The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1878-04-18

went the way of all hesh, and being
voted down by SO large q majority,
Jay Gould and satellites gave it up,
silently folding their tents and hied
themselves away with the vanity OF
all their hopes centered upon an on
slaught upon the House, but as the
feeling against them is more over
whelming than in the Senate, he will
waste his sweetness on the desert air.
Though the expenses of his lobby here
during the past winter must have heav-
lily depleted his pocket. yet he ,s fight
ing the House sentiment as strongly as
he did that of the Senate.
THE BLAIR RESOLUTION
has been received by the Maryland
members from Annapolis through Of
fetal channels, and was presented to
the Senate by Mr.. Dennis who inveigh-
ed eioquently and bitterly against It,
One Maryland member, Mr.. Robert
declares that he will not only haye
nothing to do with it but would vote
against it. The rest of the Maryland
House delegation have talked the mat
ter over, but have come to no UNDER
standing as to which Of them shall
present the resolution, at the same
time they see no request from the
Maryland Legislature asking that it
be presented to Congress, on the 9th
er hand, Judge Blair in a converse
ton with your correspondent doesn't
hesitate to say that any number of
members have called on him and vol
unteered to present the Bill which he
has prepared, adding further that the
press and people may make all the fun
out of it they please, but the thing
shall 60 through both Houses of Con-
gress. But he is sadly at fault in re-
gard to the Senate for Mr.. Dennis
buried it 80 deeply that it will never
kick again.
THE REPUBLICAN, CAUCUS
at which quite . diversity of opinion
prevailed, resulted in nothing of i'm
portance. Several attacks were made
upon Mr.. Hayes, the most prominent
of which was executed by Mr.. Sar.
gent followed by one in the same style
from Mr.. Jones, of Ohio, whilst the
majority seemed to coincide with the
views of Senator Edmunds to the eff
tect that whilst Mr.. Hayes should act
differently, still it was not wise to force
him into direct conflict with the party,
others were very denunciatory of Mr..
Hayes, as they meandered around pri-
yately proclaiming that he should be
read out of the party. Appropos of
the above, Mr.. Hayes and friends feel
very much delighted on the failure Of
the caucus to adopt hostile measures.
The planning the coming fall election
as well as the line of battle to be adop-
ted has been left with the Republican
Congressional Committee.
IN THE SENATE,
q Bill Incorporating Suburban Il. r.
Company to run from Washington
City to Bladensburg was introduced.
The. Finance Committee reported q
Bill putting both in repair and opera
tion, the Mint at New Orleans. The
Senate received from the Committee
the general Deficiency Bill which is so
amended as to increase the amount
appropriated by the House to the ex-
tent of 100000. The Pacific Railroad
Funding Bill was again placed under
debate and by the determined COM
bined wills and argument of both
Messrs. Thurman and Edmunds vote
was forced and the Bill passed by yeas,
40 nays, 10. This Bill as passed pro-
vides that the Company shall guaran.
tee both the payment of the interest,
as we'll as the principal OF the money
subsidy as fast as 1t accrues. House
Bill preventing depredations on prop.
erty in the District OF Columbia was
passed. Mr.. Voorhees, introduced a
resolution requesting the Committee
on Pensions to report Bill giving to
the soldiers of 1919, their widows and
orphans a pension, and notified the
Senate that he would call it up ON the
Both inst. The Bill will enlarge the
Pension Bill recently passed which
grants q pension only to the soldier
and widow, and not to the orphan
thereof. The Bill repeating the Bank
rupt Act which was advocated by Mr..
McCray was also handled by Mr.. Mat.
thews, who urged as a substitute there
for his Bill which establishes more
uniform law. '5e'@aA <ohi Il
IN THE HOUSE. a2H.
The Democrats took q blackburn on
General Butler in the election of a
doorkeeper. The Republicans made
q desperate effort for political capital
in the fall elections, by nominating
through Butler, General Shields in op.
position TO the regular nominee of the
Democratic caucus, but our Demo.
cratic friends stood by the caucus nom-
inee and after voting him in the posi-.
ton, Immediately suspended the rules
and by resolution placed General
Shields on the retired list of the army
as Drigadier General, which will
give the gallant old soldier about 5000
per ann1m for the rest of his life. AZ
ter all the clap-trap hurrah made by
Butler and the rest of the RAIDS they
were forced by the Democrats to vote
for what they have been heretofore
pleased to call General Shields can
Irish Catholic Democrat" The Post.
Office Bill appropriating s33, ,O9O, 1873
was reported by the regular Commit
tee to the House. Mr.. Wright intro
duced q concurrent resolution which
provides for the issuing by the Gov