Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1878-03-21
FkYRTtyalE. ItnKEeSEr.
rAarsday MsFHipg, March 81. 1878
Our Washington Letter,


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WASitINGToN, DC, Sch. l., rs
We must give tic House
Democrats croasit Tor one scnsi-
hle aci Yesterday. They held a
caucus fer tic purpose Of max
ing the army bill, recently re-
Ported from the Military Com
In'tee, q party measure. 1t has
'5een painfully apparent, all
fhro'fgh the session, that if any
'ot Speaker itandall's Commit
tees commenced the prepare
ton of measure intended to
reform abuses or prevent extrav-
F9arcc. there were Democratic
members in the House loud in
Nlelr threats TO vote against
tnehfmeasuFes. Whenever anv
suggestion, bill or resolution.
with similar intent, has come
before the House some Demo
Gratis have absented themselves
or-voted wfth the Republicans.
1t is nos plain that economy
ard a'etorm are as necessary TO
the future success Of the Demo
cratic party as to the prosperity
OF the country, and the time has
come for drawing party lines.
The result of the caucus held
yesterday was Tie appointment
OF a Committee Of thirteen TO
consult with the Military Com
-mlttee on a course of action.
Representative Cox on Tues
day followed up what Repre-
sentative Hewitt had said ON
The subject Of Hayes civil ser
vice reform. Mr.. Hewitt>
speech was the speech of the
session. 1t exposed clearly the
saslncerity on the subject Of
icform, oil the man whose chief
hold upon the people has conc
from his professions of desire
Tor reform. lie showed how
those professions were net only
not sustained by deeds, but were
contradictcd by nearly every
thing done so far.
In the Senate yesterday Mr.. |
Blaine assaulted the Secretary
of the interior. Mr.. Blaine's |
language had not h, tradition
al dignity Of the Scnate, and |
what he said could hardly be
called all argument, but he gave |
SIS several pictures Of our i'm
practicable Secretary which
were recognized as true TO the
life. Mr.. Blaine can no more
comprehend a principle than he
can fly, but he groups together
facts in a striking manner, i
exceedingly ready with his
ideas, and has at his command
IN 'unrqualled supply Of pat
illustrations, and out Of these
accomplishments he manages 10 |
make himself the most attrac-
tive speaker in the, Senate. Mr..
Schurz will.not soon forget the
Maine Senator's speech oe yes
to-day.
The Senate also passed The
Military Academy appropria-
ion bill. The House had Ic-
duccd The amount about $115,-
900 from last year. The Sen
ate restored over $4,000 OF
this. There will be confer
cncc OF The TWO Houses Oh I'll
bill. II, as intimatcd at the O.
lncning Of hrs letter, the Dem
0crats of the House arc deter
mined 70 have some indlucnccin
The Government, they will not
weld. The Senate also passed
-iIousc bill making persons COM
yncient Witnesses in their OWL
behalf when charged OF crime.
The bill applies, Of course, only
10 eases in United States Counts
and TO cases in the Territories.
yThe House passed the bill Civ
,sly mid TO James Gordon Ben
.nctt's Polar Expedition. 1t
lives IN American register TO
The vessel, and authorizes The
secretary of the Navy 10 detail
ten officers and petty officers TO
accompany The party.
The failure OF The Democrats
10 carry NV Hampshire on Tues
. day. seems to me to have been
the result Of lack of a DINO.
cratic rayty in he House of Rep
resenta,ivcs here j seems TO b.
ecertain that She House could 70
he relied upon; though the Demo
cats had in il minority, TO do
mucf, f4tteg than it had done
when thes reverse 'Eas the fact.
As we are soon going TO demon
sfrate that il can and will do bet
Ter, we may reasonably hope for
more general supp IT among the
neoole than was given IN New
.Halnpshire. AUSIiS'
~ Augustus johnson was
hung in Rome, Ca, on the fifteenth