The Ottawa free trader. [volume] (Ottawa, Ill.) 1843-1916, 1884-06-28
Washington Letter.


II congress should ad ourn on the last day
Of this month, as the house Of representa-
tives has signifed desire to do, only eleven
more working days would remain Of the
present session. But the record Of the past
week does not indicate an early adjourn.
ment In view Of the immense amount OF
business that remains to be transacted, the
thought Of an early departure is out Of the
question. Important measures were I'D.
vanced very little in either house. The SEN
ate cannot get along with the Mexican pen
sion bill. After spending three days debate
upon il in open session, and two day in Sc
cret session, the republican side Of the
chamber making campaign speeches on
amendments which they proposed, they then
went into caucus, and tried to get a plank
or two Of the Chicago platform into it, OF
course, their aim is to defeat the bill, but
they would have it appear that they are so
very friendly to the soldiers Of the late war
that they cannot support il unless it is so
amended as TO include all ex-union soldiers
in its benefcent provisions. Senator Sauls
bury does not approve Of the measure as
The objection urged by him was that it pro
poses to pension men who are holding seats
in the two houses Of congress with the money
wrung from the poor toiler as taxes. The
senator from Delaware does not speak often,
but he talks very plainly when once melted.
He informed his associates that they tiattered
themselves that they were great men. sena
tors of the United States who made laws for
the people; but behind them was another
power greater than themselves that controlled
their action if not their judgment. He al
luded to the pension agents who sit around
the capitol and issue their circulars and de-
crees and send up petitions for pensions.
The great and mighty statesmen bowed TO
these behests for fear of losing political
status at home. He thought if senator's were
not human beings, controlled by motives of
self interest, and if the soldiers had no votes,
there would be no such bills pending before
the national legislature. He respected as
much as any man the claims Of the war
marked veteran, but did not approve Of
squandering money, which people who were
for the necessaries of life paid into |
he public treasury, to pension able bodied
H. L. yphn
ures opposition to any bill that proposes to
pension anybody takes the risk of being GEN.
ured and denounced for it, He was willing
o take each mans censure and reserve his
Judgment. He wanted consistent record,
nd would vote for the reduction Of taxation
whenever he could, but would not vote to
Increase the expenses of the government and
hereby keep up taxes.
The senate added 100000 to the house
onsular and diplomatic BILL thus protract-
NJ the session with another deadlock con-
est. II has also debated claim Of Georgia
,r money expended by that state for the
ommon defense l777, but the republican
enators are not willing to do justice Of any
ind to a southern state. Senator Morgan
! advocating the claim said the ought to be
BILE to consider this question aside from all (
of the war, and as lawyers, G
construers and expounders of the consti- 4
ition, say that this debt is, OF is not legal. j
Can the senate of the United States" asked /
Q, twenty years AFTER the war, permit it. '
,lf to be influenced by acrimonious feeling !
as to blind its judgment upon pure, dry b
uestion Of law ~ J.
After four days argument the house passed {,
lie river and harbor bill, the Hennepin ca 4
al scheme being stricken out, and then dis
used the senates amendment to the post =
lice appropriation.
The necessity for dislodging from power "
lrty which, according to no less authority d
ian the late chairman of the republican ma Al
onal committee, has long outlived and S
FUSED its mission, is imperative. And the ?
party seems to be in the face OF =
opportunity, which it cannot be doubted
will use wisely.
Now that Mr.. Tilden's noble document OF
,clination has simplifed the situation by
moving all doubts as to his position, great
activity will be shown in pushing the
rious candidates and in scrutinzing the
erits of possible ones.
It is not generally known that money was {
eely used at the recent Chicago convention,
II that Blaine was in constant communica-
IN, by means of cypher kilograms, with
s managing friends there When he left q
ashington on Tuesday morning before the =
he only decided at the railway
alton to turn nOrthward, when cypher
legram from Chicago was placed in his 4,
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