The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1874-06-06
Letter from W0ShIngtO1a.
WASHINGTON, D. c., June 2. Is,

WASHINGTON, ID. T., June 2, 1875.
| AS yet the weather is so cool that only in the
middle of the day, when "Old Sol" pours his
perpendlculars upon us, is thin clothing need
ed. Vegetation of all kinds is backward, and
consequently vegetables are scarce and high
The poor as we'll as the rich have to eat Scar
city of money begets scarci y of labor, and the
result is the laberer is great sufferer here al
the present time. This condition of things is
mostly owing to the Congressional investiga-
ton of District affairs. 1t is earnestly hoped
that the report of the committee having the
investigation in charge will be made at once
and at once acted upon. The people here would
prefer almost anything definite rather than suf-
fer longer the agonizing suspense of not know
ing the fate OF their city. The plan of Judge
Lawrence for the government Of the District
by an elective assembly is not favoraby re-
ceived by Congressman.
The resignation of Richardson and his APP
pointment for the vacancy in the Court OF
Claims, is variously commented upon here
The majority feel that if it has been shown
that he has committed criminal blunder in
connection with the Sanborn contracts, he is
unfit to be a Court of Claims Judge If his
course as Secretary of the Treasury is unob
jectionable, his resignation just at this time
does himself and the republican party great
injustice.
The female suffrage agitation in Washington
is more quiet than usual, but it is immense
The advocates of this great revolution hold Sc
cret meetings. and their plans for operation are
being talked over with earnestness. Net a
member OF Congress escapes their entreaties
Coming events cast their shadows before"
The whisky war is over, as far as the crusa-
ders are concerned, but not as far as the people
are concerned. very salutary influence is
being experienced in the line of temperance.
The police board entrusted with the power of
granting licenses are getting very particular to
whom it grants license, and in that way low
groggeres are fast disappearing.
The chances for the passage in the House of
the Senate civil rights bill, are growing less and
less every day. Several republican member
have received letters from their constituents re-
monstrating against the passage of the bill in
its present form.
The Senate p 0. telegraph BILL reported by
the Senate P. O. telegraph bill, reported by the
Senate P. O. Committee, still sleeps For weeks
it has been expected that it would be called up
and acted upon. All concede it is only for the
want of time that it is not now a law, and the
people all over the country enjoying its bene
fits. The provisions of the bill, your CORES
pondent has previously given you; but in brief
he will again state that. it reduces the cost of
telegraphy from one-third to one half tho pres
ent rates, and provides that on each telegram
the government shall receive five cents, which
affords needed revenue to the country. The
country newspapers are not lost sight Of in its
provisions. They are privileged with the re-
fusal of receiving for publication kilograms at
much greater reduced rates than is made to
individual rates. With the cooperation of the
country press in advocacy of the passage of this
bill, there is sufficient time in the remaining
few days Of the session to pass it. LIFE.
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