The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1878-01-26
From Washington.
SILVER.


ally dull during the past week The silver
question has dragged slowly in the senate,
where each day "A dreary speech or two is
made on the Matthews resolutions, declaring
the national bonds to be payable in silver.
Matthews on Wednesday gave notice that he
would inSis; on final vote being taken on
the 25th.
The friends of silver reconciliation in the
house held caucus on Tuesday evening, at
which it was agreed to confine their efforts at
this session to securing the reconciliation Gf
silver and the repeal of the resumption law.
In this Ben. Buffers advice was taken, who
appears to be recognized ~ the leader of the
silver movement. If the President vctocs the
Bland bill, it was resolved to attach it to the
civil appropriation BILL the veto of which
would stop the pay of every officer Of the gov
eminent, including that of congressman them.
selves
BLATNES OUTBURsT.
Senator Blaine who is nothing if not scnsa
tional, succeeded in stirring up a hornets nest
in the senate on Tuesday on the occasion of
the formal presentation to the L. S. Of "A statue
of William King, Il deceased Maine statesman
who was the leader years ago, of the move
ment that led to the separation of the territory
now constituting the state of Maine from Mas
sachusctts, TO which it originally belonged
In making the presentation speech Mr. Blaine
availed himself Of the opportunity to make a
vcnomous attack on Massachusetts, against
which he holds Il grudge for its adhesion to
Bristow in the Cincinnati convention. lie de-
tailed the detcstatiOn IN which the "step-
mother state" which was darkly federal in
politics, was held by the democratic district of
Maine, especially during the war of 1912, when
Massachusetts, was engaged in scmi-trcasona-
bic lntrigues against the country, holding
Hartford conventions and lighting blue lights
on the coast, while Maine, at great scfsacri-
fee enthusiastically supported the war The
speech elected bitter responses from Dawes
and Hoar, who went for Blaine with vindc
tivencss quite equal to his own. The statue,
of course, was accepted with thanks" but
the episode torcibly illustrates the state of feel
ing within the republican happy family.
THE HEATHER CHINEE.
The recent riotou: proceedings in San Fran
cisco against the Chinese is forcing anew upon
the attention of the government the question of
Chinese immigration. Senator Sargent has in
troduced bill proposing to check the Asiatc
inundation by levying heavy pol,taX on each
immigrant. After several cabinet consulta-
tons, however, the President has decided to
send special message to congress on the sub
jcct and propose to regulate the matter by
treaty. 1t is known that the Chinese govern
ment is averse to allowing its subjects to emil
crate, and t will be easy, by treaty with that
government to put friendly stop to the
nuisance.
TIE GLOVER INVESTIGATION.
There is great uncasineSs and some indigna-
ton among the treasury officials at Washing
ton in consequence Of friendly correspond
encc just published between Congressman
Glover, chairman of the "drag-net' commit.
tee, and President Hayes. The President as
surcS Mr. Glover that every facility shall be
extended to him to make thorough investiga-
ton, and that nothing will crafty him more
than to see every rascality or irrcgularity in
the treasury management, to its minutcst de-
tail, mcrcilessly exposed.
PACKARD.
The letter of VIM +. Chandler against Hayes
has had at least one tangible result. 1t has
spoilt the Presidents plan OF appcasing Pack
ard, the deposed Louisiana governor, by Civ.
ing him the New Orleans collectorShip. After
Chambers letter. such an Appointment would
have been too palpabc proof Of the exist
encc Of the bargain that he had charged as
having been made So the President has sent
to the senate the appointment of one General
Williamson rs collector of the port Of New
Orleans and offers Packard the place lately
held by Williamson, that Of Minister to the
Central American states or, if that don't suit
him, he can have the assistant treasurcshlp at
New Orleans or the internal revenue collector
ship 1t is said, however Packard is mad
and will take the custom house or nothing,
II is comfortable 10 be able to indulge the be-
lief that the government won't 20 TO the
" demnition bowows" even if Packard holds
no place under il OF any kind.
Blood in the Bran.