The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1873-12-13
WASHINGTON LETTER.
THE yIRGINlUS AFFATR-THE
SALARY BILL-TIlE CHIEF JUS
TICEsHIP Jour BOYS - A
PROPER STEP, ETC.
THE vIRoIHIUs AfrAIB,

II 10 pretty had TO please everybody.
This fact Secretary Fish realizes when
frst hs uAds the. severe newspaper COM
nsnts on his delay in not blowing the
Spanish navy out Of existence and bring
down Moro Castle abou. the ears Of the
bloody volunteers and then TO know that
arbitration Charles "-Sumner-thinks
that be Wa too bss,y and has got our gov
eminent In . pickle. / do not know
whether the war journals and those who
cry for blood or "Pacifc Chsrlss"--look-
Ing through arbitration ,petacle---msy no.
both b . trins sstry, but from Secretary
Tish's former friendly course towardsSpsin
sad his total disregard tor poor suffering
Cuba, Am certain he has made no IN
due haste 10 call her TO account. That he
vili tribe with the national honor I do
not bslieve-for no personal considern-
tions-such - both he and his Assi,tsnt--
Bancroft Davis the bribe-taker-are
charged with, will induce him 80 brave
the peoples wrath. Tho Sumnerisn idea
that Spain will claim damages from 10
on account Of our permitting American
vessels 10 land munitions Of war for hos.
tile purposes in Cuba, 10 looked upon A.
being the creation Of . mind, ones very.
straight in The wrong direction now very
much warped on account Of personal a..
fronts, and not capable of seeing beyond
ths zip Of Charles Summers noss. Tao
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. orSsn--de-
fsnds Fish says everything will be .. K.
and then pitches into the New York
Herald New Orleans. Times. and tho
other organ hsrs-.hc 'Chron-
icls, and charges then With
publishing Sensational as,isi.. fo- Tho pu-.
pose Of bringing about War for sob pur-
poses. The Republican illustrates the
homsly saying Of "ke,tlo calling po,
black" The state department is conhden,
That CASTELAR, 10 both willing and able 30
carry outthe terms Of the protocol agreed
upon. So.we patiently swai, tho frs.
steps, the delivery OF the yi.sinius into I
our possession.
THE SALARY BILL
The repeal oIthe salary grab Of last scs.
sien-upon which the people, a. !ens.
those who do no. expect 10 become NON.
bsrs OF Congress are one OF mint-seems to |
bother the wisdom of our legislators more
than little. The way to repeal the bill |
which tho people desire--is 10 repeal it.
but then comes the very importan, part TO !
nember-must they refund the cash they !
have received ! do not mean tina. rc.
seiVsd for last session for tina. is scarcely
thought o. 1t is tho pay already received
or the past nine months at the advanced
rate-by both old and new mem er.. The
members holding over looked upon the ad-
vance M so much clear gain f, the Nom bers
OF C0ngress--or great many Of them
look upon scst in Congress, much Ike a
Californian would lead in gold mine and
feel that they have struck 1t in vain II they
cant work it to the bes. profits. The eff !
FORT now making /. TO sppe.se public !
elsmor and at the zane time keep the |
each. How |. will be done does no. ye,
appear clear. The presiien. can laugh at !
The mess his friends and the greedy Dem. !
ocnn have got themselves into, for hi, |.
nhy thousand dollars a yesr canno, be |
touched. From what can learp !
~ 10 10: probable that the |
expectations OF tho people I,
vii! be realized in thi. matter, and ] worry
much fear II will no. be my province, In
saeh Al event, TO chronicle the plea,ing
news that the Radicals alone are rs,ponsi- |
Die Tor the refusal 70 make = clean sweep
Of the odIous ialary grab.
THr cuiIT Ju.rIcEsUIr.
Tho Senate went into executive session
yesterday about two o'clock, aud remained
thres honrs acting on the nominations
made during recess. Tia. OF tho chief
)us'ies'hip vas not brought I'd. Tho Ju.
dietary committee had discussed the
merits Of Mr.. Attorney General Wi!lisn,
bat could not discover enough to warr.n,
their reporting favo'Ably hi. con arm.,ion.
~ 10 terrible dose for tho Radical San.
s'ors to swallow, such words a. mon.
'3ou'' indecent unatness, degrading, etc.
are freely used BY the senators in relation
70 The nomination. senator Edmunds, the
chairman Of the Judiciary committee,
who has ssquinting in the direction q,
'hs chief justieeship, did no, 70 INFO the
executive session, hoping, /, 10 said, tina,
either Grant would withdraw Mr.. vii.
liam's name or that the latter would re.
lsivs the Senate Of the. dissgreeable neces,
sisy Of rejecting him. Mr.. Williams Il
not sanguias Of his confirmation, bu, Ms
have not heard Mira Attorney Genera
express hsrsslf despondsnt, and kuowinp
her indonitable sticking propsns.lo. and
pulling Proclivlties, j feel confident Aha,
abe will pull! him through.
'ouR Boss."
Allsck Il. Shepherd was confirmed il
The twinkling Of sn sye as governor o,
shis district, vice Henry ID. Cooke, by tn,
Senate yesterday. This promptne.s /,
claimed - . sure Indication Of Congress