The People's vindicator., 1879-02-08
our WASHINGTON LETTER,
WASHINGTON, D. c. Jan. "a, 1879.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Jan. "a, 1879.
On ths aueudments of the Senate
b the Consular aud Diplomatic
appropriation bill tho House yes.
>ssday yielded. Il lie almost certain
ths House will yield 10 the Senate IN
The 1odisu Appropriation bill. So
e., at this seoSion it has given way
- The Senate at all points. This Is
% b regretted, a. every amendment
Of tho Senate is in the direction Of
an increase Of the amounts appropri>
atod. Il would be better, if the poll
g Of letting the Senate have its own
way is to prevail, that the House APP
Precipitation Committee be directed to
draw ito bills under instruction from
the Senate. That would prevent the
Otherwise inevitable feeling OF cha
grin the members Of that Committee
feels, after laboring hard through the
recess and day and night during the
session, at seeing themselves invaria-
bly overruled.
The Army appropriation bill will
. reported to the House today. and
burnside's Army reorganization bill
will be the special order in the Sen.
ate. There il, however, 80 great a
certainty that the latter bill cannot
pass that the appropriation bill will
provide for the Army as now organ
ised.
The executive, legislative and judi>
cal bill will be reported to the House
tomorrow. On this extended debate
may be expected in both Houses and
unless the House Democrats have
Lost oil courage they will resist the
eforts sure to be made by the Senate
ooa1d 10 the sums agreed upon by
~ very able and faithful House
Committee on appropriations.
Much comment 10 made on the fact
that, Of the five Republican Senators
Gleeted deriog THE week, four are
pronounced Grant and third term
men. These are Conkling, Cameron,
Carpenter and Logan. There is also,
now, somo prospect that Pomeroy will
b elected in Kansas, and be, as is
we'll known, was one Of the earliest
Third Termors. What Plat, Of
Conn, favors, is not know here, but
IL not for Grant lie will feel lonely
smo g the lately elected Senators. 1t
10 Of no use to say that these facts do
not chow . strong feeling, inside the
Republican party, for Grant. They
% chow such . feeling, and in States
which will have powerful influence in
The Republican Nominating Conven.
ton.
To-day tho Senate Committee on
Commer,e will decide whether or not
u will recommend tho confirmation Of
NJ. Hayes nominations 70. places in
che Y Y. Custom House. Senator
e. & 10 confident Of an adverse
from tho Committee, and Of
..idd .oa BY the Sesa:e. Yesterday,
IL she Committee, replies were read
from tho displaced officials, to the
ehslses made against them BY tie
lAa9lnjsssstion. There is now . pros
peet that tho Democratic Senators
vill b divided on the subject, and
dat enoagh Of them will favor the
sominaGi0ns to secure confirmation.
The mosc important undertakings
have small beginnings. When Mrs.
Elisabeth Thompson opened her
psrse aed called on Dr.. Woodwork
10 undertake % investigation Of yel-
low fever with . view 10 its proven.
iioo, feW suspected that much pei
,nsaent eood might result. The feel
tag a0eogse we'll informed now has
sNosesd. Il Congress gives effect to
!, l,se seeoom eedatious Of the Commits
stsa - ably presided over BY DR..
WoodDvosl6 3 barrier to tho unres.
scaioed tsaops Of yellow fever will
ysese esrtaisly present itself. The re-
tdGosa6sg chip which Prof. Gaingree
ho0 ooesgned 10 meeting with general
aDpsoval and Mrs. Tboopson, we are
ten, h exciting herself in every way
te1ave spsaetical and beneficial out.
eooe D ~ tho efforts which have
kes1 oeds at her instigatiol. Con-
/ oqooD viii b asked to appropriate
s10o00 fee the work that millions
~ u seved and tho South main.
Ilies1 free from everlasting terror
sg61alnest annually recarrin gpes.
li)soes. 4
9 ALBION.