The comet. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1877-1882, 1879-12-13

Bill for the improvement of Pearl
Rivera Row in the s.Jacobin.'
camp looked fOr-Ma imoni-
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ay WASHINGTON, d, G., Dec. 10, 1875
ed To the Editor of the Comet:
'r- Thinking that few dots from tb
'ef capital City of the Nation will not b
,o' unlnteresting to your readers, I shal
No make an effort to tell you of what
as have heard and seen since my arriva
he here.
Vi congress met promptly at II NJ, OF
I'll the flrst of the month, and will, in al
y probability, adjourn about the Goth
IL until the holidays are over. No busi-
ness of great importance has been
transacted, as yet, for the reason that
the committees have not had sufficient
# tlme to get bills, etc., in proper shape
= for presentation. Prominent Demo-
cratic members of both houses advise
i. against raising the deputy Marshals.
q supervisors of elections, and army at
e the polls issue" at this session, though
g it is generally believed that the fight
q will be made over again, notwithstand-
. ing their advice. About the only bill
that bears directly upon the interests
Oh your section that has been intro
duced, so far, was "H. B. No. 25O9. for
The improvement of Pearl river, in the
state OF Mississippi, from Jackson, the
capital OF the State, to its mouth, and
for clearing out distractions at the
mouth of the same" which was pre-
sented by your ever vigilant and un-
tlrlhg member, Hon. C. E. Hooker
IL was ordered printed and referred to
The Committee on Commerce. and
may add that there is no doubt of its
ultimate passage.
Quite commotion has been raised '
IN the Republican camp, by that Dor
ton of the Presidents message bear a
ing on the finances. Resolutions have .
been introduced in both houses, by L
Republicans, repudiating the Presi- ="
dents ideas, and a lively row in the L
"Jacobln" campis looked for, as there "
are many warm and influential advo- III
Gates of Mr.. Hayes policy on the Re Il
publican side in both houses. III
Your correspondent visited Ford,s W
opera house one night last week, and q
witnessed new play, the "Iron Wiu.u a,
as presented by the Madison Square "
Theatre Company of New York. This III
play has been pronounced by those ca N
pable of passing judgment on such a.
matters, as above the average. no. oe
Llced many prominent dignitaries in W. W.
attendance, besides myself; among ~, w.
hem, Judge Thurman, President pro 90 "
em. of the Senate; it was observed
nat the Old gentleman event out to -.
ee man" about as often as anv of hi,
he common herd, a.
The matrimonial fever is nreyailino
an alarming extent in WASHINGTON s,,
well as your own city, brought on had
o doubt by the expected cold weather. new
The Mississippi delegation are all slo,
resent, and be it said to the credit of bav
lr State, that there is not another thrc
elegation in Congress that can sur he
ass ours Ill Intelligence, statesman dow
nip or influence; Senator Lamar is "
oked upon and recognized as a giant and
the Senate, by all parties, and is in and
ality the peer of any Senator. L she
I'VE been frequently asked as to who bed,
ould be our Senator to succeed Bruce, Dea
Id strange to say, I have been unable both
tell. If the people here at Wash son
gton were allowed to settle the ques- [ ne
m, Singleton would be the coming was
IN sure, for he is liked by every one with
d exceedingly popular; at any rate, nuth
will not be represented bv he 81
OlOred man longer than the 4th of "Y
lrch, 1881. and
apt. u. L. Herndon, a popular and trapI
e East Mississippi newspaper man, beavt
low in Washington, acting in the a tran
Dacity of Clerk to the Committee on falls
rritories. In fact, there are several roaril
ssissippians in Washington, among Prett.
m Hurt, of Montgomery county out a
las, of the Aberdeen Examiner: when
rn, of the Meridian Mercury Mer- cotch'
of Greenwood; B. L. Cromwell gobbl
and others too numer- my ak
to mention. Should anything of my 10
9 transpire. will endeavor to Give alligat
line or so. Until then, fasten
Yours truly. Dox right