The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1871-03-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


stain Of dishonor for the indecent and
brutal disrespect of oil the courtesies
Of public life which characterized its
behavior on the occasion of the pas
sage of the amendatory enforcement
act on Saturday morning at 1:35. It'll
had been decreed in caucus, by the
Radicals, that the bill must be taken
up and passed just as it came from the
House, no amendments permitted and
no reply to be made to the speeches
of the Democratic Senators. The i'm
portant appropriation bills were thrust
aside and the supercillious and empty
pated Conkling started the business.
Senator Vickers very justly character
lied the monstrous outrage as "an act
to prevent the free and indepe ndent
voters of the country from exercis-
ing the right Of suffrage" Tho lit
tie band of Democratic Senator'S
mado most able arguments and car
nest protests against the purposed out
rage on the rights Of the States and
the people, but they might Us well
have Numbered in the egrs of Miss
Winnie Ream's statue of the "late Ia
mented" and expect to be heard and
answered with a joke. But few Radi-
Gals remained in their seats; those
that did were busy with their CORES
pondence and heard not n syllable;
others went to and fro, utterly upcons-
cious that Senators were pleading for
the preservation of the country; others
gathered in knots and received the re-
marks of the speakers in smiling de-
rision, and uncomplimentary criticism
and laughter, in that buzzing tone
which was both annoying and insult
ing. So disgraceful was this display
of discourtesy and i'll manners that the
Vice President was forced TO stop 1T,
only to be again renewed. Senator
Casserly also severely rebuked them.
The contemptuous illusions and sneers
were not only hurled at Democrats,
for Senator Trumbull denounced one
section of the bill severely, and get
ting disgusted paired off and left
His exit was the signal for witty at
tempt ON the part Of Conkling. the
leader in this disg-aceful business, and
laugh all around. am no: sur
prised ut the conceital Coxcoinb, the
fop conkling, rs his insufferable mir
and vulgar assumptions have sometime
since got me to set him down as an il
bred person, which airs, position an'
the tailor failed TO conceal; but there
were others whom was fain to believe
were gentlemen by breeding, associa
ton and nature, but without they cal
plead drunkenness, which would be
poor excuse, must class them witt
: the upstart Conkling, the President
l "skip" in the Senate, who lowered th
dignity of the United States Senate t
the character of beer garden by be
havior not only ungentlemanly but IN
J sulting to the minority Senators. Th
Senate on Thursday rejected the bil
l providing for an additional Unite
> States Judge for Arkansas. Sine
then the Senate has changed it's mind
reasons not stated, and on Saturda
:, reversed its action, and by malorit
of one passed The bill. This oper
|, - the way for large number OF simila
= bills being passed, as Ulysses desire
: to take care of the wounded politician
!, of the last fall campaign in this mai
ner. -2Hta eht - -
: In the House the appropriation b.
= was under. discussion on Saturda.
;, When the item of s187 500 for IL
= Freedmen's Bureau was read, Messr
10 Eldredge and McNeely pitched in an
% showed up the wrong done to the ta'
payers of the country by these lare
appropriations to an institution whic
yet lives after having been legislate
y out of existence over two years ag
: The result was the appropriation WI
. shorn of 500, 900. which won't NAL
- Gen. Howard laugh. dsao1a hels
" Pennsylvania being in Radical est
nation doubtful State POLITICAL
. means are being devised to secure it
=, Ulysses in 1872. One means is to gi'
:, :, their sharpest politician, John v
y Forney, Cabinet position, but Gral
= don't like Forney and hangs back lii
! O stubborn mule. but to propitiate
- w. F. he is about to offer him Il
= Goyernorship OF, this District, whi'
y J.,W. r. will not accept. J. w.
went hunting for o Postmaster Ge
in eralship in Buchananic time. al
We missed it; he has been cunning for ol
n ever since, and If he can't have tn
Y. game he won't have any other.
or think he will succeed this shot. A
ID other means to assistin carrying Pen
v. sylvania is patronage, money, ct
1e The 5000, 900, as d beginning, whi'
lis was voted, on Saturday. to the Leag,
leland NAVY Vard nj PhiIadalnb;af