Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1877-11-01
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Oct. 27, 1877.

press. as yet. Here we are, fellow cit
izens and brethren, at the close oi the
second week of the extra session, and
vet the standing committees of thel
House have not been announced. But
Speaker Randall promises Us their an
nouneement on Monday, and after that
we may expect busins s.. The Senate
has a perfect organization, and could,
if if desired, get to work at once; but
ss the Presidents Call for the special
session involved appropriations, the
bills must of necessity come from the
House Of Representatives,; hence very
little can be done until the House gets
into working order. Both Houses ad-
journed yesterday till Monday.
CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
The contested election cases which
have largely occupied the time of Goa
gress thus far, have been referred to.
the committees on Privileges and E!ec-
tions, and when ihe cases are reported
from Committee then the flood
gates of eloquence and argument will
be opened wide out. The average Con
gressnan is right al home on contest
ed election case, aGd if ever there Is an
opportunity fer him 10 endear himself
to his constituents it is when the broad
field of politics presented in a case OF
this kind opens up to his enraptured
vision. The contested cases now before
the two Houses of Congress are very
interesting, and we look for lively
times over them. The case in the Sen
ate is that of Wm. Pitt Kellogg, Re-
publican, and Judge Spotf)rd. Demo
I e. En.f.ld
! ing his certiii ate q. election from the
| Packard government, and the latter
from the Nichols regime. The whole
Louisiana business is likely t. be open
ed up in this contest, aud ventilation
will be the order of the day. Well, all
we have to say is, let the ventilation
proceed; we can't see that tie Republi-
can party is in any danger OF losing
anything by the compile expose of the
whole matter.
The contest before the House is also
lively item, and gives every promise
of being on hands for some time to
icome. The contestants are James b.
Belford, Republican, and Thomas NJ
l Patterson, Democrat, both claiming t.
have been elected a Representative
from Colorado. As Colorado is entitled
to only one member in the lower
branch of Congress, the State mast re
main unrepreesented until the question
is decided. The contestants start ou
full abreast, like two spirited race pD
nies. May the best man win, whict
is the Republican, of course. But st
far as appearances now present them
selves to naked eye of newspapel
correspondent, the case stands thus
: Mr.. BelfOrd has all the law and fact,
on his side; but Mr.. Patterson has tn
: majority of votes, and as Democrat i
never deferred from voting by the alb
stract principle OF right, we fear Mr.
: Belford's chances are rather slim.
, CONGRESS AND HuRsE, RACING.
Both Houses of Congress adiourne,
over-tbe House from Monday til
Wednesday, and the Senate from Tues
, day till Thursday, to attend the race
j at Pimiies, near Baltimore, which ar
looming off this week. They Congress
. net the raceS-the races adjourned owe
2 one day, too-didn't just say 50 in thei
I notions to adjourn, but everybod
q knew that was what they meant, q
h the papers were full of turf notes an
@ headiin es, and hundreds were depar
a ing on every train to see the fun. Ser
ator Beck, of Ky, who made the Ser
r ate motion to adjourn, said (privatelS
n that he must go TO the races for h
constituents would not think he WI
3 representing them if he didn't. tt
n average Kentuckian, you know,
u some" on horse race, and the Sena
tor from the dark and bloody ground
}. was willing that his sport-loving pei
a pie should be represented even at tt
r expense of the suffering, neglected il
@ terests of tn country, which are lon,
,fI ingly, snxiou5ly looking toward Coz
eress for succor and relief. Such
4 Democratic consistency
Ell BEBEL RAIDS.
Merriman, of North Carolina, intr
a duced into the Senate bill to repe
L the statute which bars rebels from De
,i sions. The Cotton Tax refundme
L bill will again be pressed. A Bill b
o been prepared which cop pels payne
I for all property taken during the Wa
5: without regard to the loyal status
Al the owner, and it constitutes the Cou
g of Claims the tribunal for making Il
u awards. Ii any bigger or more Who'll
a. sale steals cap be organized than eth
le or all of these, we will confess our
t. norance in hot'uS p Gus. Each measu
he will receive the full Democratic su
l. port of the South, and AS little good CT
et be expected to come out of the Danl
cratic Nazareth of the North, 10y
y people must make up their minds
D. face the music that all kinds Of reb
n raids upon the National Treasury W
ar be the order of the day in this Go
70 gresS. If the slight Republican maj
lg ity is not vigilaut every dollar OF o
T, resources will be stolen.
~ 7 SOLDIER MATTERS.
Mr.. ingalls, has introduced into &
a. Senate the Equalization Bounty b
which was killed in the Spring of 1Sl
aud which brought our unequal boun
n. laws down to ajuSt basis for all 81
In diers. He has also introduced a b
III granting arrears to all pensioners ba'
~ to date of discharge.
IS UNIGNTOWN.
,dt Mr.. BUSHRoD w. HOGUE died
at his home, in G!enwood, Johnston Ct
90 Kansas. His death was caused
Z paralysIs-the third stroke provil