The Weston Democrat. [volume] (Weston, W. Va.) 1875-current, 1876-12-25
Our Washington Letter.
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NVl IuaE IIIat TUE luNcsllSutIuhs VI
The committees appointed by the House
to inquire into tho late election in
Louisiana, South Carolina. and Plori'
da might deyalop some facts calculated
to conflict with the so called returns
from those States. the Senate deemed
necessary to anticipate their reports
and supply remedy for the mnIudy
which is to be feared by the Rcpubli.
can party. in appointing Senate com.
mittees to 90 over the snmo ground
with generally understood instructions
t. contradict anything that tho House
committees may report This is very
digniIied and patriotic in the Senate
aud shows md alacrity il that body to
promote unity Of uc,iUn between the
:wo branches Of Congress.
The charge widely published by the
Republican press that tho House Ap.
preparation Committee did not intend
reporting any bills until the Prcsiden'
tin! question was fnalIy settled. thereby
intending to iu;imilatO the calculating
and money making element OF the
country By a prospect Of even harder
times than We now suffer, has been
positively denied and refutcd by Judge
Holman, chairman Of that committee.
who assures US that there shall be no
dclny upon their part in reporting NIL
necessary appropriations. The R"di.
Gals cannot shoulder the Democratic
party with tho responsibility for the
financial distress Of tho country.
The Senate has split on tho Ed
munds resolution for count of the
electoral vote by tho Supreme Court
Of the United States, and it has been
practically swamped, Morton. Spcn-
Ger, Couover and Patterson are oppos-
cd to it aud that Of coursc settles it,
It certainly would DO very danger
Gus measure to organize tho Supreme
Court into a permanent returning
board. Tho unsettled condition Of the
Senate upon the Presidential question
has given rise to grca, hopes hero that
tie final issue mar be peacably and
fairly met and determined. rud it is
expected TINT the frst step iu that di.
rection is to be taken by COnkliug
There seems TO be but little doubt but
that he is at variance with his RCpub.
lican associates aud rs lie can afford to
be Independent we may expect to hear
from him soon.
On Wednesday tho House pissed
tho Silver bill" by vote Of 1G7 tn
So, the members voting according to
interests or locality of representation
without regard to party lines.
Senator Mitchell. Of Oregon. intro.
duced a resolution charging fraud and
mulfeasance upon Governor Grover,
which has given rise to some debate
for tho past two days without any re.
suit. In the meantime Senator Nor.
ton has discovered a set of in New
Jerscy in tho case Of benjamin viii
hanson, c!cctor, whom he alleges was q
U. S. Commissioner at tho time Of bis
appointment, and the Senate Commit.
too on Privileges and elections have
summoned oil the parties here for cx.
animation.
Colorado is still denied admission to
tho Housc, aud will probably be kept
out until :lc Presidential issue is met
The Sherman Garfield report on The
Louisiana election afforded tho Subject
ofan exciteing and heated debate il
the Senate yesterday. and Stephenson
Bnysrd and Thurman completely reut,
cd Sherman, Morton and Wells who
attempted to defend it. In point Of
fact it is the very dimsicst excuse for q
violation Of Constitutional Inv tia. was
ever ,, preSente" TO n reasoning people.
The " outragcs" arc mere ghosts OIL
tritling Disturbances occurring in many
instances a year and more before tho
elections.
The President has replied to tho res.
Olution Of inquiry regarding the occu,
patton Of Petersburg. Va. b, us
troops on the day Of election, and bis
reply is insOlcnt, defiant and Insulting
His excuse is similar to the ono offered
in the Louisiana case. There ,cas n
disturbance in Petersburg some time
las: May, ind therefore there was great
dsnger Of intimidation. The Whole
tenor and language of the message il
outrageous and it should have been re.
turned to the President witAOu. apy
action upon it.
The President has broken all bounds
of law and dccorum, and rants and
swrars like anything else but the Isl.
lent man " he has been 80 often called
lie declares, publicly. that the large
majority Of the voters ia tho country,
to wit those who voted agaiust Iluycs'
are unworthy Of trust, dishonest and
dislOynl, aud aids his determination
TO inaugurate hi, candidate at all hsz.
ards
Men Grc now engaged erecting n
line of telegraph to Connect tho Carl.
toi building with til, United States
Arsenal. What this can mean wc can
only suFinisG' Ills quite certain thai
Congress Inns no desire 10 communicate
with tho occupants of the barracks
Notwithstanding all these outrages
and evidences Of n determination ia
resort to violence on the part Of The
Administration, everything remain.
veEy quiet and there is no evidence
whatever Of excitement. Docs the
history of 0uy country In the world