Saint Mary's beacon. [volume] (Leonard Town, Md.) 1867-1983, 1879-01-30

CONGRESSIONAL w asniH5'oh
CORE, pondeni, PhOnO, under date Of
Jan. 9th instant, furnishes the follow
ing: Mr.. Hewitt's speech elsewhere
pubIishcd) on the subject of the Cipher
Dispatches was the most important de-
lrverance, as the statements OF his per-
sonal knowledge OF the innocence OF
Mr.. TiIden, and that The Democratic
committee had scorned 10 resort to the
use Of money, were accepted as the ut
terances Of a man entitled to belief
When he said that the investigation
would prove that at least one OF the
candidates for President in that memo
rable year was not a mere trickster;
ready to bargain for the highest office
in the nation, a sensation OF applause
passed over the packed galleries and
the floor below. "Does anybody be-
Iievc," said Mr.. Hewitt "that il Mr..
Tilden had been in a scheme to buy
these corrupt retuSning boards the thing
would have failed for want Of money p
II will be shown that the scoundrcls
were Tor sale and volunteered PROPOSE
lions to that end, but Mr.. Tilden re-
fused TO furnish the money though a
few Of his friends regarded il case
Of property in the hands Of thieves
They know that the Electoral vote OF
these States legally belonged to Tilden,
and as tae law seemed powerless TO
wrest them from the rogues, it was
thought prudent to pay the ransom, as
is often done to secure the restoration
of property to its rrghtful owner. but
MIR. Tilden would not consent 10 IL, and
the matter fell through. Take this in
connection with the fact that the other
side dad induce these same thieves to
deliver the property over 10 party who
had no claim upon il, while r. b. Hayes
has rewarded every one of them, and
we have The case summed up.
Senator Conkling is waging his old
war upon the administration with re-
newed vigor and bitterness. II is a
very pretty fight as it stands, and !
think the Democratic Senators will be
wise if they decline to take any hand in
II. They helped the Senator out once
and got nothing but abuse for It after
wards. IL he can now defeat Mr..
Hayes Custom House appointments
within the party ranks let him do it,
though that will not restore his friends
Arthur and Cornell to their positions.
But il is really amusing TO hear the SEN
ator hurl his keen sarcasm at the occu-
pant OF the Prcsi 'eniial Mansion. "Mr.
Hayes" said he the other day in execu-
tive session, "has shown this commit
tee no consideration and Is entitled to
none" Whereupon Mr.. Wheeler, leg
islative half of the fraud, promptly called
the New York Senator to order for
emitting TO use the title Of President.
II am not out Of order" responded the
New York Senator, s'beeause when I
speak Of Mr.. Hayes am not speaking
Of the President" This coming from
the Democratic side would be right and
proper; but from Senator Conkling,
who helped to place Mr.. Hayes in a
position that didn't belong to him. when
il was in his power to have prevented
Il, the point OF the utterances, like q
two edge sword, cuts both ways.
A joint committee OF both houses Of
Congress is tinkering away at some
provisions for taking the next census.
The bill recently introduced BY Mr.. Cox,
Of New York, has been adopted, except
the section relative TO the appointment
Of Supervisors. MIR. Cox proposed to
have this done by the Governors of the
different States, but as part ofthe States
have Democratic Governors the Repub-
licans object to this aud want to
FIX il so that only Republicans
can be appointed. As the work is
20 be done during the year of the
Presidential campaign. itwould seem
entirely proper to have il as far removed
from federal patronage as possible. and
Mr.. Cox's plan is certainly as near non-
partisan as can be. The special agents
and experts being under the control Of
the Superintendent. who IS to be fed
eral apPOintee, that Is enough.