Bedford inquirer. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1857-1884, 1866-12-14
Washington Topics and GOssips.
PROSPECTS THIS WEEK.

EhOsEEC1S lhI5 w LEN.
Both Houses will get fairly at work this
week. 1t is expected the Senate will pass a
suffrage bill for the District In the course Of
the week also the House bill stopping all
Presidential pardous of rebels who have
not been tried. An intimate friend Of the
President states that he is not agitated by
the House investigations. He relies on the
Senate to give him fair play The House,
in spite of few violent caucus speeches,
has no intention Of making personal war
upon him, but it does mean to save the
country from the effects Of his blunders
REPUBLICANS IN EARNEST
1t is very evident that the Republicans
are in earnest, and that they will not only
pass such laws as are necessary to carry out
their avoWed principles but that they will
effectualiy hamper he President so that he
cannot again exercise his power regardless
of the popular viii. Some talk Of impeach-
ment. but | see no reason for believing that
anything will be done in that direction-at
any rate, this session.
THE PRESIDENT AND MRS. COBB.
The President denies that the allegations
Of Senator Chandler in reference to his con
duct In the pardon business are true. Sena-
tor Chandler got his information from judge
Carter, before whom the notorious Mrs
Cobb. the female pardon broker, came
last Spring, in the prosecution against De-
tectiYe Baker The evidence then adduced
seeeu ~ 91all3 % an I lSlse la GGihiS0' ,',i
tho President asserts that the moment he
ascertained Mrs. Cobb's character, he for
bade her to enter the White House
DISSATISFACTION WITH THE TREASURY
POLICY.
Very general conversation with members
of Congress develops the fact that it Is very
doubtful whether Mr.. Mccullough viii 5c
able to rally any considerable minority to
his support in the measures looking to
marked contraction Of the currency His
stepping out Of the way in his report to
recommend the admission of the rebel
States IS creating considerable dissaiistac-
ton. The operations Of Revenue Commits
sioner Wells are giving rise to various com
plants, and the d0ings OF the Chief ot the
Bureau Of Statistics are severely criticised.
IMPORTANT DOCUMENTS SECURED.
The War Department has to-day secured
all the originals Of the forged documents
purporting to be part of the Con0ver teati-
mony in the conspiracy case, with which it
has been attempted to break down Judge
Advocate Holt and Secretary Stanton. This
is veIy important capture.
THE PRESIDENTS S POSITION.
Mr. Lee Blond has unquestionably ex-
pressed the views of the Democratic party
in saying to General Schenck ''The Presi-
dentis not the man of our choice We nei
ther took him up nor did he take us up.
We claim no benefits from hinl-certainly
we received none from him in the recent
election" A few dispensers of bread and
butter, hover around the White House,
but the President is really destitute of any
political supporters in Congress beyond the
corporal guard of policy men. 1t is un-
derstood that he takes matters philosophi
cally, asserting that the people have been
misled, and thatin due time they will in-
dorse his action on reconstruction.