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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-22
POLI1IC4L NOTES.

WIZ doesn't Congress vote kearney pensi0nf
The unsoatnc of Bi,bee is piece of the same
old Reform.
The Democracy is acrumulatng record enough TO
run a dozen better parties.
The Ciphcr Committee should handle Louisiana
very gingcrly. They must know II Is loaded.
If the bottom doesn't drop out of Woolleys MEM
ory he j. likely to recall some things which will
UIto Moses.
Every time the pcnitcntiary snatches Democrat
from the lIous, the party turns about and seats
man who wasn't elected.
The pretty unanimous protest Of thirty-four
St,tos ought 10 Stiticn up the President sufficiently
o,eeulr "A veto fthc kearneys ism OF the other four
Senator Wallace is said to be determined to run
fine Congressional Committee in the interest of
Thurman for 1850. Barnum swears lac won't give
him the mule combination II he does.
The Democratic House has followed its own pre-
ccdent again III declaring that the mere act OF con-
testing a seat IN that body Is as good as majority
an elect, day provided always that the contest
ant he u Democrat
Every time Senator Logan mentioned General
Grant in his speech at his reception IN Washington
~, 1.nr.,iay MI dit the crowd responded with tW-
,,cndons cheering Is the reception was organized
H., nm. .n.ci,l agents of the third tern movement,
tGi,I, moi ana entirely unaccountaOie IacI.
SECRETARY sherman is credited with expressing a
.l,bUv cnptrmptnous opinion of the financial
.ta,csn,n.lip of the present Congress, and he Will
find his remark, greeted with hearty amen from
Iii ,,,rt. OF thc country. There - NOT widespread
"dn,ration Tor Fernando Wood as Ways and
Means engineer
General Barlow stated in ms explanation that his
ADVISING Dr. Cowgirl to vote for IIllen, while be
WAS actingas counsel for the Republicans. bad
given rise to the question: " In what character did
70 10 Florida r. Not at all. The only question
artatIug the public about you, General Is -, h"l
character did you bring back from FLORIDA
The Republicans of the Teller Committee, accord
ing to the Washington correspondent OF I@e C"'
ciaadd Commercial, are waiting for their Democratic
associates to produce their promised evidence 'i
Northern bulldozlnG before making their report
All the evidence the poor fellows have, however. IA
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IRIS BIZ CORDI4L.

Nh Elan. Of Louisiana, does not call 1t "a
"rebellion' he prefers the euphemlani, "A
"war between the States And that, he says,
is all over now, and we are letting bygOnes
bc bvgoncs What we are trying 10 do now,
according 10 Mr.. Elan, is TO adjust ourselves
to each other and become cordially reconciled.
And he kindly tells liz what is necessary for
This cordial reconciliation. There are one or
two laws on the statute books which must he
repealed, before anything like cordially can
he established There is the test oath clause
for one thing, aud doubtless another is the
election law which provides for Federal super
vision over the election of Federal officers. This
law is an obstruction to Democrats who want
TO vote several times and TO Democrats who
usc the Louisiana and South Carolina methods
for carving elections. All these things that
interfere with the Democratic plans FOR gain
inc control of the Government are in the way
Of cordial reconciliation. and Mr.. Elan, speak
ING for the only class of people who are to be
appeased and reconcilcd, says they must he
removed. In other words, Mr. Elain says
"Tbe Late difficulty was not a rebellion. but
"a war between the States. You are sorry
Z" for your part in it, and ore making adj
"vanccs TO Us to forgive you. What you
want is to have us feel rcconciled. But be-
4" fore you can make us feel cordially recon
" cilcd You must repeal all the laws that stand
Gin the way of our taking full possession OF
1.-THE Government at the next Presidential
" election"
So now this is understood. There seem TO
be so many conditions to cordial iecOncllla-
ton that it isn't easy to keep the run Of
them. But we are making grand progress.
