The Findlay Jeffersonian. [volume] (Findlay, Hancock County, Ohio) 1870-1881, 1877-11-30
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WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Special Correspondents

I I~-NN-N-e~N~A AAA LIZ AlCocst-C
ing Immediate legislation only the naval
deficiency bill has been sent him for his
signiure at the close Of the fourth week
/ OF the extra session. The Army bill and
finances monopolized most of the
time of the House and no incon-
siderable portion of that of the Senate
during the week ending Saturday 18th.
After debates, participated in by many
on both sides and sufficiently pointed
and emphatic to clearly establish the
present attitude of both of the great
parties striving for national supremacy.
The Texas baeksliders were brought to
see the enOrmity of their offense in yot-
ing with the Republicans against reduc-
ton, and have been reclaimed. The
menaced condition of the Indian and
Mexican borders of their State was, Of
course, their defense, and they made
some very touching illusions to the @old
fiag" in their arguments fsvoring an ad-
equate military force; but their regard
for Others outside their constituents,
quite as much in need of protection, was
shown Ill their vote to reduce to 10000,
with the proyiso that of that number
they should have four regiments Of cav
airy, 100 men to company, for service
in their State. In this shape the bill
went TO the Senate Committee, major
ity Of whose members were 90 bull
headed as to suppose that the constitu-
tional provision, investing the President
with command in chief of the Army
and Navy invalidated the Texas bargain:
hence it was expnrgated and the limita-
ton as to number restored to the old
fgure-25OO 600. Atkins Committee voted
to non concur in all the changes made
save the former; but inasmuch as quite
a number of Democratic Senators voted
for the amended bill, it was adopted Sat-
urday by solid Republican vote rein
forced by several Democrats. ..--
General Garfield has made the speech
Of the season against Ewing's anti re-
sumption bill which has been assigned
definite time for vote. 1t was conceded
as one of the most able efforts Of the
Generals Congressional career, taking
the wind quite out of the sails of Judge
Kelly's craft, IN the opinion Of Ewing's
opponents.
1t appears to be the prevailing opin-
ion that should Woods joint resolution
for adjournment on the 22d be adopted,
the Senate Financial Committee will not
report the Bland silver bill this session;
otherwise, that it will be reported divest-
ed ofsome ofits crudities and with many
important amendments.
The Paris Exposition business has
made very slow progress notwithstand-
ing its great importance to many of our
industrial interests and the pressing ne
cessity for immediate action if our ex-
hibitors or those desiring to be such, are
to be effectually represented, and if the
arrangements requisite to a creditable
exhibition are to be made in the short
time remaining-so short that the loss
of "a day even. at this juncture, is a very
serious matter.
Saying nothing of the very prevalent
suspicion that Hewittis bill which pro-
vides for a Commissioner General at a
salary Of several thousand dollars and
twenty subordinates at the starvation
rates of 81 900 each and pay their own
expenses, is intended to recompense
General Hawley for his services at New
Orleans on the Commission, the feeling
is certainly against providing a fat place
for one fvorite and voting those having
all the work to perform a rate of COM
pensation that will not enable them TO
live respectfully. And it appears to be
he almost universal verdict that it were
better to ignore the whole matter and
attempt no representation at all, if the
amount to be devoted to that purpose is
to be limited to the appropriation-$5O,-
00O-proposed in the substitute offered
by the economical representative Of
Tammany, Mr. Samuel, Sunset, Cox.
There is no end of the bills that have
been introduced this session on almost
every conceivable subject relevant and
otherwise; but the vast majority Of them
are destined to give up the ghost in the
rooms of the Committees to which they
have been, respectfully referred. Modes.
George puts in claim for reimburse
ments for an unknown sum Of money
spent for the Governments good and be-
hoof away back almost in prehistoric
times: or at least in the last century.
Mr. Ransome always wants something,
the latest evidence of this peculiar and
unusual trait in public men being found
in his resolution appropristing $1,000
coo to pay certain persons for alleged
services performed in the South prior to
1861, among them mail carriersand con-
tractors. There appears no reasonable
do bt that the solid" and "Conciliated"
south, is bearing its right arm for a big
grab in the Treasury vaults for that sec
ton, much off to be distributedas more
or less direct gratuiries for the disloysl
course tIken BY individuals and COM
munities from 1861 TO 1865.
The Pacific Railroad lobby Is said to
regard the various movements already
begun to force that purse proud monop-
oily to pay its debts, with great conster-
nation.
Senator Davis is again fourishing the
rod he has so long had in pickle for the
Treasury book keepers, over their heads.
In the opinion of most of his associates
his charges Of gross errors, made pur-
posely to deceive. have been satisfactorily
proved to have no foundation; but he
returns to them with the persistency ofa
nfonOmaniac each session, until they
have become a. dreary and monotonous
az the buzzing Of a blue-bottle on a mid
afternoon.
On the whole participants in the two
recent Republican Senatorial csucuses,
do not appear TO have gained much that
was satisfactory through the delegation
sent to the White House conference; and
! think am safe in assuring your read
ers that we shall soon see what we shall
see" Maxwell.
DIR. Dills, of Fort Wayne. preferred
q term in Jail to testifying as an expert
without pay. His-ca will corns be-
fore the Supreme Court on a writ of