given the vacancy on the Post
Office committee.
Une episode occurred in connection
with the railroad Funding bill, that
was this week defeated BY the House,
that in the old days would have re-
suited in a duel, or perhaps two Rep
resentative johnson, of Cal. the only
member from that state who support
ed the funding bill, made an imprint
able speech in which he made imprint
able charges against w. r. Hearst,
whose New York and San Francisco
papers had made a hot fight against
tile bill. For this he was called a
coward by Representative Cooper, of
WIS.,, and in addition to being called a
coward by Representative Mcguire, of
Cal, johnson was reminded of his
having been indicted in Syracuse, N.
Y. some years ago for forger.. This
last speech was too much for the
House and it was ordelded to he
struck out of the Record. Instead Of
challenging one or both of the men
who had called him a coward. as the
old-timer would have done, johnson
merely dared them to do 1t again,
outside, in these words: sIf either
the gentleman from Wisconsin or the
gentleman from California thinks | am
cowardly, let either repeat TO me out
side this chamber what he has said
inside, aud his curiosity will be APP
peased.n
Representative Dockery. of Mo-,
who spent the Congressional recess,
at home, says: The samples of pros
perty We have out there are not salts
factory. The advance agent is too far
ahead of his show"
There may be honest differences of
opinion as to whether Secretary Olney
is a great statesman, notwithstanding
the qualified endorsement of him as 4
statesman and a diplomat by ex-Piesi-
dent Harrison, but no Senator will de-
Ly that he has a great gall. He las
set the Whole country laughing at the
Senate, and the Senate has no way to
get even with him, except to prevent
ratification Of the arbitration treaty
hetu cen the US and Great Britain,
which he was instrumental in negotia
ing and which this week went to the
Senate. The Senate has for many
years been sore on the matter of
treaties. because of the mysterious
name in which the newspaper men
have managed to get hold Of copies OF