We have reached the point now when the
North stands still and Mr.. Elan tells what it
must do next to make the reconciliation moro
cordial And 1t was not " rCbelhOu.' 1t was
ga war between the States" And the losing
side is now engaged in telling the winning
side what if must give up to make the former
feel good and cordial. The end of existence
now is to have the Southern Democracy not
only rrcOnccd, but cordially rcc0nccdr
But why not be a little more rapid suppose,
now that We have decided that the late war
was not a rebellion, that we say at once that
from 1861 TO the time when these gentlemen
will resume control the Government has been
and j. u~urpation. And then, to make the
reconciliation perfectly cordial, SUPPOSE we
turn the keys over TO them and move away.
Nh. Eam is too slow. And far too modest.
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TUr ctLEBR4rED TROUSERS CASE.

II is not vet decided whether William Iilne1 or
his country shall pay for his trousers value - o.
but here il te story that Our readers can see for
themselves how cautiously Government spends
their money. In July of the Centennial year FRI
vato Hines being in Aiken, :. g., accidentally
burned up his SUNDAY trousers. He sent in an ac-
count of the disaster to the captain vino referred it
f., fine department commander. After four days
delay and five reports. Private Hines meanwhile
hcinp unable to appear on parade. q pair of
trousers was issued gratuitOusly. Reports OF said
is,ue passcd from sergeant mp through nine depart
ments until they reached Quartermastcr-Genera
Megs who vetoed the whole matter, so 10 speak, on
thcpar Of the United states, and charged Hines with
the trousers. Then Hines, bringing his lever to
beaI again through his captain, commander, colonel
adiutant- general, demanded Of the secretary of
War that the burden OF the trousers be LAID upon
his country. Secretary OF War returns the letter
through the eight grades to Illness captain with
refusal.
Adutaut General protests that the board Of inyes-
tication or coroncPs jury, m civil language who
sat upon the delnct Trousers were not officially ap-
pointed Fost.AdJulant ndorscs tins protestation.
Illness captain returns a paper contrlycuug this
Involvement and recommending thai the whole
matter be- referred to Congress. NWc Endorsements
are requisite to lt thu, paper to the proper height
the lat being that of the NooT(icucr of the DiyI-
sion OF the Atlantic. In January 1878, the matter
was finally brought before Congress by the Secrc-
tary of War; since which il has been referred and
reported IN printed documents, at an expense
Of many hundreds OF dollars. Last week
tho House voted to return Hines the
full yauo Of the trousers. The Senate has Vet
to pas, upon the bill. What the end will he. who
can sayf But who shall say that the Government
is wasteiul of the public money! Columbia might
be painted rs blind Justice, with leg of Illness
trousers On each side OF the scalo In the mean
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-22
GENERAL NOTES.

Aoropos of the Chinese Immigration pN.,
Il NAV ho stated that there Is strong anIlChne'e iee
ing at Meb Iurne whore the CelesaIs have larry tOu'
into the retail trade, cOntriying to sell tea AZ
price than leg innate grocer The latter VI " a,
~ loudly m favor OF keeping out the intrulef' :
Thought to be entirely probable that Qleeh'IAn"' -.
soutn Wales aud Victoria may ultimately ehFi w.
a convention 20 exclude finally all Chinese INN
They might retort that higher compliment cou nv.
nald To their shrewdncss Industry ana coinnlauu VI
cess bv deserving IT, These may stead them I'D w. ~
,t.. with outside barbarilns. a circumstance ~, We -
I,a. moi seeu. 10 have been taken suihntht( G.se
rcnnt such qualifications for grtllhg aHo'',,.s oes.
usually succeeded. aud while nation gbicb are
tain hraTcnes OF production, Il has weapons WIN"
mighty, n not exactly HAttlal' Mia
YIN &. Underwood, the new jim Diuu,y
WIN stecreI the burning steamer DonueIV 'DD
hank below Cairo aud saved the lives OF the "a.
