The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-05-02
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The Postoffice Bill was amended SO
as to allow Post Masters of the 4th
class $3.50 per quarter only from all
sources, exclusive of commissions on
money orders. The River and Har-
Dor Bill was passed by a vote of 166
ayes to 66 nays. Mr.. Cox offered a
protest against this bill, which stirred
up quite breeze. Everybody wanted
to, and most of them did speak, as
many as dozen at one and the same
tine. The House for the time, was a
perfect be6lam of noise and confusion.
When the Speaker did finally restore
order out Of the then reigning chaos,
the House, by large majority decided
the protest of Mr.. Cox not privi-
legged question, and it went by the
board Gen. Butler called up his bill
providing for the issuing of l, 2, and
3 dollar greenbacks as we'll as frac-
tional currency, upon which he de-
manded vote, which resulted in the
defeat of the bill by 12l yeas to l24
nays, two-thirls vote being required
to suspend the rules and pass the bill,
as the House was then in Committee
of the Whole. Senator Thurman g
Sinking Fund Bill received considera-
BILE comment, pro and con. in which
Gen. Butler made quite long speech
against the bill, and succeeded in con-
verting the large minority Of one vote
(Mr. Lynde.) lie complimented Mr.
Lynde very handsomely by remarking
the he was sorry Mr.. Lynde had not
left al the negative voting to him,
Cutlery
THE BLAIR RESOLUTIONS.
which were referred to the House Ju.
dietary Committee disturbed the har.
Emony of the Radical party no little
not that they are at all worried about
Hayes. but are afraid to Inquire into
the Electoral business, but the expos.
ure Of such matters would seriously
cripple them in the coming fall cleo
tions. But all eyes are eagerly watch
ing the report to come from the Com
mittec, expecting abomb-shell q to be
thrown in the Radical camp, which
will wipe out the radical party from
future existence. just what the Com
mittee will do, is one of those thing!
no fellah can find OUT Among thu
many theories and speculations tina
are rife, is the last we've heard, viz
the impeachment of Judge Bradley
which must be well shOoken before
tOoken,'
CONKLING,
the mean fellow, spoiled all our sen
sation items by not arising to per
sonal explanation of the late Mines
Conkling interview. We had horet
to entertain you with an item SO rich
rare and racy that it would knock th'
late Tilton-Bee-;B Beecher- Tilt; oh
pshaw, what's yer call it; Mrs. Con
fession's Tilt; the last dying echoes
of lost jade wincing, will answer jus
as we'll; higher than the Life o
Christ by Mrs. Henry Ward Susan
Anthony, ct al but alas for all human
expectations, Roscoe would not mouth
a bit, and we subside, while Conklins
looks under his bed upon retiring tt
see that should he be $50 loose of sou
as to in his sleep mutter' denuncia
tions of Hayes, his sonorous soliloqu!
be not token down by an enterprisins
correspondent.
MORE RADICAL RASCALITY.
has been brought to light by tn
House Postal Committee, Mr.. Wsd
dell. Chairman, who forced one u. f
Fisher, mail contractor, to admit tina
he had been overpaid by one O'Bricn
pay clerk in the 9th Auditors office
to the amount of 5000. He also adj
mitted that he loaned O'Brien and sey
eral other clerks money. The system
of O'Brien was to be in collusion will
a number of clerks and bookkeepers
who shared the spoils equally. AS Al
investigator Mr.. Waddell is decided
success, for his searching questions, 81
mgeniously put, generally bring Ou
the truth or cause his victim to lie out
right. Fisher will be examined still
farther by Mr.. Waddell, who refuses
to loosen his grip until he finds who
else is in the ring, as Fishers memory
became very suddenly and seriously
forgetful when asked with whom he
divided the stealings.
DEMoCnATEs.