Mexico weekly ledger., 1878-05-30

ments Of the respective departments
for proposals and supplies, and is cs-
timated by the protector to cost be-
tween $40, 900 and 500 1000 a year.
The probability is, that it will cost
twice this sum, and lie swellcd to
enormous bulk to crafty the ca
coetles scrihpndi OF the heads Of diff
ferent departments under the disguise
of ''OlicIal opinlons.' lii brief, it
is 4 bill to take away from the real
newspapers Of the conntry-which
the people read. and i'll which they
expect to find all that is valuable OF
this class of infOrmation-thc adycr-
Using patronage Of the Government,
and turn it all over &c that sink anG
sewer OfcOrruption and extravaganza.
the Government Printing Office. Ii
this bill becomes a law, it will be u!-
lawful to advertise in Il single news
paper-nO matter what the adyanta-
ges may be-a solitary want Of
the Government or any Of its depart
ments. | am surprised that such
sensible men as Knott, Patterson.
Buckner, Clymcr, Goodr. ani Icatcs
should vote for this bill. despite the
disclosure that it had never been for
mallv examined by the judiciary
Committee, and had been nicely
! praised in Il parliamentary trap 10y
its originator to lie sprung upon the
House ut the right time. If it had
been styled, "a bill to starvc news
papers and fattcn the Government
Printing Office" it would possibly
not have met with thcir support. and
yet that is just what it is. and what it
is intended 10 he.
The Democrats Of the Potter In
veStigating Committees mot y"-t"rln!
and agreed TO appoint two ~suh-com-
mittccs, OF three members each, Il"
visit Florida and Lousiann. Il WIS
agreed that the subcommittee for
Louisiana should consist OF Morrison,
Mcmahon, and Butler. Nj. Butler
goes on that committc, it Is under
stood, at his own request. IL seems
to have n hankcrimg to investigate the
workings Of the Mac Nca@h comrnl~-
sion, with Il view to reaching Tor
Waync's soap. The subcommittee
for Florida has not yet been agreed
upon. Five Of the committee will
remain in Washington. and hold rcgu-
lar sessions here for the purpose Of
examinin" such illnesses rs may be
within easy reach Of the capital.
Cards are ont for fine marrlarr Of
Miss Plat. cf Ohio. a nice OF the
President. onl Genera! Russell Has
,inr. of Ro,kE,rl cuuuiv. Illinois.
,r,crIv mor-hoU Of NnrIIrru Ohio
ond durirr fine war irutruaul colonel
Of NJ. HAYES rcoi,ucnt. which is 70
.oro Off .h. Nhitn IInu.o carly in
Inn. Mrs. Uoyrs hriur aycrsr TO
..show'' of any kind. if !, understood
tbot tho ofioir will lac - very ouipt
ono, and. 50 far, invitations have been
sent only to the relatives "nh "
intimate iflcnn5 OF the Hayes laLiily.
Considerable excitement was carS-
ed IN the neI%hb0rlI"oI OF the Treas
ury Department yesterday ~ a per
SOnal ~rcncOntrc between two we'll
known lawyers, General j. W. Den
yer and Mr.. John A. Grow. Gen
cral Denver Is president OF the Ma
tiOnal Democratic Committee here,
and very popular. Mr.. Grow halls
from New Orleans, but has been
practicing law IN this city for several
years. Many conflicting statements
are aIloat us to .hc cause OF the dl1i'-
Guilty, which seems to have had It's
origin IN u contested claim. Botll
the combatants got somewhat dam
aged about their upper works, and
had To haul off for repairs 1T the
nearest drug stores.
At the Cabinet meeting Yesterday.
no business ofimportance was trans.
acted. and the Potter Resolutions
were not even remotely referred TO.
Evorts informed tbo Cohi-
net flat Commissioner General Nc