The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-12-25

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EDITOR .DrxocRAr-- lgaag 10 ,9yYe's
II Senator Blaine shall succeed to-
day in interesting Congress in Whist
he calls intimidation in the SoYthsg
his speech will have wide Circulation 1
and may cause the Radical nopins IN
tion to bemade and the Radical light
t. be fought in 1880, on the "hloody
shirt" idea. The Senator'S resolu.
ton, to which he will speak, apthor.f
ICES inquiry BY a Committei Of tho
Senate into the question ofintimida-
ton at elections in the South. On
questionably II will be amended 90
as to extend the inquiry and: 30 ate
authorize ) special COMMITTEES, n
stead Of the Judiciary COMMITTEES. 70
perform the work. A 7 said ina
former letter, Senator Thurman and
Gordon, and perhaps Others, wilt
speak on the Democratic aide. Ssn-a
ator Blaine has much at stake, % hef
has steadily lost prestige wish his
party since September, and Others,
including Conkling, have .as,stoatlily
gained Of late. Senator, Blaine may
be relied upon to do his beet. The
debate will he able and nenarable,e
hope twill bs the last ever preeip-
ita.c,l upon Congress upon the dis
quieting questions growing on, Of
the war bs.wsen the States. u a,4e,s
The House yesterday passed two
moro appropriation bills---ths conan
lar snd diplomatic, and the naval.
They are substantially the same 40
last year in amount and oshetwias.
Thus early in the second week d the
season, four appropriation bills h..c
been passed. It begins TO b. ssaid
thpt there will Be tronble In tRs
House when tho Legislative executive
and judicial appropriation bill comes
Iup. In this bill there will h. ~, atr
tempt to provide payment for the
special election officers appointed by
the Attorney General, and 10 cover
other unnecessary and illegisinats
expenses, The bill will not Be re-
ported pntil after the holidays lles
It il evident that Senstor Conk-
ling has not lately ..ist himself out
as freely a. he was In the habit Of
doing = year or 90 ago. Some Of bio
lfriends are confident that he will op.
, pose confirmation Of the New York
Custom House, nominees Of Hayes,
I and others equally confident shat -
Twill not. 3ilt sgs,8siD ~
3 In the Senate Mr. Morgan Of Ala
bama yesterday ably and earnestly
i supported the bill OF Mr.. Edmands
prescribing q method Of counting the
= votes for President. Nj. Jones, II
! Florida, briefly opposed the bill, and
was replied to BY MI. Edmundsr
This bill favorably received = mt,
! is gaining friends ID both parties.
II will probably pass the Senate.
Among the Investigations going on
; now is one into the question whether
i or not certain Representatives re.
). ceived money for their votes ip June
last, on a bill giving government
= countenance to the District 3,65
a bonds. These bonds were author
!. lied by Congress- TO fund an indebt
"a edness of'thirteeD or fifteen million
- |of dollars incurred without authority
Of Of law by certain U. S. officers wht
4. governed the district from 1871 II
m ll874. The question whether or mol
- the District should be taxed TO
"a them does not enter into the investi
70 CATION. The charge is that . fnan
t. cial institution which controlles
ba most Of the bonds, and which expec
i. ted to make a million OF 80 by til
Mt legislation in question, bribed mem
:. bers Of Congress. Two or tire
- . members fthe House, and Senate
be Ingalls, of the Senate District Com
Is- mittee, have been most spoken of il
a. this connection. The money is no
. said to have been paid directly, bu
:, the benefit Of the anticipated rise il
III value of a certain amount of bonds
q said to have been quartered in eec
NJ case. MEMO.
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