r,odst a he u heroic lie tells a reporter Oh "a
ri.ru,nt. Enquirer; 1.-THE night was very u'iN, ",
corl1 .ee but solitary star. and soon the ua'," %
t',,,.,s.,i hy the dense smoke which rolled -
l,.,, the uilot-hou,c, aud euyironed u Ike IN,
,,, Istay.d at the wheel as long as 'ouu va w.,
t,,,,,, and. while Al NV post could hear luc A,
r .,yin, n, Il riteously, Land her! i'hu n' -.
s,, ~ va. certain that the BOAT nad >lru'A ana
I pu,l,d the ,tarboird cnSineDc ana '''" that
am f the piIothou,e tho sln0~e was 80 ~" l up,il
c,,,d hardly see foot IN front o' mt We =, .udy
The wheel auit turning before tra"! time since
n. ga, IA yet ashore II had been long '''-' car
T,tn,cn in the water, ana did not know no ..,,ngs
,,I .viu. was perfectly cool and "l'e' va lee.
,,,. .,u,,non. saw drft-pe about nu' ,rs hoars
on thought the current nad been cur On and sprans
80. -, tooL of nly shoes aud my oyereoa' ""N sso
,o tl river IhAd hardly got into th' WI .oon iet
nuud the current very sWti auu ,ont 10 sink w
at Was gong under Just As wa hor ran out 70 700
,,',"t of the boat who was on shOl0 md pull no
wachmsn o ,5r ana cOutrved reach nle anu Nm an
out Of TIC water on to ne G III sooner cot ,eSs
indebted TO, " u"ope collected about me- Low whsi
.nap had saved their lives aa3 Wi tor tho boat ws
he, could 10 for me. NhH'
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tho newspaper articles Thurman sent them. and
they would be as ridiculous in the report a. they
were IN his letter.
This is an unaccOuntsbly good time for Fernando,
Wood to rise up in tho House and unfold this cyi.
dence the Davenport Investigating Committee has
obtained in support Of his declaration that o 0oO
Democrats were driven from the polls in this ctr
By the dreadful buldozer, Davenport. The display
might brace the party mp 10 its work in forcing a
repeal of the election law, and IL would be er.
tTemely interesting to the country. since no one
has been able to ascertain what the Committee has
discovered.
Before adiournng tho House ought TO provide
some for keeping Mr.. Bsbee's seat filed in tho
next Congress. Information from Florida says that
Mr.. Hull who succeeded in stealing Mr. Bsbees
seat for the next Congress is extremely likely to
be indicted and sent to the PenitentaTy. The Re-
former seated on Thursday has only ten days 10
serve. and the rate of his payment, ~ 600 day. il
likely 10 tempt some other Reforner to rise up and
swear that lie ran against Bisbee rs third candi-
date His swearing will be sufficient ground for tho
next House TO seat him. II 1t follows the precedehi
of this one.
What beautiful platform the Roformers will 10
able to construct IN 1851 Up to date the material
accumulated justiies the erection Of a structure
sonnet bing Ike this: "ResOlred, That the Demo.
cratic party IS the same glorious old concern that
always was; that it is in fayorOf buying Pres.
dency if done only once, and the coparceDy is not
revealed by the surreptitOus publication Of tho
private papers Of gentlemen; that II Is just ard
right to redeem the solid south by stuiing ballot
boxes with tissue ballots and by bulldOzng that il
/. the highest patriotism to maintain a Democratic
majority in the House OF Representatives by seating
Democrats in the seats to which the people have
atupldlv elected Republicans; tbatit - hig-handed
tyranny to interfere with bailol-boX suffers and
rpeateIs work ing m the interest of Reform that il
Is olty stateslnauShp to break down resumption by
using the fund provided for Its maintenance 70 paw
millions OF pensions which have been voted 10 make
capital for tho Democratic party ana tnaliy that
the peultentiary should be abolished, since 10 Is
daily becoming more and more "a peril To the exist
ence of Il Democratic minority IN Congress TbSi's
a platform OF i've ISSUES.
