The Grenada gazette. (Grenada, Miss.) 1885-18??, 1888-10-18
WASHINGTON LETTER.
From L regular correspondent.
WASUINGTpN Oct Ia

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said that he believed in equality be
fore the law of all the people OF tn
United States; that n good respect
able widow was exactly the same be
fore the law as another. There wer,
hundreds of thousands of good wild
ows in the United States, who wer,
as much entitled, in law, in equity
and of right, to a donation from Con
gress as the estimable lady for whose
relief the bill was pending. Senator
Berry, in opposing the bill, argued
that every dollar due to the late
Chief Justice had been paid to him.
self or his widow, and that the sum
proposed to be paid was simply a
donation or gift. If the Chief Justice
had not been able to save money out
of his salary of sl0,50O a year, he
must have lived in a very extrava-
CANT way.
Judge Thurman, who was here
this week to argue the Government
side Of the Telephone cases before the
Supreme Court, was the recipient of
much attention; he was the guest of
Mr.. Cleveland, at Oak View for two
days, and was compelled to hold a
Ievee every where he went. The old
Roman has a warm spot in the hearts
Of the people here, as we'll as else
where, and when he Is elected Vice
President, as he surely will be on the
9Th day Of November, nowhere will
there be more sincere rejoicing than
in Washington.
The Republican members Of Sena-
tor Hale's smelling committee, which
has been nosing around for some
months trying to find some viola.
lions of the Civil Service la Nv, have
made their report. 1t consists of a
rehash Of a lot of exploded newspa-
per charges. The Democratic mem
hers Of the committee have not vet
submitted their report,
M House, in response to a recon-
incubation from Acting Secretary
Thompson of the Treasury, has pas
sed bill appropriating $50, 900 to
larry out the provisions of the Chin
use exclusion bill,
Representative Burns, speaking on
the General deficiency bill, which
has at last become a law. stated a
rock ribbed truth when he said that
people had turned the republican
party out of power, not on account
IF extravaganza in appropriations,
but because Of the waste and want
integrity in the expenditure of the
money,
The Republican Senators are re-
laslItng tie old worn out 'chest-
nuts that did duty in the House
the discussion of the Mills
ill. That they are only killing time
II the hope of making political CAPT
al, was fully shown on the day that |
heir tariff bill was introduced. |
senator Harris proposed that the
iebate on the bill should be limited
o ten days but Senator Allison, who
5 in charge of the republican bill, !
declined most positively to agree to
INIT the debate. Does that look like |
he republicans really want to pass
he tariff bill which they have intro
iuced? | think not. And here is
mother straw: Nearly every repub-
lean Senator has stated within the
asst three days, that if the House
would pass a resolution to take a re-
'ess until after the election, or foran
adjournment, they would vote for it
n the Senate. They are perfectly
to adjourn without passing
heir tariff bill, provided that they
'an 60 upon the stump and say that
he House forced them to adjourn.
This the House hos SO far refused to
10, and tttke sdviee Of the longest
headed meh IN tbs party is followed,
hey will eensihpe 10 refuge to the
md Of She Gbaraeser.
The House adjourned from We'd
Until to-day, and it will not
surprising II it continues to adj
ourn over three days at a time, the
INIT Of the law, until the Senate
axes some action looking towards
! recess OF adjournment.
The House has passed the Senate
'ill appropriating $4,000 to compen-
'ate the Cherokee freedmen for lands
aiken from them several years ago.
The bill changing the law as to the
late when electoral votes must be
ielivefed at the capital, to the fourth
in January, has been passed
~ both Houses, and is now in the
of the President.
Chief Justice Fuller, who for the |
irst time presided over the Supreme
jOurt this week. has made D very
,ood impression,
Ex-Seeretary Mccullough, who
lad charge of the Treasury Depart
nent under Lincoln, johnson and
Arthuri has come out for Cleveland.
lie cannot stand the position of the
Republican party on the tariff.
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