The Placer herald., 1873-02-22
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENTS.
lFRoM OUR SPECIAL coRRBsPo oNDENT.l
WASHINGTON, D. G., February IL, 1873.


into the Louisiana questions yesterday made
partial report. The Committee hold that neithe
the Senate of the United States nor both Houses
| jointly have the constitutional power to canvass
the returns of election, and count the votes
| to determine who have been elected Pres identia
! Electors, the mode and manner of choosing elec
tors belonging exclusively to the States. The
committee We're not prepared to report upon the
existence of legal State government in Louisi-
ana, and the admission of a Senator from that
State. These questions will not, in all proba-
bility, be determined upon by the committee
this session, that the aspirants for few weeks
Of Senatorial honor will be disappointed. The
partizanship and ill-concealed chagrin displayed
by Messrs. Norton and Carpenter at the danning
testimony against the Radical conspirators- -Kel-
logg & Cows most noticeable. and shove d
that orders had gone out to sustain the friends
of the Administration, and they proved most
earnest in their work.
AMEs TO THE FORE
1t was rumored, and believed by great many.
that Mephisto. Ames would not return from
Boston. Not few devoutly wished it; for in
stance. Colfax, who has promised to explain all
,bout that 81, 200 as as Ames returned. To
the CONSERVATION OF those members who have
thus far escaped exposure, Ames did not only
put in an appearance but brought that inexhaust
ible memorandum book and rumor had it that
mother memorandum book was forthcoming, in
which divers various transactions, duplicating
fresh batch of Congressional victims, were shown
up. This caused general wrg3ina, which was
only allayed by Ames denying the story of the
memorandum book No. q AMI allowing conf
lential peep into the dreaded memorandum book
from which he 50 continuously refreshed his
memory, when it was found that he has nothing
more to reveal, the book only confirming his
testimony. Notwithstanding the extent of tn =
Credit Mobilier expose and the sensation it has
created, there will be no explosions, even il
there should be a few light words of censure ad-
IN nstered on the jackassitiveness displayed by
| the NJ. Cs in not owning up to their stock trans
| actions instead Of equvocltin5, denying, lying
and committing downright perjury.
INCREASE OF SALARIES.
The bill to increase the compensation OF the
Justices of the United States, members of Con
gress, and other high officials, was defeated by a
vote of III to 81. This was on II proposition tc
suspend ruicSi tle Dlll may YET ploo tulS StS
sion. The salaries of our officials, from tn,
lowest to the highest, too small everything
here in the way of living ran 5ing high, it is
well known that the purchasing value of dollar
now is about one-half what 1t was twelve year,
ago and the salaries are the same. There WAS a
deal of sheer cowlrlce shown i'll the vote of yes
terday; those who voted nay meant yea, bat d
not dare say so. The Credit NJ obier lame duck
-Ames, Dawes, Kelley, Garfield and Schofelo
virtuousy voted against increase of s.larie,
Ben Butler. who at least is not n hypocrite, ac
counted for this vote of the lame ducks by sayin,
that having received their divide nds, they coui,
i've comfortably without an increase of salary
1t is astonishing how much such men as Butler
Nye, Chandler, and other rusticusses, have risei
in public estimation since the fall of our Chris
tim statesmen, Cofax, Harlan, Patterson, Pome
roy Dawes Ct dls the moral and Christian law
maker is way down below par at the presen
quoting.
NIGGARDLY LEGISLATION.
There is accounting for som of the freak
Of our National Legislature. One day they vii
vote millions of dollars on scheme almost Uto
pian and the next will refuse to do simple jus
NlNC' II toh1lcs' VIII Htdi hcL w tuc bIIhNteo'
of Isaac Hnckley, Esq, President of the Phl'
lelpha, Wilmington and Baltimore R.ilroaC
Company, who also represents n number of othe
roads, it will allow the compensation asked fo
carrying the mails by the post-otlce railway cars
for the use of which the companies have neve
been paid cent, after b 'inS induced by tn
Post-otlice Department t. bllll AMI run them
The companies are now asking for mail servic
at the SAM rate per car per mile on fast pas
senSer trans as the public pays them for movin
second-class freight per car per mile on slo'
freight trains. 1t is to be hoped that Congress
will not deprive the public of the admirable sys
TEN of postal cars now i'll use, rs its aiyantaB -
to the public caunot be estimated, and that the
will pay the companies what they ask, which
less than was paid in in 1870 for 1.-THE of tn
present service. 1t is not often feel it my dut
) to say a word in behalf of corporations but i
this case simple justice and the wants OF the bus
mess community demands it.
LOCALIZED ROBBERY
The owners of the sewing machine patents ar
here, trying to secure an extension. These com
in this country that they do in England 1t
stated 'ual u lunu OF fUU,uJU EuS Deen ratSeu II
secure the patent extensions. l fully agree will
the Cincinnati Gazette that every vote cast in ia
vor of this scheme should be taken as evidence
of corruption and the members so voting he'll
responsible The vote should be printed il
every newspaper in the country, SO that the pee
pie may know who are in favor Of their bein
robbed.
SENATOR PoMERoY.
This gentleman rose in the Senate yesterda
and asked for an examination into the charges c
| br berry brought against him. A committe o
five was appom.el. He denied the allegation
of Mr. Yorke in the most emphatic manner; bui
alas did not Colfax and Patterson, Kelley an
Dawes and other Christian statesmen recent
deny and asservate, and yet the world believet
them not, and may not "Od Beans " be pos
sessed of by the same evil spirit that just now
taking r, fuge in the moral and goodly law giver