Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-07-03
Washington Letter.

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Snsciol Correspondence Of ne oasERvrr
e WAszEoToN, d. C.,June 10Th, 1879.
~ Congress can unquestionahly
/. adjourn ON Mondayaa To-day
the last REMNANT of the appro-
priatieh bills will be presented ia
the House, and promptly passed
: through House and Senate. En-
erything except Maishals viii be
provided for in one of them, and
that bin will be approved. The
other will provide for Marshals,
but will prohibit the payment of
II anything TO election marshals.
sufFhis Mr.. Hayes will veto, and
oi'then Congress win adjourn. <
ThetiU inwardness of radical
o. fllibustering against McLane's
bill prohibiting assessments on
or government officers is shown by
4oa hurried demand upoiltbe clerks
- here gfor campaign purposes in
8dOhio.iu,And thislis the partyo of
principle and greatamopal ideas!
7OThe assessment in the Treasury,
under Secretary Sherman, who
hopes to be president If Foster
is elected Governor, is, one per
-. g
Gent. ri And nd this his is a. reform adj
ministration; wov bI;rrr.,
-, The next Governor of Ohio,
Gen Thomas Ewing, left here
yesterday to consult with the
next Lieutenant Governor, Gen.
uRiee. adThese two make up the
Democratic ticket IN that State.
ygAnd, by the way, we hear much
g1ess about @Confederate Briga-
= diers" Since these two Union Soil
'dicrs and patriotic citizens were
placed IN nomination. A Very
Little fact will punctubeI a great
bag of fiction.0d ioI god iITos
10 One who has lived long in this
Lefty, and been familiar with the
manner in which the public bus
mess is conducted, will appreci-
cate the necessity for such inves-
tigation as is proposedrIby the
following, resolution offered on
Tuesday by Senator Beck;
az "Tlatia joint committee com
posed of 5 Senators and Z Repre-
%. sentatiyes be appointed in such
manner as each House. may de-
termine to examine and report
at an early day Of the next De
cember session Of this Congress,
what changes, if any, ought to
be madein the mode of guarding
or collecting theilrevenue either
from customs III internal taxa
;tion or i'm the management Of
the various Departments and bu-
reaus of the Government, with
view to efficiency in service and
economy in appropriations Of the
public money. Said committee
shall report whether changes
from permanent to annual APP
preparations would be advanta-
geous or otherwise IN whole or
an part, it shall have power to
sit during the recess, examine
witnesses, send, for persons and
papers, administers oaths, appoint
subcommittee, and visit such
places as will enable it. to obtain
such information as it may de-
sire, and the expenses of the
Committee shall be paid out Of
the contingent fund Of the two
Houses in the proportion Of the
number Of members Of each.".
3YCapt. JAS. B. Ends was ten
derea by Mr.. Hayes place on
the Mississippi River Improve
ment Commission, but declined
because he thinks the bill subordi-
mates the civil to the military
engineers on the Commission.
tits matter of brains in. the
long run, though, in that COM
mission as elsewhere, and the
Captains genius would have as-
serted itself no matter what the
position. Mckay