The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872, 1872-02-25
WASHINGTON LIT" II
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS..

airy states. which was the prcteSt for intro
ducing bill I" extend tie authority "f the
president To suspend the writ of habeds
corpus until the 4ih If March next.
Wh..n this unc"Dst;tuthn, power was
Hrst placed in the hands ,f General Gram,
its objec, WI, stated i. 2. to enable him Ia
carry the south by pla, ing doubtful states
or sccti M under martial law. To break
the force of this objection the time was
limited to short period, with the inten-
ton, now made manifest. of extending
tho time until Inauguration day, So that
in the meantime the election can be car
ried.by fraud or force, or both combined.
The indications are that Frank Blair
knew "lhe man on horseback" as lie
termed Gen. Grant, better than most peo-
pie.
THE BLONDE DEPENDS ms MASTER.
Conkling, the "Brummell' of the senate,
yesterday opened his orscular jaws, and
spoke three long hours in defens, Of the
"mess" and the administration. He
wished to prove thu tho "mess" had moi
made, as charged by M. Sumner, 80, Co.,
900 out of the sale of arms to France, and
that the administration had not violated
the neutrality laws. But he appeared to
forget his mission and pitched into Sena-
tors Schurz and Sumner in manner
truly alarming for the senatorial 'Sir
Charles Coldstream," and forgetting all
about the "mess" and neutrality, not only
read the 'cabal," as he called the radical
reformers, out of the party, but limited sig
nihcantly that Schurz and Sumner would
soon he playing checkers with their noses
through the bars Of prison, for holding
communication with foreign govern
ment with the intent TO effect the settle
ment of disputes, etc, etc. To-day Carl
Schurz will reply to the vaporngs Of the
Jack.a.dandy, who, though man of fair
abilities and good speaker, thoroughly
debases himself by defending the eye-sore
who now rules at the white house. Every
time that Schurz, or Trumbull, or Upton,
or the laundering Sumner speaks, II is an
other nail driven into Grants political
cabin.
Ii the house, yesterday, when the mi
nority report Of the ku-klux committee
was presented, it raised storm; objections
against its being received at once came
from the radicals. The report character
lied the conduct of congress and the ma
jori,y of the committee rs "tho grossest
outrage, and the foulest calumny ever
perpetrated," &c aud also referred to
Ulysses as the "imperial master" This
was too true and cannot be borne in 81.
lence, and again the report was mos,
damaging, and, if possible, should not be
permitted TO so out along with the major.
ity electioncering report. Objections were
made by the radicals, and the democratic
members defended their report. For
about fifteen minutes there we're a half
dozen members speaking at once, while
nearly the whole body were on their feet
In vain did speaker Blaine rap his gavd ;
began to speak at least three more joined
in, and again down would come the speak.
ers gave. Once, in despair nj the pam
demonium presented, he sank hoplc,sly and
almost helplessly in hi. chair; but nerv.
ing himself he again arose, and by dnt o.
bammering, Mt last out of chaos brough
order. The radicals were in dilemma
! IL the report went out, it would do then,
Infinite injury, and if they voted not to
print it there would not be an Independent
newspaper in the country which, as a
matter of news, would not give the special
extracts, and probably reflect on the ma-
jority for sitting the voice of the minor
ity. After consultation they concluded
to accept it, provided the language is no,
in violation Of the rules of the house, and
after all their indignation tho words will
no doubt remain unaltered. This is an
other democratic victory.
BUFFISG GRANT.
The senate committee on elections have
eNN'HON w 'SP''' !" '"'"' VI giving pcIi'
Ransom the seat in the senate now occupied
by Abbott, rs senator from North Caro-
lima. Leading radicals in the state have
telegraphcd hero that if this is SO they
will not organize the republican party in
the coming election--the 4th of August
next--and let the state go by default for
the democracy. VIII this threat PROMPT
Grant to order his minions to defeat Ran
som? We shall see.
SENATOR CLAYTON.
The senate investigating committee in
the Clayto case concluded its labors yes
terday. \ terrible condition of corruption
exists in the Arkansas Legislature and the
state generally. II fraud and corruption
is not defended in the senate of the United
States, Arkansas will have chance to
elect another senator shortly.
SAFETY FOR PAPERS AND DOCUMENTS.
very important test for new inven-
which the whole country will be
'"ok place at the navy yard
"pe''s'on of the treasury and
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$ haw'" f. M'aw, chief engineer IT 5
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proof material for safes, vnn,. "'0
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