The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-10
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

ED. DEMOCRAT: The chances for the
repeal Of the income tax are very slim
indeed. Mr.. Boutwell, and his friends
are masters of the position. The Con-
ference Committee of the House and
Senate, on the right of the Senate to
originate measure with regard to re-
ducing revenue, each time that they
meet disagree more widely than ever
An effort will be made next "Wednesday
to 20 into Committee OF the Whole In
order 10 take up the income tax repeal.
II successful the Western members claim
that they are strong enough TO so amend
the bill as 10 admit coal and salt free Of
duty. This will kill the bill In the Sem
ate and ensure the retention of the tax
and the triumph of Boutwell, over Pleas
anton, the President, and the military
ring. How many more victories Will
Boutwell, be permitted 10 achieve over
the power which runs the President, viz:
the military ring? Not many, ] take
1t; the end of Boutwell,, as d cabinet Of
ficer, is near ut hand.
The National Executive Committee of
the Union League will meet in Philadel-
phia next week. From what has ban
of piece with the conspiracy now going
on here under the auspices of the Senate
Southern Outrage Committee. They
will present in the meeting petitions
from 4 sISansas, North Carolina Geor-
gia, Missouri, Maryland and Kentucky,
setting forth a terrible condition of af-
fairs, and from this data speeches will be
made and resolutions be passed which
are intended TO fire the Radical heart In
Congress in order TO pass laws again put
ting the South virtually under the con-
troll of Grants willing military tools for
election purposes. TO show how flimsy
their pretexts are the following state
ment Is made: "In Maryland the far
mers have combined together and will
employ no one who is known to be a
member of the Union League" As des-
perate cases require desperate remedies,
the desperation of the disheartened Rad
icals is prompting them to legislation
even more vile than that which they
have already resorted to in order to
maintain power.
The case of DIR. Miller, United States
Senator elect from Georgia, will come
up in the Senate to-day. No fair mind
ed man can vote to keep DIR Miller long
er from his seat, since his colleague, Mr..
Hill, was admitted Mr.. Edmunds, for
some reason which seems to the public
| to be of a personal nature, very strenu-
ously opposes his admission. I trust
that the case may be acted on to-day,
and that aside from display of Radical
hate, vindictiveness and spleen, the re-
suit may be favorable to DIR. Miller.
The West Point outrage affair will
come up for discussion tomorrow. AS
the President has protected, if not en-
dorsed the bad behavior of the first class
at West Point, in their insubordination
during the past two years, he Is, of
course, anxious that his 71rOteges, with
whom his son, Cadet Grant. was ring
leader, should escape punishment, and
his friend Ben Butler has consented to
defend the first class before Congress-
1t is expected that Gen. Logan will urge
severe measures of punishment against
the guilty cadets. Should he take that
side, lively time will result, as Logan
hits hard, and from his personal dislike
of Butler he will not restrain himself in
his attack on the guilty.
The question as to what has become OF
the findings in the court-martial of the
I negro Cadet Smith has not been answer
ed. Has the President interfered and
saved him this time? The first class OF
the same institution at which Smith be-
longs are to undergo trial, possibly it
may be white-washing farce, yet the
i pupiiC Will hioW WildD HAS Deeil uOHc III
the case, but in the case of the negro,
some power steps in and the affair is
hushed up. The public demand to
know what power is SO potential in this
case as to defeat the ends of justice.
The latest thing on the card is the rails
ing of the mission to Berlin to the same
i grade as those of London and Paris
The Committee on Foreign Affairs hav-
ing decided SO to report. The name Of
j Mr.. 0rth, of Indiana, is strongly push
ed and he will probably be the success
full candidate. Almost any change in
that direction would be for the BETTER
Our present minister at Berlin, Mr.. Ban
tcroftj is goose, and the quicker Mr..
Orth takes his place the better for the
REPUTATION OF our country abroad, which
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