Union and American. [volume] (Greeneville, Tenn.) 1875-1877, 1877-03-01
LETTERS.
Washington. D: G..
MIR Tefv R4I871,M

~ rebLfafy, "a dottsJt
Then VA a'fevesish( interest.
shis morning, and ii has continued
ali dsy, to learn the cause OF the
prolonged secret session Of 1.-The
Electofal Commission on the
Oregon case. aItit)nos rash 70 ssy'
that NOR, republican profanity has
been heard to-day than at any,
vsfnd since the Mornings after the
election. The usual vote Of eight
10 seven which has destroyed un-
questioned msjorities in Florida
and Louisiana, aslo6&ed to- for
the same urscrupulous work and
the same indecent haste in Oregon,
,Msdesd, the republicans had a show
of sauity iu their claim to Ore
CONS fnll vote, and no sueh show
in either Of those other States. -
rBptTths Csmmisson has haltsd,-
I'd did hot decide last night: ; it
Aas remained in session through
she dag without any indication Of
che 6nnl result. Any good news
from the Commission IS too good
to be true, but ! cannot deny thai
abs delay appears favorable. AZ
this hour everything is doubt and
excitement here. Long beforc
shis reaches you the result will be
reached, and I yenturel TO hope,
your readers will be REJOICING over
arvictoryTfor Democracy, Reform
and Right. IN
Congress made little progress.
with it's legitimate duties s,,,.
day 22nd. 1t was o viola-ion o
d.ustorn TO hold q session on tha
day, but toe time of the SESSION
,now 90 small and the work to d.
Ss 70 great that custom gave VS.
10 necessity. Senator Edmund!
siAproved the occasion by report
aug adversely on various petition
for removal Of disabilities. TIL
Senate passed a bin appropipatini
$3.50, 900 for the erection Of
building here for q National Mu
scum THIS bill will probably pas
the House also. This Senas
amended the Deficiency Bill, al
,ths amendments being in the wa,
III an increase Of expenditure. an,
passed it. Tho bill now goes to
committee of conference. It !
Noticeable that the Senate has no
proposed one amendment or pass
ed one bill in the interest of econo
my, during the session. The Sen
ate also took up the Naval appro
. fprietion bill, but without discus
asing it took q recess. The Senat
Committee on appropriations re
soommeuds an increase Of abou
$4,000,0 900 ever the House Nave
bill.
In the House the spirit of e2
stravaganca got control for q shor
time, and several Democrats, ia
.cluding Banning and Saylsr, de
.feated Mr.. Holman and secure
the House to increased appropri
~ntion for Public Building. Nj
Holman is 10 earnest however, On
is m exceedingly good fighter an
The will keep the appropriation
down il It can DO done. I'll
House ehowed it's confidence !
Mr.. Morrill,, Secretary Of II
@~asury, by placing the disburS
-hantof the $500, 600 appropri,
1ed for printing notes, bond
> lamps, ETC., in his hands, wi,
discretion to have the work dor
in or out Of the Treasury, and b
such parties and on such terms +,
he thought best. 1t is, ! believ
che 6rst time this has been don
and as the compliment is from
Democratic House to q Republ
can official, il Is remarkable,
There was also 9 favorable n
port on the bill to aid in carryin
Out Capt. Howgates plan to pla1
q colony as near as possible to ii
North Pole with a view to di'
c~overies. The sum asked for
But $4,000
1.-The Msxicou Soldiers, nowhel
IN great pumbers are vieOrousl
pushing the bill providing a pensit
cf$S per month for them. The
b iittls encouragement for this
r T.t .I an M y