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The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

On Monday a series OF resolutions were
offered in the Senate instructing the L. 5.
Senators from this State to vote for the Tex
as Pacific railroad subsidy, about $7O0O0,-
600 we believe. On their passage the yeas
were -, NAYS 6, and the balance lodged, in
cluding the Senator from this district. This
IA the most magnificent and unpardouable
steal now on the carpet. To take that i'm.
mems, sum from the Federal treasury at a
time when the President is urging Congress
to rcplenish it, to save it from bankruptcy,
by imposing high tax upon the essential
necessaries of life, including tea, coffee and
sugar, does seem to b. the height OF opprcss-
i've legislation. And this Texas Pacific is
only the fore-runner. If it succeeds there
will be dozen or more roads of equal merit
asking the same aid, and the navigation
companies will renew their efforts to the
same end. Finally it will require an amount
eaual to the present National debt to satisfy
these cormorants. OF course the pockets of
Congressman and Legislators are enri ched
by this iobbery, and hence the success Of
the measures, as exhibited in the Credit
Mobilicr, Pacific Mail, and other investiga-
tions. Until the people put their stern veto
upon every man who supports such projects,
there will be no end to them.
The time of the House has been mainly
taken up in urging the Treasury investiga-
ton and in the passage of general bills of
no pressing interest. The appropriation bill
has been reported. Including deficiency
of the past year it effects a saving of about
$3.50, 900, notwithstanding the fact that the
| membership of the Legislature has been
| nearly doubled and high salaries were i'm
posed by the last Legislature. 1t is to be
hoped the House will sustain the committee
in its economy.
The House begins to show its Democratic
blood and exposure of cor
ruptions, the passage of but few laws, and
the strctest economy in public expendi-
lures May it continue in well doing!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26
BIAN AND DEMOCRAT BLOOMSBURY, COLUMBIA COUNTY. Pa


Last week the extreme Radicals of the Fed
eral Senate, under the lead of Morton, under.
took to force the admission of Pinchback to
a seat, and for this purpose determined to
remain in session until vote was reached
The digniied body went into session at IL
o'clock, noon, on Wednesday and remained
until the next day at o'clock, p. IN. with
out adjournment, Mr.. Gordon, of Georgia
making a six hours speech. Frequent efforts
were made to adjourn, but failed. Finally a
motion was made from the Republican side
to lay the whole subject on the table, which
was agreed to by vote of 80 yeas to % nays
the latter all Republicans, and all the
Democrats voting in the affirmative Mr..
Scott, Of this State, voted with the majority
and Cameron of course on the other side
We observe that of the IL Senators from the
yankee States 10 voted with the majority and
only two with the minority This is to be
accounted for by the fact that the further
discussion Of the subject endangered appro-
priations, tariffs and other profitable pro.
jects in which yankee land is interested
The effect of this action was to refuse to
admit Pinchback to a seat, yet not finally
deciding his case. 1t was a dodge to avoid
committing themselves not only on the
claimants case, but also on the whole Louis
lana business. The effect is further to leave
Grant houndering in the Louisiana mudde
he has created, without any backing from
his party in the Senate, or in Congress. The
Senators of the Republican party can nov
stand with their arms folded ready to i'm.
peach or to sustain Grant in the future as
their political interests may dictate.
The resolution to admit Pinch may be
taken up at any time by majority vote, il
it can be reached, provided no special order
is pending. To take it up in opposition to q
special order requires two-thirds vote. A,
these orders cover the balance of the time
this Congress has TO live, and as the next
Senate will be very nearly Democratic, there
| does not seem to be much chance for Pinch
backs admission on his two bogus elections
The resolution of admission thus summar
| lily disposed of did not state which of Pinch
backs several elections entitled him to
| seat, but merely that he was 80 entitled
Had he been admitted, therefore, he woulC
not have known when he was elected, OF
which of the fraudulent bodies that appoint
ed him was recognised as having legal ex
istencc of sufficient tenacity to make a Sen
ator A beautiful commentary, indeed, upor
| Radical rule!
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26
More Power. More Pay and Less Wsrk

