Millheim Journal. [volume] (Millheim, Pa.) 1876-1984, 1884-12-25
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From our Regular Corresnondent.

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WASHINGTON, ID. c.. Dec % 1884.
The House Last Wed npStlay umceer-
moniOusly hustled Mr. Culom's Inter
State bill TO one side and Suhst ituteu
Mr.. Reagan's bill on the same subject,
which had already been reported favor
ably from the committee. In order ca
kill this bill, however, the Republicans
after securing pledgers from enough
Democrats To support them. loaded The
hill with amendments which they
knew that the Senate could never con-
cur in although tire maj 'riiy of that
body might be expected 10 ring IN the
rvprlaSl ing SrntgamOlan whenever
there is al Oppnrt unity. Que of these
amendments provides that no dlstinc
tiun shall be INA ie 10y railroad COM
pany III the conveyance of passengers
by reason of race or color, and the 9TH
er restricts all companies in passenger
rates To three cents per mile whether
th distance be long or short. The idea
of Cullom'S blll is taken from the IlIl-
noise railroad law, ont Of whicl his
arisen more litigation, and the indttim.
itt provisions of which have called for
more Judicial determination, than anv
stat ute that has heem enacted in mod
ern times. 1t WAS Il law PASSED bv th,.
Illinois Legislature at IL time when a
lot of crankS had cOmtIOi of that body.
ana the whole power of The State has
betn invoked and found powerlt SIS to Ell
force it.
Tie outlook for the conviction If
General Swain is not 50 encouraging
as it ought To b. | should think
that an ordinary court martial would
hardly need any stronger proof of guilt
than the miserable pettyfOgging that
has characterized the defence from the
outset. When Swain was first brought
face To fice with these charges, he de-
cllied the interference of military
commission WAS ordered by the Srcrt-
tary of War and found basis for the
charges, he resisted e court martial
that the President was compelled To
order to try him. and here he has inter-
posed every possible obstacle in the
shape of demurrerS, rubuttals, sure
buttals, and what not until his COUNSEL
have succeed d in getting the court i'll
20 c0nfus ION worse cOnfoundtd. Swain
however, should be hustled out of the
army anyhow ON general principles.
The INVASION Of Washington by the
expectant Otfice-holderS has alread,
commenced, even after Mr.. Cleveland
has taken twenty thousand of them by
the hand at Albany. The hotels are
already more than full and all the
morning and evening trains bring iIs
additional population to make up The
half million people who Will be here on
the twenl y-spcond day of Febru Try To
stay until the inIug Iratiom and as
much longer rs they can. Fifty repre-
sentative citizAns of Washington, with
out regard 10 party affiliations, I'VE
been selected rs Il comm ilteet0 get ND
an appropriate us well as ali elaborate
programme OF ceremonies for MIR.
Cleveland's ilIaug ural. AmOpo of the
twenty dollar pair of boots thata wy
theville. Va, cubbler proposed to pre-
sent to the President t-elect. but which
the latter insisted upon paying for, re-
minds me of the fact that Mr.. Perry
Davis is the originator Of the celebrat
ed Pain Killer" made and presented
to Andrew jackson the pair of boots
that the u 'eidl stond in when Epwas
inaugurat-d m the fourth of VI lr:h.
1929 DdViS studied out his formula
for the Pain Killer whIle ut the c"rd-
wainer'S bench in Fall River, MISS
and from it left u tnrtu IL rQILl TO the
d = 'rtS nf pa ent 'n4 ii:ine nln. In
this caSe of root presentation, the
thought never entered Davis he al
that Jackson wOnId give hin an office.
nor din JhcksO entertain the AS, idea
OF giving him one. and Irr didn't. How |
ever, IN thtS- more d. generate llays il
HaH .EEttVr tIat Mr.. Cleveland should !