The south Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1879-1883, 1879-04-22
WASHINGTON.

s"ih VA WV puDlcN5 ,"S %Iee"N~'NS
have held o caucus and decided TINT
there shall be a chaiice, at least, for
something else. The representatives
of the GreenbaCk element have beeii
anxious for an opportunity TO bring
forward measures looking to finan-
cial legislation, but have, 80 far, beeii
cut oft by the refusal to hold sessions
OH Monday, which under the rules, 10
bill day. Now, however, the House
Democratic caucus has decided, unan-
imously, TO vote for sessions on Mon
day in order to lot in any measures
tho Greenbackers may desire. | ari
not so certain that anything definite
will result from this indulgence, for,
while large proportion Of the DEM
ocrats are in favor of abolishing the
national banks, tile free coinage OF
gold and silver, ETC., there are still
quite number who oppose any ac-
ton at the present time. A largu
majority OF the, Republicans being al
SO opposed 10 such legislation, tho
chances are that none of the pro-
posed measures viii get through this
vote will 6e,sr,a;ne their STRENGTH
II il certainlv f.ir 10 give them n
chance.
domina,ion means hattie murdcr
sudden. death and other ih;n1sIoo
Icnrf,,I "a be named will do we'll IN
consider The debate now lending IN
The San,te ovar ,Le adm ssion orMr
Rell on,o;nted ssrotor hv ,he pc.
publican C3overnor of New Hamp-
Shire THE sessioua on that subiect
reod like n s,orv from the Land OF
spirits. Sepators Thurman and Bay-
ard ore found with o,her Den,ocra,ic
Scnators ;nc,ininv IN admit re,,
while lie protest ngainst l,is adn,is.
sion ia le,, md lea with sionaI nbili.
ty bv the Lrml,Iicam Scnator Oar.
nenter. side bv SIDE with lie Demo.
cratic Senator Hin. Now obserye.
that sucb n ibiny oa ,his uot only
never occurred. 6ut was neyer SO
much ma ex,,cr,sd 70 orcur duriny
,he LONG Renubl;can domiuotion il,
the Senate. WhiIe Tho Kepublicans
lad cnnIrol of ei,hor hon,e lhe adj
mission Of 4 new member was nj
ways treated ope,,ly as 4 poi.ty ones.
ton, TIC truth IS. flat changes IN
pariy preponderaucs are absolutely.
necessary TO rive auy country n
chance nt non. partisai, legislation
A. /. n,relv iegai on.u,ion tbere ;s ).
pretiy main case ayainst tbe admis-
sion of Mr.. Bell. ) Ills appointment
| is nrt for an actual vacancy. but 10
begin a new term, The LEGISLATURE
should have elected Mr.. Cru9ll,'s .l,c-
successor last winter. bit the Repub-
llicn,, majority could not agree npo,l
n candidate. and let ihe matter 20
| over. hence it is their fault that the
State is uurepresenled. But upo,l
the broad principle that every State
4 Is entitled TO two Senators. several
Iliberal-minded Democrats will vote
for Bells admission without regard
TO the legal question. though really it
seems ike a bad precedent to estab-
llish. ~ i 9a 'a q
Every reader is familiar with the
old Freedman's Bank swindle, where
by o few Radical lights were success
ful in gathering in The savings OF the
poor colored people OF Washington
and the South. Senator Bruce lcol-
ored) has been placed at the lead OF u
special committee OF the Senate, with
authority TO Investigate the affairs of
lhs bank. Ii the committee will
take time to give tile matter thor
ough overhauling, they will develop
some OF the champion lascality OF the
cru of good stealing. They will find
that, under the disguise OF true good
ness and peculiar love for the c0lored
people, a number OF leading lights OF
The Republican party gained The con-
tiGence OF the negroes for the pur-
| pose of getting hold OF their savings,
and, having Cotton the money into
their control, appropriated it TO their
own use. They viii find that money
was loaned TO the ring on imaginary
security, and that the. pretenue,l
friends of the colored race reduced
| their robbery and plunder to a thor
oughly organized system. st's
! In the removal and changes in the
Senate tho journalist docs not appear
to have been lost sight OF. Colonel
Burch, the Secretary of the Senate,
lis an old newspaper editor. and is
now the owner. or mart owner. of the