This is the modest demand made by the
Chief Justice for his Court, in the recent re-
port of the Constitutional Commission as
made to the Legislature. While he COM
plains that his Court has too much business,
he proposes to enlarge its original jursdc-
ton With salary of $500 per year
leach of his Associates gets $1,000 he wants
the Legislature to have power to increase
judicial salaries though not to diminish
them! And lastly, in order to cut off work
from his court and relieve it, he suggests
that writs of error shall not be allowed
where the sum in controversy is less than
$500! This last change, to establish Rich
Mans court, must be agreed to without OBJ
lection, under fearful penalty: for the OBJ
jector is to be denounced as de,n0gogue.
But this terrible word from the Greek will
hardly deter the people and members of the
legal profession from stoutly opposing this
and other ill-advised projects of change in
the Constitution, come from ,chat quarter they
may.
Our opinions on the subject of official sal
aries are well known to our readers, and we
continue to hold them with increasing conf
dence. In the present condition OF the
country no one ought to speak of increasing
the pay of public officers without rebukc.
| But of all our public officers the Judges OF
the Supreme Court have least reason to COM
plain of their pay Their salaries are liberal
and they are protected by the Constitution
| against having them reduced during their
continuance in Office. And now that the ju-
| dicial term in that court has been heightened
to twenty.one years, the pay of the Judges
will be relatively better than ever before
for an annual salary of $1,000 for twenty-one
years may be considered as good pay for pub
lie service as $4,000 per year for ten or fif-
teen years. The general rule established by
the new Constitution, that the salary of nc
public officer shall be increased or dimin,
ished during his continuance in office, is 6
very good one, and should not be changed tC
suit the interests of any class whose pay i:
good and whose terms have been heightened
We do not suppose that the ne'c Judges O
Of the Sspreme Court ask for increased pay
and as to the Chief Justice himself we be-
lieve he is to receive to the end Of his term
much higher pay than was attached to the
office of Judge of his Court at the time o
his election.
A good way to decrease both the business
of the Court and the expenses of the Judge
would be to make its sessions permanent a
Harrisburg, the seat of the State govern
nent, which is obviously the proper place
| for il
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26


The 22d of February, as holiday like
other Legislative holydays) was invisJtc !
However much people may be disposed to
honor and reverence the memory Of Gen.
Washington, they have no respect for Legis-
lative authority in making holydays and
will not regard them in the least, unless for
| other reasons. 1t is discreditable to Legis-
latures to pass laws that they know will be
generally disregarded, that can not be en-
forced, and would do no good if ever 80 we'll
observed. 1t also has the effect to bring
Legislative authority into public contempt
and the habtual disregard Of some laws
will sooner or later lead to the disregard of
all law.
How absurd it would be for any authority
to undertake to enforce the observance OF
any holyday other than Sunday Take the
4th of July for example. What progress
would all the legal authority in the land
make in enforcing its observance as heli-
day and compelling farmers and Others to
abstain from work on that day? Who dare
prosecute any one for following his usual
occupation on any Of the Legislative holy
days? The absurdity of the whole business
is 80 apparent that all discussion is perfectly
useless.
If people choose to voluntarily observe
hoiyduys it is good thng-but to force
them is folly.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

GeneralSheridan first reported 1000 polit-
cal murders in Louisiana witkin a few years
past. When asked for definite statement
he reduced the number nearly one-half.
When asked to come before the Congression-
al committee and testify to his knowledge on
the subject, he had sudden business up the
river, which occupied him until the COM
mittee had left The citizens then asked
him for the list Of persons maltreated, but
this he declined to give, "because the origi-
nal belonged to the War Department -
Major Longbow saw thousand snakes-ii
not thousand, at least nine hund red-or
ninety-nino at any rate--he was sure there
! was more than one, and he could not come
down another snake That is the way that
southern outrage stories run.
II will be recollected that during the
johnson administration, Sheridan in COM
mand at New Orleans had the whole city in
turmoil and wanted to declare martial law
johnson removed him and appointed the
great-hearted Hancock to take his place
Peace, quietness, order and safety to life ant
property were at once restored, without fur
ther aid from soldiers than the general ordel
of their commander that all persona
rights would be respected, and that the mil
itary should be subordinate to the civil pow
er. That was common sense rule, and tina
is all that is now needed at the SOUTH
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

