The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1886-12-31
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OUR WAsHlNCr0S LETTER
WAsn.serox. ID. e., Dec. "a. 1856


i.dn~try. There hiss becn good deal
less lalk and good deal more work
Than usual SO FAR The passage az such
hills - that 10 give the ladians lands IN
seyers.ty. that 20 redeem trsde dollars.
that to repeal the tenure Of Office act.
postal bills and appropriations, reflect
i.iah credit on Congress - part Of ~
second weeks work
Besides this legislation various objects
have been briefly discussed. such as
interstate commerce. The f.herics. the
sar:ff aid the Beck Railroad Attorney
hill Tho latter measure Of the Ken
tnrky senator strikes ~ ne rNilfnsd
senators sri Members. and is sim i a.
prevent thrm from aciing al Attorneys
Tor subsidized railroad corporations
while receiving salaries from the Gov
eminent.
Wnen Col. Morrison called Up the
fs,iis, hush instantly tell over ne
House aud n..se u fhe galleries ceased \
All eyes were turned uaon him rs he
a,osc 10 say. Ms Speaker. move hiatt
the House resolve Asell iDto committee
an ne whole Tor the nurnnse ~ cpnsit \
cr,ng revenue ..i..sr The Neas and
mays we've then demanded, snd during
The roll call absolute sllerce reiguqd III
The Hall, and many members y IA pen-
Gil ia baud were figuring m The vote
Nessrs Morrison aud Kendall were ep-l
,,arepily The calmest men on The floor.
ssch leaning bsck in his chair within N
few feet OF csch other. while now and
then a remark WAS exchanged between
tnem. When II was annpnucea that the
motion was lost. there was applause on
The Republican siae Mr.. NOfri-on'-
proposition was voted down by the
small majority Of five this time. while
la,I June IL WAS defeated bv seventeen.
The Senate's repeal Of The tenure Of
cffca act restores 10 tie President the
night OF removing Fedora. officers st sny
time The House win probably pass the
bill with hat istlle Discussion aud 20 IL
will iikci, boom. law before The
fourth 81 March The President viii
then be free from al restraint OF Legal
character in removing Republican OH
cas.
The law was enacted when Congress
Wa verw.sesmingly Republican la
both ranches, TO handicap the indie
pendent course OF President johnson in
removing Republicans from office As
il .sas designed specially fofi Mr. john
cons case. few Republicans had any FUR
Their use for the law after Gen. sani
became President and they made several
attempts 10 repeal il On those occa-
sivn< The Democrats dill not urge, a,
was naiura! for them thar what was law
fos Johnson must be law for Grant but
coniendcd for the repeal OF the act on
constitutional gronnl-, N, company with
Morton aud sherman, Butler and Log ~.
aud other Republicans.
senator [dmunds made two violent
speeches 81 insf rsnealing The act. Eyei
since Tie lannon's controversy ofl4st " u.
ter between him aud the President
which began with such flourish d
trumpet- sud ended 50 ingIorinu~ly 10
Mr.. EimuRds she latter becomes
monomanIac Whenever the niatfrr Or 4 x
ecufive Fights as opposed to the claim
OF the senate i brought before MIN
Ne AZ once begins 10 rant about givin,
The executive tile "kingiy power Al.
the corruption that will follow his RICH
OF removal.
II would give inexpressible comfort /.
politicians All over the country II IL
letters that men write. Ike the GOO
they 10, were 'tinlerrea with fLei
bones" A ffieen year Oh letter .
Gen. Grant,. showing his disbelief /
the sincerity 81 Gen. LoganS tepnhli
canism, has just come 10 light. VII
NAItS W tttc Nt- yftIlvN- luulirAt
fifteen years after they were uttered
And If Gen. Grant did sn-pect The PAL
tisan loyalty OF Gen. Logan then.
would not now, for the Illinois Senate
has changed his base since then rs con
pleteiy 81 has Senator Sherman his view
on the tenure OF Office act The vii
Ohio Senator il recorded in Congral
and on the stump as one Of the eariie
advocates Of Us unconditional ropes
This was on The ground that the OIL
possible motto Of political parties Ia X
pubiirs y TO the victors bclongr ever
thing Imagine tile surprise 0f his as
ciates la-f Friday when Senator She
lnan voted In The ~. ativc The ~
grsmne ~ me Presidents New ~
reception ~ me waite House has ~
1rd Ike ianxe ~ former yeas XVI
Comptrolifr of the Treasury looks II
tavOraDly upon ora OF M defaiia. hn
ever. Just how ths nine august IN
sorages who compose the U : Snprrr
Court can on that nrHA.ion % expal
Themselves n 10 require eleven room
carriaIrs. A. they dill last year to "a
them n ard from the executive 10 m 4
would puzzle one more deeply vrrsrd
the mysteries Of the law. even th
Ju ige DUrnam. Anil then why Um,
Sam should be required 70 pay $40
tie use Of each offhesn vehicles fDr h,
hours Is s0oiher ms s'ery. The ~
Democrats ofiicisl sees Ia thi- time hs
ored custom az expenditure Of the ps
plr'- money that II q lifile too extra,
gam, although Il b. but little item
the aggregate, and there Ii likely 10 b,