Shepherdstown register. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1849-1955, 1878-05-04
xy.sHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, d. c.,
May l, 1878.

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.monc those who visited the House
sa.ierday, that some member would
!ss, resolution in relation TO the
Florida crookedness, but chose gentle
men who have the matter in special
charge were not ready to move, aud
other eager members had the good sense
10 refrain from any act which might
unduy hasten investigation. l have ill.,
du,,riously sought information as to
the Florida trouble, and am sure
that it is more serious affair for MIR.
HAYES and his friends, and fer the Re
publican party, than is conceded 10y
Them. As certain as two and two make
tour. just so certain the Electoral Com
mission would have given no eight 10
seven vote that it could not "go behind
the returns" if McLin's present state
ment had been before it. Before the
week is over expect action on The part
of the House which will lead TO the
brin ging Of McLip and Dennis and 9th
er Florida people Committee to tes'i-
fy. :,
Resides thi. Florida business there Is
e. story of wickedness from New Orleans;
Senator Kellogg is said to have charged
that one Of the members of the Louisl
ana Returning Board received ten
,bousand dollars tor throwing out Demo
cratic aud throwing in Republican
votes Nobody will doubt the story,
even though it come from Kellogg. 1t
il certain that all those louisiana and
Florida rogues got Office if they wanted
il and the common belief. based on
concurring Democratic and Republican
testimony, there is not one of them
would have refused money it 1t had
been offsred About the only question,
if there is any question, is whether or
not Zach Chandler, Foster and therest,
attempted TO buy the precious lot. II
they tried they succeeded.
The Senate and House appear to agree
that there should be no further contrac-
ton of creerback circulation. The
House expressed its views to that effect
Yesterday by vote of III to 80, and
in the Scuate there is thought to be no
greater division of sentiment.
\ sub committee of House Com
mi,tee has agreed to report bill limit
inr 10 Is the number OF Chinese who
,ua, come in one vessel al one time to
rhe limited states. This, | believe, II
passed, will be our first law OF the kind.
l.. :. Judge Sawyer decided yesterday
in San Francisco that Chinaman Is
"not white person within the meaning
of the term AS used in the Naturalization
Laws and not therefore entitled 10 be-
come citizen. Few of the race have
shown a desire TO be naturaized, and
the decision of the Court even II sus-
tanned, which is doubtful, will probably
have little effect upon emigration. But
the proposed act OF Congress will oe
cttcrtuaL
The Legislative, Executive and
Judicial Appropriation bill toots up, as
il passed the House, less than sl5,OOO,-
0JJ. This is <6,0O0,009 less than the
last bill of the kind passed 10y Repub-
lean House. IL is also less than the
bill OF last year. The House Committees
have shown disposition to make le-
ductious wherever they are possible "A
few years of Democratic Congress
Democratic in both House and Senate
and the expenses Of the Government
would be reduced very materially. Con-
troll Of the House by Republicans, on
the contrary, means a returning to large
.xpenditurcs. This is 80 plain that l
don, like to repeat it often, but all do
not seem 10 understand IT,
A sunset singer Of Iowa sends to
CONGRESS with his protest against a
land grab bill! tie following verse;
..rbe Iaw condemns the man or woman
whn steals the 90 ose from off the common.
But lets the greater felon loose :,
Who steals the common from the goose.
HILTON.