The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1878-04-06
Letter from Washington.
Correspondence Of the Democratic Advocate.
wAsnIxerox. D. G. April 3. 1s1s.

WASHINGTON, d. c., April 3, 1873.
The Hon. Alex. Stevens introduced in the
House yesterday bill for the financial relief
of the country and to facilitate the return 10
| specie payments without injuriously affecting
the commercial business of the people Mr.
Stevens has been carefully studying the ma
tional finances for long while with the view
OF etfecting such legislation as would bring
some relief He has consulted the financial
officers of the Government and many of the
most influential members of Congress on The
subject. Mr.. Stevens, measure will undoubt-
eddy command sufficient support in the House
10 secure ITS passage, most likely in It's pres
ent shape or substantially so. The title is.
"a bill for the relief of the financial embarrass-
ments of the country and to facilitate return
to specie payment without iniuriously affect
ing the commercial business and industries of
the people, and for other purposes The
benefits to be expected from the bill are set
forth IN Its title. He confidently expects that
after the passage of this measure and his sill
yer certificate bill the finances of the country
will be in such q condition that resumption
will follow easily and naturally. The finan-
ciai troubles of the country are not so much
attributable TO the small volume of the cur
rency as to its congested condition. Meas
ures that will restore confidence and by so
doing put again in circulation the enormous
amount OF money at present locked up. are
greatly needed, and he thinks that this bill.
taken IN connection with his silver certificate
bill, will go great ways toward that end.
In very short time after their enactment we
shall see gold permanently ut paE-aa
second caucus of Republican Senators
was held in the reception room of the Senate
yesterday afternoon to consider the general
political situation of the country, growi 10 ont
OF the arrangement at present existing be-
tween the President and prominent leaders
OF the party IN Congress Ii IS very apparent
to such Republicans as Conkling. Blaine,
Edmnnds, Howe, Cameron, of PENNSYLVANIA.
and others equally anxious to maintain the
party intact, that something must be done I'd
harmonic IN some way the diseorlant ele-
ments now existing between the President
and the active leaders of the party, and for
this reason 1t was deemed best to exchange
views on the subject. While there was no
definite programEae agreed upon, it was new
ertheiess decided that such Republican Sena-
tors as Hoar, Dawes, Burnside, Matthews.
Christiancy, and Cameron, of Wisconsin, must
be made define their position more clearly
than heretofore; that unless they are prepared
10 take the responsibility of antagonizing the
future still further by a continuation of active
| coalition with Democratic Senators on mat
tiers OF confirmation, aud thereby lead the
President still further astray from the party
fold, the lines must be squarely drawn.
The House Committee on Electoral Count
has agreed to report in favor of cnnstitu-
tlonal amendment fixing the tenure Of the
Presidential office at six years, and declaring
the President ineligible for reelection. The
committee has voted upon the proposition to
abolish the electoral college, and to substitute
n a nf he
upon the number of Senators and Represen-
tatives, with a view to secure minority repre-
sentation. The proposition failed bya tie vote,
but IT is thought that the absent member of
the committee would favor the proposition.
Senator Don Cameron has succeeded in
prevailing upon Miss Sherman and her par
snts to allow his wedding to take place six
months earlier than at first anticipated. 1t
now fixed for some date not yet named, be-
tween April Is and 20. Next week Miss
Sherman and her relatives will go TO New
York to select the trOsseau. There is a pos-
slbihty that the wedding may take place in
Washington instead of Cleveland. The lady's
relatives here who are warmly attached to her
desire to have her married in Washington.
There appears to be but one alloy to Senator
Cameron shappiness and he hopes to have that
changed to shining gold with his wedding
ring The Pennsylvania State Republican
association apparently is growing reckless for
1t actually appointed day for meeting with.
out consulting the clan Cameron, and pitched
upon the very day on which the Senator of
the family had planned to be married. Now
to Senator Don it appears equally impossible
for his marriage to be postponed or for Re-
publican State convention of Pennsylvania to
meet without n Senatorial Cameron. The
telegraph has been kept busy with his mes
sages, hoping to bring about change of the
date Of meeting.