Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1876-06-15
Our Washington Letter

Special Correspondence Of he OBSERVER.
WAsHINGToN,D.C june 10, rs.
The past week has been most
ly consumed by Mr.. Blaine in
making personal explanations.
lie obtained the floor early on
Monday and made most I'M
warrantable attack on the whole
judiciary committee. lie waved
the bloody shirt, declaring that
his reason for taking those let
trrs from Mullegan, was that
he would not permit his private
correspondence read by two
Confederate Generals, and then
10 prove that this acaS the rea-
son, he proceeded TO read Tie
letters i'll the presence of all the
Conledcrates in the House,
knowing they would go to all
in the country. lie then at
tackled Mr.. Knott, accusing him
of having suppressed a telegram
from Josiah Coldwcll, that
would exoncrate him, (Blaine)
from the charges against him.
Mr.. Knott quietly disposed Of
the charge by saying that the
telegram bore suspicious marks
of being forgery, and by ask
ing Mr.. Blaine how he knew
that Mr.. Coldwell had sent such
a telegram. This question the
Maine blusterer failed to an
swer. Blaine raved and ranted
in a way to show the desperate
straits 10 which he was reduced.
Several other explanations fol-
lowed, SD that little has been
done this week. The demo-
Gratis made a mistake in this
Blaine matter. They should
have allowed him to be nomi-
mated before commencing their
attack. The Indian appropri-
alton bill has been passed. 1t
transfer the Indian Bureau to
the War Department, eITecting
Il saving Of at least five millions
per annum, and securing to the
Indians something like honesty
III their dealings with The gov
ernment. The Senate has a.
mcnded the House postoflice
bill. by striking out all the re-
ductions Of salaries and force
and adding 100000 for COM
pensation of Post Masters;
$4,000 for inland mail trans
portations; 100000 for pay of
letter carriers; $65,O0O for pay
of route agents; $4,000 for
pay OF Railway postal clerks;
$4,000 for special agents; $780,
600 for foreign mails; $4,000
Tor advertising and $4,000 for
miscellaneous items. Thismakes
$3,075,000 added on this bill,
and shows what promise of G.
economy and reform are worth
when made by Republicans
The Senate has pursuedt the same
course with all the other bills.
In regard to reductions of force
and salaries, the Republicans in
the Senate claim that such claus
cs are in the nature of legisla-
ton and should not be in the
appropriation bills. As this is
what tho Democratic Senators
IlaNe always claimed, they are
compelled to vote with the Re
pubIicans. But the claim Of
the Republicans to this position
is shameless subterfuge to pro-
tect their demonstration to per-
nit no reduction in the cxpen-
ditures, for it viii be remem-
bered that the Republican SEN
ate passed the Ku Klux act and
the supplementary civil rights
bills. In fact, much Of the obi
Gus legislation of the past de-
cade has been tackled on the APP
preparation bills, and this late
waking to the improperly of
such action, is only in the hope
to sustain themselves before the
country in their opposition to
reform and economy. Speaker
Kerr is confined to his room by
sickness, and the effort to black
en- his chacter has proved a to-
tai failure. Harney's testimo-
nv has been SO discredited that
his testimony would not be ta-
ken in a police court against q
common tramp. The Republic
can candidates continue to throw
mud at each other, and some OF
it sticks to all of them. The
-vultures are gathering at Gin
cinnati, but the indications are
that it makes little difference
whom they select, as the moral
sense of the people is so aroused
against the nefarious practices
Of the past eight years, that the