The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1876-12-20
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. D. c.. Dec. IS, 1875.

WASHINGTON, d. c., Dec. IS, 1875.
Special to the MOrrlstOwn Gazette.
Since the session of Congress opened
the Senate has INDUCED in but little else
than political lowering. Herein is the
difference 50 far between the House and
the Senate. While the partisan Senate
in its desperation TO defeat the sosU Of the
people has been wasting its time in dis
eussing the best manner to get partisan
papers before the country, the Demo
cratic House, confident in the Justice of
of its cause, and relying upon the re-
cognition of that justice by the Ameri-
can people, has gone regularly to the le-
gitimate legislative business of the coun-
try. The body denominated by Repub-
licans the Confederate House"-a
term used as one of reproach-was not
in session week before it reported and
passed the bill to pay the pensions OF
Union soldiers. The Senate, which is
Republican, and claims to be the en-
bodiment of the loyalty of the country,
has not touched it
The House has already made good
progress with the appropriation bill,
which more nearly than any other touch
es the interests of all the people-the
Post Office appropriation bill-while the
Senate was indulging in another politi-
cal discussion.
The subject before the, Senate was the
printing of Senator Sherman's partisan
report on Louisiana Affairs. The inten-
ton at first was to print only the Repub-
lican side of the story; but the Demo
cratic Senators succeeded in getting the
report of the Democratic committee also
before the country. Thus the people
will have an opportunity to judge for
themselves.
The debate yesterday was decidedly to
the advantage Of the Democrats, and
they gained their point by securing the
printing of the report of the Democratic
committee.
In the House Mr.. Knott from the
Committee on the Judiciary. reported a
substitute for McCrary's resolution in
relation to the count of the electoral
vote. The report, which was adopted
without a division, provides for the ap-
pointment of two committees, one of the
House and the other to act conformity
with similar committee to be appoint
ed by the Senate. These committees
can, if they will, determine the whole
difficulty of the count of the electoral
vote. The Democracy have already Civ
en- assurances that they will act fairly
and squarely, and if there is failure to
agree the responsibility will rest upon
the Republicans. Mr.. Speaker Randall
will announce the committee to-day.
Secretary Robeson's accounts to be in
vestigated and prospects for his impeach-
will not allow the navy accounts of Sec
rotary Robson to go without AN inves-
tigation. Under resolution of the com.
mittee a subcommittee was appointed
to-day to inquire into the circumstances
attending Mr.. Robeson's demand for
81 900, 600 to make up the deficit in the
pay of the navy for this year. The COM
mittee has considerable evidence going
to show that this deficit is not really in
the pay of the navy, bat that the money
has been used for other purposes.
Mr.. Whitthorne, the chairman, in
tends to have the committee report ia
vorably bill to provide for a mixed
commission to determine the best naval
system and policy for the United States,
and also bill for Board of Admiralty
to govern the administration of the
navy, and Mr. Whitthorne intends to
press the impeachment of the Secretary
which the public interests demand shall
shall be done. x.