Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1878-04-23
Washington Correspondence.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., !
April 16. 1878. {

had at reasonable rates. The nshlnR on
the Potomac is very nearly failure, and
the fine shad, usually so plenty At this
season, are scarce, and command high
price. Eggs have been very plenty, and
sold as low as ten cts. per dozen, can
now be had at u ~ cts. Straw berries
are 10 market, but as yet are altogether
too aristocratic to make the acquaintance
Of the average government clerk.
Political matters are becoming interest
ing. The republicans in Congress have
recognized the congressional Commit
tee, and its general composition would
indicate that vigorous campaign is
about to open, though some oil the COM
mittee are too much on the mandy psmby
order, and belong to the reformeTs.
rather than to the republican party, par
ticularly is this the case with the members
from Rhode leland and Ohio, Messrs.
Burnside and Foster. This committee
uds ucItbOlOlc lcStl'cu uuNh 'oiu"O'V
aid from the clerks in the departments,
out the order of June 22d, which has in
ured so much to the benefit Of the dem
ocracy, will in r measure interfere with
the efficiency OF the committees work this
season. Quite an amusing Illustration
OF he workings OF this order, has recently
occurred. Hon. Jacob ii. Ella. fifth Audi
tor Of the Treasury. went to his home in
New Hampshire. TO aid in the recent
canvass in that State, and made several
speeches. The democracy at once set up
a howl and loudly called for his removal.
but the administration had another way
of expressing its disapprobalion OF his
course, "a he has been designated 20 act
as first Auditor, in addition 10 his other
duties. and be is now filling two ollice',
instead OF one as before.
There is at present about as much
higgling and lodging going on in Con.
gress as there ever was at one time. The
repeal OF the resumption act. is The bore
this SINE. Many members are anxious
TO put themselves on record in the ma.
ter; others are quite as anxious not 10 be
compelled to meet the question, while al
admit that resumption is already 50 tar an
accomplished fact, that the repeal OF non
repeal OF the act cannot affect the matter
one way or the other. as there does NOS
exist d reasonable doubt but 1t vii. be
practically reached long before Jan. l'i.
1879. We think it placing very 10"
estimate on the intelligence OF the Amer
lean people. and paying them very
doubtful compliment, TO hint that they
can be caught by such shallow clap tap
The investigators have 0gain got into
TIE democratic camp. In their pryiug
and 5moling about, they have unwttingiy
run against the fund OF s92 900, voted tor
the expenses OF Morrison's committee to
Investigate affairs in Florida aud Louis
iaua, and to heir discontinue. they are
unable to account TOR $4,000 Of IT,,
though it has all been spent We think
they are doing very well, rather above
the average transactions of the demo
cratic party. Ouly two dollars IN seven
gone, they cannot tell where, showing =
remarkable Advancement in tho ways OF
well doing brave boys, try again. you
may DO better next time. there j. yet
room Tor improvement.
The chances OF republican sncc2ss in
the tall elections, aud carrying The next
House, are no, very h4ttering; they viii
have TO carry fourteen districts now held
by the democrats in the North, this OF
itself would no, seem a very formidable
undertaking. but greater mountain
rises abruptly in their path. Tue Clerk
of The present House has the making Up
OF the next. and from his manner OF pro-
cedure in making It up for the present
House, the privilege is worth several
votes to tho democracy, and unless it i
carried against them by al least twenty
five votes, there Is little prospect OF their
yielding i. gracefully.
Montgomery Blair apparently meets
with very little success in getting his quo
warranto bill before Congress; bat this
is all on the surface. lie has the sym
patty OF the entire party in both Houses,
in the matter. Being put forth in the
manner it is. it is merely as feeler, the
fall elections are TOO near at hand. WIKI
these once over, aud the House secured,
they will come up 10 it like little men
They are not in power now, bat will
have the Senate by at least len majority
on he 4th of March 1879.
The old familiar cry OF carpet Dagger
aud Yankee is again heard here t.
remind us OF the days OF Andrew Johnson.
Fourteen months since, lhese words were
nearly obsolete, aud were very seldom
heard, bu, somehow cancellation has
brought them into general use again, and
the religious portion Of this community
has recently been considerably exercised
over this reyiva. of old time slang. The
Baltimore Conference OF the NJ. +.
Church, held its annual session some four
weeks AGO. Dnring The pas few wears.