Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1840-03-12
Miscellaneous.
Correspondence of tbs Charleston Courier.
WASHINGTON, Feb. 90, 1910.

Correspondence Of tbs Charleston Courier.
WASHINGTON, Feb. go, 1910.
The Senate did not sit to-day. The
weather is delightful, and many of the
Senators have embraced the opportunity
of it, to make short excursions TO the
neighboripg cities. The business Of the
Senate is far in advance Of that of the
House, and they nigh, as we'll pause
where they are, for the House will do no
more business this season. Every thing
in the way Of business, public or private.
must stand still till the Presidential elec-
ton is over. The wings are making i'm
mense exerlons to carry their candidate !;
and they have assumed tone OF conf
dence which has been quite unusual with
them; but upon what grounds their expec-
ta,ion of success is founded, does not ap.
pear. They say that the administration
party is disorganised aud broken up. ln
this, 1 apprehend, they are Mistaken
though there have certainly been some
sigus of dissension in their ranks. The
strength of the administration in the north,
is with The rural populaion,-the small
farmer and laborers-and they are slow to
change. Some doubt has been expressed
here, whether South Carolina and Geor-
eia would vote for MIR. Van Buren, but
the prevailing opinion is that they will
Should they throw away their voles, it is
barely possible tina, the election before the
people may be defeated.
March 3.
The proposition for the adjournment Of
Congress in May, is The topic Of much con-
vcrsa,ion. Mr.. Lumpkin and Mr.. Web
ster, representing the two opposite parties
in the Senale, strongly advocated it,
They urged that the tendency 10 prolonged
sessions was increasing; that much time
was in consequence wasted, and the ex-
penses OF the Government unnecessarily
increased; that Congress would no, begin
to do any thing until the day of adjourn
mcnt was fixed; aud that every subject Of
public importance, before Congress, could
easily be disposed Of early in May. The
resolution is soon to I've called, and have
no doubt it will pass the Senate. As to
the House, il is thought they will refuse TO
fix any day, until the appropriation bills,
the Sub Treasury bill, and some other
public bills are acted upon.
The disposition towards economy and
retrencLment begins 10 manifest itselfvery
strongly, in speeches, and in some small
matters of expense. But no extensive or
permanent reform eau he expected. In
the first place, the annual appropriation
for the Cumberland Road will be withheld
for The present year. AT least, there is
strong indication that the views Of the
South, in regard to that subject will now
lie respected, so far as to postpone the
regular appropriation Till after the Presi-
dental election is decided.
In the next place, the House has, this
morning, rejected resolution from the
Committee OH Commerce to print Chart
Of the mouth Of Savannah river aud The
neighboring coasts, thus saving some twen-
ty thousand dollars. This resolution was
advocated very zealously by Mr.. Haber-
sham, Of Georgia, who dwclt with much
force on The Importance TO navigation and
commerce, of The Savannah river. The
abuse ofprin'ing, by thousands and tens Of
thousands of useless charts and maps, is
one that the House ought TO correct, but,
in the present instance, they have selected
an improper subject for their economy.
The salary of The Commissioner of Pen
sions was also reduced, This day, by a vote
of the House, from three thousand 10 lwen-
ty-fve hundred dollars. The Senate will
not, think, concur; for it is manifestIy un-
just and invdious 10 take up single olIi-
Ger and make victim OF him, while all
the rest escape. There is, perhaps, less
reason for reducing the salary of this Off
Ger than almost any other under the Gov
ernment. There would certainly he much
more proprely in reducing the pay and
mileage oil members of Congress.