The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1877-12-15
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. G., Nov. So lS'"

Senator Conovcr. of Florida, VINO
has been ca,p,t- bagging within the
Democratic fines, on Wednesday re-
turned to his home among the KttP"o'
licahs and voted on that day and yes
ferday to take up the Kellogg case !"
advance of that of Buffers. This pre-
vented what was confidently ant'c.~
mated for MISUNDERSTANDING at
mission. What may be done before
adjournment to-day % toni Sht no
one can tell. 1t is certain only that
no human being can tell whether But
Ter will be admitted or not, or kcl-
logg. Both may be. There is talk of
an arrangement by which Butler ana
Eustis, Democrats, and Kellogg, Re
publican, may he sworn in ut the
same time, end this scheme has
friends IN both parties.
SO great was the interest i'll TINS
question that the Senate remained III
session yesterday from y m. to 5 p.
H., after each party had been in eau
Gus all the morning. This Dissertation
of a day officially set apart for better
things was appropriately punished by
leaving the object of the session fur
Their than ever from a settlement, II
that is possible.
Several cOnfirmatiOns were made
IN executive session, and among 9th
ers was that of Gen. Harlan as JUS
tice of the Supreme Court. There
was a motion to reconsider, however,
owing, ostcnsibly to the fact that the
chairman of the judiciary Committee,
Edmonds, was not present when tho
vote for confirmation was taken. II
is believed that Harlan will be final
" confirmed though it is known thai
Edmonds has objections. The con-
frmation yesterday, in his absence
and the reconsideration, were ev'
identity part Of an attempt to b"!
doze that Senator, as, if Harlan
nomination is now rejected, it will b
certainly known that Edmonds is res
ponsible for such rejection and th
friends of Harlan do not believe Ell
monds will care to have the recor
made up in that way.
In the House nothing is being done
beyond the presentation of bills, reso
lutions, &c., which will not be acte
on until the regular session con
mences. This will be on Mouda
next.
There is a belief among radios
Republican Senators that the terrib
Mr.. Hayes has finger in the Senate
rial quarrel. So far as have see
there is not the slightest ground fl
such belief, unless one or two e1
ratio votes of Senator Stanley Ma
thews may be so considered. But
Senator Matthews evidently consi'
ers Mr. Hayes as mere incident, ar
himself as the main object in the put
JIG eye, and the one pivot upon whit
the political universe turns, it
hardly fair to hold Mr.. Hayes respo'
sible for what the Senator may do
cay. He has sins enough of his ow
mixed up with what has been man
and honorable in his President
course, without making him respo'
sible for the irregularities or ecce
tricities of others. He has to all a
pearances, kept himself proper
clean from all entanglements in til
purely legislative squable:
The appropriation for the Paris e
hibition may, after all, be lost. Aft
the bill passed the House the Sena
Committee reported it with amen
ments. No action has been tax
since, and it is thought the bill ca
not he disposed of in the Senate 50
enough to have the House act up
1t. There is decided majority
both bodies favorable to an approp
alton.
From time to time, Secretary Eva
gives to the public, indirectly,
opinion that we shall not 7 Ia
q war with Mexico J. Yet
opinion always comes coupled "
information which seems to make :
the likeliest thing to happen. I
troops of both the United States {
Mexico are concentrating on the u
der, and that is significant of evil.
Senator Gordon yesterday spoke
the Senate, replying to Senator Co
lin. The latter Senator has t
amount Of personal vanity wi
would never permit him to see
he is defeated, but in yesterd
speeches, the Georgia Senator
tainly left a far better impression
on his hearers than Conkllng did.
was not a pitched battle, like that
tween Blaine and Conkling in
House Of Representatives sew
years ago in which Blaine was so
silly the victor, but it was enoug
show the superior tact and readi
Of Senator Gordon.
ALBIO,