The Republican journal. [volume] (Belfast, Me.) 1829-current, 1870-03-24
WASHINGTON MATTERS.
WASHINGTON, MARCH Is.

WASHINGTON, MARCH Is.
GEORGIA.
As the discussion upon the Georgia bill progress
es the muddle becomes more confused. Each adj
dtional speech but dscloses another peculiar view
of the case. and each Senator has his special pre-
misses and rcaSoningS to work conclusion, the
Senate being apparently evenly divided upon the
queson-Shall the Bingham amendment be adopt
ed: Senator Schurz, this afternoon, made one OF
the abest speeches CT the session in favor of the
bill as it came from the House. He was listened
to by the entire Senate with notable interest
throughout. and at the close of his argument was
the recipient of congratulations from nearly all of
the Senators who made haste to take him by the
hand Such was the power of his eloquence. the
force of his logic and the rhetorical perfection Of
his speech, that it commanded alike the admiration
of those who disagreed as well as of those who
agreed with Mr.. Schurz in opinion and sentiment.
Upon the subject under consideration Mr.. Schurz
completely riddled the argument of Mr.. Morton.
and made that most radical of Radicals ridiculous
in the eyes of his brother Senators and very I'M
happy himself He showed that the Senatorial oral
Samson, like the of old, shaking the pillar
that would bring down the edifice and crush hm
and his party in its ruins. 1t was reconstruction
falling to pieces. He charged that this attempt Of
the adventurer Bullock and his party to perpetuate
themselves in office was a gross, papable and
fragrant usurpaton. and if Congress encourages
aids ''or winks nj it they are particeps crminls."
He was disguised with the prevarcation of some
Republican Senator's and thought it WOnld be more
manly in them to come out squarely, as did Senator
Wilson, and proclaim that, law or no law, we in
lion Mr.. Schurz fairly raised his audience to their
feet, and warned Senators of the consequence of
The attempted usurpatiOn. and asked them if they
had considered what must be the fate of the usurp-
with his foot upon the neck of an unruly people
and he begged them not to put aside the Constlu-
lion AMI all law nor to descend to mean tricks and
small devices. such thorough castigation as the
extremists received at the hands of Mr.. SchurZ has
not occurred upon that floor since they came into
power and they falt it keenly, save his colleague
Drake, who, like wild animal furious at the
punches he received, groWled and CRASHED his
teeth and paved and rOared at the rebels and pro-
posed an amendment providing that soldiers be
quartered upon the Southerners and that leyies be
made upon them in sums of from 800 to $1,000
apiece, after the manner Of the Mexican banditti.
But his proposition was called mOnstrOuS by Irilm-
bull and repudiated by others, and it will have the
votes of none but Drake himself and such small fry
Is Thayer
THE CURRENCY.
The deadlock on the Imitation of-the-C Currency
hill is to he met by such an amendment of the SEN
ate bill Enow before the commttee) will. in adj
dtion 10 the national bank circulation authorized
by that bill in lien OF the three per cents, add
further fifty millions, TO be in lien of fifty millions
OF grecnbackS TO be retired. 1.-The committee are
opposed to contraction. but are equally opposed to
imitation, and the demand from the West and
south Is for banking facilities rather more than for
currency, it is proposed to supply both by this
proposition"
WASHINGTON, MARCH -.
Certain Radicals here incensed at the delay
OF the Proclamation of the 18th amendment. They
have assumed that it would add 800 colOred voters
To the Republican ranks in Connecticut and that
they sorey needed. This is the last day on
which they could be admitted 10 suffrage by the
laws Of that State, and still the President is debarred
from issuing the long expected proclamation by
the deplorable condition into which Congress has
brought DEMONSTRATION" The proclamation is
ready, but Georgia in not finished, and Tennessee
i, to be broken up. So there is delay, and Congress
is cursed for it. Some Republicans are led to eX-
claim" What spectacle Where is this thing to
end:
WASHINGTON, MARCH u.
THE PRESIDENT AND SAN DOMINGO.
President Grant visited the Capitol little after
] o'clock to-day, accompanied by Gen. Babcock,
and repaired at once TO the Presidents Room. He
handed TO messenger of the Senate a list of the
names of Senators hedesired to see namely, Messrs.
Anthony, Conkn, Trumbull. Wilson, Morton.
Chandler, Cameron, Sawyer. Stewart, Carpenter.
Pool, Mcdonald Drake, Harlem and Warner
When the Senators had assembled, the President
said he came to lay before them additional facts
relative to San Domingo, which he hoped would
secure favorable action anneNinS that island to the
United States. The conference lasted hour and
a half, the President eyincing a desire to defeat
the unf;lyorable action of the Foreign Relations
Committee published few days ago. When the
Senators had retired, Messrs. Nye, Ramsey, Thayer
and other Senator'S and several Representatives
who had been invited to be present, came in. 1t
is noticeable fact that no member of the Foreign
Relations Committee who voted against the treaty
was invited, except senator Cameron, who
informed the Pre- ,ident yesterday that notwith-
standing his adverse action in Committee. he
would vote for the ratification of the treaty. Some
Of the Senators i'll discussing the treaty char
acterized il ;s an immense Job in which the Presi-
dent is nnwittingly used to consummate the
scheme. The opponents of the treaty are making
strong effort to have ii considered in open session
which they think would certainly cause defeat
of its ratification
A MIXED DELEGATION.
The hnmors of the cadetShp business increase
daily. Butler appointed negro to West Point
Delegate Mccormick of Montana, is to appoint an
Indian. Delegate Nickels, of Wyoming, is to APP
point woman, and now Congressman johnson,
of California. says he'll be = if he don't send Il
Chinaman. 1t is needless to say all these gentle
men are strong supporters Of the law of equality at
West Point.
THE CASE OF GEN. AMES.
The report of the Judiciary Committee upon the
credentia> of Senator-elect AmeS, of Mississippi,
comes up in the Senate on Monday. Notwthstand-
ing the Committee have reported that Ames is not
eligible, by reason OF nonresidence in the State at
The time OF his election, it is said majority of the
Senate will vote TO give him thp seat