The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1878-02-15
Oar WashIngeon Letter.

meaneSt SWlndIe OF all.
Our VSashfAgGOn Letter.
WASHINGTON, d. c., FEE. Il, 1873
Last Tuesday afternoon Mr.. Francis
Murphy, the temperance evangelist,
and his son, called upon the President
and Mrs. Hayes. Mr.. Hayes said that
Mr.. Murphy had struck the keynote
In the reform line, because ne preach
ed the saving grace OF God no reform
amounted to anything unless it ia
creased the roll of church membership.
He also approved Mr.. Murphy's sys-
TEN, because he denounced no one,
not even the rum seller, for II meR can
only be brought by moral suasion to
stop drinking, the rum sellers will
have to shut mp their shops. Our liz
uor men have been seriously injured
though the onslaught made by the
temperance men since Mr.. MurplIy's
advent, and complain bitterly of dull
times.
An interesting feature of the debate
on silver is the disregard of party. The
Democrats, Bayard, Eaton and Herman
are squarely pitted against Thurman,
Beck and Withers. All are able men,
and though they stand shoulder to
shoulder In fighting the Republicans,
yet they deal each ether hard blows on
silver. =.
War soldiers will soon have their
bill passed, as It stands number one on
the calender, 2nd can be called mp &C
any time by It's friends as soon as the
House shall have found out some way
of conducting West Point. by which
the pay and emolnments0f its profess
sors VIII not amount to q creates sum
than that paid to and for the cadets ia
all other directions. It seems queer
that the salaries of a few professors
should entail a greater cost to the
country than the monthly salaries, ETC.,
of over $50 cadets. This was charged
upon West point in the debate and not
refuted or denied by any friend OF the
bill, and as a consequence that institu-
ton is Catching fits" on ali sides.
The immense number of petitions
which the female suffraglsts are pour
ing into Congress have produced an
effect upon the judiciary COMMITTEES
which has agreed to report q 1eth
amendment by an even vote, thus
defeating the measure. killing It in
the committee means OF course eternal
burial in so far as the 10th Congress
has the power.
Doorkeeper Polk has given some Of
the Reformers of Glover's smelling
committee occupation right here ct
home. The substance of its evidence
already heard, seems to amount to
about this: Folks election was q mat
ter of bargain and trade-pe1hapsc con-
spiracy would more accurately define
iG, with men In and out of Congress,
with axes to grind. He seems to be
Interested, peculiarly, in no end 1Of jobs
before committees and seeking Iegisla-
ton. His doubling up' process
would seem patentable improvements
Oo any u StAC AAAaN1SAA 1CAo IA TN0At149
among Tammany thieves, Past0r pzss-
ent. Every principle OF justice and
equity appears to have been ignored In
the administration of his office by
Polk and only the interests of his ring
consulted. He has the cheek 70 de-
mand that the committee reject all ir-
relevant testimony and confine It's in
quiries strictly to the original charges.
But the matter has become too motor
ious to make it safe to whItewash it.
Representatives, Jones, N. H., Phelps
and Lander, of Conn.,, appear to be in
vOlVed in q way that does not promise
to enhance their reputation as reform
ers; and we are only on the outer
verge of the circle of investigation as
yet.
The woman su ffragists have every
reason to take heart at the progress
made. The vote of the judiciary COM
mittee of the House was a tie on the
question of reporting In favor of q
18th amendment granting the ballot.
The absent member IL understood to
oppose the project; bat it only impos-
es the necessity of a little more pa
thence.
1t has come to be generally, almost
unanimously, perhaps, believed that
the mock trial of the Louisiana Re-
turning Board in the New Orleans
courts is nothing short of downright
persecution (; aud Republicans seem IN
q mood to tolerate it no longer. The
history Of the Nichols AMI Hampton
usurpations is one long list of Outrages
against the black and white Republi-
cans of Louisiana and South Carolina
FELIX.