The Newberry herald. [volume] (Newberry, S.C.) 1865-1884, 1881-03-02
Fog THE HERALD.
Our Washington letter.
WASHINGTON. D. c.,

More progress has been made in
Legislation during the last week than
during any previous one. All the ap-
preparation bills, except two, are
through the House, and one of them
will he passed to-day or c-morrow.
The General DefcieDcy-held buck so
that the latest items may be embraced
in it, will be reported to the House at
once, and in form not Objectionable to
either House. . -.--...
The appropriation bill on which
most debate seemed certain passed
the Senate yestcrday-tbe Legislative,
Executive and Judicial. On it were
placed amendments Increasing the eff
cheney of the Pension and Patent Of
fees. These will excite some opposi-
ton, but not much.
1t being decided that the funding
bill would become law with 3 per
cent. interest rate, there seeIus to be a
general concurrence of opinion that its
provisions bore heavily Oh the Nation
al Banks. A low rate of interest was
certainly desirable, but few Congress-
men wished to cripple tie banks by
40 incidental feature of the bill So
the Senate, yesterday, by very large
vote, passed bill removing the tax
Oh bank deposits. This, tits believed,
will reconcile nearly all the banks to
the 3 per ceut. measure.
The Republicans are unable to bar
mopize as to their course on an appor-
tionueut bill. Enough of them may
90 with the Democrats &c ensure the
passage of that much needed measure.
1t is only the most Radical of them
who refuse to support some bill on the
subject. 1t is believed enough OF
them will hold out to prevent action
this session.
There is not whit more of certain
ty to-day about President Garfeld's s
Cabinet than there was a week ago.
lfhe knows its membership he keeps
the secret we'll. Grant was equally
reticent in 1868, but he was waiting
up to the last day, for reports showing
the comparative wealth of the twenty
or thirty people he had thought Of
As soon as be had that information be
acted promptly. 1t is an Odd fac,
that 10 man so far prominent wen
toned for Garfeld's Cabinet, with tht
exception of Potter, of New York, i:
wealthy, and aot one is an old man
Grants were both wealthy and DID,. :.
I sincerely hope that the narrow
minded people in this city who are
objeeting to the appearance Of any ex
Coufederates in the Inauguration pro
cession on March 18th, are disgusting
President elect Garfield as thoroughly
as they are the decent Republicans o
this city. Does it ever occur to these
crazy people that once in while ;
matter fifteen or sixteen years old may
resign the first place in our thonghts
The annual report of the Commis
sioner of the Land Office, not yet pub
lished, will show one fact which shoulc
be made generally known. 1t is tina
over twenty thousand land warrants
issued by the Government, have neye
been located on the public lands
They are not of any value except fol
a location, and are probably laid away
among the papers Of deceased soldier!
of the war of 1912, the Indian war
and the Mexican war. As they pear
ly all we're issued prior to 1860, it i:
probable that they are in the Soutl
and that the coming on Of the civi
war prevented their location. TheiI
original owners having died. the heirs
are, perhaps, 10 most cases ignorant O
the value Of the warrants Yet they
have positive value. They represcnt
over two million acres of Government
land. DEM.