The Cairo bulletin. [volume] (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878, 1877-01-17
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.
from our regular Correspondent. J
CAPITAL EXCITEMENT.
wAsHINGToN. Jan. l3, Is

WAsHINGToS, Jan. IL, 1874.
| doubt if we can with proprety be
called serious and rejecting people.
French levity. rather than Angio-Saxon
thoughtfulness, seems to be our bent
But yesterday we were absorbed in the
oscillating chances OF the
RIVAL PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATES,
And specializing upon the grave and far
reaching possibilities of results. To-day,
men and women, on the streets and in
drawingrooms, are excited about per-
sonal affair, which concerns only the par
ties engaged, the criminal courts, and the
penitentiary, street fight, and a duel be-
tween two swell snobs. In Washington
we have safety Of sensations.
Democratic mass meetings, with their
frantic oratory; scIndalous disclosures
in the workings OF the police board
grave charges OF conspiracy limited
against the secretary of the navy; the
advent of the gigantic Russian Grand
Duke and the officers of the Russian
navy, prospective Republican grand
querade ball. This whirl of things is
calculated to make man, who signs for
a lodge in some vast wilderness, dis
gusted. Those who will not be diverted
from politics are looking (but without the
widest hope TO the Joint committee OF
the house and senate appointed 10 agree
upon plan for
COUNTING THE ELECTORAL VOTE.
Frequent rumors OF possible agree
ment are in the air, but the impression
among the better informed is that there
is little probability OF the suggestion Of
any plan TO which both the house and
the senate will accede. Neither party
ha: majority in the joint committee,
aud since no agreement is possible with
out concession or detection, and
since concession or detection in either
party would be equivalent to a yielding,
to the extent of its influence, the entire
question, il may be considered pretty
certain that there Will be no method pro.
posed that will meet the concurrence of
both the senate and the house. Just
now a number of senator's and some
members are absent at their respective
state capitals, looking after their chances
tor election or reelection 10 the senate.
Marked changes in the personnel OF the
upper house will take place after the ith
OF March. There will be
NEW SENATORS
From Texas, Arkansas, Alabama. Mis-
sissippi, Kentucky and. probably. from
Massachusetts, Illinois, New Jersey,
Georgia, and West Virginia. Whether
any OF the senators elect from Louisiana,
South Carolina and Mississippi, will be
allowed to take their seats is very ques-
tionable The Republican senators elect
from the two former states will most
probably be denied seat in the senate
upon the same grounds that defeated
Pinchback's claim; and, II is said, that
Mr.. Lamar will be opposed by the pow
erful influence OF Senator Morton, on
voters in Mississippi. The impression
among their friends is. that Mr.. Faulk-
ner will succeed Senator Davis from
West Virginia, and that Senators Bout.
well and Logan will be reelected in Mas
sachusetts and Illinois. The
TEXAS PACIFIC RAILROAD
Lobby has taken advantage of the con-
fusion OF presidential politics. and is
working night and day to secure an APP
preparation. The two rival lobbies that
were cutting each others Threats last
year, have combined their influence and
interests, and added various lines or
rather branches to the original plan,
which branches tax and penetrate con-
sressional district i'm a most seductive
way tor votes. Without great watchful.
ness and prayer for our frail representa-
| tlves we may hear soon OF the biggest
| job that has been put up since the days
OF Credit Mobelier. A bill tor the con.
! struction tor this road will be reporte d
in few days. 1t provides for union
| line from Fort Worth to the present
! Western terminus OF the Texas and Pa
! ciiic road, via FL Paso, to San Diego,
! Cal. The go yernment is to guarantee
| the interest Oh the five per cent. fifty
year gold bonds Of the main lines from
Forts Worth and Yuma, distance OF
1850 miles.
| THE BRANCHES
Provided for in the bill are: First, are
from Shreveport or Marshall to New Or.
leans; second, are from Jefferson, Texas
to Memphis, Tennessee; third, a branch
from Shreveport, La, to Vicksburg
Miss; fourth. one from Venetia, Indian
| Territory, to intersect the Texas Pacific
| at some point east of l03d meridian. III,
government is expected to garantee thu
interest upon the bonds OF the cOmpa
MES constructing the main line at rate
not to exceed So, 600 per mile, and upol
the branches at $4,000 per mile, Blu
bonds only to the amount Of the actua
cost Of construction are to be issued, so
II the road can be built for less than In.
above amounts per mile, bonds only t.
the required amounts will be drawn.