Middletown transcript., 1878-12-14
Washlngton Leffer.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Dec. II, is


The House will not get all the ap-
preparation bills through in the three
weeks before holiday adjournment,
but it will make more progress than
has been made Of late years. IfSec-
retary Sherman's influence is potent
in the Senate that body will accept
the bills almost exactly as the House
passes them. The Secretary, like
every other sensible man, believes
that as the early attempt to resume
specie payments is fixed fact it will
be better to make it with Congress
and the people, as far as possible, free
from unnecessary political excitement.
That is a narrow view of the subject
which sees that only purely financial
Legislation is now dangerous Sub
stantial and hearty agreement upon
reduced appropriations will encourage
the people to believe in long promised
relief, and thus do much to kill off
those uneasy politicians who keep the
country in discomfort and confusion.
Ex-senator Morrill,, Of Maine, yes
terday gave his views on the subject
of the Indian transfer. He does not
believe in it. Neither does he believe
in the present system Of managing In
dians. He thinks, as nearly as can
be made out from his printed views,
that they should be "localiZed" and
educated" so that in the future,
when they have to give up their lands
to the whites, they will be ready and
willing. Mr.. Morrill's opinions do
moi receive as much attention as they
formerly did.
Tomorrow Mr.. Blaine speaks on
his Southern intimidation resolution.
Mr.. Thurman and Southern Sena-
tor, probably Mr.. Gordon, will speak
on the subject. The investigation, if
any is ordered, will doubtless be made
general.
The investigation into Senator Con-
overs alleged connection with the loss
of portions of an enrolled bill during
the last session promises to perform
the good work of forcing an investi-
CATION of the Treasury Secret Service
force. The charge against the Sena-
tor came from the acting Chief of that
force. Even the needed work Of such
an organization is not looked on kind
ly by the American people, but it is
known that some and believed that
many of the Treasury detectives have
used their Office as a cover for black
mailing and other disgraceful pur-
poses. A rigid Investigate wnla
do no harmA
Senator Lamar seems
there is not "Solid SoutL ra
subject at least. Speaking of tn 1.lL
to give Government recognition to the
Texas Pacific R. R. he says: 1T is a
fair, iudicious, efficient and we'll
guarded measure which will do what
the South needs and all that it needs.
| believe that it can be passed, and
passed now, if the South unites to ask
for it. If want Of union or local
iealousies at the South let this oppor-
tunity go by l do not believe that a
Southern Pacific connection, indepen-
dent and competing, will be secured"
1t would be strange indeed if the
South could not be ''solid" on a sub
iect so vital to her material interests.
The practical North secured enormous
subsidies for two Pacific
roads, simply by uniting in their sup
port. Some of that highest statesman
ship known as common sense should be
brought to bear upon this subject in
the South
Mr.. Edison is to have a patent for
his electric light apparatus after all.
The old "Ohio idea" on the subject,
which was supposed to anticipate the
main features Of Edison's discovery,
is found not to do so, and that Edison
has not even availed himself of any
part of the former invention.
SoLoN.