The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1879-02-15
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Washington ~ now glorylng IN
fine weather, which is promotiye oi
pleasure If not. ousiness. | am
air ud that the gas season serions-
ly interiors with public affairs. for
the nights are fsspuuding with the
tnirth Of social affairs, and mem-
beers are feasting goo heavily to be
lifted for the business of tie sue
ceediDg days. The work OF Con-
gress is not nov progressing "a
well as it did a month ago, and il
will be a close rub if all the i'm
portaut matters ere disposed of 50
as to avoid an extra session.
Besides the appropriations, the
more important of which are no
where near disposed OF, there ale
many important nlatters STILL pend
ing. Among these are the Japan
ese indemnity bill, including a
bounty to our gallant sailors who
took part in the affair which gave
rise to 1t; the question OF main
tanning mail steamship line To
Brazil; the Geneva Award bill,
which has passed the House. the
proposed scheme for preventing
yellow fever by Prof. Gamgees'
freezing out progress, which has
the support of experts and Mrs
Thompson, the philanthropist; sew
eral political measures; and the
Texas Pacific railroad bill, | may
add that the hast measure will come
up in u lew days in connection
with the prop ,sel extension Of ne
for constructing the Northern Pa
cific Both these measures are
naturally opposed by the present
Pacific railroad ring, headed by
Jay Gould aud Huntington, who
are paying out money freely 10 de-
feat all competing lines. This ex-
hibltion Of spite has naturally
united the friends of these two
measures. aud naahy merchants in
the E.as., v ho want better facili-
lies across the continent, are bring
iug influence to bear especially IN
aid of the 9Texas Pacific as the
most feas,bie pian7stDoubtless it
would be great Eelief to trade.
Sething Is likely 70 be done
about the proposed transfer ofthe
Indian Bureau to the War depart
ment. Ii has become almost a
party qaestiep. }aud while the
House may favor transfer, the Sem
ate probably will disagree, and
with this prospect it may be that
the question will not even be
brought IN issae.q rs0fs h. aofils
Seuator-eicct Carpenter arrived
here from Wisconsin last night
and had a brilliant reception 10y
the Republicans Of the District.
The editor If the Republican,
which is controlled by Boss Shop
pard and other influences moi. al
together objectionable, took the
occasion to give lift to what he
called the "Gfaht movement" But
it was not grand success. n 1t Was
coldly received. In fact, there is
feeling that the Grant movement
is too much Of a dollhouse affair,
and MANY of the warm friends Of
the ex.President regard IL Ms not
so, much IN his interest as in that
of o ring who want to profit By
keeping his name before the piib-
lie. Republicans generally regret
it, because they think it is calcula-
ted to provoke contention too early
to ensue NIFTY in 1900 / observe
that The Democrats rather enconr-
age the asmov-nlsnf" as q sign 10
their favor. Mr.. Carpenter. 1T
must be added, is not favorable to
forcing the idea, aud neither are
ANY of the lenders in Congress-.
The Pot,er Com mittee III still
sighting qshv OF 0,he cipher dis
patches il. was authorized to ex.
anime. TAftsr,a whole, week OF "in-
vestigation," it is still hanging up
Oh the important question OF "who
stole the dispatches r 1t seeps
to have altogether overlooked the
mum question, whether anything
criminal was involved. III the dis
patches themselves. But perhaps
it will get ut the main point III a
few days, and then look out for
fun. 4 gsgS az Il RIcaARD.