The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-11-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.


WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Nov. 81, 1871:
| The work of the extra session is about
completed. The army bill and the navy
deficiency bill have passed aud Mr.. Cox,
Of New York, yesterday assured the
passage OF the Paris Exrosii.rH Jill by 8
witty speech against it. tbs iaimi,sble
humorist puts all parties IN thu best Of
humor aud the congressional heart is
never so open TO an appeal tor an appro-
priation as when the congressman is
ch eerful. COX should never oppose an
appropriation uuless he wishes 10 help il
along. Dyspepnc men like Edmund.,
Holman. and L. B. Wsshburne, who
never laugh heartily, are the men who
kill appropriations.
The work OF the session has not ali
been satisfactorily done. II anything
was TO be said OF the strength Of the
army-if anything was 10 be done more
than 10 vote the necessary money-the
force ought 10 have been reduced and re,
organized. But this may be accom-
plished az the regular session.
RARGAIE AND SALE.
The proposed bargaining OF which |
wrote you, and by which Patterson,
Chamberlain, Wells, Anderson and the
rest are to escape punishment, lsEOw DIS
cussei in the papers. On the one side j,
gives immunity TO the persons above
named and many more, aud on the other
ii secures clemency 10 several thousand
persons in the South who are accused OF
violating the ku-k.ux laws, and who are
liable to be tried ct any time. Judge
Mackey, of South Carolina. Is the prophe.
Of the proposition, and claims that all
tie leading Southern men are favorable
to il. He says Hayes fayors il. 1t is the
mos. extraordinary bargain, think, ever
suggested. This
WHOLESALE PAgDoSISG ~ CRIMINALS
Of all degrees. while many States, ike
Pennsylvania and Maine, tor instance,
are restricting the pardoning powers in
Individual cases, has something Amazing
in il.
l. is thought that the case Of
sroFFoED AID KELLoGG
canno. be decided before adjournment,
! unless the Republicans ind they csn rely
UPON Senators enough 10 ensure Kellogg
his seat. In the south Carolina case,
Butler and Corbin, al effort viii Be made
to get vote a, an early day, and the
probability il ,ha, neither viii to admit.
ted.
SENATOR COMBINES CONSuITEg
has not reported the New York Custom
House nominations, and shows no dis
position 10. While the session lasts the
Senator's friends hold their places.
Alter sdjsurnmen. MI. Hayes may. If
he chooses, make new appointments and
the Senator's friends will have to give
place to them. Perhaps Senator Conk>
| ling would Ike TO have Hayes do that,
or thinks be will not lare 10 do Il.
NAMES yIRsr CONTRIBUTION
to the Gallery OF Statues al the Capitol
was placed in position yesterday. Very
properly the memory Of her first Cover.
nor is thus honored, and gentleman
who knew Governor King tells me that
the artist, Simmons, has been very sue.
cess iul 10 his work. The States are not
forwarding as rapidly as was expected,
or as is desirable, their contributions 10
this hall.
BOB INGERsoLL.
Tom Paine--no, Bob lngersoll-has
declined the German mission. He will
practice law in this city. hr. Schurz,
who, also i. a tree thinker, can now go to
Germany il he gives up his Cabinet posi-
ton.
A DESPERATE FIGHT.
Ia being made against the confirmation Of
II. W. Hillard appointed Minister to
Brazil. Its petty and scandalons
fight, too, and the Senate ought to hasten
the confirmation to prevent American
citizens from further degrading them.
enlva2 I'm eucb manner Nnt a man cT
standing or consequence has SO far at
tackled the private character OF Mr.. Hi,
lard; but Migrants and bummers have
done it pcrsistently, and the Senate ia