The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-12-14
Oar UdsHinyton Letter.
WAsHINaToN, d. c., Dec. II, 1877.

CONGRESS.
! Now that the war in the Senate over the
| contested seats from the Southern States,
, has ended, aud the admission Of Mr.. Eus-
| It's, OF Louisiana, q mere matter of form
/ both houses have got down to work, and
! will evidently hurry up matters in order to
! take their usual Christmas vacation, which
they propose to do somewhat earlier and
longer than is customary, on account of
the extra labor performed in the extra ses.
sion, having passed concurrent resolutions
to adjourn from the 18th of the present
month to the 10th of January, proximo.
THE WAYS AND MKANs COMMITTEE
have concluded to make no report on the
. new tariff until February next, in order
/ that they may be guided in their action by
the completion of the appropriation bills,
as they can determine then much better
! what'the expenditures are to be, and frame
! a bill to meet the necessities OF the coun-
/ try. The tax on whiskey will probably be
! reduced so cents per gallon, and that on
/ tobacco 10 cents per pound, while the free
/ list in any event will be considerably in
/ creased. This Of course is subject to fu-
: ture consideration, but it is believed to be
/ the general outlines Of the tariff bill.
! THE CLERK OF THE HOUSE.
/ is threatened with dismissal by certain dis
satisfied Democrats who allege that with
! the promise of assistance from the Repub-
! licans, who are also growing, they can
( oust him. His offense seems to be his ap-
! pointing too many Southerners deposition,
! in opposition to applicants fIom New Eng
! land. How tie muddle will terminate is
one of those things ''no fellah can find OUT
THE ADMINISTRATIONS,
| alias Mr.. Hayes, has assumed the position
of ex President johnson, and displays his
! firm and fixed purpose of fighting the Sen
( ate by the denomination last week of near
, ly all his appointees, which failed of con-
firmation at the extra session, and is de-
/ termined to die fighting i'll the ditch of
! ''my policy; - and as bis most intimate
! friends here informs us that he is equally
as stubborn as Mr.. Johnson, the Senate
will have to eventually back down entirely.
or fall back upon an electoral tribunal ca.
! pitulatiOn.
THE SILVER BILL
discussion in the Senate. as indicated by
/ the overwhelming vote which brought the
matter over from last week until to day
| for its serious consideration, shows conclu-
| sively that the measure has more friends
! III that body than in The House, where it
! originated, in proportion to the number of
mem 1ers Of each body. The opponents Of
/ the bill are exceedingly discouraged. and
! the debate upon the measure promises to
be the r,ost heated and violent that has oc-
cupied the attention of the Senate for many
years. Should Mr.. Hayes veto the bill,
which he has indicated in his message of
last week he would do, it is claimed that
two-thiids vote with which to pass it over
bis veto can be very easily obtained in both
houses.
THE RECONCILIATION BILL,
has not as yet reached that point which
would justify, at present. n synopsis of its
90, ta NI-,1
gramme for tho yet unfinished state in
which it now lies; and we can therefore
do no better now than to say that ''She is
hauled up on the stocks for repairs and
lies Sin statu quo" In our next we will
in all probability enlighten your numerous
readers Of it's fate, well a liberal sum
mary of the fate of the silver bill, now
pending in the Senate chamber, with full
description of the many Incidents which
invariably occur in the passage of arms on
SO important feature as the silver bill
IMPORTANT LEGISLATION.
Among the many bills passed by the
House, for the general welfare Of the coun-
try, are One to abolish the iron clad oath
another to permit criminals in the L. S.
Courts to give evidence per Sc in their own
behalf still another to repeal sections S21
! and 622 Of he Revised Statutes which, ex-
! clude from the jury box all persons who
u
or those who offered any obstruction to the
; enforcement Of the civil rights bill and its
subsequent enforcement acts
THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS
having :ntimated to the radicals that as
! their numbers so nearly equal that of their
! opponents in that chamber, they were
I therefore entitled 20 an increased repIcs
/ .ation on the different committees, and
I their gentle reminder seems to have had
/ its effect, as the Republicans decided to
! allow them one more member on each com
! mittee, and. reorganization took place
/ carrying out the desire of our Democratic
/ friends.
| TILDRN-LIEE
! Judge Spofford received an address sign
/ ed by al the Democratic Senators regret
! ting that he failed to obtain his seat through
! a repetition of the electoral tribunals SKI
/ decision. viz the lacking OF but one vote.
The address closed with their appreciation
of tho dignfied ability viii which he coll
Quoted his case and the still further ad
dendum that the seat undoubtedly belong
cd to him instead of Kellogg.
THE CARPET-BAGGERs
who strayed during the last weeks Demo-
! cratic tidal-wave in. the Senate have re-
! turned to the fold by attending the Re-
! publican caucus and looking after their
/ own personal interests, and strange to saw
they were allowed TO retain the chairman
ships of their respective committees.
THE CHIEF JUSTICE OF THE SUPREME
COURT
, having been notified by General Harlan of
his confirmation to be their associate on
the bench, he was sworn in and took his
seat with them yesterday, thus bi ing ing
the Court up once more to it's full compile
ment of nine members. Several cases in
| which the Judges are at present equally di-
vided in opinion will be reargued, and the
vote of Judge Harlan will be the deciding
opinion for on against the contestants
THE HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ELECTIONS
have decided to report in favor OF seating
! Patterson, the Democratic contestant from
Colorado.
! KELLOGG,
! sinca Lis alna iSSinn To