The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-02
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON, ~. u, Fen. ~, 1878 -
IL was the general und rstandiDg here
yesterday thar The silver bull would be
vetoed, and that there was doubt OF It's
passage over "A veto in the senate. What
Mr.. Hayes will do IL, We have well
learned, uncertain. llis opinions IN re-.
gard TO the remoneliZ atom of silver, if
we gather them from his ulterances prior
to his Inauguration, are the same rs
those OF MIR. Tlld-n and eastern men
generally, but II has been given out By
authority that his views had changed
somewhat. OF the passage Of the bill, il
vetoed, | have no doubt whatever.
General Butler yesterday delivered an
elaborate speech ia the house on the sub.
Jet u currency. lie desires dollar, OF
no matter what material, which shall! I've
dollar ecause the faith Of the govern
ment Is pledged 10 It. lie does not care
that the dollar shall BE- redeemable in
gold or anything else, holding ths, the
faith OF the government once pledged 10
the currency II would have y fixed value,
and If at any tins that value wa. more
or less than gold dollar 1t would be gold
that fluctuated. and not the government.
General Butler had large and attentive
audience while speaking.
Speaking OF Butler reminds me OF
Buffers collector q, Boston, Simmons.
Mr.. Hayes has dominated another man
In place o! Simmons, and fight on con-
tirmstion is promised. The nomination
goes to the committee on commerce,
which is Senator Conkling's committee,
and IL is thought On adverse report by
The committee will insure rejection by
the senate. Il is said ofSlpmons that he
has been the best collector Boston ever
had, an? that he had the support Of all
those who have had any business rels,
tons with him while In Office. His re-,
nomination was bitterly opposed by
Senators Dawes and Hoar. Its not con.
tended that the change Ia made IN the
interest OF civil service reform, and ss
there will be an anlinstcd contes. over
the attempt to confirm the new 40.
poin'ee, the people will look with inter.
est for the reasons TO be given by ad.
minis'ratlon, senators tor the action OF
Mr.. Hayes
In elec;ing presiding officer for the
senate yesterday, Judge David Davis
voted with the Democrats for Judge
Thurman. Ferry, Republican, was
elected.
The contest over the South Carolins
senatorship may possibly be revived, the
senate committee on privileges and cleo.
tons haviDgs mgjority in favor Of nd.
hitting Corbn.
The investigation Into the nj .irs Of
Doorkeeper Polk Of the house OF repre-.
sentA'ivrs, has SO far shown nothing
which The house will bs likely TO visi
with very severe punishment. Polk Ia q
great Improvement upon lis pres~ce- snr
the dulles OF his Office being performs,
In a mann'r that insures him the Rno,
Will OF the innumerable persons VIII,
have business with HIN and his subord i
mates. lie appears. In yielding to III,
improvements Of Republican congress
men. to retain their friends. and o, Dem
ocrats to give employ meat to others, I,
have put more names OH his rolls tina,
Tho law allowed. The committee ,pyes
hgsting him will repor, 10 lew dsy..
Many veterans Of the Mexican wa
were a. the capitol yesterday urging tn
bill. which gives 10 all survivors OF ,ha
war pension OF So per month. The,
t,et with much encouragement both II
senate and house. The opposition 90 ia
/ has all been from extreme Radicals On,
, all from New England, and 1t has all bee,
I based o. the Tact that some OF the none
will 20 10 another section Of the country
It's pity that all the laws cannot b q
arranged. ~ many OF them are. that IN
people generally shall pay tribute 70 III
New England States. DEN.