Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-06-20

Our Washington Letter.


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Our Washington Letter.
-.Speesdt' Correspondence Of tie OnsERvRE
AY.A6lHNGToN, D.C.,June II, 'T9
tI'he vices of small men were
never more conspicuously made
The instrument sol punishment
10 greater men than in the in
1estigalion now going on at ihe
Capitol. If james Il. Ander
son had been an angel Of light
he would not have been the tool
of John Sherman and other
Seading friends Of Mr.. Hayes.
1t is OF 10 use for Mr.. Sherman
or Mr.. NJ atthews or their friends
to say, now, that Anderson is a
forger, perjurer and drunkard.
The truer such statements are
the more damaging they are
10 Republican leaders VINO used
him and bis like. He did his
work, and kept the documents
which show the connection of
the leaders with that work. His
character is of no consequence
except, being very bad, there is
all the more reason for belicy-
ing he could be and was en-
ploycd in the very bad work the
Republicans had TO 90.
The witness Darnall, who
held q seat in Congress to which
ne was no more elected than
Dir Hayes was to the Presiden-
cy, and who has been pat out to
make place for the man really
elected, did not add much to
our knowledge Of Louisiana.
lie helped, indeed, in a general
way, TO make plain the degra-
dation of Republican politics in
Louisiana, as has every witness
so far examined. There is moth
ing like it in our history.
The infamous River and Har-
Dor bill has gone TO the Confer
~enoe Committee, but compare
lively few of the items are in
.djsnutc. The bill cannot cover
less THAI eight millions after
leaving the Committee. When
The final vote comes in the
House there will be a vigorous
but probably unsuccessful cf-
fort 10 save the five or six mil
lions of waste that is unqucs-
tionably in the bill.
III tho House for several days
the "Sundry Civil Bill' has
been under discussion. When
this is out of the way the Amy
Dilr viii como up. On both
there will be contests between
the two Houses, but not enough
to make a postponement Of the
day Of adjournment-next Mos
day-necessary.
Claims recommended for pay
ment by the Southern Claims
Commission, being for property
taken in the South by Union
troops during the war, were pro-
xided for by a bill which passed
the Senate yesterday. The Sem
ate also passed the Post Office
appropriation bill, and a def
ciency bill Of some six millions,
and postponed until the next
session a resolution regarding
the enforcement of the 8 hour
law.
Among the minor acts passed
is one which allows the W ash
inoton Monument Society to go
on with the work on that un-
finished shaft. From all sec
lions Of the country Senators
and Representatives receive
earnest letters on this subject,
showing, let us hope, revived
feeling of regard for the father
of his country, and interest in
The early DAYS of the Republic.
Among the interesting polit-
ioaa announcements jnst made
is that thatex-Senator Pomeroy,
OF Kansas, will be a candidate
for his old scat. His chances
Of election would seem to be
excellent if the contest is be-
tween him and Ingalls,, present
Senator, who came to the place
bv mistake and has done moth
inc but make mistakes since he
came here. Pomeroy may not
be very able, or very honest,
but there are others less able
aad less honest. AUSTIN.
NJ Each member of the
Philadelphia delegation in Con-
gross received the following
telegram, dated Thursday in