Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1881-01-21
OUR wAsM1NGTON LETTER
WASHINGTON. d. c., Jan. II, 's1.

WARRINGTON. ID. u, Jan. IL, 81.
The Senate was not in session on Satur-
day, they had worked so hard during the
first part of the week that they required
rest. Most of them went to New York to
recuperate their wasted energies, and con-
suit their brokers. Before adjourning on
Friday, they passed the Tramp bill, which
if passed by the House, will be a most use.
full law to rid the District OF class OF uSe
less vagabonds, from which the criminal
class is 20 largely recruited. They also
passed the Army appropriation bill. The
House continued on Saturday to wrestle
with the Funding bill, and numerous were
the amendments offered and rejected. An
derson, of Kansas, offered one which look
ed to replacing Of the National bank notes
by U. S. currency, but this sensible move
to drop the middle men, was promptly vo-
ted down by vote OF 46 to 108. The
amendment OF Mr.. Phillip was adopted,
viz: that certificates shall be issued by the
Treasury in denominations OF $40, $40 and
$50, either registered or coupons. The
special committee Of the House, upon in
ter.oceanic canals, held II meeting Saturday
to consider the bill to incorporate the
Maratime Canal Company, of Nicaragua.
This is the canal company of which ex
President Grant is the head and front, and
which bids fair to distance the De Lesseps
canal scheme. II is proposed that this
canal shall be an American institution,
owned ard controlled by American capital
and under direct protection OF the Ameri-
commends itself to the public, and is in
perfect harmony with the old time honored
Monroe Doctrine, that in 80 many words
says, "America is for Americana Capt.
Eads, who is here in the interest OF his ship
railway, seems sanguine that lie has tho
most practical scheme and that lie can sue
cessfully construct a railway that can trans
port 5000 ton ship with her entire cargo
from the waters OF the Atlantic to the Pa
cifc, in eight hours, and at much less cost
tl,nn by canal. He wants TO put lIs con-
cessiona from the Republic Of Mexico at
the disposal OF the United States, for which
little favor lie only asks the Government
to endorse his paper to the extent of $685.
100000. The Captain will elabornte his
plans and propositions To the committee
to-day. Many are Of the opinion that
this scheme of Eads' is altogether impract.
icnl and cannnt be carried ont but il can
, not be succeasfully denied that as an en-.
gineer, Capt. Ends is at the head of hi
profession, and is far, very far from being
a visionary man. We shall wait for the
explanation OF his plans before expressing
/, any opinion on them.
, Senator Conkling scored another victo
ry in the Senate OH Friday over the admin
iRtration. In executive session the nam,
of one Haskell, came up for oontirmatiol
y as postmaster at Albany, N. Y; vice w
c II. Craig, whose commission does not ex
!, pire until March /. the committee reported
!. In favor oi Hnskell's confirmation. TheI
Conk ling moved it's recommitment on til
ground that President Hayes had no pow
}. err to fill this Office in advance of its va
Q cation. So powerful and convincing wa
the Senator's speech that it was recomu,ii
N ted by a unanimous vote. PHIL.