The spirit of democracy. [volume] (Woodsfield, Ohio) 1844-1994, 1878-04-16
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devoting the greater part OF the time
to the Southern Railroad.
The Committee Of Ways and Means
has decided to report an income law
The East is opposed to it.
GEN. SHIELDS wasn't elected Door
keeper, but the House almost unani-
mously passed bill to place him on the
retired list of Brigadier Generals. This
will probably suit the old hero better
Aud the Senate should promptly pass
the bill.
LORD LElTRIM, who was assassinated
in County Donegal, Ireland, a short
time since, is represented to have been
very severe on his tenantry. At his
funeral in Dublin crowd of over 300
persons Missed, hooted and cheered out
side the church.
AN exchange sums up the downfall of
the Republican party in these few words:
ITO sum up the situation, the Republi-
cans had when General GRANT came in,
in 1869, a majority Of 42in the Senate
and of So in the House. To day they
have majority of 2 in the Senate, and
are sure to be IN the minority next year,
while in the House they are in a minor
ity already" rrgAE al
TIE bill Of the q. S. Senate Judiciary
Committee to compel the Pacific Rail
roads to discharge their millions OF in
debtedness to the Government was pass
ed on the 9th inst, by yeas 40, nays l9.
The JAY-GoULD-ToM-ScorT lobby can
retire now, completely whipped. THUR
MAN is determined that railroad passes
and brazen women lobbyists shall. not
prevail over the honest claims Of the
IGovernment. ~ 3e&a!
The investigation into cruelties prac-
ticed by officials recently in charge of
the Penitentiary has been concluded and
a report submitted. The report shows
that it was an investigation about which
the members of the committee were to
say nothing, and they performed their
work to their own satisfaction and to
the disgust Of every thinking man in the
State who paid attention to the testimo-
ny. That committee ought to be inves-
tigated.
Ex-Governor Wells, of Louisiana,
interviewed Secretary SHERMAN last
week to secure his aid in behalf of An
pERsox, whom he desired to have ap-
pointed Collector of the Port of New
Orleans SHERMAN's plea that he and
the other 1svisiting statesmen" had writ.
| ten letter for them while they were in
prison, brought out this emphatic re-
sponse: "You might have written two
hundred of them and they would not
have been worth any more than SO much
waste paper; and as for your moral
sympathy, il it was deep enough to
! reach to hell and back it would not have
taken General ANDERSON and me out OF
jail" 5a
A NUMBER of the members Of the
Ohio Legislature don't appear to appre-
ciate Gov BIsHop. Representative TT
LER, the other day, when requested to
call at the Governors office, sent back
this uhgentlemanly reply: "Tell Gov,
ernor Bishop to go to h-l. II be wants
to see me, am to be found in the House
of Representatives" M
The N 7. Herald says of the victory
| in the q. S. Senate over the Pacific rail.
roads: "Tbe passage Of the THURMAN
bill by majority of more than two to
one is the most gratifying event in our
recent legislative history Though not
an act of rigorous justice, but one oI
great leniency toward the Pacific rail
roads, it was strenuously resisted by
them with all their resources, the most
skilful of their managers having stayed
in Washington to direct the fight in per
son. All honest men should rejoice thai
be was not merely beaten but humiliated
He hurried out of Washington as fas'
as he could GO after his overwhelming
defeat Had he barely failed he nigh
have marshalled his lobby for a new con
test in the House, but his lobby was SC
badly routed that he will not renew th'
battle. 1t is conceded that the Senate
bill will pass the House and that furthe
opposition to it would be hopeless"
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