The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1870-05-18
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.


LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON CRY, May 9Th, 1870.
The Indian peace commissioners
will meet in this City on Tuesday to
make arrangements for returning to
the Indian country, in order to qniet
existing troubles. Gen. Parker,
commissioner of Indian affairs, COM
municated to the Senate, at its last
meeting. that the hostile spirit among
certain Indian tribes grows out of
onr failure to observe treaty obliga-
tions. It seems strange that the adj
ministration would prefer to imperial
the lives of the settlers all along our
frontier and expend an immense
amount of money in prosecuting an
Indian war rather than carry out in
good faith the treaties made with the
Indians. 1t will be hard to convince
the people that this uprising, if the
story be true and which many doubt,
was not the deliberate planning of
those who are interested in prevent
ing the bill passing Congress that
proposes to reduce the army and the
salaries Of the higher grade of Off
GERS. General Sherman found that
he had no power to lobby in the
House, and he is n)ne to good to
try means more to the soldiers liking
especially as he is interested to the
difference between $4,000 and $12,
900 per. annum. The debate on the
Tariff bill in the House on Saturday
was quite spicy There was an eff
fort to defeat the pending bill in or
der to offer Mr.. Judd's substitute
which was defeated. Had the ques-
ton been to indefinitely postpone the
pending bill it would most probably
have carried. Mr.. Schenck has been
growing warmer and warmer every
day over the manner in which the
anti-high-tariff men have persistent
~ fought the bill for the further pro
lection of monopolies and robbery Of
the people, by courtesy, called the
tariff bill, and in an agony Of despai,
and paroxism of anger said if tbs
tariffbill was killed, its epitaph SHOULD
be written 6 nibbled to death by pis
mires," afterwards thinking this rath
er inelegant he changed it to thu
Western phrase kicked to death BY
grasshoppers." The bill as reported
was reduction of $20,000,000 and
the amendments reduce it further
The cause of complaint is that thu
Lotions do not come off the RICH
articles, everything being done b.
/
the high-tariff men to iostter, ane
when possible further protect theil
friends OF the monopolies. The bill
granting appeals from the Suprem,
Court of the District Of Columbia t,
the Supreme Court of the Unitet
States in certain cases named in tn,
bill, was on motion of Mr.. Ingerson
Of ILL.,, laid upon the table, the Hous
refusing to hear Mr.. Bingham on tn
subject. MIR. Ingersoll, who in thi
plays nicely into the hands of Mayo
Bowen if what he says be true, state,
that this bill was framed to cover tn
case of the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
road Company who were cast in
nit. instigated by Mayor Bowen. 70
using and blocking up certain street
and avenues. The truth of the Who'll
affair is that Mayor Bowen and 9th
srs of his ring have bought larg
tract of land on the outskirts and a
the city's expense are having street
aid out and paved. He wishes t
lriye the Baltimore and Ohio Rail
Dad, who are on the edge Of the city
ncommoding none and convenien to
access. to the vicinity of his Lots
hereby enhancing in their value
This is the whole trouble and ever
citizen OF this city knows it and
would be nothing but justice to tn
railroad if they could have their cas-
sried in q court removed from bias
political prejudices and personal pre-
ferences. The notorious Forney, 9
i the OronicaA is 10 with Hcwea .