The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-03-31
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
from Our Regular Correspondent. /

WASHINGTON, d. c., March 20, 1885,
Senator Hill yesterday spoke on the
terms OF settlement between the govern
ment and the Pacific railroads. He takes
the same ground as Senator Matthews, In
opposition to bill prepared and report,
ed by the senate judiciary committee.
Senator Thurman briefly replied. Sena-
tor Bailey speaks on the subject to-day,
and there Is prospect that nearly every
senator will be drawn into the discussion.
The theory OF the senate bill is that new
terms NAV be imposed upon the road,
and that, to protect the government in
the advances Of bonds made to the road,
new terms are necessary.
The senate committee on
FOREIGN APFAIRs
has restored 10 the consular and diDlo-
matte bill, most Of the items Of expendi-
ture struck out by the house, and restor-
ed all salaries to the old standard. BY
and by there will be committees OF con-
ference, aud the house will yield. There
is no good reason why the house should
yield. II might with propriety have re-
duced expenses in that branch OF the
public service much more than 1t did.
But It has way OF yielding to tile senate.
That habit cut down Democratic ma
jorlty OF seventy in the 44th congress to
ten IN the 10th, and cost the party tens
OF thousands of voters throughout the
states. Voters very naturally inquire
what advantage there is in substituting
one party for another If one isAs profli-
gate in its expenditures as the other Is.
Senator Blaine, perceiving his mistake
in even indirectly opposing the psy ment
of the fisheries award, on Tuesday said
that as we were bound in honor to
pay it, but he spoke forcibly against
allowing the present state Of things
to continue, as we might have
five years again be called upon TO pay
as great sum, and then, as now, with.
out receiving any considerable benefit in
return. The senator has made study
OF our northern relations, and Ii
special senate committee Is to be APP
pointed to consider them, as seems de-
sirable, he should be its chairman. In
the house, If like action ia taken, Ste
phens Of Georgia, Glover OF Missouri,
Potter of New York or Eden OF In
diana, seems likely to receive the honor.
The object of the proposed committee is
Of course to bring about a better unders
and closer commercial relations
between the people on the two sides OF
the line. Before long, Senator Blaine
thinks, that line will be obliterated and
the committee, II rightly made up, may
hasten the day.
Two Pennsylvania Republican repre>
say that Hayes and Sherman
deceived them the other day about an
The wonder Is that two
men-we will suppose them
men--allowed Hayes and
Sherman to deceive them. Unless we
put some sort OF faith In men they can
not deceive US. Senator Hamlin, when
he was deceived by the same party. had,
30 far as Hayes was concerned, the ex>
cuse that he had no acquaintance with
the man and had right to think him
honest. That was on the 4th OF March,
1877. The senator then swore on stack
Of reports Of the senate post Office COM
mittee that he would never 60 near the
white house again. The two represen-
tatives, from Pennsylvania have learned
by examples like this, and they are very
numerous, that it is OF no use to expect
Fair treatment from the administration.
MCKAY.