The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1877-01-31
Our Washington Letter.
Special to the REPUBLICAN.

ment made by the late Centennial Ex-
hibition and gathering of people at
Philadelphia, which passed over this
country and found its way with more
or less power to all the nations Of the
world seems to have entirely subsided.
The after influences in the way of
suggestions fOsRsqgrcss in industries,
improvements in machinery, new
types Of form and color in manufac.
lures and art, a wider and more init
mate knowloge Of the resources ofeach
section in national productions,
comparative study Of the educational
system Of the efforts made for the
security of lifo and health to the
human race the improvements in
shipbuilding and the systems and
Rethods of warfare the study of ths
sciences, and in fact an almost end
less representation Of the achieve
ments of man, will have a far more
enduring and permanent result.
Even with all the incalculable good
TO be derived from this which men
have stored up in their minds and
their note books, we have retained in
this country very considerable pro-
portion Of the actual materials and
articles exhibited at Philadelphia.
Perhaps the largest collections sscur-
ed from foreign countries for perma-
nent exhibition in the United States
are those which fall into possession of
the National Museum at Washington.
No less than ten thousand boxes and
packages, having a weight of FIVE hum
dred tons and reaching the enormous
number Of hundreds Of thousands OF
articles, bavs been presented this mus.
cum from the countries of Europe, OF
Asia, of Africa, of Australia, the Pol
ynesian Islands, Sandwich Islands,
Canada, Bermuda, and South Amsri.
ca.
The appropriations of the Smith
sonian Institute, the United States
Fish Commission and the Interior
Department made to enable the gov
ernment centennial exhibit, have also
accumulated large amount of inte
resting objects Of study. These are
now awaiting special appropriation
to defray their transportation te
Washington, where they will be care
fully stored until an extension of the
present building of the National Mus
cum shall afford room for their dis
play, when they will be thrown open
to the free admission of the general
public. 1t is to be hoped that Con
gress will take some action in the
matter without delay.
The electoral bill which passed the
Senate Thursday morning, after ar
all Dight session, continues to be tn,
principal subject of discussion and
thought. The opposition to the BIZ
in the Senate was led by Messrs Nor
ton and Sherman who undoubtedly
made fercible presentations of theil
side of the case, but they both labor
ed under the disadvantage of having
arguments upon record which wen
directly to the opposite side, and o
course when Senator'S Edmunds anc
COnkling used this terrible advantage
by quoting to them their own late
opinions they he'd no answear to make
Before this letter reaches you the bill
I will undoubtedly have become a law
There is very little known as yet re
riding the House membership Of the
tribunal, but the names most promi
nently mentioned for the Senate
branch are Edmunds, Conkling, Nor
ton, Christancy. Bayard and Thur
man.
The Senate committee charged with
investigating the late Alabama cleo
tiOn will begin their lIbOrs tomorrow
Unlike the others, this committee will
not 60 to the contested state, but
propose by summOning the witnesses
before them to conduct the investiga'
tiOn here.
The democratic investigators still