The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-07-14
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sWAsHINGTON, d. c., June 80, '76.
There are some queer fish in Con-
gress, chief of whom lie "Blue
Jeans" Williams, Chairman of the
House Committee of Accounts. So
far as he does carry his ideas of
economy that he opposes the ex-
penditure of every dollar as If 1t
was to come out of his own pocket.
That his ideas are not simply senti-
mentals is proved by tue fact that
he offered il Congress would abol-
ish the office of the messenger who
has charge of giving out the soap,
brushes, and other such articles,
that he would take charge of them
himself. Last winter he offered
resolution that the House hold no
more night sessions SO as TO save
fuel and light. Before he became
chairman of his Committee, the
members refresed themselves with
lsmonads and iced Tea, which was
paid for oai Of the Con tingen'
Fund. but he has now pat Il stop TO
this expeHre, The Senate Chair
man OF Accounts is troubled by no
such scruples, and furnishes these
articIes in liberal abundance. The
consequence is that tue members of
the House all 20 over TO the Senate
whenever they feel dry. The
House expense for these articles is
now nothing, while that of the Sen
ate is more than doubled, and has
to be paid for by the people, all the
same.
Ex-Speaker Blaine left this city
last week, for home, sick in body
but sicker still in mind. He is suf-
fering keenly from the combined
efforts of the disappointment in not
receiving the Presidential nomina-
ton, and the unfortunate position
IN which he has been placed by the
recent Investigations. Had he but
boldly stood up and confessed every
thing from the very start, he would
now stand infinitely better before
the country but believing that his
letters had all been destroyed, he
denied eyer having had any con-
nsction in any way, shape, or form
with any speculations of rail roads.
When Mulligan brought his letters
on here, he was compelled to stand
mp with Humiliation and shame
confess that he had lied. Added to
this that the Caldwell dispatch,
about which such fuss was raised at
the time, was originated in this
country, cabled to Caldwell to be
sent back to the committee, and that
Caldwell's reputation is none of the
best, 1t must be confessed that an
other of our idols has been sadly
smutted. Everybody admires the
bold fight that he made, bat laying
aside all political feeling and bias,
the fact that he knowingly and in
tentionally told falsehood cannot
be denied. An effort has been
made to get the committee to post
pone all further investigation until
next session, when he will again be
able to be present, but without sue
cess, further than 10th of July.
8. S. Cox, Speaker FRO tenn of the
House, left this city to attend the
Sc. Louis Convention; where he ex-
pected to be chairman. Scarcely
had he gone, when the House de-
posed him andelected Mr.. Saylor in
his place, who now says that he
will not resign in Mr.. Cox's favor
when he returns. Mr.. Cox was
very indignant in regard to this,
and denounces it as a shabby trick.
An almost absolute feeling of ter
ror has been existing throughout
this city all week for fear that the
appropriation bill would not be
passed in time. This feeling can
be better understood when it is
stated that almost the entire pOpu-
lstion OF the city is. either in the
Government employ, or in some
way dependent upon the Govern
ment.
Orders had already been sent TO
all the Navy Yards in the country
to close on Friday, but fortunately
for them the Navy Bill, having been
reduced about 81 100000 was pass
cd. Tho House is determined not
to yield an inch on the other bills,
and the Senate Is equally firm, and
the consequence is that they have
extended the fiscal year ten days, sc
- to prevent any stoppage of the
wheels OF Government, and hope in
that time to reconcile their differ
ences. All of the heads of depart
ments say that If the House bill il
passed, that it will become necessary
to pass deficiency bills inside of