Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1878-03-15
FROM WASHINGTON.
Especial Correspondence Of the Sentinel ]
WAsnIseroN, D. G. March l2th, ISIS

WASHINGTON, ID. G. March 18th, 1878.
Both Houses Of Congress have worked up
quite an amount of business. Indeed, our
Solons have we'll earned their per diem this
week, and deserve considerable cred for their
unusual industry. Among the many bills
passed, the wards of the country, it will be OBJ
served from the following, received their full
share of merlted deserts. The passage of the
bill giving 10 the soldiers of the war 1912, or
their widows, pensions, By nearly unani-
nous votes In both Houses, proves the popu-
lari,y Of the bill, and the fact that this bill
elected no debate and was not jeopardized by
any disposition to filiibuster, but went through
by an undisputed move of the previous ques-
ton, only tends to show that Congressman
were ready to do justice TO a class who have
long been neglected The fact is that this
week has been decidedly good one for bene-
fcaries of pensions OF all kinds, as we note
that next came these that have not as yet
passed The Veteran Mexican War Bill, then
the Arrears Bill, and finally two or three other
bills of the same kind but of minor nature,
giving an increase of pension to some other
classes. 1t is claimed, and will in great
measure account for the unity OF action Of our
Solons at the Capitol, that in no other way
can public monies be so judiciously and gen.
orally distributed as through pensions. Sena-
tOE DSSh Dill, Wuibu 10 III tuS hutuio W q
stay-law, and prohbits the Secretary Of the
Treasurer from paying any more of the princi-
pal Of the public debt for say some rs years, or
until he is ordered by Congress to do so, meets
with many, if not more friends in Congress
than did the late silver bill, and woe be unto
all who attempt to defeat what seems to be
so popular a public measure, since Beck is
much more OF q war-horse than Bland, the
author of the silver bill, and will push his
measure through with much more vehemency,
veto or no veto. The House bill appropriating
S25, 900 for the support OF each of the girls.
Catherine and Sophie Germanin, from the
Cheyenne annuties, as they were captured when
quite small by the Chey ehne Indians was con-
Cured in. The House passed bill carrying
into effect the convention between China and
the United States also the fertilization appro-
priaion bill.
Mr. Hayes has assumed the position of An
dy johnson, and has gone bead and heels into
the veto business, and on Wednesday last sent
in another veto message, though not upon
quite so important bill as his previous veto !;
it being merely upon bill authorizing a
special term of the u S. Court in Mississippi,
but his conduct shows that he has a good
deal of the male sin his'n."
Mistress Hayes seems to have taken the
responsibility of running this Government,
but just under what particular clause of The
Constitution clerks are appointed on her order,
we are at loss to inform you. 1t appears by
the reduction of the force recently in the
Treasury, that one Miss Ahern, of Virginia,
was placed at 5000 desk upon the mere die
tim of Mrs. Hayes, present female occupant,
by courtesy of the White House. This, with
the appointment of Paynter of this District,
upon also the ipse dirt OF Mrs. Lincoln, leads
n tho innnirv al W n ndar nptfipnaf ruta
is this mans Government, or is it the United
States of Ohio? We couldn't Paynter more
doIeful picture. Me (m) IN this item to be
reread, and if the 'joak' is discerned, we'll
send chrome in our next But seriously we
think il about time for 0hioans 10 stand aside
and let the citizens of the other SO States have
WE'LL Just little show.
Ex-Secrelary o. the Treasury Boutwell,,
one Of the 'holier than thou kind is meet
ing with harsh and deserved censure from
both Senators and Members for appearing
upon the floors of Congress rs a lobbyist, to
influence legislation in the interest of the New
York note companies as against the Govern
ment whose interest he was at one time al
lowed to represent in the Treasury portfolio
O. o. Howard, Of Freedman's Bureau noto-
riety, was dancing attendance this morning at
our Court house in certain cases now pending
wherein it is alleged he has defaulted The
case will be tried in our Criminal Court in
few days Oh Oh Howard il is (there's
that COMPOUNDED joak again to be Chris
tian (?) soldier.
The Administration. or rather that part of it
run by cabinet officer John Sherman, evidently
Intends to hold on to returning board Ander-
son, since his successor in the Custom House
has not been as yet appointed, and should
Gov Nichols, of Louisiana, conclude TO par
don him the people of New Orleans may
make up their minds that Anderson will re-
main among them in lucrative position in
the Custom House there.