The Somerset press. [volume] (Somerset, Ohio) 1873-1977, 1879-01-30
WASHINGTON LETTER.
Correspondence of SOMERSET PRESS.

WASHINGTON, D. c. Jan 81, 1878.
1t is now said that all the appropriation
bills will be reported to theHouse thisweek.
This with q reasonable amount of work in
the two Houses, will render it possible to
finish all the necessary legislation by the
fourth of March. OF course the people of
Washington would profit by an extra ses-
sion but think we are patriotic enough to
willingly forego prospective gaines for the
the sake Of seeing the public business
promptly and satisfactorily transacted.
Two or three political discussions have
been commenced however, in Senate and
House, and 1t would not be strange if it
should SO delay the appropriation bills
that Immediately upon the adjournment
sine die of the Forty-ifth Congress the
Forty sixth should be called together in
extra session by the President.
Mrs. Elizabeth Thompson, who so earn
estly and efficiently aided with her purse
and voice every effort to send relief to the
Southwest last Fall, at the time of the pes
tilence, and who was The originator of the
idea Of Yellow Fever Commission. will.
it is now said, aid Professor Gamgee, in his
interesting and important effort to prevent
the introduction of the fever into the
south again. His scheme as heretofore
stated, is to reduce the temperature on
on each meaning vessel to point at
uhioh tbo oorrno Of the d;aoa 40 ara 4 doafrov-
ed. This he claims he can do in a few
minutes, and thus render q cum brsome ex-
pensive and efficient quarantine unnecessa-
~. She cannot of course, supply all the
means necessarily, and small amount
will be asked from Congress.
On the Senate calendar. with the unan.
imous report of the District Committee, is
a bill incorporating the National Security
Life Insurance Company upon the princi-
pie Of depositing the reserve upon each
policy in United States bonds with the
Treasurer of the United States for the So
ciety or policy holders, as holders sof. Ma
tional bank notes are now secured. This
bill is strongly endorsed by the best insu'
rance authorities, experts and state officials
In The House yesterday there was long
debate .on the bill providing that the ne
cash proceeds of the public lands shall
hereafter be divided among the states, ter
ritories and District of Columbia for the
education Of the people, to be approved OF
the basis ofpopulation between the ages Of
and twenty one years, each state accepting
the money to bind itself to use 1t for th'
education of all its people.
Yesterday was the second day of the tri
al at Alexandria, Verginia, of the celebra
ted suit of General R. E. Lees heirs Il
recover possession of Arlington, so vel
known to all soldiers of the army of tn
Potomac during the late war. A portion
of the estate is occupied as a "Nationa
Cemetry" where many thousands OF Uniol
soldiers are buried. This gives to the sui
: a general interest in the north.
, We are having the first of the ciphe
, telegram" investigation. Even those VIII
have no political opinions, if there ar
such in this country. feel an interest Il
these mysterious kilograms. They wer
: something new in the political history Q
the country. The Committee has ordere
) the printing of the more important dc
, spatches with translations, in pamphle
E form. believe that pamphlet will have
wider circulation, if members Of Congres
be permitted to send it to anxious consti
: usnts, than any other publication of th
/ season.