The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1871-05-17
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.,

r nOunce several decisions OF lmpOl
d lance, among which will be the a
o firmation of the constitutionality {
D the legal tender act, also one sustain
f ing the validity of gold contracts
S The decision in this case will onl
: have reference to contracts for tn
; delivery of gold bullion, or of specifi
:. weights of gold in coined money
: and not to contracts for the paymen
: of certain number of dollars in COL
g In these cases the opinion of til
, Court and those of the dissentin,
, Judges will not be read until tn
| next term.
: There is now but little doubt tina
the Joint High Commission hav
agreed to treaty, by which all mat
tiers in dispute are to an arbitration
! The whole matter will be presented
/ to the Senate Immediately on it's as
! sembling. Senator Cameron, chair
man of the committee on Foreign
Affairs, will be here in a few days tx
consult with the President and Sec
rotary Fish with regard to the treaty
that Cameron may be posted SO as
to explain its provisions to the com
mittee. Cameron is rather lame al
explanations, and with lame sub
ject, as the treaty is, from all I car
learn, it will be crippled affair al
through, especially when Sumner
goes for Ulysses and his friends OF
the Commission. Though no matter
how degrading the treaty is to our
national honor, or detrimental to the
interests of our citizens; the subser-
Went Senate will yield assent. Iun-
derstand that England has yielded
i the point which she heretofore held,
that she was not responsible for the
Alabama's depredations because she
let her 60 from her ports; but she
comes back at us with double force
and piles up, as an offset, huge
amount of cotton claims. With our
wooden headed commissioners, third
rate men, except Judge Nelson, we
might expect to have been out-gener-
aled and with the putty Senate,
which can be molded-by Morton and
Conkling to the desires of the Presi-
dent, we may also expect the ratif-
cation of the treaty. though there
will be some earnest protests against
it from Sumner, probably a most
damaging exposure of the whole bus
mess, including Motley's grievances
The Presidents farm trip, he will
find, has not brought peace and har-
mony to the. disconnected ones in
the Senate.
Ben. Buffers last job was a fitting
close to the sessions of 1S7O-71. He
managed to have an injunction issued
restraining the First Comptroller
from paying the claim of Nicholas P.
First, of $40 900 until the fee of
50 500 is paid. Butler is precious
scoundrel. This is universally looked
upon as Matchmaking scheme. But
Ter called at the White House, and
the Sphinx and the cyclopean beast
held converse long on the prospect
of the 'tSpinx" remaining in the
White House after March 4th 1873. |
What deviltry was planned, has not
transpired, but we will see it work
along between now and the Presi-
dental election; in case Grant is re-
nominated. o.
There seems to be good reasons
for stating that Mr.. Fish, Secretary
of the Treasury, will not resign, as
was generally thought. When he ac-
cepted the position he did SO appar-
emily, very reluctantly, and last Fall ).
Grant had to entreat him to remain
as special favor to him, at least it
was so given out by correspondents
in the Fish interest. Now at time
when he had raised the hopes and
expectations of the Senate ring, the
Morton's, Conkling's, Chandeliers and
Edmunds' to the highest pitch by
his expected going out, he won't 90
a peg. I am inclined to think that
Fish has been playing on the feelings
of ''our Lys," and never intended to
leave his position except under COM
pulsion. After this trifing with the
feelings of newspaper men, who had
announced his resignation as certain.
He is a fshy cuss on designations.
There is a strong pressure being
brought to bear on the President, in
favor of his appointing either Fred
Douglass or John F. Cook, both ne
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