The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1872-01-18
Our Washinqton Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, -. u, Jan. l3, loiZ.
The Senate was not in session yesterday, and
nothing of Importance was done in the House.
The Judiciary Committee of the Serate gave
the managers of the Woman's Suffrage Con-
vention, which is being held here, hearing
yesterday. Senators Trumbull, Carpenter,
Conkling, Frelinghuysen and Poole were pres
ent, Senator Thurman being absent. The
principal woman sufIragists were Mrs. Stanton,
Mrs. Vic. Woodruff, Mrs. Hooker, Miss Sue
Anthony and Mrs. Lockwood. An hour and q
quarter was, occupied by Mrs. Hooker, Mrs.
Stanton and Miss Anthony in delivering their
arguments. The Committee promised to give
the question their serious consideration. This
hearing before the Judiciary Committee, in
connection with being backed in quiet way
by the President, who is sub rosa woman's-
Fighter, makes the female suffragists quite jubi-
liant, as they see, in their minds eyes, "the day
of Jubilo."
The investigation before the Ways and
Means Committee as TO the negotiation of the
new five per cent. loan through the London
syndicate was continued yesterday. Jay Cooke
and Henry D. Cooke, of Jay Cooke q Co.,
were examined. But little information could
be gained, except that the charge that three
months interest on the new bonds was pocket
ed by the syndicate, has virtually been admit
ted One thing is certain, tn, Government has
been bled pretty freely in this transaction. A
thorough examination of the financial opera
tions of Secretary Boutwell, would disclose the
same condition of things as in the other branch
es of this model Administration, rs for instance
the Indian department, the Internal Revenue
Bureau, the customs department., the Freed
mans Bureau, &c.
The legal-tendcr decisions of the Supreme
Court will be delivered on Monday. Chief
Justice Chase will read one of them. l take
great pleasure in stating that the Chief Justice
is now enjoying excellent health, and is daily
improving. There is no probability that Gen
Grant will be troubled to decide between the
claims of Senators Conkling, Edmunds and
Howe for the place of Chief Justice. now SO
worthily filled, as Judge Chase purposes stick,
ing for some time yet 1t is very sorry bust.
ness "waiting for dead mems Shoes" and
though the blonde Conkling has been promised
the leathers fear he will never be troubled
in putting them OH. 1t is claimed by the
GRANTEES chat the sore-headed or so-called In,
dependent Radicals are beginning to yield un-
der the softening power of pap and patronage
and point to Senator Logan as an instance
He and Grant having been brought together
made up, and now instead of knocking chips
off each others hats, Grant will let Logan play
with his marbles, and Logan will, in return
make faces at Trumbull, Schurz & Co. Who
is the next to recant and join in the admins
tration love feast.
The committee of the Senate to investigate
the charges against Senator Clayton, of Arkan-
sas, have began their labors. 1t is charged
among other things, that Clayton, while Gov
ernOr of Arkansas, altered the registration lists
and supplied illegal ballots in number of leg
isative districts of the State in order to secure
majority of the Legislature to elect him to
the United States Senate. This and the other
charges will, it is said, be proven by Radical
State and Federal officials. The prospects of a
short term for the tricky Clayton seem to be
imminent. This is only another phase of the
morals and tactics of the dominant party.
A House Committee has been appointed to
investigate the "straw bid" system which Post
master Cresswell has inaugurated in the Post
office department. by which an extensive series
of plundering has been effected. If all the
sluices of Radical corruption arc TO be investi-
gated by Congressional committees, the session
of Congress will be extended until August.
Since we have no Hercules to cleanse the Rad
ical filth from public places, let the brooms of
committees, directed and propelled by Demo
cratic force, sweep as much away as possible
preparatory to general brushing up after the
lth of March, 1873. Horace Greeley, who is a
member of the National Republican Committee,
was not present here at their meeting. Radi-
cal journals are asking the question, IT'S Hor-
ace yet Republican ?"
- The Columbia correspondent of the
Charleston Courier predicts that the expected