The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1878-04-17
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE,
w ARLINGTON,
April 9, 1878.

WASHINGTON,
April 9, 1881
EDITOR DEMOCRAT
The "River and Harbor" appropri
alton bill now in the hands of the
House Committee on Commerce will
be made to cover less amount than
usual. Properly distributed the
money so used can be made of ad-
vantage to the whole country, but
this is not always done. The most
absurd schemes ase sometimes given
a place in the bill. More than the
usual care will be exercised by the
House Committee at this session,
and if that Committee is sustained
by the House small amount OF
money will this time accomplish
more than larger amounts have here
tofore done.
Hon. Montgomery Blair's resolu
tion which was passed by the Mary.
land Legislature, is topic of gene
raj discussion. The Attorney Gen.
eral of the State is by it directed to
1 show to the Supreme Court of the
United States the fact that Maryland
was, by reason of frauds in Other
States, deprived of her just and con
stitutional influence in the Electora
College in 1876, and recount of the
electoral vote by order of the Court
is asked.
! Mr.. Blair's idea is, Of course, tina,
the Investigations to be made by tn,
Court will be thorough, and that the
; matters the Electoral Commission
| declined to considerable frauds ir
Louisiana, etc.-will be inquired in
to. In order that the Court may
take action in the case an act of Con
gress is necessary, and that will bt
presented this week. Mr.. Blair il
confident such an act will pass with
out delay, and that Mr.. Tilden will
spend some portion of the coming
summer in the White House, Mr.
Hayes retiring. He also believes
that the people will cordially vel
come the change, and that it viii
create no more excitement than ar
ordinary legal proceeding. I have
never doubted that Mr.. Tilden wa:
elected, and was swindled out of hi.
seat, and that whenever the cas-
could be properly brought before th'
Supreme Court he would get hi
rights, and have not hesitated, al
your files will show, to suggest me
thods of action, but / have not tn
faith that Mr.. Blair has in the earl,
success of his scheme. There is n,
good reason for believing that Con
gre-s will pass the necessary hill.
} Mr.. Blair is not popular man will
Z either Democrats or Republicans
The Democrats of the House, it i
fair to suppose, will not be NOR
united on this than on other sub
jects. Republicans, however mucI
} they may dislike Hayes, may hest
3 tate to take action which is moral
certain to result in the inauguration
of Democratic President. Howev
err, there seems to be no constitu
I tional objection to the proposed &C
: tion, and in good morals there is e,
erything in its favor, and 80 I Lop
that all the bright anticipations c
Mr.. Blair may be fully realized
, Senator Eaton, who was chairma
D of Committee investigating til
' Freedmen's Hospital in this Distric
has presented report showing ths
e all the serious charges made agains
e the management were unfounded.-
There is something singular in tn
II persistency with which Secretar
Schurz has sought to remove the o
: ficers of this Institution. The il
vestigating Committee appointed b
4 himself reported the charges W
r founded, and he disregarded the RI
: port. Another Committee reporte
: like the first, but that report, to-
= was disregarded. 1t is said ths
a even the complacent Mr.. Hayes
Q beginning to understand that lit
< good sound sense is as necessary 6
head full of theories in conductin
reform successfully. When he
convinced of that fact he will mai
!, a vacancy in the Interior Depar
, ment. MEMO.
InNE DOLLAR PER WEEK VIII
" buy a SINGER NEW FAMILY SEW