The weekly herald. [volume] (Cleveland, Tenn.) 1876-1888, 1878-05-02


come from three disappointed aspi
rants for Office. AS the distribution
of Office has been generally conducted
heretofore the charge that they have
been ungratefully treated and their
services ignored, seems well founded.
The general opinion of CongressmeE-
both Democratic and Republican,
so far as any has been expressed, is
that the confession" even if ID a
clearly established fraud, is wholly
i%nelevant so far as the title derived
from the Electoral Commission is
concerned, But it is believed all the
papers will ultimatly 60 into the
custody of the House Judiciary Com
mlttee; and they may considerably
influence the final disposition Of Mr..
Blair's quo warrantO scheme. 1t is
believed by not a few that this latest
is the second step Of the series TO be
taken by Mr.. Tilden looking to his
ultimate occupation of the White
House. Blair,s being the initiatory.
According to these MI. Hayes is TO
be ousted If possible. Otherwise pub
lie sentiment is to be so moulded that
it will demand the nomination of Mr..
Tilden as the martyr candidate in
1880 by the Democratic National
Committee; and be is credited with
being the chief engineer in charge.
1t will gladden. the hearts of many
who have viewed the growing power
of monOpolies with distruSt and of
many other, who have experienced
something Of their OpprcsSiens, to
learn of the almost unanimous pas
sac of the Pacifc Railroad funding
bill ~ the nouSe, only NO disscn-
tiers going on record. Bat any ten
denotes of the part of the pubic to
self felicitatlOn oven tins seeming
growth Of virtues in the popular
branch of Congress will likely be dis
missed when they read that the an
nual grab made under v of a bill
noMinally for the improvement OF
rivers and harbors was forced through
the house without opportunity for
debate, by a vote of loo to 66, $1,000
to be taken at one grab for distribu-
ted to the constituents of members
seeking q reelection. 1t is self evi.
dent that many of these gentlemen
dare not go before their people on
their record. Hence the National
Treasury is to be depleted to restore
their popularity dare insert that
a careful inspection Of the statistics
of the commerce and trade of many
of these inland water courses, will
fully justify the storm of Indignation
aroused by this palpable steal.
A good portion of the time Of the
Honse yesterday was devoted to the
repeal of the Bankrupt Act; and af-
ter the adoption of Mr.. Knott's
amendment, explicitly repeating the
act of 1874 and section 81 Of the re-
vised statutes, the absolute repeal Of
the law of 1867 and all supplemental
acts was effected by a vote of 206 to
80. The adoption Of the amendments
of course carries the bill back to the
Senate. The appeal of Speaker Ran
dali to the Democratic Legislature OF
Ohio to 80 gerrymander that State as
te insure a success next fall, shows
how thoroughly the more level-head-
ed Bourbons appreciate the damaging
effects Of their laundering manage
meMt Of the HOpSe.
Within the first sax months of the
first session of the 45th Congress
there were introduced into the House
ALA bills, of which 3l9 have been
passed. 1.-THE vote defeating con-
currence in the Senate proposition to
adjourn the 18th proximo, VAS really
Ia test of Woods strength as some
are disposed to regard it, the tariff
policy of the past II years is to be
reverse at a time of all others when
we can least afford to experiment
without vital interests.
Dr. WITT.