New Orleans Republican. [volume] (New Orleans, La) 1867-1878, 1871-12-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
The Approaching Congress.
WAsHrNGroN, November 90. ls7

country becomes older. its interests are
more diversified, and that the old policy Of
allowing everything to drift with the tide
and take care Of itself can no longer be
| maintained.
! Among the new measures which will come
before Congress, upon which the press and
the people ought to be posted pro and con,
| are:
The organization of postoffce savings
banks, Which will enable the people to have
savings bank that can never break at
| each county seat or other place of CONNER
cial importance. The government will pay
for the use Of money, from FIVE dollars up
wards. three and sixty-fve one hundredths
per cent, or one cent per day per hundred
dollars, and transfer the deposits by means
OF postoffice orders to any locality within
the United States free of charge.
The abolition Of the telegraph monopoly
and the establishment Of postal telegraph
system, SO that messages can be sent every
| where at a uniform rate. not exceeding
twenty cents for ten words, and one cent
| or every additional word.
| The establishment of bureau OF immi-
| grafton to take charge Of newly arrived i'm
| Migrants, who are now subject to very great
nd unnecessary hardships, by which means
immigration, especially of the better sort,
tfound to be impeded, and tie immigrants
dmoralized.
The project of establishing government
lnurance company, which will insure all
tn real estate in the country at greatly
re uced rate Of premium, and not be at
teted d;sastrously by such contagration
as hat OF Chicago, will also receive atten-
tiO, as it is now in successful operation in
Germany.
Measures for the better protection Of the
balDt-box will be devised, so that the pur-
chae and intimidation of voters, the re-
pealng and cheating going on in New York
cityand IN the South may be checked. if
not prevented.
Tie tariff will also be revised and taxa
tiOndiminished. and preliminary legislation
looking toward the resumption of specie
payment will undoubtedly he enacted. Sen
ator Sumner and other leaders are already
moving in the matter of specie payments.
Measures for the revival of our foreign
commerce and tc- the reorganization of the
civil seIvice will be up for discussion. and,
it being a Presidential year. all the political
questions Of the day will be thoroughly
considered
Under the circumstances, the capital will
be the political focus of unusual briliancy
and power, and the political usefulness of
every citizen during the coming campaign
will be in precise proportion to his intelli-
gent appreciation Of the new measures Our
local politicians and publishers must eyince
Il disposition to learn what is new. They !
will not be able TO interest hearers or read |
ers if their whole stock in trade consists of |
bygone issues.
THE CAPITOL.
Visitors, during the session OF Congress
now about to convene. will find more than
The usual change for the better The
of the south entrance to the |
and the removal of tie era
bronze doors from that corridor to the east
ront, the remodeling of the old Representa-
i've chamber, the painting inside and out
If various portions of the editice, the curb
ng and sodding OF the surrounding terrace
md plateau all add materially to the neat.
less and finish Of this grandes. OF archi,ec-
ural structures.
Professor Gardiner. the electrician Who
pr some years past has been lighting the
lapitol gas by electricity. has been busy
month past with q force OF Publishers
aking his splendid apparatus shine Dur
( the recess he has been called from
iercnt parts Of the country TO introduce
patent electrical process. which. until
ely. has only been applied TO the light
7 of the national Capitol. The grand
ON railroad depot, the splendid Jewish
Q house, and the palatial residence of A.
Stewart. lave already manifested the
eHprise of New York, and the capitol of
Nornia is also furnished with his cleo
TIL apparatus. One of the most inter
esq sights here is to see him light several
tftand burners in the twinkling of an |
eNy simply turning crank and press
inA key. The exploit resembles the
gltof Genesis, when God said Let their
beht, and there was light ,,
DEPARTMENTAL NEWS AND GOSSIP
1cabinet met at ten o'clock yesterday
andljourned at half-past eleven, after t
attdng to business which has not yet !
tullranspired. The early and short SEES I
siorlas occasioned by the desire Of the
Presnt to accompany Mrs. Grant to the
wedg of Miss Patty Miller, daughter of
Mr. ,stice Miller of the United States :
sup1e Court The President and lady. t
Chidustice Chase, other members of r
suprs bench, and Senators and Repre- e
sentses from all parts Of the country, t
youthd beauty, japonica and lavender. 7
joinehe distingue in making TIE affair il
one os.lpendous eclat.
bridegroom, Mr.. William +. Stocking, t,
startnst night with his lovely bride on p
tou, the West, to return by way of o
Niagalalls and New York city, reaching i
here iAe tor the New Year festivities.
Seveother bridal parties are already =
talkedIas soon to como Off. Among the p
prospee brides is the Youngest daughter ! N
OF ADV Jenkins: also, the daughter of h. b,
Admirably, who is a fay orite among p'
the elit Washington.
Qultdstir has just been made in the -
Ireasu1cpartment by the subpenas re-
quiringi attendance of Assistant Secre l.,
tary Hay and numerous Treasury clerks st st
to testlil the case of j. NJ. Binckley va. bt
ex-Comfoner Rollins. Of the internal VI