San Marcos free press. [volume] (San Marcos, Tex.) 1877-1892, 1878-03-02
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON. d. g.,
Feb. q, 1878.

rep. Il, 1910
Messrs. Garfield and Hale yesterday
demo nstrsted the wisdom Of the people
10 giving usa Democratic House oil
Representatives. They spoke on the
Louisiana question. They expressed
the common radical regret for the de-
parture Of war and reconstruction times,
when one section Of the country could
not only control the general Govern
ment, but could 10 innumerable ways in.
terfere 10 the local Governments Of an.
other section Their speeches amount
ed to threat against the South. and
it may be that they will succeed BY
threats 10 q work Of intimidation. but
If they do it will be the everlasting dis
grace not only of the Representatives,
Of the Southern States but from the
North. It 10 time that Louisiana
should be as free as Massachusetts,,
and that the authorities Of Louisiana
should realize the fact. Without the
vote Of Louisiana. however obtained,
Hayes never could have been enaugu-
rated, and it does not become him or
his supporters now to deny her all the
rights Of any State that took part in
that election.
Look at Ohio and Louisiana today
States equal in every respect under the
Constitution. The former has the
President, the Chief Justice, tbs Cen
pral of the army. the Lieut.. General, a
Cabinet Minister and half our foreign
Ministers, while the latter has nothing
but partial local self government, and
Ohio threatened yesterday on the floor
Of the House to take that away! Where
we're the Representatives Of Louisiana
shat they did not assert themselves for
once? The remarks Of Representative
Gibson, of Louisiana, and Clymer, of
Pennsylvania, in response to Garfield
and Hale, were tame and not in any re-
spect equal to the occasion.
The silver reconciliation bill hav-
ing passed the Senate by an overwhelm-
ing vote, and there being now an abso-
lutte certainty Of its finally becoming
= law other financial matters will be
brought up for action. In the House
the finance committee yesterday report
ID favorably bill to retire National
Bank notes, substituting therefor
Treasury notes. The bill to repeal the
act compelling resumption Of specie
payments one year from now will also
be pushed. Senator Beck's bill, which
provides that the sinking fund shall
not hereafter be increased beyond the
rate required by law has majority in
both houses, and can be passed when
ever it comes up for action.
The Senate yesterday, by vote Of
II to 8, passed the bill restoring to the
Pension Rolls all soldiers Of the war Of
1912 who were dropped at the out
break of the civil war. Besides restor-
ng those dropped as above, the bill
irving pension for fourteen days service,
instead of sixty as now required, and 10 ,
Widows if they married the soldier prior
o 1880, instead of prior to Feb II, 1915
IL now. This bill will pass the House
" m overwhelming majority. unless
oaded down with amendments.
The order from the White House,
lated yesterday closing the Depart.
ncnts onthe 22d OF this month, is sign
ID simply r. B. Hayes. 1t may be
hat The developments in the Ander-
on case have convinced R. B. Fl. that
le ought not to sign as President.