The Lake County star. [volume] (Chase, Mich.) 1873-current, 1877-04-05
Special Correspondence.

WASHINGTON, ID. c., Mar. 90, VI.
The storm Of abuse and vituper-
atisn which is almost certain to
orertake every participant in the
proposed Commission to Louisiana,
evidently operates to deter many of
the gentlemen invited, from accept
ing. 1t is understood that its men,
bers will go there with the purpose
Of ascertaining by personal obser-
walton, and every other means, the
real equities of the disputed success
sion, and when that shall have been
accomplished, they are tacitly en-
powered to negotiate a compromise
based upon their findings, which the
President in turn, will approve.
Many indignant remonssranccs
are heard against the arbitrary and
wholly indefansible course that Mr..
Adams, Clerk Of the House, is said
to contemplate in SO manipulating
tAe rolls as to show a Democratic
6.ajority Of from Is to 20 when the
House convenes in extra session;
and agreeably to the programme he
is accused Of having enrolled Pat
terson as member from Colorado.
in compliance with the enrolling
act, the people of that Territory
adopted Constitution last July,
and it was subsequently declared a
State Of the American Union by
Presidential Proclamation. In Oc-
tober an election was held for a
member of Congress, both for the
short and long term, the latter be-
ginning with the Forty-fifth Con-
gress. This was strictly in accord
ance with the provision ofa recent
ly enacted State law. Judge Bel
ford was elected for both terms, over
his Democratic competitor, Pattcr-
son by nearly 1000 majority, and
holds Governor Routt's certificate
as the lawful Representative for
both terms. I'm November the Dem
ccrats voted again for Patterson for
the long term, the Republicans re-
fusing to vote, holding that there
was ne vacancy to be filled. Adams
now claims that this failure was ia
tai and that Patterson is the legal
Representative.
The speedy adoption of the new
code ofrulcs which are now in course
of preparation 10y Secretaries Evarts
and Schurz, and which are designed
to govern future appointments, pro-
motions and discharges to, and from
the civil service, has had the effect
to revive many old scandals and de-
velop new ones relative to the i'm
moral character Of many Of the De-
partmcntal employees in this city,
and touching the nepotism and ia
voritism that allowed from two to
seven members of the same family
places under the Government. TO
old residents, the charges that ia
vorite females of influential polite
ians were crowded into tho depart
ments to the exclusion of deserving
ladies, many of them destitute Wild
ows of soldiers, and kept there on
good salaries while occupying al
most sinccurc positions, are net new.
They have been made for years; and
morning paper charges that one
family in this city draws salary Of
about $4,000 monthly for its various
members under Government pay;
and a civil service "rcform" that
does not correct such abuses, if they
exist, will not command the conf
dence of people here, who are sup
posed to have an excellent oppor-
tunity of knowing something of the
truth or falsity of these allegations.
Governor Chamberlain is here,
and had several interviews with the
President, probably preliminary to
the more exhaustive hearing to be
given after IIampton's arrival, which
is looked for tomorrow. The init
nations that he Chamberlain is
willing to surrender his cause, does
not appear to be supported by any
Of his public utterances.
There is very strong desire to
see Brigham Young promptly in
vestigated; and if found guilty of
any participation either vicarious
or otherwise, in the Mountain Mead
ow butchcry, to see him as prompt-
ly and effoctually punished as his
leaky lieutenant Lee.
Sunday at the White House is q
quiet day, all unnecessary bushes:
being avoided, and only intimate
friends venturing to intrudc. Mrs
Hayes astonishcs the languid and
fashionable church gocrs by hcl
constant attendance in modest dress
almost devoid Of ornament, and
wholly guiltlcss oftlie extravaganza
that makes tho get up of good So
,cicty." REP.