, 1879-02-03

ton 10 take lila ptace. lilG NehtfaI Is away ~
Warrenton, Va, anil bis reply Inns not yet BEEN
received. It Is thought, however, that, rs hc |
was a member OF lie Electurat Commission, t,c |
may object to tnkc the posltion. Of Chatrn1nu, !
nild II viii then fall uton Stcugcr, who actcu as
Chairman Of the subcommittee that waa sent
TO New Orscnns. In this case B1aeEburn will
will tenvc Washington Monday evening or Tues
day morning.
CONFIDENT.
The officers Of tue rost.OHtco Department
here arc cnttrrfy confident that Tho charge made
By Ampt, of Cincinnati, tlrlt tic malls III Flor
ida were tan,pctrd with by The Republican, will
provc to be utterly unfoan1cd.
ga LITTLE GRAPE"
wHA7 GEN. HRAun GOT FROM Tnn souTnHn.
nitIAAbfEns.
fptctat EHspatch 10 7ne Tribune.
WASHINGTON, n. c., Feb. 1.-The morning
hour, whicl, tic Southern Democrats have 10
long cnlIeavorcd to obtain. was permitted to
come up in the regular oEder vi business this
morning Tic debate was not rs heated as had
been expected. tfu,c a,ui puliticai cxpei!enry
having n,udItIcd The ar1or Of the soutlcrilGrs.
Gcn. Bragg, however, was made tile taTGet Of
attack ami rfd!culc. No ono CAME to his helP,
hut It Is understood that At the earliest op.or.
tun!ty the pucky little Northern Democrat will
reply. T1lc 9outhernera taunted hin today
with bciug Republican In disgufsc, with having
sought Republican vutes, wlth being how
An EREMr IN TIE DEMOCRATIC CAN'T,
md with having undertaken ridiculous thing
In threatening that the Northern minority should
turn the 8outlirrn majority out Ut The Dcino-
cratic party. Chalmers, Of Mississippi tnstatcd
that there had been Muc1, consistent ioyalty to
the Union in the South, nM u!at 1t was loyalty
which deserved mors consideration cvcn tlan
that At the North. Mills, Of Texas, however. re-
torted that tho only loyalty In the South was
| that OF Bncaks, butnmcrs. and cauip.foiowcrs.
| who now seek in the name Of devotion to thu
Union the payment Of claims.
The most conspicuous fact throughout the de-
| bate WAS the reference by every Southern slcak-
er to tho loss Of 400 millions oE dollars BY the
liberation OF the snycs, And at least the indirect
suggestion that tho time would come when The
South should bo
COMPENSATED ron THAT LOSS.
Iuticcd, tMo Of the speakers reminded tho House
that the War debt Ia not yet paid. ail sntinatctl
/ that It might not be until there was better
equalization Of the results OF tho Federal taxa
ton In the south. 1t WIS insisted TINT tho four
tccu millions still remaining In The captured
usd abandoned property fuuls belongs to tho
South; tint the General Government is only
trustee OF It, a11 tllat II must bc paid back. md
arc not worthy Of consideration.
| 1nAua yEnr MAD.
6ptrfal ElspsscA to 7zs Tribune.
WARRINGTON, D. c. Feb. 9.-'Thn bitter feel
Ing aroused by Bragg's speech aMl yesterday .
replies to 1t are growing more intense. bragg.
ayows Ills intention to taku the flour NJ sooh Is
| apothcr morning hour Is had upon the bill
which gayc rise 10 the trouble. THIS Is still ns-
finished business of the morning hour. and
meantime tue Southern Democrats are growing
anxious to separate tho question Of enusllern
Improvement wholly from that Of war-clainls,
and, to uu thla efIectuatly, many Ut them arc
trying to rally a solid Democratic vote In tic
Senate for Edmun.ls' amendment to thu Constl-
tuition prohibiting the payment Of such claims,
1t tic same time, they tntund to support their
friends In the lIouse ln demanding liberal ap.
propslations for tho South.
TIE DEBATE.
| To tht lpfst<rr Atsoctdfsd rrfss.
WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. l.-'rhu Speaker
announced tllnt thc regular orstor Of business
was the morning hour, a'.d tho pending bill to
bc bill for tho relief of Maggie Dafron.'
Mr.. Chalmers autl lie cared nothing fur thu
payment OF local Southern claims, because
loyalty to the Unlon during tho War mrai1s
dlsloyalty to everything lo held dear. Thas
many men in the HUuth had hccn loyal to tlle
Uuiou was nevertheless true, mid he did not
euvy the ehcap lo1isical capital Union soldier
could make by telling such men hc had nc
moro couddcncs ia ti.c'r honesty tbat
the mouko had In the stuffed cat.skIu,
Tie gentleman from Wisconsin {Bragg}
taking advantage OF tlls wcll.knowt
opposition everywhere, sought to blend the Wu'
claims with tho cluins lor southern improve
turuts, und cndeavorcd to throw tue otlor uf, h1.
dead cat over them. Readiness to suspect cor
yuptlou In othcrs sometimes tl1llcatcs
AN INNATE TENDENCY To conRurrtoN
In ouc's aelf, and he should therefore nul charge
) corruption on uny one. Tlru Issues Ut the VIII
were certainly dead With him. liz had but on'
political tuith,-to preserve !nvtoiuto aoca! sc!f
government; hut OTIS political hopc,-to bulk
up tue waste places in the South drstroycsi b.!
the War. When tlls West lad bera tn tt
Infancy it hAd been tostered ny tho eDpth
Mississippi Democrats Stood side by Sllu Will
those rson Michigan In the wnsk ot Western In
proycments. lie lad warned Northern Dculu
Gratis ut tile LAST sesston iLat reflltai tU rncg
utzc tie tust demands OF the SOUTH might rcsui
10 tue defeat OF the Southern Democrats. MI
tho return Of representatives who would foT1
alliances With other parties. The rapi1 Rro"t
ol independent candidates In tie 6tutt. had n
!. readY sustained bis declaration. lie hoped til
Solll South .... .....
& NIGHT BTlIL BY sOLIn
. for The Democratic party, but for that poTtlo
Of It that had tic courage alld nlanllueSs to trca
lie people Of tho South ~ equals, ata not n Il
! feriora In the un!on. The gentleman from WI
! couatn had found blood!er shrt than bud eve
: waved from tho battiemeutx Of the Aepubllea
5 party, and he was stFeichIug biz legs
= = fsauttc effort to climb up 10 the kep!bttca
platform uIld rob It Ut its last bauncF. lie Ia
:, reminded the houth Of Tue War debt, aud ol til
d blood Ut the Union soldiers fot which tue 8out
}, wss responsible. lie {Chalmers) would remit,
i The gentleman tilat the War debt was not u
- - paid, a,l1 the cotton and tooaIo StRtea wei
r paying far n.ors OF that deot than Wisconsin
" Ilc (Chatmers} would renly 10 the gentleman
tIraxR's} dlsuntsaal Ut certaip supposed ella.