The so-called "Poand Press Gag Law"
about which sundry mush-headed editors
made so much fuss, especially those of the
sensational and libelling order, and their
silly followers, was lately referred to the
Judiciary Committee of the U. S. Senate for
construction, or amendment if necessary.
Their report declares "that said act is not
obnoxious to any crticism, and that in
respect of the crime of libel it confers no
power, either to bring a person charged with
libel into the District of Columbia or to
send him out of it," The report is unani-
nous and is signed by the most distinguish
ed lawyers of the Senate, including those
able Democrats, Judge Thurman, who has
sat upon the Supreme bench of Ohio, and
Gov. Stevenson, Of ofKentucky. We suppose,
therefore, that the public is relieved from
further twaddle on that subject.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

After the 4th of March next the Z. s.
Senate will be composed of 40 Republicans
% Democrats, and Republicans classed as
Independents. There is one vacancy from
Louisisna-the one Pinchback wants to fill
There are several Republicans not cassed as
Independents who will not vote for ultra
measures, such as the carpet-baggers want,
and there will not remain majority of the
Senate who can be dictated to by caucus.
The days of Radicalisn are therefore num-
bered, and it will not be surprising if there
is practical Democratic majority in both
Houses of Congress before the next session
ends.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

Another attempt to have a committee ap-
pointed to investigate the condition Of the
State Treasury was made in the House of
ago, but failed! The Republicans resist an
investigation unanimously, which IS equal
to Il confession of guilt, and a few Democrats
Join them. Whether these latter have all
along been in the interest of the Radical
State Ring or whether they are recent
purchase, is not stated. 1t is curious that
no list of yeas and nays on the question is
published, so that the people might see who
are engaged in the business of covering up
the frauds that have been perpetrated upon
them. 1t is to be hoped that in future these
will be given.
The refusal to investigate ID most palpa.
bic and gross outrage upon the people that
ought to be resented at the next election.
The people have a right to know how their
money has been used, and especially have
they a right to know why the State debt was
jumped nearly three millions Of dollars,
and ,oh0 got the money. Whoever attempts
thieves themselves, aud any Democrat VIII o
aids in preventing investigation is both a
thief and traitor If there are such let the
public know who they are.
p. S.-The resolution OF investigation has
at length carried, despite every effort Of the
Republicans to prevent it. Messrs. Reigh-
ard, Gunster, Smith, Wise, Embick, Chris
man and Bailey were appointed the commit
tee. As the Republicans claim that the
House has no authority, Of itself, TO institute
an investigation, the same proposition as
that passed was offered az a joint resolution
but was resisted by the Republican members
This would indicate its defeat in the Senate
even if adopted by the House, yet it is to be
hoped the Democrats will push the Repub
licans to the wall on this subject. If gross
frauds and thefts are to be covered up le
the Republicans bear the responsibility.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26
Excerpts and News Items from Exchanges

