The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-05-05
FROM WASHINGTON.
Letter from an Extled 6. EE.-
Good Words for 1lSe Kan
SaS Delegation.
WASHINGTON, D. c., J
April %. 1876 {

EDITORS News: The first annual
social of the Kansas and Nebraska
Republican Association was Leld
last Thursday evening, and was 9
very pleasant affair; not that it
might not have been more pleasant
if the dancers hadn't taken posses
of the floor at an early hour. thus
depriying US of the intended speech
making. Senator Ingalls, and Judge
Goodin, of our State, with Senator
Hitchcock, of Nebraska, were down
for speeches, and it would have been
a treat to hear them, as they are all
fine speakers. Perhaps you have
noticed that when an entertainment
is announced at which there is to be
some dancing, the people with ed
ucated heels, manage to make it all
dance. I didn't see more than q
dozen people whom had known in
Kansas, and so l came to the con-
clusion that, although ! have lived
in Kansas sixteen years, they had
all left the State before 1 arrived.
AS Phil Sheridan said of assassin
alton in New Orleans, so one can
say of Washington-that the Dat
mosphere is impregnated" with in
vestigation but only we virtuOus
souls, who have meyer had. chance
to steal, can join Phil in saying, 81
am not afraid" The fact that a man
hasn't stolen anything, is no surety
against investigation. Why, there
is Secretary Bristo ", who has made
SO much trouble with the whisky
thieves, and he is accused of a new
crime every week, the evidence OF
which is in the hands. of the COM
mittee on expenditures in the depart
ment of somethipgorother. The joke
of it is, he is always accused OF
whisky frauds. Some of the inves.
legations really turn up some start
ling facts, as, for instance, in the
management of the district insane
asylum. But that won't do to make
political campaign on. There il
no question but that the Democrats
have cut their own threats with the
foolish speeches of some of the
Southerners. Tucker, of Virginia
is as bad a rebel as Ben Hill. The
other day Blaine twitted him with
having decided, when he was At
torney- General of Virginia, before
the war, that the New York Tribune
and like newspapers, should not cir.
culste through the mails of that
STATE. He promptly acknowledged
1.-THE charge, and declared his eonIin
ued belief of the idea that petty
postmasters could throw out suct
mail as the laws of their respective
States prohibited from circulation
A pretty good card for Blaine.
The bill TO transfer the manage
ment of Indian affairs to the wal
department passed the House o.
Representatives last Friday, by :
vote of 139 10 81. 1t was not mucl
of q party question, but eastern Re
publicaus and Democrats voted
against it, and western members fol
it. 1t is undoubtedly the most i'm
portaut act that has passed either
branch of Congress so far this ses.
sion. It is to be hoped that Q further
step may be taken another year
which will place the Indians on res
ervations far removed from the
| frontier, take their arms away. from
them, supply them with all needed
| implements for the cultivation o.
the soil and such other pursuits al
they may wish to follow, give them
competent and honest instructors
and warn them that they must be
come self-supporting within Q feas
enable time. This is the plan pro
posed by General Pope a year o.
two ago, and is the only method BY
which this nation can avoid the Sit
of exterminating the Indians. 1t ID
hard to tell whether the bill viii
pass the Senate. The Senators from
Kansas, however, will be found OF
the right side.
And this reminds me that theN
both voted for the confirmation o
Mr.. Dana as minister 10 England
which proves, if proof is needed
that they don't worship Ben Butler
as so many seem to do. It is to b
hoped that the President will here
after consult with Ben.
Kansas interests are well looked
after this session, aud by none o
the delegation more earnestly tina,
by your member, Judge Brown
The most important bill introduced
by the Judge, is the act for the re
Iappraisement OF the Kaw lands
This has gone through the House
and will pass the Senate. He ha
also got through q bill amending
the timber culture act, and another
for the sale of the Saline lands il
the State. Il is q shame he was no
lput on the Indian committee, in
stead of the tail-end of the commit
tee on privileges and elections. A
| il is, he is likely to distinguish him
self as q member Of that COMMITTEES
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