New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1876-07-15
Especial Correspondence of the Republican. I
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITAL.
WAsuISGIoN. July 10, 1876

! WAsuISGIoN. July 10, 1876.
So confidently was it believed that the
deadlock was broken that Secretary Nor
rill entered upon bis new duties as head Of
the Treasury Department on the seventh
instant; but, contrary to general expecta
! ton, the conference committee on the legis
latiye, executive and judicial appropriation
| bill disagreed, and new committee was
ordered. Tie essential point of disagree
! ment ia relative to the new legislation con
! rempiated in the bill, and which the House
! MA ori:y insists the Senate shall adopt as
the price Of their voting the means for ad
! ministeriug the government. Before Sena-
| tor Norrill took final leave of the Senate,
| be made brief speech charging that the
course of the House is revolutionary, a nd
| wero the Senate to submit it would amour I
! to Z virtual abolition of that body. Ia all
| the compromises thus far the Senate has
made large concessions. and has mani
tested every disposition to harmonze the
| points Of difference, but it is not likely to
carry it's accommodating spirit to the ex-
tent IF suicide
Wnen an agreement shall have been
effected upon the bill mentioned, the others
still before conference committees will be
easily adjusted. 1t is predicted that an
adjournment will be had by the last of the
present month.
The cad disaster to Custer and his COM
nand is greedy seized upon by many of
the "retoImers" as a pretext for savage
aud indecent attacks upon the President,
holding him responsible therefor. Pre-
cisely how they do not attempt to show
cor are facts deemed necessary to convince
the class of voters to whom they add ress
themselves. Their desperate purposes are
more evident with each passing day. Every
pnblic misfortune, every public and private
interest must be made to contribute to
T!Iden's success, regardless of truth or
decency, and by this false cry against the
President they trust also to divert the in
telligence Of the nation from their own
reprehensibie course, when like true dema-
gogues and for partisan purposes they have
persistently insisted upon cutting down the
army and destroying its efficiency in the
face OF a savage and relentless enemy. The
conviction can not be evaded that General
Custer invited the fate that befell him and
his companions by his reckless disregard
Of his enemy strength. That is the feel.
ing about the War Department, although
every officer testifes to his nobility of char
acter.
General Hayes formal letter of accept
ance is warmly, enthusiastically received,
not only by straight Republicans, but by
Liberals and independents as we'll
Senator Logan attempted, unsuccessfully,
to call up the equalization bounty bill on
Saturday. He said the bill had several
times passed the House, and that he should
persist in his efforts and demand the yeas
aud nays until he got it before the Senate,
that the attitude Ct tile Senators might be
known.
The Pacific railroad lobby has suffered
bad defeat. Mr.. Lawrence's bill, obliging
that monopoly to establish sinking fund
out of which TO reimburse the government
for its aid, was passed by vote of l59 to 9.
Its passage, it was claimed, would save to
the government $l50, 100000
To-day an attempt is to be made to repeal
the resumption act. Since the st. Louis
conventions surrender to the reputation
wing of the Democratic party, the inha-
tionists in Congress have grown much more
aggressive than during the first months of
the session, and they count on victory in
the House to-day. 1t is rumored that East
ern Democrats have visibly weakened in
their opposition, and that many of them
will make an absolute surrender on to-
day vote.
1t is openly asserted on the streets here
By ircautious D Democrats that if money can
secure Tilden's election he will 60 into the
White House on the fifth of next March, as
many millions are already pledged for the
pure purpose of buying up sufficient
number of voters in the interest of reform,
and there is no question but that such an
impression is general among the rank and
file CT that party in this District.
1t ls claimed that the average tempera-
ture for the past two weeks has been con-
siderably higher than for any correspond
ing period for eighty years, in this city.
The heat is terrible, ranging from go to
1907 in the shade during the day, and but
little lower during the nights.
MAXWELL.