The New Orleans bulletin. [volume] (New Orleans [La.]) 1874-1876, 1874-12-11
FROM WASHINGTON.
HOW The PRESIDENTS MESSAGE WAS RECEIVED
Especial to the Cincinnati; rro,;.o,

| loPooAaA W the cincinnati ENQUIRER
MAsH1NGroN, Dec. THE usual commit
.ee was selected to wait on the President. anf
ai.er me usual recess the precious gospel wa,
otought 10 the House, and there turned owe,
~ .le nelllnuous energies Of Mcpherson, the
t vt:rh' lor reading: The House sat silent as
ns tpnH compound OF venality, stupidity and
mendaclty was rehearsed to them. The man.
1ers hardly once manifesting the slightest in.
ncation OF sympathy or approval. The echoes
VI .ne oond-holders and Wall street crowd
nad been anticipated, and produced M com
ment i'o GULL
| 1nere was perceptible stir at the suoces-
Iion 10 fresh taxation. and Of abqndonino the
| CIVIL service system. Clerk Mcpherson. how
| ever, seemed to think the part Of the docu-
menu slandering the Southern people was
most worthy OF emphasis. and this he read
WIN an the potency he could summon up
put not even this trade Of malice could
cnange the verdict OF the House. Even in
his best days, his first term. Grant recon- ~
nendatlons carried very little weight. and
those OF to-day are scarcely regarded by any
body.
THE QUESTION OF RESUMPTION
The outpourings from Attorney General
Wllllams's outrage mill were expected. and
passed nnheeded. The only debate is over
the financial issue and here members take
sides according to their financial views. sub.
ject, however, to this modification: that Dem
Ocratlc members who last session opposed an
expansion of the currency are by no means
ready to agree to the Government policy for
forcing resumption. It is predicted tonight
by one well informed member that the Com
mittee on Banking and Currency will not in
dorse the policy Of the message. Such prom
inent Republicans as Butler and Kelley will
probably make open war upon it. For the
first time since the Republican party came to
possess power. there are visible and decisive
breaches of discipline revealing themselves
on the floor Of the lower house of Congress.
The Presidents message is to them a bomb
SHE'LL 1t makes square issue: in fact. a
series OF square issues, which the managers
do not pretend to deny. that they will find
themselves powerless to subdue. The first
gun of the war was fired to-day by Pig-irou
Kelley, who says broadly that he will oppose
certain measures Of the administration. no
matter what political associations it NAV lead
him to form. Undoubtedly good deal of
was expected in the Republic
cans, but the meeting of Congress shows this
in peculiar forms. The leaders seem to have
lost their discretion with the prospect OF
loss Of power; and discerning people pre-
DICT revelations as existing discussions pro- |
gress.
The message is regarded by all rs dull |
document; but us an emantion OF the East |
ern influences which inspired it. it is signiti-
can't Of the coming sectional battle between
the East and West Senator Morton is hur-
rylng back from California, where he pro-
posed to spend the winter It is stated that
le will openly assail the Administration In
my event, a locking OF horns between him
ind Turkey-cock Conkling may be expected
ne the session shall close