The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1888-08-23
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From oatr Washington Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 90, 1883.

Mr.. EDIToR-The result OF the ap.
preaching presidential election, with all
its momentous aud far.reaching conse.
.guences, may depend largely on the action
of three or four members of the senute,
on certain comparatively unimp.rtant
questions soon to. arise in that body.
These questions relate to the duties to be
levied on lumber. salt, rice and sugar. II
q motion to amend the senate substitute
for the Mills bill, by making lumber free,
shall receive the support of three or four
western Senators, the republicans will be
unable to carry through the senate any
substitute for that bill. It is impossible
to over estimate the influence of such q
failure on the pending canvass.
The river and hafbor bill has become q
Law, without the signature of the presi.
dent, who, while be. disapproved some OF
its provisions, and was therefore unWill.
ing to sign it, at the same time recogniz-
ed the importance of the measure, as q
whole, aud was unwilling to destroy by
his; s;veto. -;
It is difficult to get at the ..'true in
lWardness" Of the little game. which the
Senators are now playing. Do both
parties seek to prolong the session-or
only Eone-and, ii only one, which one !?
The Republicans seem to be laying ont
q superabundence of work for the senate
on the substitute for the Mills bill I; and
the Democrats are talking against time
on the fisheries treaty. Is everybody, or
nobody, in earnest "Go read the
answer in the stars, for mortals know it
snos. y !.
Senators George and Hoar cudgelled
each other, tst.to their hearts content, in
The Senate on Monday last, without the
slightest interference on the part of the
police. Had they used their knuckles
and fists, there had been two funerals.
But they only used rhetorical clubs. So
the spectators laughed and Hector and
Achilles .'live to fight another day.
The postmaster general calls for 8
deficiency! appropriation OF $3.50, 900, for
mail service. Hesays that the deficiency
is occasioned BY the excess in the cost of
of. new railway service overthe estimates.
The effect Of the enfranchisment of the
black race on the political power Of the
whites of the south is q surprise to many
statesmen. It was expected, by the
majority Of those who thought upon the
subject, that enfranchisement of the
blacks would diminish the power of the
southern whites in the federal govern.
ment. But the; result is very different.
The addition of two. ffths of the blacks to
the voting population of the south has
resulted in conferring corresponding
increase of political power upon the
whites of the south.
An eloquent senator, of convivial hab:
its figures in good story current at the
capital. Hewas called out, at a dinner
party, for a post. .prandial speech. Ris.
ing, with great ffaulty, to his feet, and
stead 7ing himself, as well as he could,
against the. table, he spoke, to- the great
delight of his auditors, on the tariff, the
national banks. and other topics, and
.fnally:on the national debt. "The ma
5tionals debit said he, in deep chested,
magnificent tones, drawing himself up to
his greatest height, arests upon the solemn
promise OF. the government of the United
States. It's debt of honor of the
American republic. It will be paid. It
must be paid. It shall be paid. Pulling
ont his lanA pocket-book and taking
3thereffom couple of one.dollar bills. !.
D-n it il, I'll pay. it myself. How much
is it? VII pay it now, and done with t."
- s WOODSTOCK.