The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1876-02-26

as u. g. Senator from Louisiana came up In the
Senate ON Monday last, aud Mr.. Morton spoke
Tor one hOut IN favor OF hia admission but be.
came 20 much intieued with the effort that he
was unable to 70 on and the further cnnsidera.
ton OF the case was postponed. IL has beer
found That the vOte hpOn PinChback's ndmis-
sion viii be much cldser than was supposed n
week or two 400, and 10 has been declined pru.
dent hy hls friends not to press his claims until
senators sharon Durnsides aud Others now 40
sent shall eturi. IL Is useless 10 disguise the
fnct that some of the opposition tD PinchbaCk is
on account Of his color. II ne was a whlte man
he would hnve no trouble ~ getting IN. Strange
rs 10 may appear, Mr.. Pinchback Isl stumbling
blOek in his path. The wives Of some OF the
Senators are ureAdfu ly nft aid that they would
have TO iecoVniae Mis, r, In social hie ana In.
vite her to their receptions ana entertainments
There are some ot our potent, crave and rever.
ont ScignuiIS of tho senate who are not entire
ly fiee hom petticOat government, and II the
feminine Influence can cOntrol three Ur four Re.
publican vOtes, iIuchbaCK is gone
An at Cmpt was made in tho House last week,
by MI. II ole, Of Maine, To stir no the financial
question much to the disgust OF the Democrats
His resolution was tn the enect that rs tle cur
reiicy OF the cOiin,ry CONSISTS OF legal tender
aud natiOr Ia bank mUtes and great tinaucinI dis
tress Ia OCCHsiuned bv the fluctuations m ITS
value, prompt measures should be taken by
Congress TO make effective the specie feshnp.
ton met of the last Congress and grant all nee
es AIRY powers TO ne secretary of the Treasury
u pl Ovlue stable Cul Iency for the people. The
resolution was defeated bya vote Ct 50 yeas 20
l37 nays. This WIS with few eNcepubns u party
vote. aud " is Uyldcnt that the Democratic ma.
jOiity Of the House do no, intenu to adopt any
financial measures introduced by tie RepuD.
LEANS They have been cDucassing on the snu.
jeCt and eiuChvOrlug 10 h imUulze conflicting
OJlniuns in theft run.s, and iave come to an ull.
derstPndmg so far as 10 vote down all bills and
resolutions on the finances coming from the
Republicans In the me eintime an effort viii be
made TO adopt some compromise thdt Will com.
mand the su puurt of enough Democratic votes
TO carry II through the Hduse
Inb DDmOCr0JS nre tnther overriding the
economy business In their great anxiety to
make politlcdl capita, theyCO not appear 10 take
into Consideration the true interests uf the
country and display the most prOfUunu iguO.
rance of the details of our system OI government
uuu the amOunO u money necessary 60 carry It
on with tine pest iesulis to hs people at lurge
They taii to app eciUr the wealth, extent and
magniticence u, our country ana ile vast ihIer-
ests winch the gOYc Dntnt is lied upon 40
protect anu foster 1t is very uusy TOr Congress
To cut uuwn appropriations 70 One-h.if or one
fOultl tile amount OF carefully prepared estI,
mates, but it is not so easy 10 make Ghese redu.
Ced appropriations meet the absolute wants Of
the government sweeping reductions are to
be made in the Legislative executive und Juui
cial appropriation Di wD ell the House Con.
mlttee On app OpriatiOns mas now under COnsld-
nratiUn. ia the Internal Revenue DeDa tment
of the Ireisuiy the e>tmntes are to be cut
down IRON S5,vOj,OJJ to sig5d,O o. the number
of Collection districts reduced from 'l0l to rs.
and large number of supervisors, inspectors
PuuPeIs and stOrekeepers ate 10 be dispensed
with In the auditing divisions of the repsul v
Department the wOr ing force is to be reduced
twenty per cent aud the salaries ten per cent.
Inc offices OF several cnlefs Ot division are 10 be
uDOlSIth.
he repeal Of the act QT Congress OF 1874 in.
cfeaslhg the pdsClge on thlrd class mail matter
which includes newspapers aud Olher priuted
matter, Is pIalnIy demanded IN the interests OF
the people and would seem 10 an ordinary lntel
leCt 10 be very simple mater, but it does not
seem 10 Ue 50 reguIueu by our saplent law
makers. The matter was under Consideration
lnht week in the senate committee on post OIL
ces aud post roads, and the question seemed Il
be 20 deep and intricate mat no conclusion
could bb arrived ut.
Upto this time about three thousand tnret
hundred original bills have been introduced II
the House aud referred to the variOus commit
tees, from winch many Of them Will neve
emerge. Considering the length of tine Con
greBs has been IN session very few bills havl
b eli acted upon and the session VIII prObaulN
be dulJe n long one. Quite Il large number U
bills are yet To be Introduced aud the ludiCa
tons ore that much work VIII be crowded mt
the latter part OF the session.
The Presidential market il quiet lust now
though Blame stock seems to be slOwIy on th
rise. Poltciaps Hre much ut sea ana unXiousl
awaiting events. The chances of seyerai ui IN
leaulng candidates seem 80 evenly balances
that there In painful state of DOUBT aud unceI
tainty prevailing. Things are just now III tina
cobd tfUn that some slight ana comparative
unlulpurtant circumstance may tplh the tld
nreslstiUly in favor Of some one amt complete
ly drown all opposition, but no one EnUws " Ii
the lucky man will be. BUtn the great pOiticu
parties seem to be iii the same dcnghtf Il $ NJ
OF uncertainuy III TINS respect. NUTUs.