The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-06-22
ORR WARRINGTON LETTER.

WASHINGTON D. C., June Is, 1873.
The addition in the Senate ola con-
siderable sum to the Postal Appro-
priation bill as subsidy for two
lines of steamships to Brazil-one
from New York aud the other from
New Orleans-was car'i c'l mainly by
Senator Blaine. lie made on this
subject the best of all his speeches for
the session. 1t is believed the House
will agree to the subsidy.
In the Senate yesterday the Senate
disagreed to most OF the economical
provisions of the Honse in the Army
bill. There will be conference com
mittees on this bill, Of course. and
the House will probably yield many
of its proposed reforms, retaining, let
rs hope, that which puts the Army
1T not more than twenty Thousand
men. The Senate did not decide
whether to accept or reject the sec
ton of the House bill transferring the
Indian Bureau to the War Depart
ment.
On the other appropriation bills
there is little contest between the
Houses except as to matters of cx-
pense. The Senate. in every instance,
insists upon increasing and the House
upon diminishing the amounts t" be
wrung from the taxpayers.
Upon that unmitlgated swindle. the
river and harbor bill, it is a question
Of comparative guilt. for the Demo
cratic Honse was weak and wicked
enough to propose seven or eight
millions. of which five millions were
unnecessary, and the Senate added
only million or so. This is the bill
npon which the average Senators and
representatives bnild their hopes of
re- election. lack Chandler and Han
nibal Hamlin have cos0t Govern
ment in the course of their long ser
vice in Congress unconnted millions
of money. mention them only be-
cause they are two old and hardened
offenders. Others will be az bad
when they have had experience. The
whole system is one of plumber, and
its tendency, besides, is undemocratic.
1t ought to be done away with.
In the House an agreement was
reached that the tax on manufactured
tobacco should be sixteen cents per
pound. There will be strong oppo.
sition to this in the Senate. Tobacco
produces more revenue, With one ex-
ception, than any Of opr products,
and a reduction and manufacture,
would seriously effect the revenue.
1t would seem to be difficult for the
two Houses, in the few day left Of
the session-from this to the nth
day of the month-to do what seem
to be necessary, and to do it well. |,
is, on such occasions as this that thu
member who always object, usually a
nuisance, becomes really valuable
part of Congress.
The second sensation before the
Potter Committee was that, on yester
day, when one of the Presidential
Electors from Louisiana swore that
his signature to an essential part I"
the returns was forged. Here, too
the testimony, az in Anderson's case
might be worth little if not corrobo
rated, but as Anderson supports him
self with documents so this witness
is confirmed by the fact sthst whe.
his name was attached to the, paper
he was hundreds Of miles from ~
place. The Louisiana retRrns then
which Anderson swears were base'
upon fraud, also lacked the" essential
quality of gennineness. " 80 ~, -, r.. =.
1t is proposed to introduce in III
House, at ap early day, 4 lfesolntio
declaring that, whatever the result Q
the investigation may be, the title :
Mr.. Hayes. shall not be attacked. ~
will probably be introduced by
Southern Democrat. ~, ~".. ::
ALBION.