The Richmond palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1855-1875, 1871-01-28
FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, D. c., !
JANUARY 2lst, 1871. {
EDITOR PALLADIUM:

now In full blast. Ellis and meas
ures of long standing and short.
are being narrowed up and consid-
cred in Committee and in the Leg
isltive Halls. New bills are being
introduced, and the Members of
the third House are hardly taking
time to breathe trying to further
their respective bills to the detri-
ment Of their neighbors. M. Cs
are beseiged at all times. and a Con-
gresham who presumes upon the
good nature of those rowing and
rambling Third House fellows by {
retiring before the small hours of I
the night, is peremptorilly CASH
ierd by the offended, and is con
sidered "fourth-rater The en- |
bodiment Of a popular Congress
man is principally sUAvIrY. An
unwelcome visitor by him is treated
with nearly the same consideration
as o welcome one-ano l might
note here that 80 few are welcome
during the stormy portion OF Con
gressional season that the except
ion to the rule "none are welcome >
would be very few. Oh, oh, OH!
If your dear readers only knew the
responsibility, the cares, trials and
tribulations of your Representa-
ives in Congress, you would rather
pity then envy their situation.
The bill to provide a govern
ment for the District of Columbia
was called up and after some a.
mendments was passed by 81 to So.
One features of the bill is open TO
great objection. and that is the
appointment of nearly all of The
Officers instead of cleciing them by
the people. The people here sre
very much chagrined to think that
they are still under the absolute
control Of Congress. Those who
are large property owners however,
T are little conso!ed to know that
the change to territorial form
will effect reduction of their
!, taxes nearly one half, and thereby
, tend to increase TIE valuation OF
real estate.
The President evinced such a
spirit of fairness in the appoint.
+ ment of the San Domingo Commits.
!, sion, that he has completely disarm
Y ed all of his slandercrs in this city
in relation to this subject. He
seems to have sought for Cue
particular friends of the opponents
i of the measure, and SO completely
o is it devoid of suspicion, as "pu1
|. up thing on the part of the Pres
ident, that it is stated by one o
9 the Secretaries, that the gentleme r
Q composing the commission hal
II never met each other before they
= were appointed. The commission
o sailed without any instructions
J. from the President further than t.
II probe the subject to the bottom.
> The Presidents action in tn
:, premises has done much to con
d vince the opponents Of annexation
al that he must have acted on bette
1t information that thy seemed t
: have possessed.
- Senator Sumner is not out q
st his old beaten track, but is in
ID still head and shoulders, thong
the San Domingo affair Or some
thing else made him unmindtr
that his supplemental civil righ,
Is bill! was called up on the 7th {
IL July last. and Indefinitely pos
" poned. When Mr.. Sumner; o
NC presenting memorial of the Co
~ ored National Labor Conventio
yesterday asking its INN edat
consideration, found that he mu
- have been .slumbering when IL
~ bill was reported and postpone
' was quite indignant and remarke
sit must have been reported in
ris very quiet manner" Mr.. S.
ne once introduced the bill anew ar
W. had it referred to the Commit
ne on judiciary.
IN The bill, very important on
u.s. as it provides that the colored mi
Ut shall have equal rights in the Cal
IRE steamboats,. hotels, schools q,
IN other public places, and furth
he provides, that in violation Of t
no provisions of the bill, heavy pc
as alties are to be inflicted upon t
by offender.
The Senate Com mittee to viii
ual was referred the nomination
lay Willis Drummond to be Comm
t it sioner of the General Land Offie
err agreed to-day, to report favorat
.e- on the nomination. This is eQui
'p- alent, of course, to a confirmati
oe and the ousting Of the present