Weekly graphic. [volume] (Kirksville, Adair Co., Missouri) 1880-1949, 1884-02-15
WASHINGTON LETTER
From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Feb. 9, 'S4

WASHINGTON, ID. O., Feb. 9, "a
Nothing but vote of the Senate
stands IN the way OF two measures
which have passed the House after
mature elaboration. One Of the Fit
John Porter relief bills, which received
more than two thirds vote. But the
most important is the bill opening the
5000, 900 of acres of Texas Pacific
land grant to settlement. fne bill fol-
the forfeiture OF this grant passed the
House of Representatives by vote OF
$50 to /. That expresses the opinion
OF the representatives of the people
without regard to section or party.
They are practically unanimous. What
will our House OF Lords do 1t has
been freely stated by the
RAILROAD LOBBY
during the present debate that, No
matter what the House did, the Sen
nate would arrest the forfeiture of this
unearned grant We shall see. Hunt
lngton had things pretty much his own
way with the Senate once perhaps he
can still "swltch back" Senators and
six" committees in the good old way.
His men are upon the ground, and all
eyes are turned upon the Public Lands
Committee of the Senate. This COM
mittee has some vulnerable men on it,
but it is not believed that majority of
them can be controlled.
The present Congress has already
passed over six Members to the
SILENT MAJORITY,
and nearly all have been taken from
the Republican side. Mr.. Mac key
the last victim Of the destroyer, was
not great man, but he was a smart
political manager, who fought his bat
ties with great tenacity and grit. Since
his death there has been a good deal
said about the romance of his marriage
He married an octaroon, whose moth
er was Charleston quadroon beauty,
who had relatives in Philadelphia.
Mackey educated her at Oberlin Col
lege, OHIO, and after she had gradual
ed, was married to her by Bishop
Simpson. She is very beautiful wo-
man, and although her faint OF African
blood ostracised her from society in
South Carolina, it secured him many
votes. AS the Charleston district has
black majority, his successor will pro-
badly be Samuel Lee, who ran against
him at the last election, or Robert
Smalls, whose exploits in carrying off
Confederate steamer during the war
will be remembered. Luckily all of
Mackey's children are white, but there
is no telling what will be the result of
even slight faint of color. Iii is liable
to show up strong at any time. Dis
cussing this subject recently, a men,
Der of Congress gave an instance. A
Kentucky clergyman in high standing,
whom no one suspected to be any,
thing but perfectly white, married one
of the daughters of one of the best
families. The first child born was a
simon pure negro baby. The husband
ran away upon this discovery, but he
was tracked, and from his history it
was found that he had trace of color
ed blood in his veins. A divorce fol-
lowed, as matter OF course. What
became of the poor unfortunate baby
the story teller could not say, as Meth.
er the father or mother would have
anything to do with it. One of the
most beautiful young ladies have ever
seen IN Washington IS the daughter of
a black man. She is a perfect blonde
and no one would for an instant sus.
pect, that drop of black blood flowed
n her veins yet she might, even if
married to white man, bear children
distinctly African in appearance.
The Government is acquiring, by an
occasional purchase or donation, quite
/ respectable collection OF
REVOLUTIONARY RELICS.
The sword worn by Washington in the
Revolution, and the cane wllled 20 him