The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1879-02-26
JOTTINGS FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, February 81, 1879.

WASHINGTON, February 81, 1879.
The senate has pissed the Brazilian
subsidy or rather placed upon the post
Office appropriation bill an amendment
providing that two contracts shall be made
tor mail service by steamship from New
York and New Orleans to Brazil, at a cost
not to exceed $4,000 each per year. The
opposition to this measure has been bitter
and persistent on the part of some interests,
and especially from the Delaware and
Maryland senators who sounded the char
ges on subsidy" and John Roach as the
scarecrow Of the measure until they them
selves are weary Of them. 1t was evident
from the first that good majority of both
parties favored the proposition. Senators
Blaine, Hill, Conkling, Maxey, and other
conspicuous leaders, North and South,
united in the effort and stood shoulder TO
shoulder, in resisting all assaults upon
what they agreed is an experiment looking
to improvements in our navigation inter-
ests and the extension of our foreign trade.
Messrs. Mayey and Hill distinctly stated
that they refused to be frightened from this
effort to help their constituents to develope
their interests by the hard names hurled 10y
some Of the Democrats. And as for John
Roach, they said, instead of arraigning him
as q CRIMINAL for being the only man in
America who has the courage and the re-
sources to enter upon these steamship con-
tracts, they honored him for it, and only
wished thee we're more like him. The
senators who have stood together on this
measure say that there is no doubt about its
adoption by the house promptly on its com
ing up, and it will not be long delayed in
coming up since it is part Of the postotiice
appropriation bill, which will not admit of
delay.
1t has not yet been settled how the
money is to be raised for paying the arrears
Of pension under the late bill In fact, no
very strong effort has been made to recon
clio conflicting views upon the point. The
committee on ways and means will shortly
present plan, it is said, for liQuidating
these liabilities as well as Others, but the
general opinion is that no new taxation will
!
besuggested, nor will the Greenbacker plan
of paying out silver dollars for all detlcicn-
cies prevail. It is more likely if any new
legislation is adopted that it will be in the
nature Of authorizing u new issue OF bonds.
The Logan reception last night was grand
affair, considering the unpropitious wealth
er. The enthusiasm was genuine, and left
no doubt that Senator Logan has hosts Of
friends. Yet there are many even among
his friends who commend the determine
ton of senator elect Chandler to refuse .
public reception as more becoming u sena.
tor of the United States. The effort OF the
editorof the Republican to make the Logan
reception appear like u chapter OF the Grant
movement" so.called by getting himself
appointed to make the reception speech
was so fiat n failure as his other effort OF
the capital reception.
The pressure comes harder and harder
upon the president to veto the anti Chinese
bin, and |, is extremely doubtful what he
will do The latest influence brought to
bear is that Of the Methodist church,
which is supposed to have u controlling
force in his faith, political and otherwise.
II looks now Us though the railroad.tcle.
graph clause Of ,h, house bill or something
akin TO It would be adopted by the senate,
and the Western Union telegraph people
and the New York associated press agents
are 10 u state of tyeri,la,on. A very bitter