Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-03-09
Of the Charles City Intellige ncer
Letter from Washington.


WASHINGTON CRY, MARCH /, 1855.
Ny DEAR HrLDRErH The days of
the thirty-eighth Congress are nearly
ended. Both Houses are busily at
work night and day in the endeavor to
accomplish what is most necessary to
be done. These things are those of
course closely related to the war,
such as the enrolment law, the vari-
Gus appropriation bills, the Internal
Revenue law, the Tariff, the Loan bill,
&c, &c. The crowd increases as In.
auguration day approaches, made up
of sight-seers, lobbyists, contractors,
office-seekers, &c. All the ms want
to remain in, and all the outs want to
get in. Some changes are inevitable,
rendered necessary by vacancies, or
incompetency, inefficiency, or other in
efficient reasons.
But there is not a disposition to
make general change. Experience
is worth much, and a man already
taught is much better in many ways
than an untried one. The people are
beginning to appreciate this in their
choice of members. All the repre-
sentatives of this Congress are reflect
ed to the next from Iowa, Vermont
and Massachusetts, and very largely
SO from the other States, with the ex-
ception of the Democrats, who are per-
hitting many of their men to rest. In
this manner Cox, Pendleton and Fer
nando Wood will be permitted to re-
tire.
suppose you are familiar with the
changes to be made OF contemplated
in Iowa. / will recur to a few as
they occur to me.
US. District Attorney Gurley is here
on visit. His health is so much i'm
paired that he resigns his position and
Nourse, sour Charlie" is to take his
place. Marshal Hoxie has sent in his
resignation, and is to be succeeded by
our friend Melendy of Cedar Falls.
N G. Deering, of Mitchell, is to sue
coed Judge Brainard as special Mail
Agent for Iowa and Minnesota Mr..
Deering is yet here in the Secretary's
Office in the Senate, but will shortly
return to Mitchell. Gen. Fitz Henry
Warren, it is understood, will go
abroad as foreign minister.
Should Mr.. McCulloch 60 into the
Treasury as Secretary, as is now un.
derstood to be determined, Mr.. Usher
Of the Interior will probably retire, in
which case it is thought that Senator
Harlan will be Secretary Of the Intc-
rior. If SO. your State will have a
vacancy in the Senate for the remain.
ing two years Of Mr.. Harlan's term.
This vacancy. until your Legislature
shall meet, would probably be filed
by Gov. Stone by the appointment Of
Gov. Kirkwood though some, who
believe Gov. Stone wishes to be Sena.
tor himsclf, think he will appoint an
inferior man to hold the place tempo.
rarily. in the hope that the Lcgisla-
ture may elect him. A shorter way
would be for Gov. Stone to resign his
place as Governor and let Lieut.. Gov.
Eastman appoint him Senator, which
has been suggested but should the
Lieut.. Governor have similar aspira-
tons this plan might not succeed.
1t seems to he understood that Mr..
Kasson is DESTROYS of being Senator,
to succeed Mr.. Harlan. Mr.. Kasson
is able, Industrious, hard worker
and ambitious. But somehow people
get the impression that he is all the
time working for himself. In any
event there will be quite contest in
the Iowa Legislature over the Sena.
torship next winter. The Office ought
to be given to the Northern part of
the State, and If Hon. j. F. Wilson re-
sided there, instead of where he does,
his would be the best selection that
could be made. He is strong. earn
est, judicious, growing man. He
stands to-day among the first ten men
Of the House on the Republican side,
and l believe might say a lesser
number. in ~eigM and influence.
Stewart Goodrel, Of Des Moines, 10
here. he has just been appointed q
special agent of the Treasury Depart
ment to 60 to Natchez to take charge
of abandoned property.
Yesterday they drafted in this Dis
trict. Among others drawn was your
Representative, Mr.. Allison. Several
other members were drawn-Pome-
roy Of Kansas, Webster Of Maryland,
and others.
Workmen are busy to-day erecting
the platform for the inauguration.
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