Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1870-03-03
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsHINGroN, d. c. March. l j,


WAsHINGroN, d. G. March. /,
The carnival still RACES, and never in
the annals of Washington has there
been such an uninterrupted stream of
gaiety as We have had this winter
From the salons Ofthe Foreign Minis
ters TO the parlOrs of our nations Repre-
sentatives the streams of lights and the
sounds ofmusic steal through the silent
hours of night, and gay equipages,
freighted with inconceivable crinoline
dash along the streets, bidding fair to
place our Capitol as city of fashion
along side, if not ahead of the glittering
Pairs or The stately St. Petersburg
on one point all agree, viz: that as a
delightful winter residence, Washing
ton cannot be surpassed.
While society is doing its best to
spread its influence of good or evil. Con-
gress is busily engaged in correctin o
abuses, and lifting the boards which
cover the rat nests of the past. The
most prominent event of the last few
days was the arraignment of w. H.
Whittemore for obtaining money
through the sale of Cadetships. Great
and virtuous is the Indignation from all
parts of the House, whether this in
dignation may proceed from the old
axiom that we condemn in others, that
of which we are ourselves conscious,
remains to be seen. Logan has been the
champion of now born virtue, General
Butler of ancient lenience. And while
self consciousness of insulted righteous
ness. the heavy Ben came down like the
Assyrian of old, and rose superior in
mind and matter, more especially the
newspapers. "If their is one thing"
says he 'of which 1 am perfectly in
dependant, it is the newspapers" Such
bravery reminds one of Quintus Curtius.
We have hard of driving a coach and
four through an act of Parliment
but seldom, battering ram through the
grandest organ of the age However we
admire pluck, and are disposed to laugh
at the mountain in labor. Wbittemore
has ceased at breath, OF least as mem
Der of the House, and we can only trust
that now the guillotine is up, tbeS axe
may not cease to fall until there is not
man in that House who can say to his
brother. Il am holier than thou.n
AS soon as the Whittemore case was
disposed of the committee on military
affairs repaired to their room and resum-
ed the examination of the alleged sale
of cadetships. There are three Repre-
sentatives whose cases are now immedi-
ately under consideration. These are
Messrs r. R. Butler, republican cf
Tennessee; ]. s. Golloday, democrat,
of Kentucky, and John II. Devices, re-
publican of North Carolina.
At the eleventh hour the House
Committee on foreign relations, came to
the conclusion that they would recog
nize the belligerancy of Cuba, and grant
Cuba leave to purchase arms and
ammunition in this country. Why not
before
A Territorial Government is proposed
for Alaska. A Territorial Govern
ment is also proposed for the District of
Columbia, allowing one Governor,
Il Senate and house of Representatives,
and Representative in Congress.
The temper of Congress seems to be
in favor of passing general bill remov-
ing disabilities from all persons disquali
fled under the Fourteeth Amendment. o
All drafts for refundment of taxes
Iinternal revenue) are ordered by the
Commissioner to be sent through the
Collec tor of the District, and through
no other person.
Mr. ReveIs, the colored Senator from
Mississippi was sworn in and took his
seat on Friday last, after a warm de-
bate.
Senator Wilson is preparing substi-
tute for the funding bill now before the
Senate, which will provide for the
negotiation and sale of the new bonds
without expense, thus saving to the
Government the twelve million dollars
set apart in the present funding bill to
pay to banks and agents for services
that can as well be performed by the
Treasury officials.
The bill to admit Georgia to represen-
tation will come up in the house to-day.
1t is duplicate of the bill on which