The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1873-01-25
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

suG:age Convention aouthera Claims
Commission /; Credit Mobilier Investga-
ton; Railroad and Ship Building vi.
emma Exposition, Etc, Etc. <s,.. &
WASHINGTON, d. G., Jan. l6, 1873.
The Congressional furnace is burn
ing hot, and the scenes at the Capitol
are most Interesting. Bills Of long
standing and Of short standing repre-
sented before their respective commit
tees by members Of the Third House
are oil pushed forward with zeal
unparalleled in Congressional legisia-
ton. Among the most annoying to
Congressman, are the small private
bills asking aid. Seemingly there are
as many lobbyists to each of the bills
as there are bills, in which millions
are the consideration. A
The bill for the refunding Of the
cotton tax collected in 1865 1866 and
1867, soon to be reported by the House
Appropriation Committee, is of the
most magnitude, having forty or fifty
millions involved. The Supreme
Court of the United States was divi-
ded on the constitutionality Of the act,
and the fact Of it's repeal by Congress
by a large majority, almost insures to
the advocates of the bill it's passage.
Every member Of the cotton growing
States, and a majority of the other
Southern States are favorable to the
bill. The bill provides that the re-
funding shall be done by bonds at q
low rate of interest forty
years. %.c=. .s. e..
On next Monday, the postal tele-
graph bill, which has been reported fa-
vorably by the Senate Post Office
Committee, will be taken up and a
lively debate will ensue. The friends
of the bill appear confident of success,
notwithstanding it is understood that
MI. Orion has engaged lobby to OPP
pose. 1t has become proverbial that
a favorable report of the Senate Post
Office Committee is equivalent to
passage in the Senate. .-lf -i-. a
The Woman Suffrage Convention
now in session is meeting with success.
At 10 o'clock this morning, Lincoln
Hall was we'll filled. Mrs. Anthony
led off in we'll prepared speech on
the general principles of reform, fol-
lowed by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, on
the English method of treating women;
Mrs. Gage Of New York, on what the
agitation of the Woman Suffrage
question has accomplished, and took
considerable pains to impress the au-
'lience that the present Administra-
ton Especially Senator Wilson, who
ls to be part of it,) is favorable
to woman's suffrage, and to that end
it paid Mrs. Anthony's fare on to
Washington during the stormiest part
If the late political campaign.
The Southern Claim Commission
by act Of Congress that cre-
sted it, on the Sd Of March next,) has
passed upon 800 claims and has l, 800
more still on file. It is thought that
Congress will continue this Commits
ion four years more.
The Sub Committee to investigate
he defalcation in the Internal Reve-
Tue, met last evening and took con-
siderable testimony which is said to
'e very damaging to certain bonds
men Of defaulters. s4.G4 -"-, Il
From the Investigations now going
IN of the Credit Mobilier affair, one
would judge that NJ. Cs were mortals
md had an eye to investing their
Dose change in the best possible way.
With the exception of Cakes Ames,
no member will be found |
,uilty Of any illegal transaction, and
his trouble and expense to the gov
will come to naught.
The friends of Hons. James Brooks
# New York, and Cakes Ames of I
Massachusetts,, are considerably wor-
led over the suit commenced against |
hese honorables by Thos. C. Durant,
of the Credit Mobilier.
has long since prepared
lis claim, and only through the warm
st solicitation of his friends has been
to withhold prosecution.
The Commissioners of Education has
from Hon. j. d. Philbrich,