Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1872-12-14
Washington Letter.

WASHINGTON, Dec, 1872. Congress
commenced with unusual QAtiet and or
der. The Senate was.quite full but the
House unusually slim. The death Of
Mr. Greeley seemed TO be the subject
nppermost in ;Jl minds, and its peculiar
saddress tingcd everything, about the
Capitol DR.. Newman, the Senate Chap
lain, made an eloquent aud feeling allu-
sion to ii in his opening prayer, aud Mr..
Dawes, introduced into the House Joint
resolutions appropriately recognizing
ths-9atlonal significance of the death ot
so. distinguished and representative an
Ansel lean.
Speaker Blaine rs might have been
expected OF a man of his uprighiness,
took the first opportunity to yaaato the
chair and ask for committee of inyesti-
CATION into the Credit MObilicr Sean.
dal, with which his name had been false
ly connected durulg the late canvas.
n first rate committee las been selected
Uut spcculationS are varied as 10 wheth-
cr 1t will be possible 10 get at the exact
truth ~ reference TO the interests Con
grcsSmcD may have acquired in that
profitable railroad places. Rumor AS
ser,s that Mr.. Bushnell, of Connecticut,
Is likely 10 be an important witness, and
able to. throw much light apon the mat
ter it, disposed
There seems to he no doubt that all
our lntcEnal Revenue Assessors will be
abolished and their duties performed by
.Collictoss and their clerks. Whether
the hoped Tor saving will result from
thls experiment REMAINS to be discovered.
Except for the constitutional difficulties
the least burd"BSome measufc to the tax
payers would be for Congress to exact 4
per capita tax from each State, the State
collecting il with its regular take with
ont addi.iUna expense. 1t seems 10 be
conceded that taxes will be but slightly
reduced, a repeal Of the stamp tax on
checks aud draft, perhaps being the only
abatement.
The Internal Revenue Bureau gives an
interesting aud encouraging exhibit TO
topcrs. The number OF gram and molas-
Scs dlStllcries in operation on the LIST of
November last, was 205, with Il capacity
of 2SS, 40 gallons daily !; the whole mum
ber III operation Oh the lSt instant was
23G, with a capacity OF 262,343 gallons
III daily increase in November ui 2G2,-
343 gallons. This increase is the natur-
al result OF the aulumnu surieiL Of corn
and apples.
President Orton, Of the Western I'm
ion Telegraph Company, has been here
the past week, combating the Postmas
ter Generals theories in favor Of govern
ment appropriating the tclcgraphic ser
vice OF the nation. 1t will hardly be-
come law this session, meantime the
public mind will have more time to IA
mliarize itself with the colossal project.
In answer TO Il circular letter. from the
Dimctor Of Post, Berlin, Germany, Post
master General, Crcswell replies that the
number OF women employed in the pos
tai service of tho United States is about
700, and they discharge the duties OF
tEeir respective positions to tho general
acceptance 0flhe Department..
Presidents appointments to the Rus.
sian Mission, and the vacancy ON the
United States Supreme Bench, occl sion
surprise, but large majority OF his
friends deem both appointments Judi
cioUs and wise. H.
Mn. CREsswELL in his report strongly urg