, 1870-06-02
WASHINGTON.
The Cenquests Of Pclf.
Spotted TAIL Lynth's Bill, Land Grab
and Other Endemica,

Spotted Tail Lyn6h's Bill, Land Grab
and Other Endemica
Nesley and Goldman Fight.
Phi1ade1phia, the Tariff, and Her
Inventors.
IRON OuR OWN coRRgsFosDENT.]
WASHINGTON, May g.
The Indian Chiefs, whose love Of their un-
tanned solitude accounts for the children 8
sca1ps which they take, are here, living in dis
inction at the st. Charles Hotel. They have
had q talk with the Indian Commissioner, and
everybody present blow smoke ont OF one Of
their old pipes. The President had the c7aole-
ra morlus and could not see them, 90 they
went to see General sherman-who is named
for Tecumseh not without reason, having con-
siderable Indian-and for tho rest Of tho time
they ate, moped, drank gin and champagne
(not yet up to tho clerical stomach Of gin and
milky, scoulod at the capitol, summed them
selves, and paraded tho avenue with sl1-
shooters under their skirts, md leggips and
moccaains, etc. Thor conductor WAS
greatly in terror lest the urchins on
the sidewalks might hoot at Mr..
Spotted Tail, AIr. Yellow Hair, and Mess1s.
Swift and Fast BeAr. respectively; for there
WIS no saying that they might not whip out
their pistols, and kill some woman at peanut
stand in revenge. There would have been,
probably, no penalty in such case for these
great patriots are tho guests Of the nation,
like Lafayette and KoRsuth, only more 10, be-
Cause native Americans. vent all round them
to look at them for my knowledge OF the
Indian iB derived directly from Fennimoro
Cooper, and cannot therefore be at fault. The
great chronological question before mo was
this; how did Spotted Tail get his name 2
Was be christened Edward Tail, and then
taken down with tho smallpox I II 30. did
the smallpox not attack the superior parts
or or hls body, 20 as to refuse him tho dignity Of
being called Spotted Head? And hero found
the question Of the. spots to descend to par
ticuints, and Eavo it over to the anatomist.
Nomenclature did great deal for the Indian.
Flctlon added the rest. He is lieing novel
with sonorons title. After studying osor the
a. d.ces Of these noble dcscendants Of the Ten
Tribes, concluded to suspend Judgment for
I want to 60 to the Plains noxt summer, il the
balber can make nc bald enough, to SEQ nv
Red Brother, and do him justice. Remarks
upon Spotted Tails party, ~ they occur to me
now, might lay me- open to tho charge OF in
CONSISTENCY when I como to Represent that
celestial hog Of the prairics in all hls original
freedom and stomach, But an Indian when 1
Aayo eeen drink champagne, and when the
cork Hew, squealed with hoy, and sucked it
down like the drunken Mogg Megone III the
poern-1et us not 60 astray upon him
PAssAOE OF THE NORTHERN PACIFIC DILL
The joint resolution for which the Eenate-
where such things are warmed at the fire. and
then sent crawling down the Iobbies Of the
l!ouse.ih chiefly responsible, giving additions
al legislation to the Northern Tacific Railroad,
risEey and Connor, Of Texas, we're tho only
Democrats noticed who voted for it. The
rest OF the Democratic vote went solid aruinst
il, and amongst the Republicans adverse we're
Asper. pureha5d Coburn, Cook, Cullom, Hale,
and 'Winans. scodell vi. one Pennsylvania
who voted nays he ia a Ean Of natural iude-
pendence, as far ae he knoHH and handsome
hor5c-seuse. When nay handsome SENSE +
mean that at such times as Scofeld resolves to
be Independent, tho general equestrian stall
tiful toward the head. l know that this is iu-
volyed language, but then am describing an
unusual thinE-an Independent penusylyauia
Congressman. Some good men voted for the
bill, ~ bingham, Logan, C. c. Washburn,
schenek, Garfield, and Allison, but, as 4 rule,
every corrupt or inconsequential man in Con-
gress. excepting such Democrats, voted for
the whole bill. There we're e1tonuating rea-
sous in this particular case, and amongst them
was the general belief that the company meant
work. and meant to give US a good railroad,
ing been provided for six years ago, should
not he embarrassed by any quarrel about cour-
tesiee.
saw slr, Henry Cook just after the bill
passed, md ho said that tho money WIS all In
hand to build the first instalment OF the road
aud that the work would go right en-.
