The Cecil Whig., 1875-11-20
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
" AsAINGroN, D. G., November Is, 1871

" WASHINGTON, D. G., November Is, 1870
! DEAR WH1e:-I wish could send You a
photograph of the delightful weather we
are having. 1t is great pity was not
born with poetic ferver. If could only
make things rhyme would be first class
poet.
| To the anxiety ard grief of our fur deal
ers, Washington has put on her mantle of
| Spring with the beauty of Autumn, and our
Avenues are crowded with the hurrying
crowd who draw in every breath of this
delicious weather with the enjoyment of
| the moment. for "we know not what the
morrow may bring forth y in the way Of a
meteorological change. Which do the peo-
pie talk the most Of the weather or love 3
The weather, of course. 1t is as old IA
| topic as love, and that is my excuse for
speaking of it, because l believe it equally
interesting, and it gives me an opportunity
to praise the climate of Washington.
Apropos of fur dealers: The furlined
cloaks and sacks, that every lady now thinks
necessity, have gone up in price since the
| Secretary of the Treasury has declared that
they should be appraised according to the
value of the lining and not the silk. But
like many such decisions, it falls on the
| purchaser and benefits the dealer, for the
decisions come after the whole of the sea-
sons importation is in and just before the
opening of the retail trade, SO up goes the
prices, and the tradesman makes fifty per
cent where he only made twenty five before.
| ZACH. AND THE INDIANS.
| With the delightful weather, we have
another delegation of Lo upon us. Eleven
of them. Come Moody. come Sankey. ard
take charge of this edition of be- smeared,
be-feathered, be beaded, odoriferous Warm
Spring visitants to our capital. However,
these warriors bear an amiable record, being
of anti Modoc fame, and of valuable assist
ance to our brave soldiers two years back.
| The Commissioner of the noble red mans
affairs is holding councils with these dstin
guished friends on the subject of what shall
| be done with ''Poor INDIAN
The new Secretary of the Interior is be-
ginning to open up, and is proving himself
a thorough reformer. Twelve or fifteen of
| his snbordinates, who are thought not to
have manifested the necessary efficiency in
! the service, have been led to discover that
he had no further need of their assistance,
and have graduated accordingly. 1t is
cheering to the patriotic mind to know
that there is no dearth OF persons-willing
to sacrifice-to fill the places of the departed
RESIGNATION OF TREASURER NEW.
| 1t is currently reported that L. S. Treas
urer New will be forced to resign his pres
ent Office in order to give his attention to
lis. There is, however, nothing definite on
this subject, but the impression is quite
general that he will resign.
VICE PRESIDENT WILSON.
1t is a pleasure to note the full restora-
tion to health of the Vice President. 1t is
deemed of the utmost Importance that he
withdraw from all excitement and mental
labor for considerable period 1t is sug-
|
spend the Winter in Florida, live on turtle
soup, eggs, steaks and tropical fruits, in
stead of legislative and political diet in
Washington. His heavy drafts on the fu-
ture are beginning to mature, and it will
require the greatest economy and prudence
and retrenchment of vitality to enable him
| to meet them on presentation.
| WHO SHALL BE SPEAKER?
In three weeks from to-day the forty
| fourth Congress will commence its session
at the National Capitol in this city. The
great revolution which took place in Amer
ican politics last Fall changed the Demo-
cratic minority into good wholesome ma
jority sufficient to give it control of all the
patronage that attaches to this important
branch of our popular government. The
| transition of course involves the change of
possibly every employe of the House of
Representatives. The Democratic party,
| when in power, reigiously incline to and
| enforce the axiom "to the victors belong
the spoils," and it is hardly to be expected
| bear by The {" outs " that the "inns " can
even indulge in the hope of retaining their
| offices. Speaker Blaine, in his famous val
edictory to the forty-third Congress, said
that the position of Speaker was zone of
| dignity and responsibility. Notwithstand-
ing the Importance of the trust, there are
no less than four formidable aspirants to
wear the yoke. The great State OF New
York furnishes Fernando Wood and S. S.
Cox; the claims of Pennsylvania center on
Samuel ]. Randall, while the West is rep
resented in the person of Michael c. Kerr,
of Indiana. None of these candidates have
been idle in the race for the goal. From
the present standpoint, the canvas may be
mia, and Kerr, of Indiana.
THE CLERKsHIP.
After the election of Speaker, the next
important officer to be chosen is Clerk of
the House. There are about one hundred
aspirants the most prominent of which are
A. D. Banks, of Mississippi, and Steven
son Archer, of Maryland. Banks claims
| to have the lead in the race in the event of
Randall's election. Archer, it is thought,
can be carried through if Kerr succeeds.
OTHER OFFICES.
For the position of Sergeant at Arms
there are about forty candidates announced,
while there are scores working like beavers
for the positions of Postmaster and Door,
keeper.
THE PATRONAGE OF THE HOUSE.
The chief Clerk of the House has forty
seven persons on his roll; the Sergeant-at-
Arms, three; Doorkeeper, twenty six, and
the Postmaster, ten. The total patronage
of the House for these available offices is
one hundred and fourteen. Washington is
to be the grazing ground for the hungry
hosts Of the long fasting Democracy, and
when the organization of the House is
completed and the result known, the sighs
of relief and disappointment that will 90