The People's vindicator. [volume] (Natchitoches, La.) 1874-1883, 1878-03-16
ORR WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON D. c., March 2, 1910

The House or Senate alu 1oI i!es'
tate yesterday in passing the silver
bill over the veto. Why should they
hesitate The subject had been talk
ed over for months in both bodies,
until the reporter shuddered as he en-
tered on his morning work, and the
wearied Congressman sought in COM
mittee rooms and at Sanderson's rel |
uce from the ceaseless Argument
Both Senators and Representatives
were ready to vote, and short work
was made of the veto. doubt if all
the speeches that have been made
have changed the votes OF many mem
hers. The veto drove one or two men
over to the silver side, and perhaps,
on the whole that was more than all
the previous discussions had done
The final vote was in the House, E~
for passing the bill over the veto, and
Il against. In the Senate At to H.
This result has encouraged silver men
more than the original passage OF the
bill. Already further financial legls'
lation is talked of, and Mr.. Buckner
said Yesterday that he believed that
the bill to repeal the resumption act
would pass. He did not indicate
whether he thomght that moro dis
tant day would be fixed, or that re-
sumption would be allowed to come
whenever the general prosperity
showed that it ought to come. Anoth-
or effort also, will at once be made to
carry a measure embodying the plin-
chile of free coinage, which was elml-
mated from the Bland bill by the Sen
ate. In truth, the final and irrevoca-
ble RECOMMENDATION Of silver has, in no
sense settled the uncertainty in Con-
gress as to financial affairs.
The veto message itself does not
add any knowledge or argument to
the side of 1.-THE question which Mr.
Hayes has placed himself. 1t does
state with force, even the strongest of
the arguments used by Messrs Bayard
and Blaine against the bill. An ADLER
message could have been culled from
the columns of the New York HerQld
or Tribune, any day in the past three
months.
A curious story is told to the effect
that Mr.. Hayes has a confidential
agent in Cuba, with the double pur'
pose of ascertaining the real situation
of affairs between the government
and insurgents, and of inquiring into
the alleged sale, as slaves, in that is
land, of colored men recently kldnap
ped in this country. The agent was
sent away with a good deal of secrecy
as, indeed, was necessary if an agent
was necessary at all. If any such vi
olatpn of law and human rights has
been committed as the kidnapping
and selling into slavery of American
citizens, there are few who will not
condemn the crime, but citizens gen
orally will be slow to commend tue
sending out of individuals, without
authority by law, upon whose report,
if it shall be maliciously false or hon.
estly erroneous such grave consequen.
ces in politics and to individual rights
must DEPEND. We should never al
low the office to be conducted as a
detective office IS. However, this
country is familiar with extra-consti'
tutional methods of government
through an experience Of years under
the rule of the radical party, that We
may expect little stir in relation tc
this action of Mr.. Hayes. The tink:
ling of that "little BELL which, heard
during the civil war, caused the ar
rest Of citizens all over the land, ha'
not ceased; and indeed, we are so &C
customed to it that we hardly express
our natural detestation when we hea
it.
A valuable suggestion was made il
the House yesterday, and will doubt
less be incorporated into future legis
lation. 1t was that all appropriation
for the Navy be made in debate, ant
that it be declared illegal and punish
able to use money except for the ex
press purpose for which it was appro
priated. This would have saved
great deal of money during Robson
time of Secretary, or, at least, woul'
have compelled him to have used
for Legitimate purposes, to the grea
benefit of the Navy.
There was also reported from TIN
Naval Committee, a bill appropria
ting $4,000 in aid of Capt. Howgate'
Attic expedition. The House ais
considered for short time, the bi|
pensioning soldiers of the Mexica
war. Unless purely political hgh
is made over this bill, it is surelto pas
both Houses. ALBION.
1t Is the Government.
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