The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1877-10-30
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Washington Items.

Washington Items.
/ WASHINGTON, October Ex-senator
Blaine is still confned to his bed, with
the prospect Of an early recovery. The
fever is much weaker than Yesterday
A few persons only are admitted TO- Ibis
chamber, quiet being essential A lele-
gram from Augusta, received by him
this morning, says that the physicians
consider his daughter Alice out of dan
ger,unless some unforeseen danger should
be developed, The ball has not yet
been extracted +sn.
{ PACIFIC RAILROAD TO PAY. p 2
Jay Gould, representing the Union
Pacific, and c p. Huntington, the Cen
tral Pacific, are here, it is understood.
to induce the Secretary Of the Treasury
and the Secretary of the Inrerior to re-
commend to Congress The plan hereto
fore submitted by the companies for the
atstheir interest Indebtedness
to the government, namely, the annual
payment ofinto the United States Treas
ury of half million dollars by each
company, to constitute, in connection
with their earnings for government trans
portation, sinking fund to repay the
interest advanced by the government
LOUISIANA SENATOR'S fveas7
The Committee on Privileges and
Elections met this morning to hear the
arguments in the Louisiana Senators
case, and agreed to allow each contest
ant or representative one hour to pre-
sent their arguments Mr. Shellbarger,
for Kellogg, opened the argument His
principal point was that the Presidents
decision as to which was the legal gov
ernment of Louisiana was subject to re.
view and reversal by Congress Mr..
Spofford asked leave to present his ar
gument to-morrow which was granted
and the committee adjourned. f'
EQUALIzING BoUNTIEs.
A bill was introduced in the Senate
to-day by Mr.. Ingalls, to. equalize the
bounties of soldiers who served in the
late war for the Union. The bill is an
exact copy of the bill which passed the
House of Representatives on the Goth
of June, 1876, except that it proposes
to strike out of that bill the clause pro-
viding for the deduction of the bounty
paid under State laws. l,s
NEW CURRENCY.
The bill to provide lawful note and
coin currency for the United States in
troduced in the Senate by Mr.. Wallace,
by request, provides for the coinage of
S4OO, 1000, 900 in value of coin of metal
called galoid, consisting of gold, silver
and copper, in the proportion of one
pound, twenty-four pounds and three
fourths of pound respectively, to be
paid for by issues of four per cent.
bonds, redeemable in ten and payable
after twenty years, and to be paid out
in exchange for bonds bearing higher
rate of interest as the latter are retired
The galoid coins are to be interchange
able with United States notes The bill
also requires the Secretary of the Treas.
ury to cause to be issued $400, 0,000, ,000
OF legal tender notes in exchange for
those now outstanding. and to keep at
least $3.50, ,000,0 900 of the new issue out
of the treasury and in circulation. 8
WHAT SENATOR LOGAN THINKS.
Ex-senator Logan, who is here, said
to-day that Wisconsin was more certain
to 60 Democratic than New York. He
is outspoken in his denunciations of the
Presidents Civil Service order, and at.
tributes to it wholly the Republican de,
feats in Ohio and California, and the
Democratic victories which he predicts
in Wisconsin, Pennsylvania and Massa
chusetts He says the eighty thousand
office e-holders are not only not working
for the Republican party, but are rapid
lily becoming Democratic converts, from
the conviction that the Republican party
is doomed and their only hope of saw
ing their official heads is in currying ia
| vor with the Democrats.
/ LOOK OUT FOR MASSACHUSETTS.
! Advices received here by members o
the Massachusetts delegation indicat
that a Democratic success there in Nov
ember is more than probable. One o
the most prominent Democrats of Mas
sachusetts, in a private letter received
here to-day. says that at present all in
dications are that the Democratic ticke
will be elected. The Republican mem
bers of the Massachusetts delegation
admit the probability of defeat, an
Senator Hoar is reported to have sal
that he thought Republican defeat wa
: inevitable. ea sge ss
THE GREENBACKERs ARE GROWING
, A good deal at the refusal of the har
money men to face the, financial ques
/ tion,. and are intimating pretty loud
that Speaker Randall is showing alto
t gether too much partiality toward th
i hard money men and Protectionists-
J No opportunity was given to-day to ge
vote on any of the finance resolution
, which are prepared, the debate on tn
Colorado case being purposely strun
out to use up the day. No suspensio
! of the rules is in order now until mex
Monday, and it is the evident intentio
of the hard money men to fritter ava
t all the Mondays. and prevent any sol
!, of an expression of opinion until afte
the elections, at least.
= rYN M
The Senate is making more progres
financially than the House Sewers
more financial bills were introduce
, !, there TO day. Senator Hereford intro
) duced one this morning providing 70
the repeal of those portions of the Spe
Gle Resumption Act providing for th
> redemption of United States notes i
excess of S30O,0O0,O00, and providin
: that On and after the 1st of January
: 1879. the Secretary of the Treasur
shall redeem in coin United States lega
. tender. notes then outstanding on thei