TIE NAVIGATION HILL
Lynch, assisted By General Farusworth. but
meeting violent resistance from Allison,
Logan, 1ngersoll. aud Cohu1n, has also
brought up his navigation bill cut down from
iine OF battle ship to a Hmugglers' scow. a
large part Of the debate was upon gentle-
man named Captain Goldman, who has verv
nearly captured tho whole capital, including
Congress, and who has been raised almost to
the enli1enco Of Mr.. David 4 Wells By tho
idiotic vifulence Of the shipbuilders ring.
This Mr. Goldman is an old Yankee ses-Cap-
tain, with the courage, tenacity, and smart
ness Of Lord Nelson. He is small, Hiry, grew.
eyed, quick to talk, and his faco is \ good deal
like game terriers. Goldman has been in
Europe eince the war, and visiting the ahip-
resolred to taks hand in helping to restore
ctr commerce, and, his idea Has that We ought
to buy the cheap ships now living without q
buyer abroad, and raising the American dag
upon them. put 10 sea az we used to do, With
out dickeI!ng for new ship-yards for tho
present. He came to Washington mud began
to print little pamphlet slips, and when some
Eblp-builder'B lawyer found he had been in
Scotland, he started tho story that Goldman
MAS Clyde agent Tho Hhip-buildng and eteam
subsidy lobby trots up the cry, and they delug-
ed the newspapers and loors with outcries
upon this ono little old man Twas talkine to
. ret Of these fellows one night at the Wash
ington Hotel, when Goldman, seeing that thcy
bad co1nered me, made up and joined in tho
debate. In about ten minutes tho whole crew
ted: for the Little man had the sea Captains
patriotism on his eide :; he wanted a choap
yet covardly lobbyists published pictures 10
caricature tho old man, but lie kept IN his fire.
right. gallant1y, aud at last Mr. Lynch, the
rhIp-huilders' member from Maine, has made
Goldman immortal. Here is where be did II.
Observe low people can lobby on tic doors
for tariff. but i they lobby against it they
possess " no character :"
ar. lFScu. Ar. Speaker, during the debate
upon inc bull now under consideration It has been
repeatedly charged that tic measure is slestpned
% favor The ship building Interests Of Maine, ThaS
idea ls not an original one. 1t is but rciteratIon
1a ta wl1t Is Sontalued Ii the Pamphlets which have
geen placed Oh our desks by the aIcnt4 Of the
British shlphutltIers AMI poured intu thu ears OF
every gentleman u the House Who would listen 10
Inetn Ihey have been IL our galleries and attend
lhH Int Sessions of the House since the trst day
w NIT hc.e. Pamphlets hare been laid Qpon Orr
tanies sgncd ~ Captain John Cou1nan, who repre-
ssnts ths Interests Of the Iron shpbuidcrs Of the
CHue 1nis EghtIe1nan came here immediately
amer the opening VI Congress- AMI has suce suuat
~ lhe Tar Ot every man who would give him audi
cpct md listen to his statements In favor Of D7teh
rs against the shp-bulldcfs Of his
own country, whom be has rldiculcd, mtsrepre-
selltett and ahusef lit hay furnished In hts nam
phitts figures aud plausible statements, from
when mGNF Of the arguments have hteu tlrnTn
the figures. "''''
say to the gentlemen who oppose the passage
taken the position they have 1t had not been for
tile persistent cifufts vi these British arents.
whose character and purposes were unknown to
lhStn and who have Imposed upon them by their
Mt. LOGAN. The only elcctioneertne done with
me Oh thls r1oor has been done by Rcutien1an |
rom Maine, VINO Is 6hipbuildcr, and who La now
0n the floor. ~"
=. ~. 1SGERsot1- wish to Say Just the game
Inlhs. l 20 not know Captain Goldman. 10 not |
k4u" Inst have ever seen hin. "
Nr. LTHC1L Nr. Speaker, I acknowledge the
ruth Of what the gentleman from Illinois has said,
tAat gentlemen from Mllne have heeu here adyo-
eating tue passage OF this BILL There have been
gentlemen from New York here, and IuanY gentle
men from various other sections Of tho country,
who are Interested.
Mr.: CoHrnS. i wish to say to the gentleman
from Maine that II he SAYS the opposition to this
BILL comes from men who are posted by English |
aKcnts he says what is without foundation In fact
oppose this bil and never hal any Engltahman,
Ut my other man, say = WDru to me about Il
Biz. 1S8EKsoLI- The gentleman from Maine ts !,
making general Assault on Wcste1n members as |
though they were In completely with English |
agents, which ls utterly false: aud denounce 1t 4
~ false here In my place, and the guntlcman !
knows It.
John GOODMAN CANES GENERAL NEoLEE.
The persecution OF Epunky man, who knows |
more about the sea than tho whole Navigation !