The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-24
VIEW SERIES---NO. 1859
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER
NAsHINoroN, Nceembar N. ISIS

'fNN'hlpNI 1910.
boW houses OF congress adjourn to-day,
10 meet On the 9Th Of January. Good pro-
SF'SS in business has been made though
'N'T' has Of late been indications that ON
the more important appropriation bis
there will be considerable discussion in
both houses as well as disagrecments be-
tween the two. The senate will insist.
against reason and precedent, in voting
amounts for the various departments not
called Tor by the secretaries. The house
vii! undoubtedly insist, in almost every in.
stance on keeping the bills down to the es
Inmates.
In The senate yesterday, the committee
under Mr. B.aine's intimidation resolution
was appointed. Mr.. Blaine declined to
serve, as did other prominent Republicans.
The committee rs named is as follows
Senators Teller, lIoar, Mcmillan, Cameron
OF Wisconsin, and Kirkwood, Republicans.
and BAyard, Wallace, Bailey and Gar
land, Democrats. Changes may be nado
to-day. Il ID too early to state what
course the committee will take, but nvesti-
cations II Massachusetts,, Pennsylvania are
spoken o., and in South Cmoiaa, Missis-
SIpi and Looisiana. Considerable efforts
were made to give tie Republican part OF
th2commlttce 2reatcrstreng,h, and the feel
ings among Republicans seems to be that
the Democrats have made the more Judi
cious selection Of ma,cnal.
Senator Ingalls, gave notice yesterday
that immediately after the holidays he
would call up what is known as the Pension
Arrears bill, This bill gives some thirty or
forty millions of dollars TO soldiers
and others who are already on the pension
rolls and drawing pensions. Senator In
gals as chairman Of the pension commit
tee, might have had the bin up at any time
in the past 4 years, but seemed to have
held il for use in the approaching senatorial
election in bis state. If simple promise
to take up the bill gains the senator many
votes shall be somewhat surprised. He
is what they call in New Brunswick
Swift with his mouth" and his soldier
constituents know it by this time
Mr.. Hayes did commcndablc act in ap-
pointing Bayard Taylor, minister to Ger
many, some months since, and received
therefore the thanks Of nearly every paper
in the land The death of Mr.. Taylor,
which will be regretted by all, gives Mr.
Hayes an opportunity to show that better
portion Of his character which leads him to
prefer the credit of the country to the graft.
iicatlon OF mere personal or partizan feel
ings. |. is sud, however, that the appoint
mont Of . prominent radical politician has
already baen determined on.
Mr. Hayes in recent communication to
the senate on the subject Of our postal and
commercial intercourse with South Ameri-
can countries, transmits among other papers,
one from Secretary Evalts which is OF great
interest. The secretary says:
list. That regular steam postal commu-
ni1atioD has been the fore runncr Of British
commercial prcdominance in Central and
South America, and the commercial success
of other European countries has been pros
percd in proportion to their adoption of
steam postal communication.
"2nd That the enterprise and sagacty
shown by European countries has received
the advantages which its geographical po-
si,ion gave the United States, and it finds
itself contributor 10 the values and profits
OF European South American trade.
"3rd, That the governments and people
Of these South American countries desire
an extension OF commercial intercourse
with the United States by direct trade, and
are willing to share in the expense Of regu-
lar steam postal communication.