Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1877-10-10
From cur Regular Correspondent
Washington Letter.

| l returned to this charming, wicked, pO-
litical centre last night, after an absence
of three months, expecting to find matters
in fine ferment over the election of a
speaker in the House, the doubtful bal.
ance of the Senate, the recalcitrancy Of
the New York republicans, and daring
journalistic enterprises. But l find am
on the ground at least day too soon
There is not, as yet, much fermentation
in political circles. have Just made the
rounds Of the hotels and other places
where politicians are wont to form in
groups, talk earnestly or retire mvsteri.
ously behind green blinds, but they are
not to be found at the hotels, on the hotel
registers or Pennsylvania Avenue I have
learned that the number of members OF
Congress in the city is precisely twenty.
Of THE PROMINENT CANDIDATES FOR
speaker, Messrs. Cox, Morrison and Ran
dali have arrived. Mr.. Sayler will remain
in Ohio until after the election, which
some construe TO be an abandonment Of
the contest, but his absence does not nee
essarily mean an abandonment. for he has
Jealous friends who are working for him
in way that the good-natured, indolent
Mr.. Say Ter would never work for himself.
Mr.. Cox has been for more than week
at the Regis House; he pretenls to be
hopeful of his election, and says that Will
be cannot predict with certainty who will
be speaker. he knows positively that it
will not he Mr.. Randall. Mr.. Randall on
the other hand, is cool and confident, and.
whatever significance there may he in a
general impression, it is in his favor. Hi.
friends assert that lie will have sixtv-ivp
votes on first ballot. Mr.. Cox claims for
ty. Mr. Morrison says he will have thirty.
five votes, and Mr.. Blackburn Of Kentucky
who is expected on Monday, claims thirty
eight votes. There are other candidate,
who will have scattering vote Of twenty.
FIVE, which makes total of two hundred
and three, a number considerably larger
than the democratic majority, which
proves there is a mistake somewhere.
AN ANIMATED SESSION AND BUSY SEASON
Ii is quite apparent that while the com.
ing session will be evenilul. and the season
gay, money will not be spent so proliral.
V as in the past The hotels complain
that the race Of millionaire statesmen !:
fading from the land. Senators and mem
bers seem unwilling to pay high prices
and the stylish West End boarding house,
that have been able TO command from S2O(
10 $500 per month for suite of two
rooms, now find it difficult to engage then
for half that price Boarding house an.
hotel areas have been immensely increls
ed in the last few Years, and competition
prevailing ideas Of economy, together will
| the simple style of living under the pres
ent regime, are all having a tendency tc
make existence at the National Capital a.
| cheap rs, or perhaps cheaper, than it La:
ever been.
1t Is THE OPINION or TIL PRESIDENT
that The extra session will continue unit
the time for The regular session to begin
and that many members and senators are
of the same opinion is proved By their
hiring residences and preparing to keel
house.
The message of the president will be
confined mostly to matters for which the
extra session was called, and the annual
reports from the Departments will not BE-
submitted 10 Congress till December. The
secretary Of state will present correspon-
dence relative TO American representation
at the Paris Exposition. on which there
will probably be prompt action. :
There is much speculation ahUat over
the consequences likely 10 follow should
Senator Morton remain helpless and Sena-
tor Spencer unfriendly to the aluinjslrl
ton. The latter is spending lis honey
moon among the Black Hills, aud is be-
lieyed, by some, less anxious to be in The
Senate Chamber during the present se,.
sion than 10 be returned as senator from
the future state of Wyoming. Al any
rate, il is known that he viii not be in
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logg has returned 10 New Orleans, saving
he will make no effort to secure seat in
the Senate until Senator Morton is able to
advocate his claims. In spite of newspaper
reports Of his improving health. there is a
very general impression that the great
senator will not again enter the Senat,
Chamber; and There will be none left in
lthica to bend his bow Senator Sharon.
who is looking after his silver mines in
Nevada, will not take his seat before De-
cember, and it is not improbable that
President Hayes will find himself con-
ironled with a democratic Congress; but
how democratic Congress can antago
nize his administration without alluyng
itself in opposition TO lis own avowed poll
" is 4 question difficult 10 answer
ind the city very much Is | left il
three months ago. The Capitol is empty,
SWEEP and garnlshed ready for its familiar
spirits. The Hall of the House Of Repre-
Sentatives has been covered with Il new
green carpet, few of the committee
rooms have been re-lurnished, and both
the House and Senate Chambers have been
supplied with new exhaust pipes to draw
of the foul air.
There is every indication Of an exciting
and interesting session. a large number
Of journalists have arrived prepared 10
represent their various papers, and there
is The wonted hustle and animation among
the qnld nuncS on newspaper row where
The doors have been closed for weeks.
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