The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1877-12-08
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

III y. AsHINGT0N, ID. c., Nov. 81, 1877.
" the matters urged for legislation
ihs Presidents message, the Paris
sxposltion and the deficiency bills,
ne yet to be acted on in the Senate.
2oth having been reported by the
#ohilnittee before the Adjournment
|tilulsday, the former with several
Pnendments that may necpssitate a
puterence committee. The Bland
LIVER bill has also been reported by
|4pe FINANCE Committee, and that
Bntleman is understood 10 have
skid the House will not accept them;
qaat no change is pref rable to those
|{EQvlded BY 1t, as pruned and doctor.
kkQby the financiers of the upper
tgnse committee. The House, after
VIA ngiing several weeks over the
Hittle business cut out for it i'm the
message, at last cleared It's docket,
and after keeping Ewing impaled for
weeks on the tenter hooks of alter
nate hope and despair over his anti
resumption bill, passed it by small
majority, or the Fort amendment
rather, which retains the free
banking clause of the resumption
act and which was adopted by the
Committee as a substitute. Not one
single utterance from the Democratic
side during all the debate over the
army indicated anything like regret
at the starvation policy adopted to-
ward it and the Navy last winter,
and which has inflicted on the Off
GERS, men and those dependent on
them, an incalculable amount of
troubles and annoyance and no little
absolute suffering and privation.
Nor have their arduOus services dur
ing the past summer in the tedious
pursuit and capture of Indians,
guarding a long unhealthy frontier
line along the Rio Grande, and in
promptly responding to save imper-
lied lin their estimation) Democratic
Governors from the fury of MODS,
and our industrial interests and So
cial institutions from universal dis
aster, awakened one sentiment of
gratitude, seemingly; and we only
escaped reduction of the former
that would have amounted practical
ly, to abolition by the promptings of
a selfish regard for their own section
on the part of most Of the Democrat
ic members who finally united with
I. their opponents in voting down the
proposition.
Throughout the wide range taken
by debate in bo h Houses during the
session now drawing to close, we
look in vain for an indication of the
disintegratiOn that was predicted as
certain to follow the policy adopted
relative to the late insurgent States {;
and in view of the unfruitful harvest
up to date, great unanimity ofsenti-
ment in opposition to any further eff
fort to placate by filling important
offices by Democrats, has been and is
being developed among the repre-
sentative Republicans here. 1t has
been voted toreport billiards nom
inatiOn favorably, a result only reach
ed by Stanley Matthews vote. 1t is
among the current street and hotel
gossip that Mr.. Sanford's name has
been reported unfavorably. Among
all the men in 1861 who labored sue
cessfully to induce hesitating States
adopt the secession ordinance, per-
haps Hilliard was one of the most
conspicuous, in proportion TO his
ability; and the reputation of Mr..
Sanford here is not such as will lead
patriotic men to regret his rejection.
The blockade in the Senate still
continues the topic Of most absorbing
interest in political circles. The
anxious bearing Of veteran Republic
can Senators who rare.y lose their
self-pOlse, indicates the gravity of the
situation in their estimation. There
is good deal of suppressed excite
ment, and volcano of latent indig-
nation against COnOVer and Patter-
son that constantly threatens erup-
tion. 1t is understood they both
claim to be still Republicans, but
that the conciliation policy de-
mands of them the treachery they
contemplate. 1t is very thin pre-
text ; and no one who has witnessed
their humiliating submission to the
crack of the Southern whip about
their ears, can repress the feeling OF
contempt for men fallen so low. The
most urgent appeals have been hur-
riedly sent to Republican absentees
to hasten here at every hazard to
private interests; and should Mr..
Sharon disregard them he will likely
encounter something besides the
good-natured liberation hat has here
tOfore been extended to him in his
noteable neglect of official duty. 1t
:. N l. lot H.,