Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-22
From Our Own Correspondent.
MAsuINaroN. Jan. ls. 1870

WASHINGTON. Jan. 49, 1871.
One of the busiest and most important com
miitecs in Congress, though one of the quiet
est, is the committee on elections. On its re-
ports the true membership of the House al
ways depends, and sometimes its political COM
plcxion. For many years Voorhees, of Indiana,
was chairman, and IL is said that not case
ever came before that committee in his day in
which he did not vote for the democratic ap-
plicant. Dawes, of Mass, when he became
chairman, introduced honesty into its decisions
Gen Paine, of Wisconsin, isnow the chairman
and conducts It's business fairly and truthfuly.
There are over twenty cases of disputed elcc'
lions to examine into at this session, of which
Ohio owns one the case of Eggcston vs..
Slradcr.
The Secretary of War has determined TO
change the heads of military Bureaus who
war and to I'LL them with those who have had
distant military positions. There are General
after General who were ut Washington when
the war broke out, remained here on extra pay
all through the war and still hang on TO parts
where their work Is clerical and their pay good
Officers who have been In Washington over
three years are now to go TO the ends of the
Republic, and those who have been fighting
Indians at the West and rebels at the South are
now to eat the fat Of the War Department at
Washington.
Mr. Mungen, OF your State once more made
his appearance as u defender of Reputation
ON the floor of the House on Thursday last
II is to his credit that he has fought for his
country and has lost an arm 1t is to his DIS
credit that he advocates dishonesty, His per
sonal explanation that in his views of the debt
he did not represent his party but himself
drew all the Republicans over to his side oi
the House TO listen to the Hero of Reputation
He positively declared that his former great
speech against the payment of the national
debt was not In consequence of any agreement
with his iellow-demOcrals, groaning under the
yoke of the corrupt bondholders. He was re-
sponsibe for his own acts and meant TO hght
II out on that line, it II took all winter Wher
he closed Gen. Garfield read to the House III,
proceedings of a convention of democrats o
Mercer county, Mr.. Mungens District, pro
nouncing for Reputation and insructing rep
resentaliye Mungen to vote against paying tn
salary of the Collector of Internal Revenue
This resolution shows that Mr. Mungen wa
acting in obedience to party orders and tha
the democracy of his district is in favor of re
pudialion.
4 The oction Of the Legislature of Ohio, h
ratifying the 18th Amendment, gives great 10.
TO the Republican party, and stifens a few
weak backbones. The Amendment is still II
done her share in averting that danger. Tn
question will probably ultimately depend o
the effect of ,he action of the Legislature {
. the State OF New York. That State being RI
: publican in 1868, ratities that act, and deposit
It's legal certificate to that effect with the Secr'
e tary Of State OF the United States. Being den
o ocratic in 1869, II passes vote against ratif
7 cation, but can't anull that legal certificate