Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1879-04-16
Washington Letter,
lie.LAgtoa, D, O., ArnA II, 1870
lFrom our regular correspondent,

| Gl inc hFttNDick tltWcUl NHNc pteh
anxious lor an opportunity TO bring
forward measures looking 70 financial
legislation, but have, 50 Tar, been cut
oif by tho refusal 10 hold sessions on
Monday, which, under tho rules, Is
bill day, Now, however, the House
Democratic caucus has decided, uuap'
imously, to vote for sessions Oh Mon'
day In order 10 1T In any measures
the Greepbackers may desire, ! am
not so certain that anything definite
will result from lhls indulgence, for,
while n large proportion OF tho Dem
ocraIs are In favor Of abollshlng The
national banks, tho free coinage OF
gold aud silver, etcu there are still
quite o number who oppose any action
At the present time, \ large majority
Of tho Republicans being also opposed
to such legislation, tho chances Mo
that none Of the proposed measures
will get through tho session Yet
nothing short 81 n test vote viii DO
tcrmne their strength, II Is certainly
fair to give them n chance,
People who fancy that Democratic
domination means battle, murder sud
den death aud other thing too fearful
to he named, will do well TO consider
the debate now pending In the Senate
over the admission Of Mr., Bell, ap-
pointed Senator by the Republican
Governor OF New Hampshire, The
sessions on that subject read like a
story from The land Of spirits. Scna-
tors Thurman and Bayard are found,
with other Democratic Senators, in.
Guiding to admi, Bell, while tie pro-
test against his admission is led, and
led with signal ability, by the l'cpub'
lican Senator Carpenter, side 10y side
with the Democratic Senator Hill.
Now, observe that such thing as
this not only never occurred, but was
never SO much as expected to occur
during The long Republican DONNA
ton in the Senate. While the Re
publcans had control ri either house
the admission Of n new member was
always treated openly AS u party qnes-
ton. The truth is, that changes in
party prcponderancc are absolutely
necessary 10 give any country a
chance at ncn-partisan legislation AS
purely legal question, there is q
pretty plain case against the admission
of Mr.. Bell, His appointment is not
for an actual vacancy, but TO begin a
new term. TIE Legislature should
have elected Mr.. Cragiu's successor
last WINTER but the Republican major
l,y could not hgree'upon . candidate,
and let the matter so over, hence it is
their fault that the State is unrepre-
seuted. But upon the broad prlncl'
pie that every state Is entitled to two
Senators, several liberal minded Dem
ocrats will vote for Bells admission
without regard TO the legal question,
though really it seems like a bad prec-
edent to establish.
Every reader is familiar with the
old Freedman's Bank swindle, where
by few Radical lights were success
full IN gathering in the savings of the
poor colored people Of Washington
and the South. Senator Bruce (col-
ored) has been placed at the head OF
a special committee Of the Senate,
with authority to investigate the at
fairs of the bank. If the committee
will take time to give the matter a
thorough ovelhaullng, they will devel-
op some of the champion rascality OF
the era of good stealing. They will
find that, under the disguise of true
goodness and peculiar love for the
colored people, number of leading
lights Of the republican party gained
the confidence of the negroes for the
purpose of getting hold OF their saw
ings. and, having gotten the money
into their control, appropriated it to
their own use. They will find that
money was loaned to the ring on i'm
aginMy security, and that the pretend
ed friends of the colored race reduced
their robbery and pluuder TO a thor
oughly organized system.
In the removal and changes in the
Senate the journalist does not appeal
TO have been lost sight of. Many
able Journalistic have been appointed
to positions. The republican press a
Washington has made a great fus'
about the removal of Major Poore
But it is all bosh. Major Poore ha
been long time, it is true, in the pc
!. sition, but, instead of becoming there
by all object of sympathy, he ha