The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1897-01-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
fFron our regnfdr Correspondent

Senator Cameron who has only il
few weeks more Of pns,iic life and vii"
considers himself entirely ont Of poll
ties ana who consequently doesn't
care whose political toes te treads IN,
is doing some very plain tnlking-like
lis father the late Simon Cameron he
has III expressive vocahulary-ahnut
the flip flop certain republicans
Senators lave turned on his Gu
han resolution. He il especially bit
ter against JOHN Sherman. who lie says
assured him before he "as compelled
to accept the position If Secretary Of
State in Mckinley's cabinent that lie
was for his resolution and who has
since then nsed his Influence among
Senators who wish to he solid with
Mckinley against the resolution so,
industriuusly that il the resolution
WAS now brought to 4 vote it would
probably be defeated.
A Washington real estate agent said
speaking about John Sherman and!
how he acquired some OF his wealth. !:
1T may be only a coincidence. hnt ii
reminded me of former transaction
al the willy Sherman when | saw that
Just about the time if became certain
that he WAS 10 lie the next Secretary
at State he took out Il permit for the
tieetion of Il block Of dwelling houses
III East Washington. When lie be
eatie Secretary OF the Treasury unfei
Hayes he built a block Of houses III an
undesirable section Of East Wash
ington and they we've all sold to EN-
ployes of the Treasury. | cannot say
OF course, that Mr.. Sherman made
those Treasury employees buy undesi-
iable houses ut Il big price, bur You
can imagine how it worked when the
real estate agent who handled the.
property approached il Treasury I'm
p eye with a proposition to buy one Of
tisese houses, which everybody knew
belonged tn the Secretary Of the Treas
urf and gave him Il gentle hint 10 tie
effect that the Secretary would rot be
likely to discharge i clerk who WAS
laying II Of his houses. | shall keep
BY eye on those houses Mr.. Sherman
Is now having built. | have Il %cufios-
liy to know whether any OF them will
Re bought by State department. en-
playes."
Car Reed is bearer to having an
open revolt OIL lis hand ut any period
siuee he became the ~autocrut 1T the
House. A respectful petition signed
h.Y POS members of the House has been
presented 10 him asking him To sns-
TEND his arbitrary rule against pub
lie building bills and to allow il tlneI
~ be set for the consideration Of % of
those bills now on the calendar. HeI
intimated quite plainly to the Com-I
nlttee which presented The petition|
that he didn't wish to giant The lt-!
quest, although he took it under adj
sisement. 1t he grants tins ~reqaest.l
there will be plain sailing for him.
and not mnclt show ror the bills to:
get through the Senate during the3
remaining time of this session /; lf bel
Iefases it, there may be a very liyelys
row. 20S members-almost tw" thirdss
OF the House, Can easily unc.own tles
the Gar, If so disposed. /
The members Of the House Cnnimit-s
tee on Pnblie lands declined to follow
the wishes OF Speaker Reed concern /
leg the Free Homestead bill. The bill I
has been reported to the House iusts
as it WAS amended by tile Senate andE
the House will bt gi"en an oppartuni-a
Y to vote on the Senate amendments, 4
just as it might have done when the1
bill first came back from tile Senatee
had not Speaker Reed ordered the I
bill referred to the Committee. The 4
refused even to accept ami
amendment, e~xempting from the cpe- I
of the bill the'lat,ds which the D
government is selliu. rs trustee fors
the Indians. Z
Representative Swanson, of Va, oneS
of tue most prominent of the youngerE
democrats III the House has this to "a, Z
IL u pablic interview about ths future
ri the democratic party: There Wilt
ne no reorganization 1T the democratic
1t is to-day stronger and more 4
compact, aggressive and buoy-x
-nt Than any defeated party ever sasa
Without iu~tinfidation. coei-N
cion, or corruption a vast majority Off
voters of this country today are in
accord with it. Having divorced itself#
ii ON the present administration. it ISL
balldlng neal the affections aud The e
of the masses. The democraticN
party will continue is aggressive fi,htM
both gold and silver as legal ten u
der money and against special privi-k
To trusts, combines and corpora
tons. Those who failed to act With
Ia Ill the last election will most Off
return to the party. Many hayea
done 50. No concessions inN
l%einciples or polite, will be made q
to gain tie support of these. &
,aorn Of their power Of patronage and &
as loyal democrats thoseH
who da not return will not be poten-@
for evil Ii tie iutntn Ihn a f.