Ottumwa weekly courier. (Ottumwa, Wapello County, Iowa) 1872-1899, 1875-03-24
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WAsH,SaroN. March Is, Isl

| W aSHlNdTDN. HIdEGH IOtJs
| Deay Comier:-W With the exception
OF a few confrmations, the entire aes
sion of the Senate wss spent last weel
in the discussion OF the Pinchback case
Tho whole affair ia peculiar one, ant
seems 10 be hinged upon the legiti,na
cy OF tue Kellogg government in Lou
isianna. Mr.. Pinchhack's certificate
| Of election, believe ia conceded Il
be In due form, but The validity of the
! Kellogg government is seriously ques
toned. Bat as the Kellogg govern.
ment has been recognized by the courts
Of the State Of Louisiana and also BY
President Grant, and by Congress, the
thing seems.to be in an ugly tangle
In reconizing Kellogg as the Governor
OF the State, it is not easy to see how
they can repudiate Pinchback, whose
credentials are all regular, and II
Pinchback is not admitted how can
Kellogg and his government be recog-
nized. presume tho matter will be
decided this week as jsis supposed the
Senate will adjourn on Thursday.
While passing along the Avenue
yesterday / chanced to meet our
worth Representative Judge Lough-
ridge looking - serenely happy-and
| may truthfully add--as handsome as
10 his wont.
He will not return to Iowa for some
dsys, having business which detAins
him here. Judge Loughridge stands
deservedly high In the estimation 10
tho officers Of the government, a. we'll
as Of the people Of Washington. He
has not sought to distinguish himself
By boring the House with long winded
speeches for political effect, but he has
been most indefatigable worker in
tho committee room and in his seat,
and has always been at his post when
questions OF great moment were be.
tore the House. He 10 not Of the
"dodgiugo kind. On all the great
principles ofthe Republican party and
70 the cause OF justice and human
rights, he has always beon - true a.
the needle 10 the pole. Owing to his
leOg experiences in Congress, his In
Nmste aoquaintanoe with. public men
and neasurss, i think no batter man
couM b. selected to succeed Judge
Wright who has declined recollection
70 The Senate. It 10 fact worthy of
note that the controlling influence
which n welded by members Of the
Home and Hensfn & almost alvavs n
an 1900 rafio' n theI lenoth ~ tsne
thav have servad.
a an evidsnco ~ thc truth ~
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names Of thosa memhers vhn
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cnntrol ioo,s1st;nn .nd rr,a ~.
country, and Il = not 40 much owin0
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" ABOUT the same light ss wine, whose
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i0u6 ume.
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