Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1878-06-02
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.
AMEN

the Specie Resumption law, but the main OBJ
ect of interest the bill to place Gen. Shields
on the retired list. The amendment offered
by Senator Sargent to include the name of
General Grant was carried much to the sur
prise of the Shields mon. Senator Cockrell
alleged that the object of the proposed amend
ment was simply to beat the bill; and he was
perhaps right. Senator Lamar voted for the
amendment on the ground that he supposed
it to be offered in good faith, and not for the
purpose of defeating the bill. He was thus
left loophole through which to escape if cir
cumstances should so direct. Sargents orig
inal proposition to include the names of
number of distinguished Union officers was
not received with much favor by the officers
themselves, and now some of Grants friends
are said to have been indignant at what they
regard as an unwarranted liberty taken with
his name Whatever may have been the opin-
ion of anybody, however, is not now of much
consequence, as the bill was next day defeated
by vote of "a to 30-Lamar sticking to the
last, thus proving himself to be the most con-
ciliating of Democratic concilators. The re-
mainder fthe day was taken up with the House
bill TO provide a government for the District
of Columbia, the consideration of which was
resumed on Wednesday, Senator Lamar be-
ing permitted to interpellate a very able
speech in favor of the Texas Pacific Railway
bill which was informally taken up for the
Senator's convenience. Yesterday the Dis
trict bill again occupied the Senate'S alton
ton, but no conclusion was reached. To-day
the vexed District bill was again worried by
whether one man in the Senate understands
its meaning.
In the House on Monday some modest
person prepared little bill which Mr.. Shell
ley, of Alabama, presented by request, that
provides only for the issue by canal compan-
les of one hundred and sixty four millions of
bonds, the interest at FIVE per cent. to be
guaranteed by your Uncle. The Army appro-
priation bill was then taken up but laid aside
so as to spend the rest of the day in legisat-
ing for the already much legislated for Dis
trict of Columbia. The Army bill was again
taken up on Tuesday and, until IL P. M,
while it was supposed to be under considera-
ton, members made speeches on divers sub
jects entirely foreign to army matters. Ad-
journment on Wednesday left the army bill
in stotu quo, to be again resumed yesterday
and fought over until late at night, nothing
much being accomplished except the adop- |
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morton limiting the army to $4,000 men, |
This was decided victory over Cox, of New |
York, and other demagogues who want the |
army abolished. The New York World COM |
menting on the proposition suggests that the |
House of Representatives be reduced to two |
men and boy which might be amended so
as to read 1.-TWO men and Cox"
A majority of the Democrats are no doubt
in favor of getting Hayes out and Tilden in;
but the formidable question stares them in
the face: How is it to be accomplished. SPY
?" Certainly not, for no high
crimes and misdemeanors are or can be
charged against him, and the fact of attempt
ing impeachment wouldS of itself be an
additional recognition of his legitimacy. Nor
could two thirds of the Senate be brought to
sustain impeachment. Even if the question
Of title could be got before the Supreme
Court under any existing law, is there any
body lunatic enough to imagine that the re-
cord made in the Electoral Commission by
ihIee of it's judges would not be sustained by
1t least six of the nine composing the Court
The displacement of Hayes then, constitutions
lily, is simply impossible. VIII the House dare
Lttempt to get him out i'll any other way
Where will strict constructionists, or loose con-
tructionists for that matter, find anything in
he constitution authorizing Congress to eject
President except by impeachment! Even if
he power were vested in Congress, how is
majority to be- obtained to enforce it2 The
Senate as constituted will stand as a wall of
damant, until the Fourth of March
$40, against any such malevolent party
cheme Nothing is therefore left but for the
majority of the House to become a law unto
tself, declare Tiiden President and call upon
he country to assist in seating him. What
he response to that call would be need not
70 stated. The men who, in 1861, rushed
orth to combat million of rebels in
rms, would make short work in crushing to