Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1877-02-24
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER,

OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
Special cor..po.asses Of The s,sns..sa
THE ELECTORAL COMMISSION nov mos.
| DAY AND THURSDAY Ann rms ssss nav
| IN CONGRESS --Tuk PRESIDENT ON IN.
SUMPTION vistr To Alss. q.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. VETERAN. -soura.
ERIN PACIFIC walis. ov
THg LOUISIANA RETURNING BOARD.
WASHINGTON. Feb. o, 1877.
II 10 even. Al THE early DAY, pre-.
dicted that partissnship will rule The
action Of tho Electoral Commission.
II il said that What 10 born in the
bone is bred in the flesh" and che
assertion IL particularly true 10 az.
piled 10 Republicans. A least cape
risuce has seldom shown On instance
wherein q partisan of that stsips has
been able TO liz himself above party
and act for otherwise than in the
sntersst OF party. a@ embodied In
self. II Bradley In an exception 10
the rule. | have missed my guess,
aud l will freely confess the existence
Of that rara ac.s. n white black. bird.
Mark my prediction, made ON this
the fourth day Of the tripartits com.
mission--ths Democrats will regret
the course Of events which have lefs
tho arbitration Of q matter Of 80
much importance 10 one Who II
warped and twisted by all the vara.
ries OF Radical schooling.
Congress. owing 10 the phrmseology
Of the electoral bill I" IL In q middle .
When the Senators met this morning
they found IL was not Monday morn.
ing at all, but last Thursday, nj least
in congressional affairs. This will
be rsmedied by an amendment 10 the
bill, allowing Congress. ~ q isgisla.
tive body, 90 adjourn from time 10
tune.
The President sent 10 Ccnsress on
Saturday a special message suggest.
ing the issue Of si5o, VD0, 600 Tour
per cent. bonds, Ia run forty years,
and to be exchanged Tor legal tssdss
notes. He 10 Of opinion that with
such nm issue. specie payments may
DO resumed almost ut once.
Tho annual meeting II The vsts.
rams Of the Mexicsn war will bs held
here on the All Of this meath. A
larger gathering than usual 10 On.
psctsd. and an effort will 10 made ts
secure the psssags 81 the hill pea.
sioning these old heroes. TIE usase
has passed u. and The Nsasts viii
unless indiscrets persons overhead
the protest with amendments.
southern Pacific slumher~ In Con.
gresa owing 10 the absorbing Interest
of another subject. but the nswspa.
psrs are full of the scheme. whe.
ever 10 81 the head 81 Chi. schsns
among the lobbyists, certainly az.
precistesthe power Of tho press. The
papers favorable 10 u are eensiastly
active. and those hsrstofcre In cppe.
sition arc mysteriously silsat.
President Grant called on Alsxss.
der II. Stephens, nj HE sick room Il
the National Hotel. on SATURDAY.
Mr.. Stephens IL thought 10 hs sick
past recovery. but he reisins Ma
mental faculties. lie expressed his
pleasure nj the Presidents visit, his
intense gratificatisn ii the Isescstul
aspect Of aflairs, and his hope ei eon.
tinued prosperity Tor The country.
The visited Statesman coannsl his
remarks chiefly 10 his own aiFairs and
those Of his family.
j. Madison Wells will he further
examined to-day by . House Com.
mittce. lie will be- examined ~ 10
his proposal 10 sell out The vote II
Louisiana for d .0O0, no. asd The
changes made BY bic direction In ths
returns Of vernoa Parish. nssisles
the straightforward issllmsay n
witnesses implieating Wells u bssh
these villainias, there u slrun9 49,
umsutary evidences. HE lsllos =
Senator Wsst, rcd be(ose ~ soa.
mittes on 6aturlay. wss Q s1sikias
confirmation Of testimony prsvlswslv
given BY Madden - 70 On uuslss.
standing that hs (wslls) wesld ~
turn The State of Louisiana lus III.
den II the Republicans did not fus.
nish him million Of dollass.
The House, 10 passing The lsuisls-
tive appropriation hill On HatssAay.
put the Prssldsnt's salary u IS 90
instead Of 80 900 % sow. khs
Senate will not probably soasus.
The vote In the House was 10 10 ~.
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