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States TO pay diplomatic representatives
more than the bare cost OF their living, ana
the salaries at the principal European courts
are VIGOROUSLY inadequate even for modest
support. But in Berlin the American charged
with the care of his cOuntry's interests must
pay specially heavy price for the honor.
There are no furnished houses or apartments
to be obtained there, and the newly arrived
Minister IL obliged to lease residence ana
offices for the Legation for term Oh years.
and furnish them from roof to basement out
OF his private purse. Mr.. Taylor had to do
this last May, and the necessary outlay not
only consumed ali the salary due him at the
time of his death, but substantially exhausted
his available personal resources, ana lett
moreover burden of debt which now weighs
upon his widow. The lease OF the
Legation can be terminated at mldSulnms T,
but Mrs. Taylor is liable in the meantime tor
nine months rent. In addition to this heavy
responsibility, Mrs. Taylor is painfully embar-
raised by large debts for medical attendance
during Mr.. Taylor's last illness, as well rs for
his funeral expenses. The kindness OF the
Consult cneraf at Berlin has given her tenn
pOrary relief from part of these distressing
debts, and there has been some talk OF a sub
scriphon among the American residents at
Berlin; but there is au obvious uniitncsS III
this generous suggestion.
If only ont of regard for the National dig
nifty, Congress ought to act promptly and lib
orally in this matter. If the widow OF an
American Minister who dies at his post OF
duty is to be harasscd ard impoverished by
the obligations necessarily contracted by her
husband in the public service, the good name
of the country will be furnished.
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3nOer 10 AopernsemenIs.

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Aem,2Qorls Daily Grlt1ao1e.
FOUNDED BY HORACE GREELEY.
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1879.
WITH SUPPLEMENT.
YHh MUS ms WOANING.

FoRuGx.-Thc French Chamber Of Deputies
passed the Governments Amnesty bill. -----
In the German Reiclstag. Prince Bismarck
declared himself in favor Of protection. --
The plague is reported TO be dying
out in A,lrakhan, and military quaran-
tine has been relaxed. -= Tho Greek
Archbishop of Adrimope has been beaten
to death b. Bugarians. -= The Italian
Government has prohibited the importation of
American swine and pork. -- The King OF Bur
mah's recent murders number eighiy-six. -= DR..
Butt has res gned the leadership Of The Irish Home
Rule party in Great Britain.
DoMrSrC-Thc Potter Committee cTosS-eXam-
mod Marshal Wharton yesterday; it is now
believed that Hardy solomon is purposely keeping
ont Of the way to avoid tesjifying. =- lAeuten-
ant Wysc Of the French Navy. is in Washington in
reference 10 the intcroccanic canal. -- Seven
OF tho Appropriation bills remain TO be
passed by Congress - fire at Co
hoes destroyed property. valued at 100000;
and one at Columbus Ind, property valued
at $75 600.
CoNGErss.-In the Senate Yesterday, the hill in
regard 10 railway transportation OF cattle was
passed: largo lot of general business was also dis
posed Of none of of much importance, except the
railroad telegraph amendment, which passed ---
Ina the House. war claims were taken up one after
another; four Of them were defeated; there was
much dispute in the House about the order of bust
ness; uOnc of the important business was reached.
CRY AND SUBURBAN Tho English trustees Of
the Atlantic and Great Western Railway
mortgages have made a formal offer to
lease the road to the Erie for nincty-nine
years: reorganization Of the Western road
will Zee made. --- The Arion Masquerade
Ball WA splendid success fully 1900 persons
were present, and the costumes were very rich.
=- The English steamship Zanzibar Is overdue,
and it is feared is lost. -- Seventy five in
surance companies have agreed to form a tariff asso
citation. - EX-Judge James C. Spencer testified
about Commodore Nanderbilts railroad plans. -
Felix Lavclle received life sentence for the murder
Of Mrs. Sarah Hayden. Tho Harvard and Bow
dom Alumni Associations held their annual dinners,
and the Yale Association it's monthly meeting. ==
Gold value Of the leGa-tender silver dollar (1l2l2
orains) - 40 cents. Stocks active, first lower and
then recovering and closing firm.
