Eaton weekly Democrat. [volume] (Eaton, Ohio) 1866-1875, 1871-01-26
W~1shington Letter.
WAsHINOroS, d. C. Jan. Is, II.

The txcitem ent OF the hour, now that
the San Domingo Rurrp is over, is the
convention OF ''womans Fighters" which
is being held here. All the talent in
that lne is present, aiG ed by Senator
Me, the joker of the Senate, Senator
Warner, carpet hagger from Alabama
aAd Senator Wilson, who dotes on the
ladies' and is their special champion.
The women brok rs Of New York, Mes
danes Woodruff and Clahin, appear 10
hive crowded the magnificent Mrs. Cady
Stanton from the leadership of the Two
man suffragis,s." The brokereses have
given $4,000 to the fund to carry on
the war against their oppressors.
In executive session Of the Senate
yesterday there wa considerable discus
sion over Admiral Porter's conirmn-
ton. Por er's opponsntS are deter
mined to b. We no action on his con
firmAtion until they see whether the bill
TO abolish the rank of Admiral can bc
passed, aud in that case Porter will be
doue for without the Senate hitting
Grant another blow BY rejecting mis-
friend Porter. Tbs questIsn arose NJ
to the position of the Admiral in the
Navy at all, or whether he would have
any position in case the Senate ShoIll
refuse to confirm him. This question *
so difficult of solution hat it would puZ
re u ~Philadelphi in lawyer. A great deal
of feeling was manifested among the
R ,dicAl brethren which | am lnclired to
think makes Portcr's chances ratha,
sim.
If n Radical officials rot ,rcubl,:
another is; this time it is the 'fbig in.
jun" of the Indian Bureau, Cnlnnel
Parker, the commissioner. Mr.. Mesa.
OF Philadelphia. than whom n npbler
man never brenthei, sent to the com 1T
tee on Appropriations, yesterday, charg
90 and specifications OF ALLEGED frauds
and misconduct in the purchase OF In
dian goods. Commissioner Parker has
been sent a copy of them and an answer
is requested. One thing certain there
will be no smoothing over or white.
washing of the Indian ring so far as Mr.
Welsh is concerned ie this investigation
which will no doubt bring to the surface
more Radical speculation and iobbery.
The President has named the uncouth
Bear, Ben Wade, sffectionately called
"bluff Ben" to cover up his want of
polish, as one oi the commissioners to
go to San Domingo TO examine the con
! dition of the Island. President White,
of Cornsll On vers ~, is another, end
sad to relate. Bishop Simpson, who wa
also appointed was on account of en-
gagements, forced to decline. Grant
wished to throw the gloss of religion or-
er his c~orruIt scheme, and hence his
choosing a dignitory high in the church
to appear to give it his sanction. Grant
intends TO make the best practical use
Of his recent donation to church going.
He will appoint the third commissioner
to-day. Il is thought that Frederick
Douglass VIII accompany the commits
sion as q sort OF bob tail to the kite
which the President is flying, and a Q
representative Of his race will prepare o
report for publication independent of the
commissioners report Everything will
be lone to cast dust into tie eyes of
Congress and to prove That without the
annexation of Dominica We are as q Ma
ton "c.ean gone mp"
The Radical papers here in a most
lugubrious whine state that the Senate.
they fear, is to be afflicted with a calam-
ity in the person of Gen. Frank p.
Blair, of Missouri. This is not Ihe only
calamity with which they will be %atlict-
ed for some years TO come, | am glad
they are SO resigned about 1t. We Dem
ocrats thought it was a dispensAtion Of
Providence which took Drake out of the
Senate, slough on reflection 1 cont
think that Providence has much to do
with our politics. .
With regard to the Governments set
Ting the Alabama claims directly with
the claimants, il is proposed that tho
President shall appoint three commits
sioners TO take proof of damages inflicted
by cruisers fitted out in British ports
during the late rebellion, and to report
mine the legal claimants for such dam
ages. aud to report to the President who
may submit the same to Congress for its
action. The President must give nJtice
to the British Minister here of the ap-
pointment OF such commissioners, with
an assurance that the latter will heal
such suggestions as he may be pleased
to make regarding the claims above al
luded to.
Gereraf P~leasanton. the new commit
sioner of InternRl Revenue, who has in
Il oduced o eystem of military rules and
regulations in his Bureau, has issued an
orc r dol Ag away with the discretionary
power of Revenue officials to leave their
posts, which has had the effect of cutting
short the galivanting of over one hum
dred officers who were initiating our
travelling President by having a good
time in rowing around their bailiwicks--
and the Government footing the expens-
'es. Good for Pleasanton and bad for
the g~alivanters.
The Radicals are saying all kinds of
Heuss words" about Governor J.. W..
Geary. of Pennsylvaniv, who took their
much loved Ulysses to task for sending
troops into that State during the recent
elections. andtheY charge that Gearv is
preparing to flop over to his early love,
the Democracy. Why should not Gov
errors flop over as well as other people
when there is so much Topping over go
ing on as there is at present
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