Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1871-01-26
Letter from Washington.
WASHINGTON. ID. c. January 2lst, 1871.

WASHINGTON, d. c. January 2lst, 1871.
ACTIVITY IN CoNGREss.
The Congressional Furnace Is now in |
full blast. Bills and measures, OF long |
standing aud short standing, are being |
narrowed up and considered In Committee
and In the Legislative Halls. New hills
are being introduced, and the Members of
the third House are hardly taking time to
breath, tryin. to further their respective
bills To the dctrimcht of their neghoors.
NJ. Cs. are bcsciged at all times, and the
Congressman who presumes upon the
good nature of those rowing and rambling
Tn rd- House fellows by retiring before he
small hours of the night. is pcrenptorialy
cashicrcd by the offended. and Is consider
ed ''Iourth-rater." The embodiment OF
popular Congressman Is principally STA
Why. An uuwclcome visitor by him Is
treated with neariy the same considca-
ton as a welcome one and | might u'tc
here that 50 few a.c welcome durin. the
stormy portion OF Congressional season
that the exception to the rule none
Oh. II you dear readers only knew the
responsibility, the cares. trials and trim
lations OF your Repre- sentative In Congress.
you would rather lity than envy fh.ir
situation.
TERRIFIC AL GOVERNMENT ron the u I.
III bill To provide II government for The
District OF Columbia was called up, and
after some amendments. was pa>std by -
to -. One feature of the bill Is open to
great objection. and that is the appoiat.
meat of nearly all OF the officers instead OF
clccting them by the people. The people
here are very much chas rined to think TIA;
they are still under the absolute control o;
Congress. Those who are large PR, erty
/ owncIs however. axe Il litl,c { n>u;cd la
| hnow. that the change To territorial
| form, will effect a reduction of their taxes
nearly oue-hllf, ani thereby tend - n
crease the valuation OF real estate.
san DOM 500.
/ The Prc>idcni eNiueed such spirit sf
4 fsirncs> IA the appointuc. It %. the san Du-
niu2o co nnIi>sIOi,, that he has complete
+ ~ d.>arned all "f his slandrrcr> IN tin,
Z city ia relation to this subject. lie seems
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VIII.
NJ" thin. on the part Of the President.
that il j. stated by one OF the Secretaries.
that the gcutlcmru "onpo.iu. the commits
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were appointed. The c ,mmi.>lon sillcl
without any instruction from the President
further than To probe the subject 10 the
bottom.
The Presidents action H.. the promises
has done much - convince the opponent,
OF annexation. that he must have acted on
better information than they seemed 10
have possessed. or he would not have .onr
- flr beyond MIA. 4 spin, 81 lair dcaIin..
IN ihr matter rcqtiicI. Thi- subject j.
not only attracting great attention tn %
hucal circles here, bat even the religion,
"ofld !, taxing the subject INTO considorA-
ti'n, anu are found either III cctly or iudi-
F'e''s iANor'n+ tAe measure.
nor oHt oi h.> Dbl beaten track. but j. ia il
SIN. head and shoulders though the Sa,.
/ Doih'n.o anair, or >oaIcthin. else. made
! hia unmiIdiui that has supplemental civil
nights bill was called up on the .ih Of July
1ISsi and indefinitely postponed When
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to be Commissioned OF the General and
Office. agreed to-,la, IN rrnor, f,vor,,l,.
on the nomination This l. a,,,v,t.,,, nj,
I course, 10 confirmation and the Dustin.
VI ''e p'eSe"' INCUMBENT, WILSON, VINO has
"'eu VI o'e'n'irnI pap nearly ms whole
''e "'s'' - oo'h very AMBITIOUS ana
"'1'"'"''ai' and tue iuea that "a Is al once
" "c "istooeu Oh ms power over man and
'e' a'o'' 10 sn'F~ Tor hi'iiseH' Is most ter
''"'e WI" ann lie Claims that on account
Vi "i' io"S service ahd experience In the
i-''u o"'-c' a'one Is SUN -icnt reason why
'"e 'e'h hehI shoaid retain him IN Of
MT he AIS ei'iiin' ID DC poor, add needs
Iie on'ee ior the support OF his family.
MS e'use' al 'h'e>''satioi INTO Tue aniir
al" he y 'ouh" 10 nave property Id this
eitt' the a>>e>seu salur OF winch Is S25,-