Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-02-10
Communication.
Our Washington Letter

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Our Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON, D c., Feb. 2, 1876.
Special Correspondence Of the ODsERvER.
The serious steady work of the
Session has commenced. Some
of the appropriation bills are re-
ported, and the committee is work.
| ing hard on the others.
ENHANCEMENT
is The order of the day. The
democrats, while they do not in
TEND to cripple the administration
of law, by refusing sufficient mon
ley, will show that an immense
amount is uselessly expended
The salaries OF all the clerks and
officials. who receive over 81, 200,
in Washington as we'll as else
where, will be reduced ten per
cent, and this alone will effect a
saving of millions. The republic
cans can make no fight against
these reductions, for Randall is
piling up proofs that the allowan.
ces made are amply sufficient to
make every department Of the
Government perfectly efficient
These appropriation bills, COM
pared with the ones reported by
Mr.. Garfield, and passed by the
republican majorities eff the past
years, will be the mcst effective
documents of the next campaign.
They will show that the repub.
lican party has beer taking, every
year, millions of dollars from the
toiling and over taxed masses TO
fatten a few favoriies, and that
the democrats propose to ran the
Government economically.
INVESTIGATION
is the next most important sub
iect before the II use Euor-
nous abuses of public trusts Of
every character, have been com
mitted for years, anl il the otIi-
cials have not actutliy shar,d the
money stolen from the people. as
was the case in the whisky ffan.!s.
they have r. least condontd thc
oftenses, and winhed st lh. ro,-
berries. Already the head@ Of
the departments are becoming ex-
ceedirgly nervous, and are seek
ing men to sacrifice as victims. -
Third Auditor Kuthcrford and
Comptroller Bsudnead were tie
first and most important who
lave yet fallen; ike Tom Mur
ply and DvIano. ihey obtained
certificates of whitcwa$!I lrnm
/. 'esident Gr Mt, bnt the value OF
these documents has been re
duced bV their indiscliminaie u~c,
1t is suggested that shon'd B,b-
cock be convicted he have his
framed as an ornament for his
penitentiary cell
SNOTHERED
The Senate efecIuallv Sn1oti~
cred Senator Davis atrcrUt to
examine into the intricacies Of
Tresury book keeping, by refer
ring his resolution to the Commit
tee on Finance, where it will re
main, aHd the only hope Of IN.
raveliing this tangled skein is for
some Member Of The House to
take up the thread that has been
from Senator Davis, and
have the investigation ordered by
the House The republican poll
cy Oh these subjects is well under.
stood; but If the democratic ma
jority is well handled suSh a mass
of corruption will be unearthed
and displayed to the public gaze
that he people will turn from its
authors and abeltors with disgust.
CHEAP TRANSFORMATION.
General IIurlburt has intrc-
duced bill in the House fer the
construction of a government
railway, which embodies the lead.
ing features of the. Belgian plan
The road proposed is to be built
from New York, with a double
track, to Chicago, St.. Louis, and
Council Bluffs, and to be used en-
tirely for freight. The plan for
building is to have Government
guarantee interest at $4,000 per
mile, for which a mortgage is TO
he given to the United States -
The United States is to own the
mortgage, aud Is also to guaran-
tee interest on 1000 miles of con,
struction bonds, for which a mort.
gage is to be given of the entire
equipment The balance Of The
money, $4,000 a mile, is to be
raised by construction bonds OF
stock Ger ificates There are 10
be no stockholders. Five COM
missioners are to he appointed by
1.-The Government, who are 10 have
coutrol Of tue stock and bonds
The plan is to pay all stock GER
u6caies within Ihe life Of the
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