Hon. Matt Carpenter attributes his defeat TO
the railroads. This is the first good word any
Wisconsin man has had to say for railroads
within Our recollection
The St. Louis Globe declares it useless to ask
Congress not to pass the Civil Rights bill, since
"no voice can reach ears that are deaf to the
roar Of the elections"
1t is believed by the betting fraternity in New
York that the Beecher jury will disagree, and
the betting is now on whether Beecher or Tilton
is to get the majority of the jury.
Every negro in Alabama SAYS the Mobile
Register, has at his heels worthless cur, which
operates as prohibition against sheep raising
and eats as much as his master.
or course there has been intimidation in
Florida. G. W. Jones, Democrat has been
elected United States Senator Here is an
other demand for the presence of the army.
The Boston Pilot states that the Pope has
raised the dioceses Of Boston, Philadelphia
Milwaukee and Santa Fc to the dignity of arch
dioceses, and their respective bishops to that Of
archbishops.
1t does not matter whether Congress
clothes the President with power to overturn
the Southern State governments or not. lie
declares his intention to assume the power indie
pendent Of Congressional action.
The Lock Haven Republican states that there
are 100000 white men in this country who can
not read and that most of them vote the Dem
ocratic ticket. There are nearly three times
that many negroes in the United States who
cannot read, and all Of them vote the Radical
tcket.-Dtm. Wdtchmdn.
In order that Grant may keep paid army at
she south the people are asked to pay SS,000.0o0
in the form of increased tax on sugar; $4,000
600 on tobacco and SS,0O0,00O on other manu-
factures of articles of necessity from cotton
wool, leather, iron and steel. Is Radical ad-
mnistration worth the price Of it?
Congressman Ward, Republican, of the sec.
ond Illinois district, was declared defeated al
the last election, and his seat assigned to his
Democratic opponent by majority of two
votes Mr.. Ward not satisfied, demanded 9
recount. His request was granted, and the ad
| verse majority of two was swellcd to two hun
| dred. Mr. Ward doesn't care for any NOR,
countings.
"If Grant is a second Washington" asks tn,
Pittsburgh Post "what is the third likely to be?'
lie is likely to be hanged, We should say.-Cor
icr Journal
1t is very evident that there is to be carni
val of iobbery at Washington. The minorit,
are now powerless to resist or delay the mos
extravagant legislation proposed. desperate
band Of men in Congress, condemned by their
constituencies and permanently retired from
elective office, are now ready to signalze thei
leave-taking by general depletion of th
| treasury.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

A petition signed by l9j persons in Ar
kansas was presented to the Congressional
investigating committee when in that State,
stating that for the last ten years the petit
tioners carried their lives in their hands and
that they were constantly intimidated, Gov.
Garland at once had A of them arrested and
taken before grand jury to testify against
their prosecutors, so that the latter might be
properly dealt with. Strange to say not one
could name q person, act or circumstance
that threatened their peace, and all gave for
the only cause of their alarm the statements
they saw in the sensatiosal papers of the
cities and the Congressional speeches and
reports they had read If the courage OF
these carpet-baggers and negroes was equal
to their cheek, there would be less occasion
to fear intimidation at the south.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

The Lcwisburg Chronicle, the organ of the
Republican party of Union county, sustains
| the ruffianly conduct of Wolfe in the House
of Representatives. The Argus, the Demo-
cratic organ, takes the opposite side and
challenges Wolfe to submit his conduct to
the judgment Of the voters of the county.
This is the course any honorable man would
take but a man who could act as Wolfe did
does not possess manly notions of honor. If
he did he would resign and submit his con-
duct to his constituents, portion of whom
at least denouncc him, and not longer re-
main in a body that has declared him an un-
fit associate, unless vndicsted by those who
have most interest in his public conduct. He
could test the matter next fall without in
convenience to any body, or losing q day in
the Legislature if those who elected him
would then sustain him.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

On the 18th of March Col. MClure's new
paper, the Times, is to take the place of the
New Age. 1t promises to be "independent
in every thing, neutral in nothing" and to
pay particular attention to the news Of the
day. That it will be spirited paper is
scarcely to be doubted, and in this respect
it will supply a great Philadelphia need,
We would prefer an exhibition Of its "inde-
pendence" to any profession on the subject.
"Neutral in nothing" will give it an extern
siye field OF labor, sufficiently so to occupy a
regiment of writers if their sayings are to be
worth the reading. The paper will not be
Democratic, but will no doubt be intensely
anti-Grant, if any opinion may be safely
held about Col. Mcclure without an accom-
panying doubt Upon the whole we look
for il TO be a most readable and newsy sheet,
largely devoted 10 the partisan and personal
interests Of the management Of the Pennsyl-
yania railroad favorable to corporations
and excessively "liberai' as to public meas
ures in which its friends are concerned. 1t
may become the best aelcs paper of Phila-
delphia without any great effort, and in that
respect ought to equal the New York dailes.
For further information see prospectus in
cur advertising columns.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

