The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-07-23
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
ARRANGEMENTS FOR A SITTING
OF THE POTTER COMMITTEE.

REPORTS THAT SECRETARY SHERMAN AND
CONKLISG WILL TEsTIRy-sPECIE TO BE
TRANSPORTED BY MAIL IN REGISTERED
PACKAGES THE HEAT AT WASHINGTON
SALARIES TO BE PAIDIS GoLD-MIsCEL-
LANEOUs NOTES.
WASHINGTON, July 20.-Yesterday the
thermometer here was 90 degrees in the
shade at the signal Office, and in various
places around town was at 100 degrees and
higher. The location of Washington, the
width ofits streets and avenues, giving free
circulation to the air, and the numberless
grassy parks and reservations, render such
extreme heat more endurable than in other
cities, and prevent the fatal effects which
have this season been 80 noticeable else
where. 1t is beginning to be known
throughout tho whole world that Washing
ton has location unsurpassed for beauty
and healthfulness and that the gradually
developing plan of the city, and the excel
lent sewer system inaugurated by the
board of public works are adding yearly to
its attractiveness in both respects.
Secretary Sherman is preparing to pay
silver and gold for small demands against
the government. 1t is not unlikely that the
salaries of government officers will be paid
in coin for July. Whether or not payments
in coin can be maintained after once being
commenced it is certain that the secretary
will make the attempt. There could be no
more serious injury to the credit of the
country than to "resume" and then be CON-
PEELED to go back to the use of deprecated
currency. The secretary, however, has no
fears, and believes revival of all kinds of
business will Immediately take place after
resumption.
Comment, not always favorable, is made
on the proposal to have part Of Mr.. Pot
ter's committee sit at Atlantic City during
the summer. So far as the expense to the
government is concerned, they may as we'll
sit there as elsewhere, and, as the necessity
of the Committee has been demonstrated it
is hardly fair to criticise the selection of
comfortable location. The Sub Committce
will commence proceedings at Atlantic City
on the 23rd There will be good ground of
complaint, however, if, as is now said, the
visiting statesmen only will be examined
there, and that without thorough cross-ex.
animation. The Committee was not order
ed solely for the purpose of exposing the
perjury and other crimes of the lower class
of Louisiana politicians.
Other Committees, the necessity for
which is not so plain as in the case of Mr..
Pottcr's Committee, have permission to sit
during the recess, and will have their SEES
sions at Saratoga and other watering places.
One of the districts in which aportion of
the Democracy is attempting to prevent the
denomination and reelection of a Repre-
sentative who has reflected credit upon the
country and the party, and has been cspe-
cialy useful to his constituents, is the
Alexandria, Va. district. Mr.. lIunton
is the able and honest and experienced
legislator who, if possible, is to be dis
placed. The whole policy is wrong, and in
this case would be especially mischievous
in its results. Mr. Hunton is not only
honest beyond rcproach, and above the
average congressman in ability, and the
people of his district will make a grave
mistake in dropping him at this time.
WARRINGTON, July 2l.--Secretary Sher-