Year: 1872

Grant Enraged.


President Grant is deeply enraged
against Senator Sumner on account OF
his proposed amendment limiting the
Presidents office TO one term. lie
spoke of Sumner recently in converse.
ton as an utterly unpatriotic man and
declared that if the country got in a
tight place he would great deal sooner
expect Jeff Davis or Breckenridge to
come to the rescue than Sumner.


The Virginia Funding Job.


The connection Of Governor Walker,
of Virginia, with the corrupt funding
Job and his singular zeal in the support
OF the Virginia people, has destroyed
his popularity so much that his amo'-
tious hopes OF being nominated by the
Democracy Tor President will find no
local encouragement whatever. 1t is
said by good judges that if Walker was
now before the people Of Virginia for
reelection he would be repudiated by a
large majority. The support Of this
funding bill is believed by many to
spring from corrupt motives, and a
prominent politician of Virginia now
here makes the prediction that at the
end of his off .ial term Walker will
quit the State great deal richer than
his Radical opponent, Governor Wells,
who has made over a hundred Thousand
dollars out OF his schemes.


Independent Republican Organiza.


ton.


Movements are now going on IN varl.
Gus States to form an independent
Republican organization, pledged to
defeat Grant whether nominated or not
by the ofice-holders' Convention. The
plan has received the adhesion OF many
influential Republicans In order, if
possible, to arrest this stampede, the
Grant Radicals have picked out an
early day in June for the holding OF
their nominating Convention. That it
will nominate Grant is generally con-
ceded.


Democrat. Absentins Themselves.


There has already been indications Of
absenteeism on the part Of Democratic
members of Congress. a large number
in the House were absent the other day
on an important vote, By their absence
a Texas Radica, was accorded the seat
Of a Democrat. If the press does not
take this thing up the evil will con.
tinue


The Minority Report
OF the Ku-Klux investigation is nearly
finished. 1t has been a work OF im-
mense labor to siit and arrange the
testimony, but the results obtained are
most powerful and impressive. 1t is
supposed that the majority and mi
norty reports will be presented in q
week from now. The minority reports,
and that OF the New York investigating
committee, will probably be made the
chief campaign documents Of the Dem
ocrats. Messrs. Beck, Stevenson and
Poole will probably concur in special
report setting out the debts Of the
Southern States, and exhibiting the in
crease of debts in each State.


The Amnesty Bill
will come up in regular order tomorrow
and will probably be again postponed
on account of the protractei absence OF
Senator Robertson, who has charge OF
the measure.


Summers Social Equality Amend


ment.


Sumner has a long speech prepared
on his social equality amendment,
which be will deliver if be can &c, the
floor. 1t consists in the most part Of
letters from negroes, both North and
South, complaining that they can't stop
at the best hotels and ride in the best
cars nor do many other things
which white men do.


Specie Payments.


A bill will be introduced in the House
to morrow by Freeman Clark, formerly
Comptroller OF the Currency, provid
ing for return to specie payment,
without a contraction of the cur
rency. Among other things it will
provide for the payment Of imports in
coin and the redemption OF legal tcn-
ders at the Treasury Department.


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