The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1878-02-23
Ghr BULLETIN.
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
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sSn's Birahday,
EWAsHNGToN, d. c., Feb, a. 1878.
MKssRs. GARFIELD AND HALE
yesterday demonstrated the wisdom OF
the people In giving us Democratic
house Of representatives. They spoke on
the Louisiana question. They expressed
tho common radical regret for the de-
parture of war and reconstruction times,
when one section Of the country could
not only control the general government.
but could In innumerable ways interfere
In the local governments Of another secs
tion. Their speeches amounted to a
threat against the south, and It may be
that they will succeed by threats In
WORK OF INTIMIDATION,
hnt II they do 1t will be the everlasting
disgrace not only OF the representatives
Of the southern states but OF the Demo-
cratic representatives from the nerth. 1t
IL time that Louisiana should be as free
a. Massachusetts,, and that the aurhori,
ties OF Louisiana, should realize the fact.
Without the vote Of Louisiana, however
obtained, Hayes never could have been
inaugurated, and II does not become him
or his supporters now to deny her all
the rights Of any state that took part in
that election.
LOOK AT oRIo AND LOUISIANA
to-day Estates equal in every rsspec. un-
der the constitution. The former has the
president, tho chief justice, the general of
the army the lieutenant general, cabinet
minister and half our foreign ministers,
while tho latter has nothing but partial
local self-govcrnment, and Ohio threaten
Cd yesterday on the floor OF the house to
take that way! Where were the repre-,
sentatives Of Louisiana that they did not
assert themselves for once 2 The remarks
Of Representative Gibson, OF Louisiana.
and Clymer,ot Pennsylvania, In responce
% Garfield and Hale, were tame and not
n any respect equal to the occasion.
THE SILVER RECONCILIATION BILL.
having passed the senate by an over
whelming vote, and there being now an
absolute certainty Of Its finally becoming
q law, other financial matters will be
brought up for action. In the house the
finance committee yesterday reported
favorably bill to retire national bank
notes, substituting therefor treasury
notes. The bill to repeal the act COM
pcllinR resumption OF specie payments
one year from now will also be pushed.
Senator Beck's bill, which provides that
the ainking fund shall not hereafter be
increased by the rate required by law
has majority In both houses, and can
be passed whenever 1t comes up for
action.
The senate yesterday by vote of Al
70 8, passed the bill restoring to the
PENSION ROLLS
all soldiers Of the war OF 1912 who were
dropped at the outbreak Of the civil war.
Besides restoring those dropped as above.
the bin gives pension for fourteen days
service, instead OF SIXTY as now required,
and 70 widows IL they married the soldier
prior to 1850. instead Of prior to February
~. 1915, as now. This bill will pass the
housc BY an overwhelming majority, nm.
less loaded down with amendments.
wAsHINoroN's BIRTHDAY.
The order from the White House, dated
yesterday, closing the departments on
the 22l OF this month, Is signed simply
r. B. Hayes" 1t may DO that the de-
velopments In the Anderson case have
convinced r. D. Fl. that he ought not to
slgn a. president. DEN.
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