The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1880-02-11


Sentinel.l
WASHINGTON CRY, Feb. 1.-The readers of
the Sentinel need not be informed that
Washington is a city of magnificent dis
tances," but it is also a city of numerous
and magnificent centers, and has magnifi
cent circumference. Washington is worth
seeing. Everything is gotten up on large
scale-colossal. To do Washington on foot
is simply preposterots. Only professional
pedestrians can accomplish such feat, and
he must possess exceptionally large leg tai
ent if he gets through and lives. But did
not sit down to write up Washington's big
ness" Still may remark, en- PEASANT, that
the city is growing. and q popula-
ton OF 10000 is now claimed,
but conclude, IL the census reports establish
the claim, the count must occur while Con-
is in session. Washington City does not
pride itself to any great extent on its
JOURNALISM
It's newspapers are not overshadowing in
their influence, and those of its citizens who
are ambitious for the news, even in the mat
ter OF knowing what Congress is doing, seek
for information in the columns of the Balti-
more and New York papers. The most
prominent papers of the city are the Post,
Democratic; National Republican, Republi-
can, and the Star, professedly independent,
with Republican procllvities. There are
number of other pspers-good bad and in
different-not including the Capital and
Gazette, Sunday papers, but immensely
worldly in their ambitions. or the
two the Gazette is the letter.
The papers having bureaus and regular
representatives here are legion, and these
representatives are, as general thing wide
awake and aggressive. What they do not
know is sea rcely worth talking about, and
as a consequence newspaper read ers, from
New York to San Francisco know quite as
much about the sayings and doiugsof Wash
ington folks as if they enjoyed the great
privilege of living 10 the shadow of the
Capitol and White House. By the way,
speaking of the
WHITE HOUSE,
it may be we'll enough to rem ark that the
ia nily now in charge OF that ancient insli
tuition have the reputation of being very
much given to religion. Mrs. Hayes enjoys
the reputation of being a sanity lady, WHO
seeks 10 bring up her little brood in the nur-
ture and admonition of the Lord; but so
far, beyond getting old Rutherford out to
church, has made very little impress
sion upon his SKI heart. Rutherford
still adheres to his Florida and Louisiana as
sociates in rascality, and continues to reward
notorious thieves and perjurers with Fed
eral offices. Such piety is a pestilence, the
duration of which depends entirely upon
the Democratic party.
THE EXODUS COMMITTEE
is furnishing the country with testimony
that trlumphaDtly indicates the i'm portance
and the necessity of the investigation. Toe
infamous Republican scheme has been ex-
posed, every allegation made by Senator
VOORHEES, and the Democratic press of Indi-
ana and elsewhere established, and when
Senator Voorhees,, who is entitled to the
credit of bringing about the investigation,
lays his report before the Senate aud the
country, the inherent scoundTelism of Re-
publicanism will be more than ever con-
spicuous.
INDIANA INTERESTS
in Congress are in excellent hands, and no
State to-day stands higher in the counsels of
the nation. Senator Mcdonald has now III
hand three measures, which will double
be urged through during the pre- sent session,
which will aid the finances of Indiana TO the
extent of about 81 600 900, every cent of
which, in law and equity is due the State
The first of these measures, to be acted upon
to day in the Senate, is "a bill to authorize
the secretary of the interior to ascertain and
certify the amount OF lands located with
military warrants in the States described
therein"
The report of the committee on
public lands, of which Senator
/ pald 10 hair
eminent of the United States, in receiving
the Southern and Western States into the
Union, stipulated in their several acts of ad
mission to pay them per cent upon the
sales of the public lands situated therein"
This provision has been complied with sub
stantially, except upon lands located by
military land warrants. Such lanes, 1t Is
held, were bona fide sales by the Govern
ment for q stipulated consideration, and
hence the per cent. of such sales should be
paid to the States where such lands, taken
up by military warrants, were located. In
dIana's interest in this measure is some thing
over 800 900, and the probabilities are that
the bill will pass in spite of opposition.
Archer measure which Senator Mcdonald
will urge is based upon the same contract
made between the general Government and
the States having pubic lands subject to
sale. In Indiana all the public lands have
been disposed of, but the general Govern
meut mas not pdlu over 10 the OLhte tue SUP
ulated D per cent. upon the cash sales
The Government claims that, agre cable to the
contract, 1t was to pay only per cent of
such sales to the State in cash, the remain
ing per cent. was to be expended in pub
lie improvements within the State,
and having partially constructed whst
is known as the National Road"
holds that its contract has
been complied with. Such, however, are
not the facts. In the first place, the so.
called National road was never built, and
therefore the contract on the part of the
Government has not been fulfilled Again,
the general Government, admitting its
National road claim, has not expended
within the State OF Indiana sum equal TO
? per cent. of the cash sales of the public
lands within the State, and therefore there
is large balance due the State, and Senator
Mcdonald will urge such legislation as will
enable the State to bring the subject before
the proper tribunal for fnal settlement
StIll another measure which Senator Melon
aid will urge is of greater financial import
ance to the State than those l have named
During the war Indiana. for the purpose OF
equipping troops, expended about $1,000.
600, for which she sold her bonds,