, 1879-04-19
Our Washington Letter.
WAsHINGroN, April ,, 1879.

The legislative appropriation blh Was
yesterday presented 10 the house- 1t has
the amendment as to juries repeating the
last oath provision, and has also the modi-
fed superior repeal section. There Is
little probability of debate on this bill at
present, as al OF this week, and perhaps
much more, will be taken up in discus
sion OF the army appropriation bill. On
this last named bill, ur rather, on the
amendment forbidding the use of troops
at the polls, there is now going on in the
house highly interesting debate, Yes
telday Representative Belford, OF Col }
made long and bitter speech. There
were also speeches from gIessrs. Chalmers
and Muldrow, Of Mississippi, Mr. Hurd,
Of Ohio, and Nr. Frye, OF Maine, and
some 20 members nave aotifed the
speaker Of their wish to address the house
on the subject. On Saturday Mir. Gar
field used all his ingenuity and disingenu-
ousness in attempting to show that prop
csiton 20 attach to an appropriation bill
any general legislation was revolutionary.
OF course he knew better, ard he had
many times with his party associates,
done exactly what he now denounced,
but Of all our public men few have a
greater reputation for sincerity tlan Ilr.
Garfield
The senate yesterday did well in pass
la5 b.u appropriat;ng a small sum Of
money for the purpose of purchasing or
binding vessel f1r the purPosa Of dis
injecting vessels coming from parts be-
lieyed to be infected viii. yellow fever
or other contagious diseases. The bill
first drawn 10 direct a contract with Prof-
Gamgee before mentioned IN TINS cores
pondcacc, but Was So modified az to open
the lists t. ali It he's long been felt
that congress should take some action or
tic subject of this fever, and the preven-
iion now provided fer will sars "a grca-
expense Tor ''cure-
The reported public debi was increased
neaaiy 81 ,031, 600 in iiarcii This WAS
less than Secretary Sherman had expected.
! OF the amount S..30, ,C00 went to Capt.sin
! Ea,,s for .ty work ;t :he ..loa:l Of the
! Ni;saasippi. IN about Z i..o:ii:i pa:I.ea:
/ under she arrears of pension ;c: VII c,:I..-
/ mc!:ce, and VIII DC EIadc, il IS t',u@ht,
a5 the rate Of $3.50, ,C3G rer month
Even il there shoaii b.--;;5 is been vx-
! pccjod, but is MT no@ Ekclv-aa u. 4 a..,;
| I"r the year III custom receipts, Il Is not
! likely that there wiii he daring tie ti.le
any decrease IL the public Debt P.op!r
generally viii be glad cf the conieraia.i':.
o. Francis i. Walker as superintendent
OF the caucus M. Walker IS 4 iepul.i-
can, but does not allow his politics 10 i'll
| ;eriere with the discLaigc "f lis pualic
| duties. lie WIS aG.UnS the FIRST and iaOst
earnest clVIl service reiorneIs, AID t" 80
| credit it siouid be remembered t!.at wiiis
in Office here ;te Gil not permit h.s civil
sersIce ideas to lie I'll. mere Jest ti:aj l,i,r.
| Hayes and his o;.iccrS make al thagi,
besides, he has shown himself to have
peculiar qualifications for shis p;:rtt.c..:,.. H..
! Office.
The now celebrated breach OF pra:l5e
case, OF tiW, I a%aiI5 Cameron, .,as con
| ciud Il yesterday, VIII, Il yv.,! g. f.. the
del, n,;ant. Tins nnea::s c;.h-r ,!.:.s ;i.e
jury iId not be!.lve ;ia. Tie u..---:.;:.s :.
promised marriage, t. l..aS il.s u;.:,-.;- I
vas >, llytorioi.siy bal Tat he "oar;;.
"ho believed hiin was may ui sou:.i iaaii,
and waS therefore IN. ...:.u.u .. ,c:"., Il
party 81 u contract.
Meetings az being A.!'yhsre - c.,~t,J
men fox Ike iGrr.trrano oi ;;,.:a-,v N.H-
d3;ns pan Of zero co..i..z-l.i,s.i n tie
nor;h"e.,t. L.. evening tie se:;--rT
Was made president o. IA or9@-.::;:.tss.., :, ii
s2"H;ed here for thet l.;irpos>. /. oil: nIay
gas. !! iia: Intelligence c,..v.-,, :..s-:-
!.e.e say, Sv::n:o. mnuioiu is r:tp:,,.y
stu:.ling Away General Giants @ou,.c:n
strength rs L pIcfideniai c..l.ii,,.s,e.
The southern republicans .rc ID v,.y
Formidable =. elections, hu. the i...::e -
iluence lii Eoi:.'a:.. -, c,=lTcA,.,.!:>, .-..d
Genera! t;,aIlt dons -; iors,,-t il.
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