Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1877-11-01
Our Washington Letter.

~ oA#tAAAAN htsS O~NA NANiS ~
either House of Congress. A
Committee has been ordered
seven from the Senate and clev-
en- from the House-to consider
the laws covering the counting
and declaring of Presidential
votes. Members of the Com
miticc are not yet appointed,
but no doubt Wheeler and Ran
dali will select the best ayaila-
Bile men for the place. The Lou
isiana Senatorship question is
still before the Election Com
mittee, and a report will not be
|expccled for some days. After
the report is made there will be
extended discussion, followed,
most likely, by the admission
of Kellogg. That such a re-
suit should be possible is as
tonishing, but not nearly SO
much SO as that Wells and An
derson, who made Kellogg,
should also have 0een able TO
turn the White House over to a
defeated candidate for the Pres
idency. The seating Of Kel-
logg and possibly Of Pinchback
ought to be the last possible
act of any political organiza-
ton.
The House, whcn'in session,
is still discussing the Colorado
contested case.
But both Houses were at Bal
timorc yesterday, in attendance
upon the races. Senator Beck
said his people would not con-
slider him a proper representa-
tive if he failed to 60. Sena-
tor McCreery, alsoof Kentucky,
laughed at the idea of any
horse in the country beating
Ten Broeck-"Ten Brock, sir,
Representative Kentucky horse,
SIR" But Ten Brock was beat
en-, and only for their passes on
railroads the Kentucky men
would have had TO walk back
from Baltimore to their places
at the capital. They bet their
last dollar on Kentucky and
lost.
Speaker Randall has not yet
appointed his Committees, and
has given no intimation as to
what members will receive the
places of honor. AS Randall
believes himself and is coming
to be thought by others a man
likely to figure in even higher
position than he now holds, we
may safely anticipate a good
/ selection Of men for all impor-
tant places on Committees. lie
cannot afford to make a poor
selection.
The eminent professional gen.
ltlpmen who haze been engaged
in examining our public build
ing to ascertain what ones, if
any, are fire-proof have made a
lengthy report. They find none
of them absolutely firc-proof
except the new State Depart
ment. Various changes are
recommended in all the others
especially as to the materials
composing their roofs. Partic-
ular notice is taken Of the stor-
ing of valuable public papers
records, etc, in hired buildings
mere finder boxes.
Your correspondent called at
tention to this subject last sum
mer. More recently the press
of the country generally has
demanded a change.
Baltimore fell into line as &
Democratic city yesterday, tho
vote being about two to one a
gainst all opposition. 1t was
prophesied Of the Federal APP
pointments made in Maryland
by Mr.. Hayes as ''reform" APP
pointments, that they would
thoroughly demoralize the Re.
publican party of the State
They seem to have done so. Ii
fact, something has demoralizeC
the party almost everywhere.
The humorous speech of the
session was made in the House
yesterday by Mr.. Harrison of
Iii nois. He likened Hayes t.
Oliver Twist, pushed into Tho
house through the back windows
by burglars, and then barring
the door against his thievisi
companions. The speech wa:
immensely enjoyed by all.
The amended report Of thu
Congressional Silver Commits
sion is out, and seems to be I
very thorough piece of work
1t recommends the remonetiZa.