Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-01-17
Bur Washington Letter.

AOIlSl cSS .iNdpoclll)feD lO-QHys
and, let us hope, will at once
proceed TO the consideration Of
limportant public business. That
party which shows n DISPOSE
ton 10 urge forward needed
Legislation, and to prevent the
squandering Of time ON mere
matters OF builconlbe, viii gain
many votes among the people
Of all sections.
The Womaii's Right Con-
vention of yesterday and to-
day must be considered sue
cess in point of ability of its
delegates, the character of its
proceedings, and The large and
respc ctable attendance of spec
tators. The necessity Of charg-
ing an adnlittance Zee TO pay
expenses was not an unexpec-
ted evil. The audiences have
mot been at all the meetings as
large as the hall would hold,
but they have been moro order
ly and more intelligent than
would have been the case if the
seats had been free. Mrs. Stan
ton has been, as She always has
been here, the great attraction
Of the meetings. She has in
Iihis.c city a host of sincere friends
and admirers. There is no ex-
pectation on the part Of the
managers that they can this year
secure more than little dis
crssion in Congress on the suf-
frage question. But most of
them are content with this, be-
iieying that in their case agita-
ton must mean progress.
Many will be .gratificd at the
proposed issue Of small interest
bearing Government bonds,
though it is questionable, at
present, whether all the bright
4nticipations as to the amount
of them that will be taken will
be very soon realized. The is
sue is, however, unquestionabiy
a step in the right direction, and
the people of the country will
require to be educated up 70
them.
tits said that Alex. III. Steph-
ems will appeal to the House,
early in the coming session, for
the removal of disabilities from
all now resting under them. Mr..
Stephens has so fully the es-
teen and regard of every MEM
'~er of the House, and his course
las been SO moderate in all
things since the close of the
war, that the advocacy Of this
desirable measure will come
with peculiar grace and power
from him.
1t is leaking out that the
Committee lately Investigating
the Indian Bureau found more
things amiss than they had Of
ficially stated TO the public.
Probably Congress will call for
The production Of all the pa
rers in the case.
There is no doubt that Mr..
Hayes has been worried at the
threatened investigation into
VIM. E. Chambers charges. i
do not for a moment suppose
that he is frightened as 10 losing
the Presidency in any such
way, but it is not a desirable
thing 10 hold so high an Office
on terms requiring public IN
vestigation.
There seems to nc something
absurd in this investigating bu-
,iness. II all that has been
charged were. proven true, Hayes
was not guilty of an ofensc
which would iustify impeach-
menl. He can't be got rid of |
in that way, nor would ihc get
ting rid Of him improve the case
at all. Wheeler would take his
place. Unless your correspon-
dents plan-to have Congress
refer the whole matter TO The
Courts, so that it may ultimate
ly -getto the Supreme Court and
the title Of Hayes and Wheeler
be tried therc-I don't sec the
use in doing anything about it.
Those who feel an interest in
the suit brought about by the
Gusts heirs lor the Arlington
estate, will like 10 know that
one of the preliminary qucs-
tions involved in that case, has
been practically settled in a
similar case on trial here. 1t
was held by the Government in
both,cases that the claimants for
the property could not recover
by suit against the agentof the
United States in occupation.
This would have ended the ca
SEES, as the United States cam
not be sued. But our Judge
Carter decided the other day
that it was sufficient to see the
Government agent.
If the House will back up its
Committee we may
have at least one important re-