The Pickens sentinel. [volume] (Pickens, S.C.) 1871-1903, 1878-01-24
{! Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON Jan. 18, 1878.

A9Nggssss nus again droppealnto the
old routine of business. Tho'opportu-
nity to visit their constituency during
the vacation and thus be brought into
immediate contact with the want and
Suffering Of tho people, the utter lots
of confidence, and tho prosLration of
business, it might have been suppos-
sed would havo aroused those legisia>
tors to return TO their labors, detorm>
ined TO settle somo of the financial
questions that now, moro than any
thing else, Che country demands. No
such results are ohkoly to follow. A
score of Investigations have been nu-
thorized as the first important busi-
ness, with authority to send ior pas
pers, and persons, and nearly million
dollars will be spent Tor what amounts
to nothing. This sum, by suitable
legislation, might be made the means
Of furnishing bread to the starving
poor. Were il possible for truce to
be agreed TO, between the two parties,
for say sixty days., and let tho parti-
sans rise to the dignity Of their pa
triots, and use their energies in honest
work on tho two great problems, fl
nance and labor, they would be bless
cd by tho whole country. Secretary
Sherman has asked Congress TO ais
low him to use some loose funds which
he has on hand to pay nearly Il hun
dred women, who are temporarily om~
ploycd, and to whom discharge
means want and misery. IfCongress
does not allow it, it will be q good
time TO show up certain members who
talk economy on the floor of the House
and practice anything else outside, at
the expense of tho people. Economy
is ono thing and mcanness quite an
other. Congressional economy means
to faston up ones own pockets tight,
and take everything out of Uncle
Sans. Prof Baird, of tho Smithso-
nian, is using his utmost energy in
fish culture, and in stocking depleted
streams. Eastern species of the fnny
tribes aro being sent West and visa
vorsa. -Four millions of Sulmou's eggs
wcro sent in October, to Eastern
hatching houses, and rs many shad
sent West. A great prevailing want
has been suitable food for tho young
fishes. European carp has been found
to be adapted for such purpose and
two shipments have already been re-
ccivod and deposited in the lakes ut
Druid Hill Park, Baltimore. The
lakes around Washington ObeIish are
being prepared for breeding purposes
Millions of fish arc being hatchcd by
steam and arc found to be hcalthy rs
those brought into being through the
natural process. Donn Piutt of the
Sunday Capital, came out yesterday
in q two column editorial in praise Of
President Hayes. Piatt is the man
Who Published over his own name, on
March 4th, 1877, an article in which
he said that if Hayes was allowed to
enter the White House alive, the
Democratic party were not what he
took them for. For this he was ar
rested and indicted; and now, within
ton months, he dimes with the Same
President and writes two column cdi>
torals in his praise. There must be
a foreign mission or some other fat
place in the near future. This is the
time when everyone rushcs frantically
into print. 1t seems to be the pana~
cea for all sorts Of passions and disor-
ders. Men hunger after renown "as
tho dead sea for ghosts" and the i'm
mense number Of passengers who arc
anxiously taking seats in tho stage
coach >und for fame are something
enormous. The newspapers here are
overrun with articles concerning this
or that man. The women of the land
has been convened here in their annu-
al suffrage convention. They UNDER
took to force the Senate into passing
tho bill to allow them to be heard at
tho bar of the Chamber. They
crowded the lobbios, sang hymns and
| DraVed for tho wicked Senators. but