The Cairo bulletin., 1873-02-16
WASHINGTON LETTER.
LOUIefANA,

vestigating the Louisiana muddle made
partial report yesterday. The committee
holds thst mother the senate the United
States nor both houses jointly have the
constitutional power TO canvass tho re-
turns Of an election and count the votes TO
determine who have been elected presiden-
tial electors; the mode and manner Of
choosing electors belonging exclusively to
the ststes. The committee stated that thsy
were not prepared to report upon the
questions Of the existence OF q legal state
government in Louisiana and the admis.
sion of senator from that state. II is
not probable that these questions will be
settled this session, so the aspirations Of
the gentlemen for few weeks ofsenatorial
honors will be dashed. The partissnship
aud ill.concsalsd chagrin displayed BY
Msssrs. Morton and Carpenter at the dam.
ming testimony against the Radical conspi.
rator-Kellogg & Co.-was the subject
Of general remark, - showing that orders
had gone forth that the friends Of the ad-
ministration must DO sustained and the
above named superserviccable senators
proved most earnest in the work.
AMEs TO THE FORE.
1t was rumored aud generally believed
that Mephisto Amss would not return
from Boston, and not . few devoutly
wished II. Colfax for instance, who has
promised TO explain all about that q, 200
- soon a. Ames returned. To the conster
nation Of quite number Ames put in an ap
pearsncs and brought that insxhaustable
memorandum book. Quite . sensation
was created by . rumor that Ames had
another memorandum book in which
divers various transactions, duplicating
. fresh batch Of congressional victims,
were shown up, and general wriggling
among conscience stricken NJ. C's was
the result. 1t was only by Amcs denying
the story of the No. 2 memorandum book
and allowing . confidential peop into the
dreaded memorandum book, from which
he so continuously refreshed
his memory, that the congres.
sional mind was put At peace, for it was
discovered that he has nothing new in his
book it only corroborated his previous
testimony. Notwithstanding the extent
Of the Credit Mobilier expose and the
sensation II has created there will be no
eIpulsions; there may be 9 few light
words Of censure administered on the
jsckassitinenes displayed by NJ. Cs. in
not owning up boldly to their "nyer in
Credit Mobilisr instead Of equivocating,
denying, lying and thsa topping of with
downright perjury as few Of the victims
aid. No one will be hurt any more than at
present, which amounts to political opin-
ion.
INCREASE OF SALARIES.
The bill to increase the compensation Of
justices Of the United States, members
Of congress and other high officials, was de-
feated by . vote fll4 to 81. This was Oh
= proposition TO suspend the rules; the
p'h AAhey W. pSos sos sessioh' Aue eel-
aries Of our officials from the lowest up 10
the highest are too smsll-everyihing here
in the way Of living being extremely
with the purchasing power Of
= dollar, about one-half that il used TO be,
and salaries no higher, it is struggle to
mako ends meet. There was a deal of
'beer cowardice shown in the
vote given yesterday, many Of
hose who voted "nay" meant "aye,"
but were afraid to say SO. The Credit
Mobilisr lame ducks-Amos, Dawes, Kel-
ey, GarGdld and Schoheld virtuously
'oted against an increase Of salaries. Ben
,utler, who at least is not q hypocrite,
vas d;sgusted At the self-sacriGcing No
'ilisrs, and said that they having received
heir dividends, could live comfortably
without an increase Of pay. 1t is aitonish-
ng now much such Is Butler, Nye, Chan.
Her and other Radical rustic1sses have
'isen in public estimation since the fall Of
'ur christian statesmen-ColfsI,H Harlan,
Patterson, Pomeroy, Dawes ct. al. The
moral and christian lsw-maker is way
lown below par Al present market quo
ations.