The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1880-12-09
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
waiting Tor tho Opening OF Congress.
Tho Session Likely TO be Brief but Busy
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WAsHINGToS, November 80.
Comparatively few members of Con-
gross ate their thanksgiving turkey
In Washington, but now that festival is
over, they arc dropping into town in dai-
ly increasing numbers. There is a
marked lack of excitement about politics
and the general feeling seems to be that
we are going to have q comparatively
quiet winter. Tho Republicans are, OF
| course, entirely satisfied with the situa-
lion, and do no; seem disposed to attempt
anything out of the ordinary line. The
| Democrats in Sam arc somewhat sub
ducd by the result of the election, and
such of them as have put i'll All appear
ance favor u strictly business session.
The first Monday in december this year
and that will leave only seventy. 81 <
working days before tho 4th of March.
The holiday recess will reduce tho num-
Der to about sixty, and this will not suf-
iice for mulch work outside the regular
appropriation bills. Cen. Walker will
have tho census figares ready, so that
the reapporiionmento of Cong r 1ss might be
mudo il It were desired, but the Republi-
| cans can be trusted to tight it off. There
is scarcely any chance to secure q parti-
| Gle Of partisan advantage out of this bust
ness, but tho Republicans profess to fear
that the Democrats would not do the Job
fairly. The rally important subject to
come before Congress this winter Is
| THE QUESTION OF REFUNDINu.
Several hundred millions of bonds fall
duo next summer, and provision mast
| be made for them before that time-ifnot
during the winter, by an extra session
In the spring. 1t is only n question of
tho rate Of interest, however. A year
ago Secretary Sherman opposed any
thing less than four per cent, but every
body now sees that 81 per cent. bond
would bo snapped up readily, and good
many people think II per cent. bond
could be floated. Neither party has my
thing to gain by dafcrring action on this
subject, and there is every reason to bo-
lieve tha. satisfactory bill will bo passed,
| Thero may be somo trouble about the
appropriation that will be asked for 10
| pay
| THE DEPUTY MARSuAIS
| employed in various parts of the country
/ at tho recent election, but even If the
money should bo refused, it would not
| constitute n sufficient reason for an exttn
session. Everybody knows thnt the
next Congress will allow the bills, and
the marshals could wait few months for
their pny without any suffering The
| influence of all tho Democratic officials
of the House will be thrown against an
extra session, inasmuch ns that would
involve their Immediate displacement bv
| Republicans, whereas otherwise they
would continue to hold their places and
draw their pay until December, 1881. On
the other hand some of the Republican
aspirants for their positions will urge
AN EXTRA SESSION
SO that they may get their names on the
payroll at once. Still no party would
think OF forcing an extra session for such
a purpose, and thero Is now an excellent
prospect that the country may have q
| long rost from Congress after the Senate
| has confirmed President GartieId's APP
| pointments next March.
| THE PRESIDENT ELECT
got off to Ohio yesterday, after nearly q
week In the capital. and does not oxnect
/ 10 return until n few days before his in
auguration. He had very busy time of
1t while he was here, what with crowds
or callers ana breakfasts and dinners out
almost every day. Tho President gave q
big dinner in his honor Saturday even-
ing. and on tho morning of thai day Levi
+. Morton, the rich New York banker,
entertained him at an elegant break fast
Senator Edmunds, Bob ingersolI and
Gen. Schenck were among others who
had tho Garfields as their guests. A
great many people had conversations
with the President elect, but he kept his
own counsel very we'll. Tho only thing
clear about his Cabinet Is that he has
decided nothing as yet, and will wait till
after the senatorial elections before he
makes ont tho list. One result of Gar.
fields visit Is rise OF
SHERMAN STOCK
Iii the Ohio senatorial market. There is
no doubt whatever that tho secretary oil
lde trea, ury is very anxious to resume
hie old place in tho Capitol, and 1t Is
oquaiiy evident that his tranafer would
relieve Garfield of grave difficulty. II
Sherman were not elected senator, he
could not well refuse to offer him d
chance to remain in the Cabinet, and
whatever the secretary's real feelings
| toward him may be, there must be more
or less constraint always In thoir rela.
tions to each other. Besides If Garfield
were TO keep Sherman IL would bo hard
for him not to retain other members oi
the pre- 1t Cabinet. It will therefore DO
much inore satisfactory all around u
elect Sherman as Thurman's successor,
and tho only serious opposition will
c,me from Governor Foster, of Ohio
VINO mas mad his heart set upon tho place
But Foster can be provided for other.
wise, and 1t is apparent that he cannot
count upon 0arfieid's assistance in his
atteinpt TO capture tho senutorship. The
President elect Will hold aloof from the
dght himself. but his next friends-mer
like Congressman Townsend, of Cie.e
Land, and Butterworth, o: Cincinnati
have gono actively to work In Shermanis