The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1877-01-26
Our WashiR9t011 Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. %, 1877.

thi,,t defnite resulted Senator Thurman
explained the various difficulties that bad
to be met aud adjusted. 1t seems to be
pretty well settled that no serious objection
will come from the Democratic Senators.
The Republican caucus was more fully at
tended and about tue same conclusion was
reached but the proceedings were enliven-
ed by n ''milT' between Senators Edmunds
and Morton, the latter OF whom is losing
both Influence and caste with his own party
on account of his pig-headed partisanship.
For many days there has not been such
p scef.e in the Senate as was created by
Senator Edmunds' defence of the electoral
bill. The galleries were literally, crowded
and members from the House fiocked in
until all the seats on the floor were occu-
pied. He showed by common sense IN
depreciation of the language of the constl-
tuition as well as oy law that the President
of the Senate could not count the vote, and
then proved from historical precedent that
his duties were purely ministerial in hand
ling the vote. His speech produced pam
ic among such extremists in his own party
IA Morton, Sherman, Garfield, and men OF
that ilk He .ebuked Morton severely for
net being willing 20 rise above party in such
an emergency. Morton's crowd, with a
view TO defeat the bill, will offer suudry
amendments, but the friends of the bill of
both parties in the Senate assure us they
car defeat all amendments and pass the bill
as it now stands. iB the House little if
any opposition will be Tade to the bill, and
it will undoubtedly pass that body without
discussion unless some of the RAIDS. should
seek to curry favor at the White House by
letting off a little wind i'll opposition to it.
Morton presented the credentials OF kel-
logg the other day as I. 5. Senator from
Louisiana, but as they were signed by car
pet-bagger Packard, the Senate referred
the papers of ''his own true love" to the
proper committee, where they will doubt
less repose indefinitely.
In the same body bill was offered con-
ferring the right of suffrage on the mem
5ers of the cold Hens Convention by an
amendment, No. IS, but it soon went the
way of all flesh. So the women will have
to wait while yet for their rights -
IN the House the Indian appropriation
bill WAS taken up but as the time was con-
sumcd in discussing politics no action was
had in the premises.
The President has declared his intention
I to sign the electoral biii'' in the event of
It passing both houses of Congress.
Mr.. Morrison's Louisiana committee
have all returned to the city, but are sn
close mOuthed that nothing can be learned
fIOm them, which to say the least is very
ominous for the RAIDS.
The interest manifested at tie beginning g
Of the investigation of our Police Com
missioners is on the decline, very few per-
sons having attended the last meeting of
the committee.
The dispatches surrendered by the ". p.
Telegraph Co. number some three thouS-
and aud will not be made public for few
days yet, as it will take some time to copy,
classify and arrange them. Very few are
of any public interest whatever.
1t is predicted here that Logan will be
defeated for Senator from Illinois and tha t
a more conservative Republican wiil come
in his stead.
In the examination of Mr.. Gibbs, Dem
ocratic Presidential clector from Mississip-
pi, no new facts were elected, and he was
discharged from custody.
The House committee upon an examina-
ton of The cashier of the Second National
! Bank of New York brought ont the dam
aging fact that Zach. Chandler had given
two checks for 50, 600 aud 50, 600 respect
lively, to be used i'll the Southern States
after the election. Zach's private secreta-
ry tried to swear the ''old man. through,
but had to admit that the ''Utd man" tele-
grarhed Gov. Stearus, of Florida. that he
wished to add that State to the Hayes col
| nmn. This too after Florida had been
first declared for T!lden.
There is no present prospect of change
of the governments policy in Louisiana.
! The President has reiterated his former
declaration, that he intended to recognize
neither government there until the Con-
sressonal investigation was over: 50 that
he could get at the truth.
The immaculate Wells, President of the
Louisiana Returning Board, was on the
witness stand last Saturday, but couldn' t
tell anything in relation to the doings of
the late board, although he l<ne " all about
intimidation in 1874
The postponemeut of the Democratic
, mass meeting until Congress dispuses of
the electoral bill'' now before it is deemed
both wise and prudent among all parties in
this city.
1t begins to look very decidedly as if the
, Democratic Governors of Florida, LouiSi-
ana and South Carolina must triumph in
:he end over their opponents, not by any
violent measures, but by the irresistible
force of public opinion.
III the present agreement for counting
the electoral vote is decided upon Hayes
will lose and the Republican party Will fall
never to rise again. The moment the
peace tribunal goes behind the returns the
monstrous frauds will be laid bare. and
even Mr.. Hayes himself will be ashamed
/ of the conspiracy. Senator 3ogy told
| sherman that Packard has only tried to
steal Governorship, while Hayes wants to
!
ed at the truthfulness of the remark
Grant only waits for Grand Duke Alexis
! to name the day and then he is going to
! give state dinner done up in style. The
! c;owned heads of Europe think that Ameri-
/ cans live on buffalo beef toasted on a stici,
/ or bear steaks broiled on the embers: sit
! around the lire, get smoke in their eyes,
/ quarrel over their ''wittles," drink raw
whiskey out of tin cups, and after devour-
ing their prey lick their plates before put
ting them away. Grant is determined tc
eradicate these false impressions. lie will
nave plenty of plates, aud glasses all round
to drink out of, and any guest caught lick
! ing his plate will be promptly suppressed
by returning board. The Grand Duke
will enter the dining room along with the
President and his lady, and after them will
come the deluge; for it is well known that
when the dinner bell is rung the American
! people, imPelled by hunger, rush pell-mel
I INTO the timing room. So no dinner bel
= will ha this