The Brookhaven ledger. (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1875-1883, 1878-06-13
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Democratic Victory ia Oregon
a a.. =. Senator ScrUrra-aG3y
DcyelODcS Before rotteE'- EH
ve.tigntion etonirmittcc Noin
SCOTS Pncifi: sRnIIrcnd ssitl
postponed to Next Srs~iOn-
Complimentary to Senators
lamar, nU<s cIe,,sIom. -h'at
WASHINGTON. June Sth. 1878.
Edfior Broohharca L%edaer:-
A good deal of pleasure was felt yes
terday on receipt of reliable news that
the Oregon election had resulted in the
choice of a Democratic Legislature, in>
suring the election of o Democratic
Senator in place Of Mitchell. Being the
first of the doubtful States to vote, the
result in Oregon will have considerable
influence everywhere.
The developments before the Potter
Investigating Committee. in the first
few days, we're such that Senator Stan
ley Matthews yesterday asked the Sen
ate to inquire into his alleged connec>
ton with the admitted frauds in Louis
lana. James E. Anderson, the only
witness so far examined by the Potter
Committee, produces a written agree
ment between himself, as a Supervis'r
of Elections in one of the Lnuisiana
Parishes. and Nash, a Republican Con
gresham from that State, by which
Anderson WAS to receive a lucrative
office for taking such fraudulent course
as would cause the votes Of n Democrat
ic Parish to be thrown out. This agree
ment, Anderson shows was in the keep
ing of Senator Matthews while the latter
was seeking to secure Office fer Ander-
son. In fact, the letters of Matthews
show rs much. It was also with full
knowledge of the existence OF such a
contract that Sherman promised, in
writing, in the name of Hayes, that
Andersen should be provided for. The
letters are convincing, and place both
the Ohio gentlemen, the special friends
of Mr.. Hayes, in the position of having
known and connived at frauds which
we're necessary to give their patron Of
fee.
The friends of the Texas Pacific
Tom Seott's Railroad-seeing the i'm
possibility of getting through any meas
ure, at this session for its assistance,
gracefully gave way and had it made a
special order for an early dry in the
next session, In the Courts this would
be called dismissing the suit without
prejudice. Senator Lamar had charge
Of the measure, and to his efforts is due
much of the friendly feeling shown to
the measure in both Houses. No two
men have even grown TO influence and
popularity in the Senate more rapidly
than Senators Lamar and Gordon. 1t
is impossible to agree with them IN
everything, but it is impossible also to
distrust their motives or question their
ability. In the not improbable or II
desirable event of q Democratic ticket
for 1880 being made up of a candidate
for the Presidency from the North and
for the Vice Presidency from the South,
either of these gentlemen would honor
the position. =,
Mi. Wood did not have the practical
good sense of the Railroad men, SO he
forced q vote on his tariff bill. and,
Thought has many points OF excellence,
it was slaughtered. The vote was one
hundred and thirty four TO one hun red
and twenty. If there is any n sub
ject which needs careful consideration,
bearing and indirectly as it does on all
the troubles of labor, business and cap
ital in The country, it is this of the tar
liff. Mr.. Wood had given great atten-
ton to it, had many excellent ideas, and
if he had been a more politic man, would
have succeeded in time in securing much
that he wanted. All the same we shall
have the reforms lie called for, but some
other man will get the credit which
little patience would have given to Nj.
Wood. E&ia9A 9 3aL
Y The Senate yesterday added to the
Postal Appropriation Bill, as it passed
the House, two important amendments
The first provides q subsidy Of half al
million dollars for five years. to lines Of
steamships between New York and
Brazil and between New Orleans and
Brazil. Those favoring the amendments
were nearly oil Republicans and those
opposing were Democrats. Senator
Blaine was the principal advocate of the
subsidy scheme, and Senator Hamlinof
the revival Of the frarking privilege.
As stated above, the vote was not
a party vote, and I think it will
be still less so in the House. The bill
will pass the House with the two Sen
ate amendments.