THE WFAIHRR.-TMBUNK local observations in
dictate clolr or partly cloudy weather with
higher temperatures toward the close Of the day.
Thcrmonctc CT YESTERDAY. 195, 26o, 16o.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-22
THE BALLOr IN VIRGLYIA.

A second letter from a special correspondent
at Norfolk continues this morning the story
of the last election in what we suppose
ought to be considered the more civilized
parts of Virginia. The incident which will
most forcibly arrest the readers attention Is
the banishmcnt OF two cOlored Republicans
from the State, for 10 other reason than their
politics. That such a thing could happen,
within few hours ride Of the Federal
Capital, is fact 50 startling that most men
at the North will hesitate to believe it until
the conviction Of it is forced upon them, as
it was upon us.
The narrative of the persecution and exile
Of the Rev. Willis \. Hodges reached us
some time ago from most responsible
source but III spite Of strong testimony 10
the veracity of the persons upon whose
statements It was based, we would not credit
it until we had caused a careful investigation.
bv a cool and cautious correspondent, to
be made on the spot. His inquiries confirmed
in every respect the story previously sub
mtted to us, and brought to light various
circumstances of aggravatiOn; all which
will be found in the accompanying letter.
The conclusion is irresistible that Hodges and
Lamb were arrested on false pretcnccS,
imprisoned for no crime, and finally
banished without trial, the processes Of
the courts being abused to furnish
the machinery of political prescription.
Circumstances of great personal hardship are
involved in the outrage, but the case is es-
sentially so bad that a mere statement of il
in outline is the sevcrcst possible commentary
upon Virginia decency, Virginia honesty and
Virginia justice.
The existence of community in which
such offences are sustained by public opinion,
community in which murder goes unrchuked
while the profession of unpopular opinions IN
politics is followed by Outlawry and confsca-
ton, is not only blot upon our good name
but a menace to the stability OF thc State.
Aud it cannot escape the notice of unprCju-
diced observers that since the South became
solid " the number of such communities has
increased with great rapldlty. Another year
of Democratic rule will lead to the practical
abolition of the ballot as an agency Of gov
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4LU'IYS HOSIILE 10 HONEST ELErTION$
1t is noteworthy circumstance that the
Democratic party cannot IN all its history
show a single instance in the Federal Con-
glcs, or any State Legislature of lis orginat-
inc or fayOrmg laws for the protection Of
the ballot-box. Their record is one Of UNI
varying opposition to every form OF legislation
calculated 70 secure a pure ballot and honest
election. Al registry laws have met thciI
bittcrcst opposition every measure intended
10 protect the citizen III the exercise OF h'o
right, aud to insure to each voter his just
share in the Government, las encountered
Democratic hostility at the threshold. Until
the condition OF affairs m the South after
emancipation suggested II TO them as a mere
dodge 10 defeat negro rule, they never
favored restricting suffrage by IN intelligence
test. All the acts to prevent repeating,
ballot box Stunng. false counting and cheat
ing III general which are now in existence on
the statute books of any State OF the
statutes at large have been placed there by
the opponents Of the Democratic party, and
almost without exception have been carried
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-02-22
THE ctsE or MIS-. BIYIRD TNIOR

Secretary EYaIts has submitted To the SEN
ate Committee on Foreign Relations a sug-
gcstion that Congress should appropriate for
the relief Of the widow Of our late Min
lister to Germany an amount equal To one
years salary at the rate fixed 10y law
for the Berlin Mission, and he has also
explained, in Il letter to the Hon. Han
nibal llamIn, the circumstances which
commend such II measure to his Judgment.
His reasons seem to Us conclusive, and We
are satisfied that nobody conyersant with the
facts will hesitate to approve the appropua-
ton.
1t has never been the policy Of the United