The Louisiana Democrat. [volume] (Alexandria, La.) 1845-1918, 1879-04-09
THE LATEST NEWS.

he latest items Of interest from Con- I'll
,ress: '.
WASHINGTON, April 2.-The Radi' g
Gals are already getting tired OF the .
heroic programme which they start \
ed out with. They expected a tidal "
wave of the old war feeling to be set a
flowing all over the North, but in y
stead of that they are beginning 10 :
receive the plainest kind of intima
tions from their constituencies that
it is not revolution, but financial re-
lief and reduction of taxation that
is wanted BY the Northern people.
Distinguished Republican Senators
old me this morning that this whole
nrogramme of blood and thunder was
adopted through the advice of Zach
Chandler without sufficient caucus
deliberalion and without the least
provision for unforeseen contingen-
cies. The result is that the Radl-
Gals find that they have expended
their ammunition without accom-
plishing anything, and they would
like to turn the tide of the debate IN
some other direction If the Demo
Gratis would let them, but the Demo
Gratis say they have forced the Radl
calls into the attitude of claiming au-
tocratic powers for the PRESIDENT
and as that is good issue to 60 BE-
fore the country on, they propose TO
J hold it right there.
The result of the municipal e'ec-
, tions this week in the North show
Democratic gains nearly everywhere
and the general tendency of the Dem
ocrats and Greenbackers to unite
This is also very heart-rending to
Y the Radicals, and, to complete their
J, sorrows, it is becoming generally be.
, ieved that Hayes will not veto the
;, appropriation bill with the repeal of
s the election law as at present framed.
J. There is much speculation as to
J. the House committees, but nothing
d can be positively learned beyond TIM
y statement of Mr.. Randall telegraphed
e last week that he would not appoint
If them till nearly the close of the SEES
sion. 1t may be considered certain
y, however, that Robertson will remain
At at the head of the Committee OF
#, Levees, and Atkins of the Approprl
Ii alton C ,mmittee, while the Ways
ns and Means Committee is likely to un
it dergo considerable reorganization
Re, even to the extent of a change of til
so head. Gibson will hold his place o
'ir the Ways and Means Committe
NJ. without doubt. The general In
d. preston is that Randall will displa
much broader spirit in making u
Ter the committees than he has hither'
Ter done. Altogether the feeling
nd Democratic ranks here is much mo-
me harmonious and fratcrnal than it HI
Is been before.
IL WASHINGTON, April BLOUSE.
Nc The debate on the army approprl
al. ton bill was opened by Knott,
'oo kentucky. He spoke of the gre
'rs' and historical importance of t
200 principle involved in the questit
'est He characterized it as the great fl
'tly damental principle of republican !
erty that the ballot-box should
lere protected from the slightest approa
anu of military power, and that the vo
'r's- shall be left absolutely free in ex
'ng' cising at the polls the highest r
cal rogatiye of a citizen. He quo
'wn. the English statute Of George II
the the removal of troops from the p
and where the election is to be. held,
- cited Blackstone as writing that i
'A essential that elections shall be
solutely free, aud that therefore
own, undue influences are illegal and
1t in prohibited. He had expected
',.i'3 such questions would have been
5r cussed on the other side with CT
ness and dignity, but in this he
tread been grievously disappointed,
piping ticularly in connection with
} that speech of the gentleman from M
n un- Frye). That speech, while it m
hard have been appropriate IN the s
mans fry of his party at some cross +
hot Of or village bar-room, was unjus
a.. that gentleman's genial and gene
nature.
Init if WASHINGTON, D. c., April A.
espair Radical revalutionists received
thing other and most unexpected oio
n us is day in the shape of an attac
to sit flank by the Greenbackers. W
* the and De La Matyr, who are r
nized as spokesman Of the 6
back party, both attacked Cart
ssA'' position, and announced their
W." ton to vote substantially wit
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