Knoxville daily chronicle. [volume] (Knoxville, Tenn.) 1870-1882, 1881-01-23
OUR WASlaANGT0N LETTER.

Randall AMI BeIford-F rnantl0
WnOn's Pet-DissruntIed sen Gratis
and Kellogg" Nobb, - Soc BrowIs
Furious UniOnist sc.
From Our Own Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 81, 1881.
Mr.. EDITOR: A spicy little cor
respondence between Mr.. Belford, of
Colorado, and Sam Randall has just
been brought before the eyes of the
public. That it does not rebound to
the credit Of the Speaker goes with
out saying. It seems that Bedford
wanted bill passed for the erection
of a public building at Denver. He
repaired to Randall and asked that
he be recognized to introduce it.
The Pennsylvania said if he ap-
proved of the measure he would rec
ognize him, and asked to be shown
the bill. Belford, very naturally
thinking that the Speaker was not
the Congress, but only 3 servant
thereof, refused to do this, and Ram
dali refused to. let him have the floor;
whereupon this correspondence be-
gan, and the irate Coloradian showed
conclusively that Randall was always
willing to recognize Democrats, but
a Republican never could come with
in the field of his vision.
THE FUNDING BILL.
AS your dispatches will have in~
formed you, Woods famous funding
bill has passed the House by vote
of 1876 to 125. It was nearly o
party measure, although nine Repub-
licans voted for it and eleven DEM
ocrats against it. All of the Green
hackers except two voted against it.
It provides that not more than $780,
100000 of bonds shall be issued
bearing 3 per cent. interest and
payable in five or ten years
at the pleasure Of the government.
It also provides that 100000, 600
Of certificates, Of the denominations
of $40, $40 and $50, shall be issued,
drawing 3 per cent. interest and
payable within from one to ten years,
at the pleasure of the government.
The fight on this bill has been a hotly
contested one from the first. The
best opinion is that the Senate will
kill the measure by amendments
which the House will not agree to.
The chances for an extra session are
very good if such condition of
affairs IS brought about.
KELLOGG TO STAY.
The vote on the Kellogg case the
other day, in which enough Demo
Gratis voted with the Republicans to
kill it, is considered as indicative of
the finale, and is a very black eye for
Ben Hill and Salisbury. The Sena.
tor from Louisiana will be allowed to
keep his seat and help reorganize the
Senate after the 4th of March. This
humiliating part of that vote to Hill
was that a bill for the relief of pri
vate citizen was given precedence
over his high question. By the way,
that bill, the Halliday, was passed
but with its dimensions much shorn
Instead of $500, 1000 he got 800, 900
and this sum won't more than par
, the expenses of his pursuit of Con
gressional favor.
JOE BROWNS sWALLOW~TAIL. a
They are telling a good story OF
Joe Brown just now. It i!
to the effect that, worried within
. an inch of his life by Ben. Hi
to obtain dress coat for ''swell oc-
casions, he went to a fashionable
tailor recently and ordered swallow
| tail, made of the heaviest beaver
cloth. This was done, and the inie-
pendent Georgian made his appear
ance at fashionable dinner in thi
, novel costume. It is said to hav,
looked like a claw hammer overcoat
Senator Brown is the fac smile of
prosperous Methodist preacher. Fl
dresses in sober black, and with hi
} vest buttoned up to his chin in mos
clerical style. His long snow-whit
6 whiskers, bald head and cleanl,
shaver upper lip add to the decep
, ton. His speech is very peculiar
: and, until one gets little used to it
, amusing. Thus, in words ending il
4 '.mentss he emphasizes strongly tn
y last syllable. For instance, he says O
his colleague, Senator Hill, He is
very brilliant man, but lacks iudg
sment.' ,"
SANITY sWINDLER.
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