The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-12-13

will be an adjournment Of Congress for that |
purpose. Cameron wants about two thous-
andpeople to go from here. AueusT.
OUR WASHINGTON SPECIAL.
1t was a dull opehing-the opening of
Congress--one of the dullest ever witness
ed, altogether like the week preceding
in its phenomenal quietness. The absence
of ffty-three Representatives and twenty
Senators on the first day of the session was
a very unusual occurrence, being twice as
many as remember on any similar occas-
ion during my experience. An those who
are here have a subdued and childlke air,
indicating that they have come with pre-.
disposition to good behavior. This is equal
ly true Of the members of both parties But
there is no telling how soon they will hy-off
into political discussions, especially as Dlaine
and Garfield, and some others, will find it
hard to resist their inclination to stir up the
opposition. Conversation among Congress
men develops the fact that there is dis.
position tO get TO business without delay.
Some of them have even mooted the ques-
tion Of doing away with the holiday recess
except day or two at Christmas and day
or two at New Years. The argument adj
vanced is that very few Of the members who
live at great distance from Washington 90
To- their homes, and that those who live near
by would have an opportunity Of spending
Christmas with their families il two or three
days were given. Another argument ad.
vauced is that It would 10 better to go ON
with the work during the cool weather than
10 run the session into the dog days. Most
oil the members think that the session will
be long one any way.
The Presidents message having been pub
lished in advance of its presentation to Con-
gress, did not excite the usual curiosity, and
the reading in the two Houses was nioie
than ever a tedious formality. Since this
premature publication, the clerks room at
the White House has been closed to news
paper men, but that don't meet Tie case. 1t
was not the fault Of the correspondents that
the message got out OF course they are all
ready 10 get news just as early us they can,
but the trouble in this case was that some
emplnye Of the President or of the Govern
ment printing office stole the proof slips and
sold them ut round figure. The New York
Times, Cincinnati Inquirer and Chicago
Times, paid $500 each lor their copies. 1t
l,,t A, ;.c 4
the intliction of appropriate punishment is
the thing now in order. 1t has been sug-
gested that in future the President will have
TO send in his message in manuscript, or if
printed, make it so short that if stolen he
eau Immediately write an entirely different
one. The last idea is not so bad.
There is 10 longer any doubt as to the
prominence Of the financial question in the
deliberations of fCUngress at this session. The
recommendation of Secretary Sherman in
his report and the President in his message
that the U. S. legal-tenders he retired will
once more open the fight between what are
commonly known us rne nari and soft mon
ey elements. The Recommendation will
meet with bitter oppositionj there is no
doubt of that. majority of the democrats
ot both Houses will combat the proposition,
and it is claimed that they will have the
support of not few republican members.
Chairman Buckner, Of the House committee
recommendation will solidily the democratic
party and divide the republicans. Howev-
er, whether result follows or not, it is quite
safe to predict that the effort to retire the
greenbacks will lead 10 an interesting COLI
test and perhaps lengthy discussion. The
Presidents recommendation has evidently
not met with the warmest favor from Rep
resentatives of the party, and il is almost
certain that majority of Congress will be
against 1t.
dropped in on Vice President Wheeler
the other evening to ask few questions, and
found him looking hale and hearty. The
Vice President has not occupied very large
share of public attention the past three years,
but he is still in the flesh, aud keeps up a
th,soccasi"n, and as he gazed upon the ruddy
glow Of the fire in the CRATE, and the ruddy
glow of your cprrespIn ient's nose, he re-
marked that having come from part OF the
country where they have had snow this sea
son, he greatly enjoyed the fine weather pre-
vailng in Washington. lie thinks New
York Is certainly Republican next year, no
matter who is nominated. think he is for
Blaine. An intimate friend of Tilden, who
has been here this week, is just as confident
that the Democrats will succeed. From this
grntlenan's account the statesman of Gra-
marcy Park has decided to cut loose from
Hendricks, and prposes To allow the Re
publicans Indiana. His plan is to carry
New Jersey aud Connecticut with New
York, these added tothe "solid SOUTH" max
ing 2SS electoral votes. i is stated that Tilden
proposes To defiue his position in January,
and To then inform the Democrats whether
he will contest for the nomination nr STEP
down and out 1t looks good deal as though
the Democracy were likely to have little
trouble with Sammy, as, ifhis wishes are not
respected, he won't let them carry New
York anyhow. He says, 50 the report goes
that neither Thurman, Blyard, nor any one
who had anything to do with the electoral
commission, can have the nomination
This rather slaughters some of the "booms,' p
and makes The situation decidedly interest
ing There is also reason to believe that
the Seymour boom among the Democrats is
being worked IN the interest of Mr.. Hend.
ricks-thc idea being that Seymour, being
nominated would decline, and leave Hend-
ricks the head of the ticket But Senator
Herman has Gov. seymour's authority tC
positively forbid the use Of his name. Sc
this won't work, and from what | know o.
the situation do not think Gov. Hendricks
can ever hope to be President. The antag,
unlsm of Tilden and Hendricks to each 9TH
J er will help tn destroy both. DoN PEDRO.