The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1869-01-12
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.

The present Con 3ro5s expires on the fourth
of March next, when the new Congress VII
take it's place. Within the interval OF two
months, however, the business before the
present Congress must be finished, or it vii
have to be commenced over again at the be-
ginning or abandoned. Tho calendar OF botf
houses embraces the following list of legiti'
mate. regular and incidental measures and
miscellaneous jobs:
1. The regr:sr annual appropriation bills
involving, saY 5000, 600. 600.
Q. Deficiencies, incidental Appropriations ano
priyate claims, including numerous jobs.
q. Financial bills, including the nationa
debt. bonds, banks, currency, internal reVe'
nue. and tariff measures and all the revenue
rings. -.
cation of the late Louisiana and georgia elec'
tions, bills and constitutional amendments on
universal suffrage and amnesty, the restoration
of Virginia, Mississippi and Texas, &c.
:. Territorial and Indian affairs, embracing
numerous Indian Jobs and jobs in the gold re.
gions and some in Alaska.
6. Commercial treaties and treaty claims
and Jobs. such as the Sandwich Island treaty
and Canadian reciprocity.
y. Internal Improvement appropriations, at
the mead OF which stand the big jobs OF the
proposed Niagara ship canal and the rebuild
ing Of the Mississippi River leyees.
8. Pacific main lines, and branch rsllroads
and other r1iroad land and Notwithstanding
iobs-a tremendous schedule.
g. Steamship lines and subsidies, embracing
several promising jobs.
10. Patent extensions, embracing budget
of very profitable jobs. =.
II. New postofices and post-routes, air Lind
post,l railroads, and bills for the general regu.
iaton of telegraphs throughout the United
States and with foreign countries. >.
12. Miscellaneous bills and resolutions, and
Jobs of all sorts, not included in the list men'
toned.
rRo1EcToRATE FOR HAyTI AND ST. DOMINGO.
General Banks has permission from the Com
mi.tee on Foreign Relations to report bill to
prsyde for protec.orate over Rayti and San
Domingo. The committee we're not in favor OF
it, but are willing that the subject shall be
brought up and sottled by the House. MIR.
Seward is in favor OF it. Its adoption by Tho
House is problematical.
THE VIRGINIA DELEGATION.
The Virginia delegation Of Conservatives
continue their sessions for conference daily,
but as vet nothing remarkable has trans
pired. The members have hnd few inte--
views with Radical Congressmen, but haye
not progressed far enough to form on opiu.
ION Of the probable result Of their mission 10
this city.
The action of the committee will conclude
nothing, as it is to be submitted 10 the conven-
ton Of delegates elected by the people, pro-
posed to be held in Richmond on the 10th OF
February. Although the programme -js con-
sidered settled, the committee will remain fn
permanent organization, keeping quorum OF
their body here until something is accomplish
ed for the relief OF their State. They have
pledged themselves to allow no discouraging or
untoward event to deter them from On
earnest and persistent pursuit OF this object
MISS SUE MURPHY.
Miss Sue Murphy, whose claim has been SO
much discussed before the Senate, and who has
thus become famous, is quite an attraction
among Congressman and others, who discover
in the Southern lady sprightly, cultivated mind
and comely person, withal pleasing to leoA
upon. It is cunnlpgly suggested tEat Miss Muir.
phys claim was selected as the test case IN Con:
gress because of the lady's charms, which woule
enthuse her advocates, and at tho same time
work upon the sympathy OF the grave and rev
eread senators, who would, but for these fe
male attractions, obduIately refuse to foo
Miss Sues bill.