The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-11
THE FEDERAL HIPP0DR0ME
RETURN or THE MEMBERS FROM
THEIR HOLIDAY FROLIC

The Pending Games--The business Of the
Third Iiousc-A Cuban BENEFIT Promised
Hoffman on Time.
Correspondence Of The sun
WASHINGTON, Jan 9.-Thc rcassembling OF
Congress tomorrow, after It's holiday vacation, Is
anticipated by the gathering OF interested outsiders
who already I'LL the hotels and carefully scrunze
| the registers for members. The lobby business IL
bound to be brisk and remuneratvc, and rs the ses-
sion will be protrlcted, a vast deal Of money will
change hands. The old familiar faces arc visible in
all the barrooms and places Of resort Here IL the
Mexican lobby, the same IN 1868 and 1864; the
Spanish lobby; the Pacific Railroad obbics whis-
key lobby; q tsrin lobby the reconstruction lobby
and the Hon George II. Butler.
tue MEXICAN GAME.
During the closing months Of the late unpleasant
ness in the South, the Junrrez Government IN Mex
leo was particularly anxious that our Congress
should guarantee Mexican bonds for atty millions Of
dollars Congress didn't exactly see the matter In
tho same light, and notwithstanding the efforts OF
Corlios Co, Sturm, Stocking, and the rest Of the
retainers In that Interest. the Mexican bonds were
compelled to stand on their own bottom. Twenty
or thirty millions OF them showed OF IN this
country Of almost any prices, and the value taken IN
| cats, dogs. and old muskcts But now Mexico rcpu-
diutcs these obligations. There orc the gentlemen
who failed 20 secure tic endorsement OF this Gov.
| ernment upon them now llborng 10 induce the
| government to step III and compel the McNlcan
Government to pay item. Exactly how the thing Is
acrcs voull Ike the United Statcs to follow the
very ridoulous example set some years ago by Eng
object Tic result would doubtless be about the
sarnc. Al all events, u would be Int the repetition
Of the experience OF the man mat sued the hcggar,
and recovered very small contribution to mena.
goic.
MORE RAILROAD GRADS.
The Southern Pacific Railroad don't want any.
NH 20 q. fhHas fNln
| most h'ghtonei ind pendent fellows aOout hero
| The Government has been imnoscd upon and
sNindled Internationally by. tlc Union ami Central
IUc DC Companies, and the yrtuOus INDIGNATION OF
these Southern route Fellows ticrcat - unoou'dcd.
! They ask no money Indeed. &c d. doubtful II they
| would take II II II was offered to 'nrm. Bui The
| Government milh guarantee their bonds. Simply
| Vat and notLinT more. tity millions OF bonds
With Uncle Sans cndur cmcnt On tho back Of them.
wOuld be az GOOD a. any millions Of greenbacks
| and then the Government would have to paw no
morer-that t. not until the bonds rrp due. II is
very nicc little ramc 20 get money ont o the public
treasury and naturally there are ogniy OF mtriuts
rtauy TO hc'u 10 along. ndCci California and Ar.
| snni New M,yico and Texas send large delegations
to tue tmrd Iouse. under distinguished comuandcr-,
| TO work this little job.
WHAT CONGRESS HAS TO 20.
Some idea OF the work Congress has before Il for
the rfwa ndcr the session may be gathered from
brief analy SIS Of pending bills. In the House up
ward OF SIX hundred bills ta,c already been nitro.
duced, among which arc twcntylour railroad
schemes aud land grants thirty relating TO 1nan.
six to change thc system OF naturalization. tive
10 Virginia. tuftt 10 uuOlnH inc frank
dfcd bills are pending, Including universal amnesty
5ll civil service ~ 6iil to reggla.s Chinese
! bill bill TO abolish pulygamy Ia 18th; to sdni,
| Colorado, and tine like Thus u viii be seen. VIA,
there are pint Of schemes already pending 10
poy urge lobby and cause pro; ractrd session,
while not half OF The prnrosed lccisaio OF the SEES.
sion has yet been putin the form OF bills.
TREE cuBA.
But leaving legislation aside, Of which, In the tb
| of members. 0nite impossible to
| make very satisfactory urornostlcltions I am cna-
blOd TO lay Def re the numerous patriotic readers Of
| THE Sun mt CLEAN OF hope FOR tie credit o the
| country. Young America, wnica las had no voice
In bs Administrator thus far, - about TO assert IL
| iogies Of tho Cabinet have been oy6rpowcred, and
Grant has put his foot down IN favor OF free Cuba.
| give you tlis by authority Within thirty days
nom ms une, un!ess some Unforeseen
ercumstances arise, the =, Rcpnbne Of Cuba
usuon, ara steps Will be taken favorable to
the cause Of TIE sruggln patriots IN the ever faith
iul island. Already the not, oflpFep IS sound
CL Preliminary 10 the act OF roco gnitiOn sufcIeu
feet Is To be assembled IA Cuban waters 70 protect
our national interests. This feet is already desis-
aud as rasc' some special dty in lac GaifYs mad
The prct"rcc Tor Us rgauZaton, aul tue onccrs are
instructed for that duty. But the fact Will develop
tquadr Is now being uttcd out az the Illadei0hl1
, Nayy Yard sne will mako her tiia trip to Boston,
and there DC joined b. tie Dag officer Commodore
Green, who has already received III Confidential IN.
,ttueuons. These instruct ons have ocen insured
Inns, and VIII be earned Out IA accordance WITH tac
prevalent sentiment OF the country. More tnAa this
l am not at ADcry 10 stale at present
NEW YORK oN TlME.
Gov. Hoffman, OF your State. II he manifested any
| lack Of prUmputudc in transmitting 10 Washington
the action OF your last Legislature Ina rauiying the
| Fifteenth Amendment 20 tie Consutut on, Is deter
ulmcd not TO be charged with o repetition Of the
lIut IN reg rd 10 the action OF the present l., asia.
ture in rcvulng the auinys OF it. prcdccc Onc
OF his assistant private secretaries arrived here
yesterday with the action OF the Legislature with
drawing its ratification OF the amendment, which
MS duly flied with the Secretary OF state. Copies
OF the action duly authenticated, were al'o served
upon the Senators and Representatives IN Congress
troW Now York. Thus as Iar US II Ii's IN the power
OF the Democratic Legislature and administration OF
State OF New FORK 10 undo the acts VI their pre-
| dccessors In rntifpng tins amendment IL has been
done. II now remains 10 DO seen Whetl er tue Fcdc-
raj Administration and Congress VIII recognize this
roTo.ressye action. a. NJ. &.
| ShITING.