New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-23
Especial Correspondence Of the Republican.
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL.


WASHINGTON, D. c., July 10, 1876.
Readers of Mark Twain's writings car
not fail to notice the similarity existing be
tween the members of the Committee or
Banking and Currency, as manifested in
their hesitation to attempt repeal of the
resumption act, and the evident indisposi
ton Of the little dog to come to close quar-
ters with the pinch bug" which the bad
boy took to church with him wherewith to
mitigate the tediousness of q long sermon
Should they make the same mistake az the
dog finally did, their punishment may be az
prompt and distressing as that following
the poodle's insdvertence. Yesterday the
proposition to repeal was for the fourth
time postponed. 1t is claimed that Tilden
is wrestling with tho Democratic members,
begging them to leave it alone, and that
Hendricks is quite as importunate for the
repeal.
Although the intelligence has been sent
out from this city every day for two weeks
that the deadlock was virtually broken,
yet to-day compromise on many of the
appropriation bills appears as distant az
when they were first referred to conference
committees; and an other extension of the
time wherein unexpended balances of last
years appropriations may be used, is pre-
dicted.
A grossly partisan move by the Demo
Gratis of Whitthorn's Naval Committee, for
election purposes, is proposed by referring
to the Judiciary Committee the mass of
testimony taken during seven months
raid, for evidence to smirch Secretary Robe.
SOD, and requesting it's opinion as to
whether he lRobeson) has rendered himself
liable to impeachment. OF course no re-
port could be obtained before the Novem-
Der election, and in the meantime Mr. Robe
son could be held up to the public as
another high Republican official who has
rendered himself liable to impeachment and
criminal prosecution by his corrupt admin.
istration CT the Navy Department. This
committee has spent, it is claimed, more
than $500, 900 in it's efforts to criminate this
officer, but with those who are familiar
with the evidence, Mr.. Robeson has fully
and unsnswerably met every charge, and
stands fully vindicated. There will be
majority and minority report.
The river and harbor appropriation bill,
as it came from the Senate committee, was
shorn of some ST it's ugliest features, more
than seventy Of its provisions for the i'm
provement of un-navi igable streams and
harbors, without shipping, having been
stricken out; but in the scramble Of indi-
vidual Senators to enhance their home
popularity at the expense of the govern
ment, the judicious action of their commit
mittee was ignored, the swindling bequests
were restored and others quite as repre-
hensible added. A substitute for the bill
has been offered in the Senate by Mr.. ALI
son.
During the discussion Of the bill Mr.
Conkling made a very able speech, and
MIR. Merrimon got himself into hot water
by some i'll timed political remarks, which
provoked Mr.. Morton to retaliate; and the
ex-Confederate of the Upper House receiv-
ed the most severe castigation of the ses-
sion. Mr.. Merrimon, during the debate,
that he was not dealing in
facts.
1t will be remembered that Mr.. Davis,
Senator from West Virginia, early in the
session found much fault with the method
Of book. keeping at the Treasury Depart
nho
which we're generally understood to be d.
rected against Senator Boutwell, and for
party capital. Yesterday that gentleman
and other Republicans very nearly lemol-
shed the unfortunate arithmetician from
West Virginia, and showed that che that
matter before hs heareth it, it
Is shame and folly to him."
In the House, last Saturday, on propo-
,ition to reinforce our Texan frontier, Mr..
Smalls, colored member from South Caro-
ina, offered an amendment to the effect
hat none of the troops sent should be
aiken from his State. This instantly
brought Southern members to their feet,
md Butler, who led the assassins in the
:ecent murder of negroes, at Hamburg, was
sulogized as a brave, chivalrous, Christian
gentleman, concentrating within himself
he "best blood" of the South. A few
words were uttered, "deploring" the recent
disturbance" and many were spoken
proving that the Ku-Klux were entirely
justified in their proceedings, because of
'carpet-bag governments" Cox was espe-
,ially abject in his submission to the cow
,rdly cut-throats at Hamburg. Yesterday,
while the same matter was being consid-
,red, Sunset took occasion to say some very
oolish things, which were made more
patent by Mr.. Smalls' reply, but it was re-
'erved to Mr.. Townsend, Of New York, to
how up Sunset as q political tramp, who,
when repudiated by the people Of Ohio,
,ame, with carpet-bsg in hand, to New
York city, and was adopted by fragrant
rammany. These painful home-thrusts
lrove Cox into an involuntary defense of
'arpet-bsggers, very humiliating to his
political associates. and quite as refreshing
to the Republicans.
The permission of the President to ex.
Secretary BristOw to tell Cabinet secrets
Ibout the whisky ring has more than ever
lecided him not to do so. The impression
becomes more and more prevalent that he
las not much to tell.
Yaryan's testimony against the President
n the same connection is deemed hardly
uficient tor his 1.-THE President's) impeach-
nent, inasmuch as it consisted chiefly of the
urmises and gossip of his (Grant's) ene-
nies.