Feliciana sentinel. [volume] (St. Francisville, La.) 1877-1892, 1878-04-27
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

WASHINGTON, D. c., April 90. 1878.
Editor SENTINEL:
In Congress both houses have been &C.
cupied principally with routine business,
nothing of any public Importance occur
ring to cause a ripple in the placid
streams of congressional labor. Our So
Ions have devoted most of their time
since my last letter to q general discus
sion of private bills, and other extraneons
matter.
In the senate old Mr.. Sergeant attemp-
ted a flank movement on the democratic
house by Offering ii substitute for the
House Shield Bill, another bill placing
on tho the list of retired Brigadier Cen
erals, about fifty other ex-brigadier gen
erals, among them Gen. Jno. A.
Logan, obviously for tho purpose of de-
feating tho bill which passed the house
placing General Shields on the retired
list. Bnt Gen. Logan in an open letter
published in all our daily's exposed tho
old mans trick, and showed up his pre-
tended patriotism to be mere sham, and
now tho old gentleman is meandering
around hunting for sympathy from the
"truly loyal" Petitions and memorials
have held high carnival in this wing of
the Capitol for the past week, the mo-
notony being dispelled ever and anon by
the going 'into executive SESSION.
In the house as in the senate private
bills have been tho order of the day, with
I,<v HISn,,
specie resumption, the repeal Of the
bankrupt law, pension bills &c. The
presentation Of the Presidential Elector-
al Bill as encompassed in the joint reso-
luton of tho legislature of Maryland,
stirred up quite u breeze in this chamber,
teapot by the District of Columbia mat
ter knocking the resolution out of time.
The remainder of the week was consnm-
ed by perfect dcluge of oratory, sand
witched between an avalanche of private
bills of all sorts, too numerous and diver
and to quote from ye itinerant Snowman
we conclude for futhel particulars see
small bills This leaves the house
rangling over the concurrent resolution
of the senate providing for All adjourn
ment on the 10th of June proXimo.
The fight over Mr.. Blair's resolution
shows a weakened disposition OH tho
part of the republicans. Their luke
warmness in supporting Mr.. Blair against
! Mr.. Hayes, is conclusive that they are
endeavoring to sneak ont OF their con-
| tract. All tie objections to the resoln-
| lions came from the radical side of the
| house. The general impression here is
! that it will be reported by the Judiciary
Committee that Hayes was not elected
and Tilden was, and that for the sake of
peace they recommend that no action he
| taken in the matter Any injudicions
of course be turned into political capital
by the RAIDS. Some democrats are out
| spoken in condemnation OF the Maryland
| resolutions and the purpose for which
they are intended, viz the ousting of Hay
es; others are very non-committal. whilst
theory and will make desperate Efforts to
carry the resolution through. No one
here expects anything like IL just or fay
orable result to the Democracy could lie
obtained from the Supreme Court, and
yet the RAIDS arc awfully afraid of ugly
testimony being developed during the
| progress of the case, not that they care &.
much for Haye:, but it would be so bad
for the party of great moral C) ideas, y
| clept. Republican;sm. 1t is proba BILE the
Judiciary committee mi ht make a favor
able report.
Senator DAVIS. amendment Ito the
| Howe resolution) calling on the Secrc
! tary of the Treasury for Il list of delin.
quenJ revenue collectors, all of whom
went out Of office dcfa,,lters to the Gov.
crnmcnt, in an aggregate amount of ovel
| twenty-five million of dollars and INCUR
ing why these fellows have not been in
dicted, was fought hard by Senator Conk
| ling in order to have tho amenement
withdrawn, but Mr.. Davis would IL ct Civ,
| in, and the amendment passed. 1t wal
| a bitter dose, but the RAIDS were forced te
swallow it.
Senator Howe has evidently been quite
/ a sufferer under the lashing he received
from the press and people in THE,
comments upon his recent speech. Hi
condition when he arose to persona
explanation, was quite a surprise to til,
Senate, as we'll as the galleries, and wal
! indeed ptiable in the extreme. 1t ha
been good week for personal explana
tions from the republican side of Con
gross, as they attempt to squrm out o
the many snarls the have got into re
Gently.
Senator Conk(ing, Notwithstanding Ii,