The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1877-05-12
Washington Letter.

Extra Session Postponed Some Like n, Some
DOnt-The Washington Monument-ShGH II Be
Pulled DolOR-F0or LO TO Be Put 10 Work. 7tUo
Presidents in Philadelphia-Aiss R0rterS We'd.
ding, etc., etc.
From our special Correspondent.
Washington. ID. O., MAY 0, 1877.
Last Saturday the city was thIown IL to a sud.
den spasm of surprise by the announcement
that the Cabinet had decided TO postpone the
extra session of Congress till October 10th. This
decision, like all others, viii both please and
displease. congressman and business men will
be rejoiced while the District trades-peOple and
certain classes Of politicians will be disappoint.
cd and win fume and iret accordingly. Among
various reasons gwen for tins change IN the po
htlcal programme, the principal one seems to
be that Congressman don't want TO work during
tho hot weather, and that there is no real ne.
cessity for so Cary session since the Army
and Navy appropriations are al that demand it,
and they viii only have to go over one regular
pay day. The Il 81 thar came out on the subject
Is TINS; The President. no doubt, wants to
have his southern pUhCY fully tested before
Congress meetsi but Ihat IS no reason why
vital commercial interests Oi The country should
cutter Nor should they snter because the con.
Yenlence and comfort Of Congressman VIII be-
suDserle ed Uy hXng the ume for meeting IN
OctODer. We shOud ike to Know who THESE
Congress amen are VINO, consulting their own
c0nN enience requested thai tae lessiOn should
be postponed until late III the autumn. The ne.
Cessities OF tue army alone shyuid have inspired
an earlier meeting, 1t Is no excuse 10 say that
the army can be clothed and suppned with ali
its necessanes and that unt the 18th day OF
October only one regular payday has been
passed Not day should pas alter the money
became due without paying these men. There
is none IN the service OF the Government VINO
BlOu be palu more promptly than the soldier
aud the sailor, ava II would Gc an outrage 10
III ual A D. ba
deuI ana his Cabinet dOn'C want Congress heie,
or because conference.-the are alIeaGY
drawing pay at the rate II $3.50 per anuum Tor
doing nOtlhng-dOnl cuo 20 come TO ~ ashlug.
toL IN WARM weather
The Washington Monument, about which so
much has Oeou SAID ana written. is suil sub
ject OF discussion IN the society which was
formed especially TO attend TO lJs construction
and arrangement The foundations have Te.
Gently been eXamined by United states engi
neers and arcniteCls anurepOrt mace thai they
ave insecure and cntIely inefficient Tor the
weight Ot the finished structure, now ouIy
about tmtu us tan as II Is designed 10 be and
c5gltaiiOn now tuIns 10 ths question of what
rhlil be done with tue thing. 1t was begun as
Much as twenty nVe ye,Is ago. ana, as II was
uesigned 20 be lasting memorial OF Mashmg
tUn, me great and good, me specimen s.Oues
! UIn All parus OF the world nave been contrib.
l..uu and now 10 IS decided tlyt the tfflTf and
expense nave al been Ia VAN NusaIng gtOuians
are nearby SICK Oi the whole ahalr, ior thIs
reason. ears ago when tac tunUs tnat had
len collected tOi the monument mad been eN.
hansted every sOrt OF device was resOrtcd 70
lof lhe purpose Oi ltntNlng ana lnureasl 4
lhem. Among Other bappY tnUughIs wa that
OF begging continually num the genera pubhC,
anu ~ Tins enu. Ju&es labeled WIN y acal ds -.
pnallug iOr Contributions ana BUttthg Iufth tue
b0nevoleuce ui tho Object Nere placed IN every
pubnc place IN tue District Que CAnuvt Uut or
the Patent Once without passing one Ut these
DJNUs-lOr pans have been taken 20 pace tnem
10 Tue mOsl conspicuous places-nOi Tho IOlt
once. nor the lrgusdIY. lhe Art Gallery has
Uho tue Smithsonian Institute las une-lu
iacti the " usllngluu Munune eut has become an
tye-sole ana IN car sore 10 people IN tals WON
, ltS. various biRsestiUns ugNt beeu mace as
- WlEt email now 10 Gone with H. tie ulIkt
-nsiulo UcilLy 60 rcluUva the uuuui.hed anu
unt gnliY shait ALL uge the marble OF which