The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-05-16

enueaFoFed TO carry the house Uy an
appeal to the sentiment of patriotism,
which is always hard to, resist, and
especially when so silver tongued
orator employs his arts to persuade,
and treats of the heroic age of the re-
public. Mr.. Frye is usually on the
right side if not the winning side,
and never disappoints expectation, so
he is always listened to, but in this
encounter with Hale it cannot be said
that he carried off the honors.
Dawes made speech in opposition,
which Frye pronounced croak, and
then one was made on the same side,
by A. Croker, which Frye proba-
bly, thought was croak too. Garfield
went into the fray with more than
usual energy and force, contending
that the state of the Treasury would
not permit this heavy expenditure,
that the faith of the government had
never been pledged toss-it, that the
plan had been changed, and that it
was very Inappropriate thing to in
yite monarchies to come over here to
help lis celebrate the downfall of mon
archy.
Mr.. Cain of S. c., thought the ex-
penditure of this large sum of money
would make business good, but as
the friends of the measure had argued
that it amounted to only seven cents
per head of the population, it certain
~ could not make business good for
more than twenty minutes; a consid-
Grafton which raises Cain with that
argument, we imagine.
Joe Hawley hauled Dawes over the
Goals for some of his statements, and
was especially sarcastic upon him for
declaring the Treasury bank
rupt upon every occasion. This,''
said Joe sis not true" which remark
sounded rather fat-footed to be thrust
in the face of q Chairman of WAYS
and Means, and it was hardly fair in
Connecticut, as Hawley himself has
played on the same harp quite fire.
quently. Another point on Dawes,
was that Massachusetts had the man
agement of the Richardson
Secretary, Sanborn Contractor, Dawes
head of Ways and Means and if the
Treasury was bankrupt, it was the
fault of Dawes, so between the alter
natives of untruth and mismanage-
ment, the head of the Chairman of
Ways anil Means was rather placed
in ehancery, and Connecticut scored
one on this round.
The vote on engrossment stood aye
81, no 1873, which was unexpectedly
large against the bill. Mr.. Hale made
a motion to reconsider, and to lay the
motion on the table, but the House
changed its opinion and refused to
lay on the table. What caused the
sudden change is not at present writ
ing, known.
One of the events of the time here
has been the wedding of Miss Stewart,
daughter of the Nevada Senator.
The daughters of some Senators might
take on the VOWS of matrimony and
the papers not make much ado about
it, but Mr. Stewart is wealthy, and
lives in castle, and has good things
to set before the Jenkinses to eat and
drink, and hence there is noise and
a flutter, and a movement Of car
riages, and display of liveries, much
white glove, a tendency to wear satin
and all that sort of thing of which
is duly chronicled in the journals, and
read with eagerness by all. It is so
vastly important to know that Miss
Smith and not Miss Brown was a
bridesmaid, especially as nobody
knows either Miss Smith or Miss
Brown, and hoy much her dress cost,
and where it was purchased, and how
it was trimmed, and what the bride
wore, and SO on, that all the partieu-
lars have to be given in detail; but
this is not the fault of Stewart who is
I well to do gentleman and spends
his fortune to please himself and give
work to the people who need employ
nent-we do not mean Jenkins & Co.
Stewards house excites nearly as
much curiosity as the Washington !
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