The Rutland daily globe. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1873-1877, 1875-02-20
From our Regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
District of Columbia
BrOwnism Among the Democrats
Llncoln's Birthday-HOn. samuel
Hooper's Obsequics.

WASHINGTON Feb. 10.
Poor Pinchback is still rocked amid al
ternate hopes and fears. His case was
taken up in the senate on Monday, and not
being finished 1t was proposed by Senator
Morton that no adjournment should take
place on the morrow until it was disposed
Of But this was too greatly flying in the
face of Providence, and evinced too great
lack of proper respect for the dead, so that
Mr.. Hamilton was obliged to say to him
that the senate would wish TO attend on
the following day the funeral services of
the late Representative Hooper. After
those obsequies both houses adjourned,
and the Pinchback matter will again be
taken up tomorrow, the final result of
which will be known probably ere this let
ter reaches you. During Senator Mortons
remarks on Monday in favor of his i'd
mission. General Sheridan was seen among
the visitors on the floor of the senate, who
was probably there TO take care of the
"bandilti !" also Secretaries Fish and Bris-
tow, the Italian Minister, and Fred. Doug
lass with his shaggy lion-likc name.
AS Mr.. Morton had announced that on
Saturday he should move to take up the
question of Pinchback's admission, we
FASTENED to ''spectate" the affair, but
found Senator Morrill, (Me) appealing to
the senate to avoid further debate upon the
| DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BILL
and 20 continue in session until vote
should be taken on it. He wished every eff
fort TO be made for its final disposal on that
day, for lie should not again present the
matter after that day. So Pinchback was
setback But the close of Saturdays scs-
sion, at half-past six o'clock, found the
poor Districtof Columbia still in the lu:ch,
without any form Of government. The
senate had so many tiHi,s Lone down the
middle and up the outside Of tie bill with
so many amendments, yet none were
amended, playing as Mr.. Edmund'
said, 80 at cross-purposcs,' that the fid
dler gave out, and the contra (ry) dancers
retired to their late dinners. The dreadful
knot that they could not get over, and will
which they were tried for the greater par
of two days sessions, was as to the man
ner of providing board of commissioner
for the management of District affairs
, whether the people should elect one or tw,
. of the board, leaving the balance to be ap
pointed by the President. When on Mon
, day, Mr.. Morton moved to take up tn
poor Pinchback, that sly.old fox Thurman
with two words tor the democrats and on
for the District, virtuously appealed to MIR
Morrill( Me. mot to abandon the district bill
he thought it was in such a position the
that, if proceeded with, 1t could be qulckl
disposed of, and presented his dire feaI
9 that the bll was dead if abandoned ther
: Mr.. Morrill, said he had no idea of abar
C doning it then, for it was his purpose
t ask the senate some other day to procee
y with it, but he could not press its consider
t alton that day, after his statement on Sa
ner in which be was treated by the sena
D on Saturday, and thought the skirts of h
: Ohio friend were not altogether free frol
a blame in that matter, for he was Of tho.
i who voted to adjourn, when he (Mr. NJ
y asked, as he had right to ask, that Il
i senate should stay until nine or until te
e o'clock, that the bill might be finally di
y posed of.