Keowee courier. [volume] (Pickens Court House, S.C.) 1849-current, 1879-07-10

the marshals will be reimbursed for any
proper and lawful expenditure, which they
may incur, 1t was rumored around town
that Senator Zaohnriah Chandler had offered
to advance $l00, 900 to ~ SIS
PAY the MARsHALs.
but, If tho Senator :contenplatos any such
exhibition Of liberality and .patriotsm, ho
Atorns, s &c oensia 'v Suggestions ras q.
made to tho Attorney dsueral that
States whero TINT party is in tho majority
might vote the money. Tho Attorney Geno-
raj said. Of course the Administration would
make no objection to this, but at tho same
timo it could have no connection officially
with any movements looking to that end.
But as there are few if any legislatures now
practical ono. From what was said In Ad,
ministration orioles to-day it can be inferred
that If the marshals show the ability and the
disposition to 60 on without the appropria-
tions, tho matter will be permitted to rest
until December But if at tho end Of the
quarter which has just commenced it should
be found that tho operations Of the courts are
obstructed and delayed by the wantof money,
tho impression is thrown out TINT another
session will bo called for somo timo in Ooto.
ber. Judging from past experience, nothing
would be gained by calling
A SESSION IN OCTOBER, YI gn0
for it is very sure that the few weeks between
that time and tho regular December session
would all bo spent in letting off tho congress
sional gas that would have accumulated
during the summer. One thing may be set
down as assured: thnt tho n,arshnls will got
no pay until the President is willing to assont
to tho condition that no moro hordes of iparti-
ean deputies are to be appointed to override
A. ~ g.
over, and tho work accomplished by the Demo.
cratic maioritity in Congress is before tho
pcorlo. to BIO measured and criticised. And
certainly no intelligent man, of whatever
party, can truthfully say thas tho Democrats
have not gotten substantially everything for
which they have been oontending. Thoy
hnvo secured tho repeal Of tho Jurors test
oath and tho adoption Of fair provisions for
the selection of jurors they havo extorted
from the President tho acknowledgement that
he has no purpose to uso the army at tho
payment of monoy for transportation of troops
to be used for any suoh purpose. They hnve
provided for oil tho necessary wants Of the
government, SO that the absurd ory which
was started that they proposed to starvo the
government to death has boon completely
rcfuted They havo not refused TO make
appropriations for the mnrshals, but tho
President has refused to accept tho appropr-
atons unless ON such terms as he himself
proscribcs ..
THERE THE ISSUE RESTS,
and thcre tho Democrats propose to let it
rest, so far rs they arc concerned, until the
expiration Of the Forty sixth Congress! II
the marshals can get no money, then tho
deputies eau get none. Wl,onevcr tho rresis
dent is ready to oonoede that tho representa-.
tives of tho people havo somo voice rs to tho
disposition " hich shall be made of the peoples
money, then there will bo no difficulty. But
he may be satisfied that before tho marshais
get paid he will have to give up tho deputies.
This is the situation cxnotly, and if it does
not leave every substantial element of victory
in tho hands Of Congress then nothing elao
would.