Gov. Ramsey, another administration U.
$. Senator, has been knocked in the head by
the Minnesota Legislature, though it con-
tanned a Republican majority, and Judge
MMillan, who has been out of politics for
twenty years, is elected in his place, The
information is that the Judge is or was a
Republican, but not of the Grant school, nor
yet an extreme Radical
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

The President has called an extra session
OF the L. 5. Senate to assemble Immediately
upon the adjournment of Congress, for the
purpose of acting upon treaties, nominations,
&c, in which the House does not take Il
narf
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

Some sarcastic citizens of New Orlean
applied to Gen. Sheridan for list of the
twenty-one hundred political martyrs he
reported to the Government. OF course he
had neither such list, statistics or evidence,
and consequently could give no information
to the citizens on the subject
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

The khedive of Egypt made present of
diamonds, &c, to the daughter of Gen. Sher-
man on the occasion of her marriage, valued
variously at from 100000 to $500, 900
The duty alone amounted to $4,000, but
Congress RENTED that.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26
Shnpi,lap'a Storv

The statement of Gen. Sheridan, supposed
to be given on his word of honor as an officer
of the United States army, that 2,l4l per-
sons have been killed and 2,ll5 wounded in
Louisiana on account Of their political opin-
ions since 1S66,-a total of 4, ,256-is sam
pie of the kind Of stuff the Radical leaders
and their organs have been trying to palm
off upon the people during the past few
years Gen. Sheridan is charged with being
in the habit of getting into a condition
during which he "sees things double" but
even this excuse will not palliatc such an
outrageous story as this. But he "won't
come down a single Niger" and the Repub-
lican voters are expected to believe him.
1t would be as sensible to do so, as to believe
many of the other stories of Southern cut
RACES" so industriously circulated by Radi-
cal journals about election time -Readmg
Gdzette.
Sheridan simply repeats Kellogg's state
ment, in defiance of proofs.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

The extract from speech on our first
page, by that gifted statesman, \, H. S;cph-
ems, of Georgia, on the uses Of Sunday
Schools, should be carefully perused by all
friends of children. 1t is one of the best
things we have seen on the subject
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

In May last President Grant issued procla-
nation admonishing the turbulent and disor'
derly persons" who maintained that Joseph
Brooks was elected Governor Of Arkansas. He
now issues proclamation declaring that the
said Brooks il the legal Governor of Arkansas
and wants Congress to take some action to sus'
tain him. What new revelation has the Presi'
dent received about Arkansas affairs since last
Nav
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

As in the Constitutional Convention 50 in
the House of Representatives the name of
Hon. George A. Achenbach, of Clinton
county, heads the list of yeas and nays. lie
is sound, judicious and trustworthy leader
who never swerves from the principles of
true Democracy or from his convictions of
duty as a representative of the people
HarrisJrg Patriot.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

freight and passenger warfare is now
going on between the Pennsylvania and Bal
timore and Ohio railroads, from which the
public will probably gain advantage. The
respective Presidents are also carrying on a
newspaper warfare, which of course results
in no credit to either.
The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1875-02-26

Gen. Jas. b, Steadman, well-known
Union officer, who was in the army with
Grant, and whose knowledge of him is
full and thorough, says:
IF he does not die the victim of his ap-
petite he will cause his country more trou-
ble, more excitement and more blood than
any man who has ever lived on this conti-
nent. In every position he filled in the
army he gave convincing proof of his des-
potic characteristics in the unrelenting Bit
terness he exhibited toward rivals lie
could neither brook control nor rivalry,
and thwarted in either, because unmanage-
allie to such an extent as to excite alarm in
Washington"