The Morning herald., 1878-11-07
u WASHINGTON LETTER. so
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+ [From our Special Correspondent

WAaH1NsroN D. C., Nov. s, 1873. E
Many Congrsssmen will come to this
city :, Immediately after The result Of to-
days election is known, aud get ready
their quarters for 1the-session. From q
month before the, meeting of Congress
Washington fills up rapidly If as is poe
sible, lobbyists shall attempt toget through
their schemes at this closing, session of
Congress, when 80 many members retire
permanently from seats in House and
Senate, the winter vii be lively one
in Washington st} . ,7sT~u 's7s.
The Central Southern, Pacific ring of
California has cheatsd the South as badly
as it has cheated the mercantile COM
munity in times past II has kept the
South bsguiled with the, false promise to
build for them tranycontiuental road
through Arizona, New Mexico and Texas
shile all the time it has been plotting fer
ia very different object That object has
just been exposed in the determination Of
the Southern Pacific to extend eastward In
connection with the Atchison and SAME
Fs read, northern instead Of southern
line, and one running in the interest of
2 he Central Union monopoly This means
death 10 all competitive lines. north or
south; that is, if it can succeed in tight.
ing the government and The trade of the
country combined, for 1t is very likely
that there will be a grand effort made
this winter to push through the Texas and
Pacific or come other line that ia inds-
pendent of this combination, aad will in>
sure frsedomto overland trade. It.would
doubtless be q measure of relief tothe dc
pressed business Of both sides of the con-,
tinent.. .....-.--., -,
All the members of Mr.. ,Hayes's cabinet
sat together on Friday last. This was
their first full meeting since the political
campaign commenced. They have been
making radical speeches all the way from
California to N Massachusetts,. Those who
have shown the most earnestness in the
election Of Republicans TO Office are Messrs.
Evarts and Schurz, who mad been 81 ecially
selected and set apart to prepare rules for
he promised reform in the civii service
reform which was to eliminate partisan
Q itics from the apparatus of government"
Attorney General Devens, though he has
not made stump sreecbes, has authorized
the appointment Of an almost unlimited
| lumber of federal officials to "superviss"
Elections in the different states. Secretary
sherman has made several speeches, tho
last on FRIDAY, in Pennsylvania, to assist
Ills relative, Don Cameron, to seat in the
Senate. Secretary McCrary has made
speeches and written partisan letters with>
Ut number. i think the people will
heartily second any movenent which
will make it diszrao ,fnl for I, cab
, ct officer hereafter to speak 10 q cam
paign in which Congressmsn are to be
elected. af~7
We have, however, to thank the mem
bers Of the cabinet for demanding less
money for Depart mental expenses than
has been asked al any time since tire
war. To be sure, they saw in the condi-
| zion of the country and in the demands Of
the people every inducement to such "a
course, but they are still to oe commended
'or doing what they have done. Itremains
for a Democratic House to compel sill
sreater reductions.
Geneial Spear, Of Maine, was on the 1st
inst. succeeded as Commissioner of patents
i by General III. E. Paine, of Wisconsin. a
former law partner of Secretary Schurz.
There were 40 charges against Gen. Spear
He was driven from Office by influence
hostile to Senator Blaine. As have be-
lore written you, other ,emovals, for sim.
tlar cause, will follow this one. va