The States and Union. [volume] (Ashland, Ohio) 1868-1872, 1871-03-01
WASHINGTON.
February 49,. 1871

yesterday, the debate on the appropria
ton bill was rather lively. Mr.. Farms
worth, Radical, got after Ben Butler,
and stirred him up some what. He
accused Butler, with being interested
in the quarry which supplies the gran
lite fer the Post Offices at New York
and Boston, and that the contracts
were fraudulent and that 20 cents per
foot more was paid for the granite
than wal paid for that used in the
Treasury building although it was
from the same quarry. The debate
grew warm and personal, Butler get
ting q good roasting at the hands OF
his bitter enemy Farnsworth. Mr.
Dawes, in pity 70 Butler, moved the
debate to close on the paragraph, and
it was done to the great relief of But
Ter, who had very feeblv replied to the
fierce charges of his prosecutor Farms
worth, who never will let up on Ben.
Butler.
To show how hard the political en-
gines of Radicalism die, it is only nee
essary to state that the Freedman's
Bureau, which was ordered by Con-
gress to close up on the LIST day of
january 1859, and was allowed a sufi-
cient sum to wind it up, has a def
cheney bill before Congress Tor s139,
900 and also asks for an, appropriation
OF $4,000 tor the support of The Freed
mans Hospital and Asylum. On this
question Mr.. Cox and Mr.. Hoar, had
a sharp passage and Fernando Wood,
stated on his honor, as q member OF
the House, that he had proven four
teel of the fifteen charges which he
brought against General Howard, one
year ago, for the profigate and cor
rupt manner which he used the funds
OF the Freedman's Bureau. Mr.. Wood
was quite eloquent and hard upon the
proAigacy of the Radicals and their
defending Of criminal partizans.
: News from Rayti di~scloses that MI.
Sumner, in his opposition to the pur
chase of San Domingo, on the ground
that the Haytiens are opposed to such
a step, and that with the annexation
of one end of the Island we should
most probably have a war with Hayti
thrown in, is true. Advices from San
Domingo state that Cabral, supported
by Hayti, is rather a formidable an
tagonist to the stability of the Baez,
government. Things are looking very
much mixed and though the people
are said to be in favor of it there are
many difficulties which it is doubtful
if Congress will be in a hurry to buy
at such a very high figure as the job
will cost.
AT the meeting of the judiciary
committee yesterday the apportionment
bill was amended SO as to provide that
those States which elect their entire
Legislature this year shall make the
apportionment this year, while those
who do not elect until next year may
postpone the superintendent until next
year. A strong effort is being made
to have the apportionment question
settled this session. The members OF
the East are opposed to its settlement
this year as they do not gain by it,
while the West favors it on account
of their increase Of representation -
The New York Radicals do not wish
the apportionment made this year IS
the Democrats have the doing of it,
but wish il put off until the next year
when they fancy by some sort of men,
tai hallucination that they will then
be in power and they could fix things
81 nicely. "The wish is father to the
thought" m
The great National Carnival is over
and has been voted a complete uccess
In view of the valuable services of the
Washington press and correspondents
to the Carnival project and also to
compliment the members of the press
from other places, who came to see the
Carnival, the committee who got up
the fete determined to give the press
a grand banquet. This design was
changed to that Of giving the mutual
admiration society,"" who % rnn TIE
City, an opportunity to tickle each
Gther, which they did to their hearts
content at the so-called Press banquet
last evening. The Messrs Roesslee of
the "Arlington," where the banquet
took place. spread before their guests
n feast at which the most dainty or
fastidious epicure could find No faui,.
1t was, as is usual at thishouse, perfect
in every particular, wines, c%uisine,
decorations and attendance. A great
deal of dissatisfaction exists Mt the 40
ton of the "mutual admiration sccie;
ty," in this matter. A large number
Of regularly recognized members of
the Press who took q great interest in
the sueeess Of it, and greatly as
sisted it, were completely ignored and
az 1 learn a number ofmembers ofthe
rrc<s from abroad were also neglected..