The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1???, 1878-12-03
FROM THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.

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SPECIE REsUMPTION-NEW ORLEANS con
VENrfoN-TuE MISSISSIPPI vALLEY-RE-
PUBLICAN CIPHER TELLGRAMs, ETC.
WASHINGTON, November 80, 1878.
Senators and representatives are coming
in large numbers. Even thanksgiving does
not seem TO have kept them at home. There
is always comparatively full house at the
beginning of the last session of congress-
but from the arrivals and promises Of ar
rival so far are unprecedented. The main
subject Of conversation among those now
here is resumption. 1t Is now only thirty
five days TO the day fixed by law for trying
the experiment. The Importance Of the
event, the bad result if for any reason the
government should fail to maintain rcsump-
ton, and the hopcd-for benefits, if it is sue
ccssful, all afford good for the thought and
conversation. 1t may be said almost with
certainty that nothing will be done by the
house or senate To interfere with the secre-
tary's plans. It's doubtful if any man Of
any strength in either body will
propose to interfere. Senator Voor-
hees, though apprehensive of dan
ger, and at all times opposed to forced
resumption at any fixed date, will probably
not aid in any agitation which might be
hurtfll to the material interests Of all
Gen. Butler, il is said, will make a speech
on the subject at an cary day, but not with
any expectation of securing lcgisla-
ton. He is positive that the govern
mcnt will be unable to sustain itself. So
are other members now here, but the num-
her is not large. There will be meeting
of business men at New Orleans on Deem
Der 3rd, next, to consider measures for the
improvement of navigation on the Missis-
sippi river and its tributaries, the building
Of the Texas Pacific X. r., and the extern
ton Of our commerce with South America,
Mexico and the West Indies. In the first
two Of these projects, the south is vitality in
terestcd, and from the first one the whole
vast regions known as the west, north west
and southwest have much to gain. The
ui"u,aiI1e ~ az. oi'y s.~~'~. "a,
than any other region whose waters find
their way to the sea through one channel,
but it is rapidly becoming the great
grain producing country Of the world, The
Mississippi, with proper levces and other
artificial aids, would be cheap channel for
sending this vast amount Of products to
market. OF the Texas Pacific have al
ready written. The south is practically
solid" for that great work, and seems to
have a just claim" on the government for
the slight aid required to make it n success.
OF the other subject for discussion have
only space to say that, while the Mexican,
South American and West Indian ports are
geographically nearer to us than other pco-
pie, we are almost strangers to their great
and rapidly increasing commerce. The
meeting at New Orleans if it succeeds
in awakening general interest in
these important subjects, will domuch good.
The Post repeats the story that Mr.. Pot
ter's committee will extend its investigation
to the 'ciphcr dispatches" and will have
before it not only those lately published in
the N. Y. Tribune but many Republican
dispatches. 1t is said that Gent Butler is
the present custodian of all the latter that
have been preserved. Senator Morton is
popularity supposed to have destroyed the
most damaging of the Republican dis
patches.
Suit Of the Lee heirs at Alexandria fol
possession of the Arlington estate goes over
until the January term of court. This case
excites great interest not only among the
people generally, but in the legal profession
among the people because of the celebrity
of Colonel, afterwards General Lee, and
because of the fact that tens of thousands OF
Federal soldiers are buried on the estate,
and among lawyers because Of questions to
be raised which havcnot been raised in any
similar case.