The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1879-02-15
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.
Letter from washington.

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-Grant, Blaine and SShermaa.- Womc,
BarriStcrS admitted to the Supreme Courts
Tile Creation Of tie Census Bureau
Tile Tcsteyn Union Telegraph Lobby a
Work, de-, dc.
WASHINGTON, d. C., Feb. 10.
Less III n three weeks more and the doys c-
fasting ard prayer begin-a sudden jump from
CAV to grave, from lively to severe-and ther
back a4ain alter forty days to the frivolities Of
the world. 1ms system OF Inpid transit IN re
lgious matters does seem a triAe irreverent
and TO unresenc1ated humanity 1t looks Us il d
more general distribution OF grace would be
better. To eschew the world, the flesh. anC
the devil" for forty davs and nights only, and
to dill gently serve the prlnce of darkness the
remainder OF the year is hardly IA so far as the
Lard is concerned, and lily calculated to ba'
ance Pccuunts IL the big book above.
was speaking in the Capitol enc afternoon
with prominent office holder under Genera-
Grant, aud now retired. He is p-rtinCc ou,
c.it.c OF Hayes aud sherman. lie said to ms
| do You kEOw sir, tn { General Grant is in
great danger as to his renOmnGtlOn O. IT sun
pose it wort hurt him." mo, SIR ButtGIkiup
seriously, his friends are putting off their or
! glnlzaIlCn for 1880 too long. In the first place
in the southern States. The Republican party
Is horS du combat in all those states, with the
exception Of Nor Carolina. John Sherman is
'unning tlis Administration, ana he has the
| power to make his oiilcc-ho.Gcrs the collectors
and assessors Of reyenue the district attorneys
and the postmasters recreate that party. and
| give the bias TO the delegation which they will
| send to the National Con ventinn. Gen. Grants
| friends are letting It be too late. Gen Grants
only chance Is that Sherman, with his usual
| want of decision, may feel too timid to under
! take the task" where next is Grant imperil.
ed 7" "Well, there is Jim Blaine, who does not
| love hair OF Gen. Giants head. Those two
men perfectly understand each Othcr. Grant
has no faith in Blaine, and Blaine knows it,
Now, jim Blaine has managed to create quite q
party in his interest IN the Northwestern
states. He has an organization in Iowa, in
Nebraska Kansas, and Colorado, and think in
! Minnesota and Wisconsin. Besides that Mas
sachusctts is disaffected to Grant and no doubt
Maine VIII go Blaine's way. AIR. Blaine is a
re.auye Of the Ewlngs who are intermaI ried
with the Shermans. 1 think all of those South
/ ern StHtCs VIII appear at the National Con ven
| ton in favor Of John Sherman ioned hy those
/ NoTtnern and Eastern States, and Sherman
may get the nomination. II asked tne same
man about the CONDITION of the State Of Name
Ec said There is only one big ring IN Maine
ana that has made all the politicians uu-Blaine
among them. 1t is what is called the Lime
Ring" There is but one point on Il o Atlantic
where limestone rock crops out on the ocean
/ front and. that is at ROckland. The Rockland
/ lime is burnt git there and the vessels load
| with 1t and carry It al over the country. The
! incorGOIat' rs Of the Lime Company are also the
| owners of the big qua res in Maine The gran
tie OF Maine is used in the public buildings all
over the United States-whenever court
| house post-oi!ce, or custom hOUs7 is going up
The men who are zig in the Lime Company and
the Granite Company make the Republican
ring. IL was reaction against the tyranny ut
! those ncOIpOratOrs which beat Hala, ,one of tie
creatures of the comp ny. for Congress last
time"
The Lockwood bill. giving women authority
to practice before the Supreme Court of the
United states h IS passed the Senate by a vote
oi two TO one aud now 1t only requires the an
proval of Mr.. HAYES to become a law. Senator
Mcdonald had charge OF the measure, AMI nis
advocacy OF it Influenced n plumber of votes
lbe bill passed as It came from the House and
provides ttat any woman VINO sha have Oeeu
a member oi the bar OF the highest cOnrt OF any
state or territory, or OF the Sup.ome Court OF
years, ana shall have maintained a good stand
ing Lefore such court, and VINO shall Ue a per.
sou of good moral character, shall on motion
anu The production Of such record b. admit ed
TO practice before the supreme Court of the
United States" Tue powerful effect of orrsis.
tent and industrious lObl ylng IS mapiie ted in
the success of tins bill. When it was first in
troduced. IL Is dJubtfui II one fourrh of the
members Of Congress would hove voted for it.
some OF tbs str1ngmnded fe~ules, who were
inter, sted in the Gl. STUCK to it held the fort
nom dav to day, and talSed members and sena.
tors INTO believing it ajust measure.
The census bill reported b. Mr.. Morrill, has
! Deen passed by tn almost unanimous vote in
the Senate Mr ConklIng approved 1t with ali
| MS might and fayOrel the blll now in existence
but his Influence counted for noah,ng Tle bn
| establehes IN the Interior departn eut a census
office to be managed by superintendent, wls1
snail bo appointed by the President ana con
formed by the Senate the cerxs for the census
/ oaice 20 be appointed by the Secretary of the
Interior, as many as may be nece sary The
/ superintendent of census shall nominate one or
mo- supervisors IN each state and territory
not TO exceed IN me az aggregate one hundred and
| filty, and the Secretary OF the Inter Or to an.
/ point them from among The nominations sup
erNisors shall appoint enumeIators in their res.
pecuve Districts with the consent of the super.
intendent, the supervisors 10 sub divice their
dlstr cts ana superntend the work of king
tue census tue superintendent may, with the
consent OF the Secretary of tne Interior re.
move supervisors. and supervisors may, with
consent OF the superintendent. remove enumer.
ators The officers, from superintendent down
are TO be sworn to u faithful discourage of duty.
Mt. COX's census bill, now pending before the
House, Is about the same as the one passed by
Sehate, except IN the provision relating 10 the
appointment OF enumerators 1t gives that
power TO the governors OF states, but there is
no da' ger that this ference will lead TO any
collision or contest between he two houses.
The unPnimtty with which the amendment 10
the army bin, giving railroad cUmTauies having
lines Of telegraph the right TO carry on gener.
al telegraph business, Is an lncOntrOvertible in
dicatlon of the popularity of the measure. The
Western Union Company Is seriously alarmed
at the situation and Win endeayor TO defeat The
proposition IN the Senaie bat It Is hardly strong
enough TO do so. The prospects OF the passage
by the senate Of the army reorgan,zanon
scheme, whlch passed the House yesteI d ~ as
an amendment TO the army appropriation Sll.
ara rather favorable, although 1t Will 2rouably
undergo so many Dmeudmcnts chat the tvo
houses may not reach an ngreemeLt in tlsna for
the final adjournment
Inc other cav on aPe1 couple ealing At the
White House sent uD heir cards in one corBe,.
OF which aD2eared IN type known 70 printers as
Two line pea" the open.sesame "Ohlon n
afterwards transmred that the worthy peop.e
who mO.v wanted PresidenuaI advice ON The
ale OF some pnva bJnd.-h- d never Oeen
West lh thtlr nNes but hailed from Ie Stlfe of
New Je. seY. " hen usb cd the meauinn m no
Mn M lhe corner the. explained that tie,
ies0rttG c. that subtetiuge 10 make sure of a ~
mitsteu Ipls remind one OF the c.lld who M
the cInc uslOa- OF hyr pInyCrs, added. ,.,So1J
pye, God lm gong oyet INTO New Isr ey 10
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