The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-03-06
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
WASHINGTON. D. c., !
February 81. 1873. {

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February 81, 1873. {
Messrs. Garfield and Hale yesterday
demonstrated the wisdom of the people
in giving US a Democratic House IF
representatives. They spoke on the
Louisiana question. They expressed
the 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 iunumesable
ways interfere in the local Govern
ments Of another section. Their
speeches amounted to 8 threat against
the South, and it may DO that they
will succeed by threats in a. work of
intimidation, but if they do it will be
the everlasting disgrace not only of the
Representation of the Southern States
but OF the Democratic Representatives
from the North. 1t is time that Louis.
lana should be rs free as Maasachu-
setts, and that the authorities OF Lou.
isiana should realize the fact. With
out the vote of Louisiana, however
obtained, Hayes never could have been
inaugursted, and it does not become
him or his supporters nov to deny her
all tie rights Of any State that took
part in that election.
Look at Ohio and Louisiana to-day
equal in every respect under
the Constitution. The former has the
President, the Chief Justice, the Gene
raj Of the Army, the Lieutenant Gene
lal, Cabinet Minister and half of our
foreign Ministers, while the latter has
nothing but partial loca! self Govern
ment, and Ohio threatened yesterday
on the floor Of the House to take that
away! Where were the Representa-.
tives OF Louisiana, that they did not
assert themselves for oncei The re-
marks of Representative Gibson, of
Louisiana, aud Clymer, Of Pennsyl-
vania, in response to Garfield and
Hale, were tame and not in respect
equal to the occasion.
The silver reconciliation bill hav.
ing passed tho Senate by an over.
whelming vote, and there being now
an absolute certainty of it's finally be.
coming law, other financial matters
will be brought up for action. In the
House tho Finance Committee yester.
day reported favorably a bill to retire
National Bank notes, substituting
therefor Treasury notes. The bill to
repeal the ast compelling resumption
OF specie payments one year from now
will also be pushed. Senator Beck's
bill which provides that the sinking
fund shall not hereafter be increased
beyond the rate required BY law has a
majority in both Houses, and n be
passed wherever it comes up for &C.
ton.
Tho Senate yesterday, by vote Of
AZ to :, passed tile bill restoring to tue
Pension Rolls all soldiers of the war Of
1912 who were dropped at the outbreak
'f the civil war. Besides restoring
those dropped as above, the bill giving
pension for fourteen days 50, vice, in.
stead of sixty % now required, and to
widows il they married the soldier
prior to 1850, instead of prior to Feb.
'uary IL, 1915, as now. This bill will
pass tho House by an overwhelming
majority unless loaded down with
The order from the White House
lated yesterday, closing the Depart
nents on the 22d Of this month, is
'gnsi simply "R. B. Hayes" 1t may
70 that the developments in the An
'ers"n case have convinced B. B. H.
nat he ought not to sign az President.
MEMO.