The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-01-03
SPECIAL CORRESPONDENCE.


our Letter tr01m WnSn1nguOus
wAsHINeToN, d. O., Dec. 27, 1879.
The adjournment Of Congress Work accom-
pished By oar Representatives and ioork
yet to be completed Christmas as celebrated
in the National Capital.
Our capital will remain in peace until
January 9th when Congress again reassem-
bes. Before the holiday adjournment the
Senate met on thirteen different days, and
the House on fourteen days. The Senate
devoted exactly twenty hours and thirty
six minutes to business, and the House
thirty-five hours and four minutes. Over
200 bills and joint resolutions were intro
duced ia the Senate and over 700 in the
House. During the time il was in session
Congress accomplished very much more
than is usual in the brief period between the
assembling in December and the Christmas
holidays. The history of the previous Com
gresses will hardly show such record as
the passage by the House Of three appropri-
alton bills and the reporting Of fourth in
this brief space of time. The Senate passed
one of the appropriation bills (Pension's)
which was sent to it by the House. The
latter body will take up the Consular and
Diplomatic bill Immediately after the recess.
Among the financial measures introduced
were the resolutions in both Houses early
in the session declaring that there should
be no interference with the present financial
conditions. AS an effect to these was the
resolution of Senator Bayard to abolish the
legal tender quality Of the greenback, in ac-
eordance with Mr.. Hayes message. Among
other financial measures offered, and which
are pending is a bill to authorize the convtr-
sion of National gold banks respecting the
refundng of the National debt bills to
substitute greenbacks for National bank
notes bill to declare the meaning of the
word dollarj bill to restore gold and silver
to their full power; bill to amend the
resumption act one 10 repeal that act
bills to issue gold and silver certificates and
to provide for the resumption thereof; a bill
requiring reserves Of National banks to be
kept in gold and silver; bill in reference
to bank deposits bill requiring silver GER
tificates to be paid out by the Treasury in
lieu of coin on demand therefor; bill to
compel the payingo out OF all kinds of money
in the treasury not needed for current ex-
penses in redemption of bonds; a bill to re-
store the legal tender currency to its consti-
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ten per cent tax on State banks; and Wea-
ver's bill to issue $500 ,OOO, 900 to pay soldiers
the difference between the coin and curren-
cy in which they were paid. The above
bills are all pending in the house. Meas
ures of like character to some OF them are
pending in the Senate. There are twenty
five or thirty bills pending which effect the
revenue. Half dozen bills were Offered
looking TO an inter-oceanic canal across The
Isthmus. The House passed twenty-si2
bills and the Senate seventeen, most of their
of private nature. Twelve or fourteen
bills passed both houses and Mr.. Hayes hal
approved a number ofthem. The principa
discussion in the Senate was over the resolu
ton of Mr.. Voorhees, to enquire into th,
cause of the exodus of colored people from
North Carolina, while the principal discus
sion in the House had relation TO the Ut
Indians, Of Colorado.
To the myriads of holiday lovers, and es
pecially to the young folks, there came
shadow of disappointment Thursday morn
ing when at dawn ofday the black and sui
try clouds relieved themselves of uncharget
moisture and deluged this portion of tn
Western hemisphere with any but refresh
ing showers; nor was the disappointment
F less keenly felt as hour after hour passet
with little or no abatement in the genera
dampening effect, as the rain seemed
cease only to gain an impetus for a NOR
continuous shower. In consequence of tn
unfavorable weather the happy Observance
of Christmas, while none the less genera
was somewhat restrained, and the absenc
of familiar scenes as common to a pleasan
, holiday was plainly perceptible. Out {
, doors, along the most prominent thorough
, fares, everything wore Sunday appearance,
. and, except for the open saloon doors, an oC
r casional carousal party or the shrill BIAS
! of tin horns, one would very naturally hav
supposed it day of rest rather than th
greatest festival of the year.
Ono thing, however, was painfully al
j. parent, the presence of intoxicated persor
f on the streets, the majority of whom wei
3 exceedingly young men, with large sprinl
e ling of boys scarcely out of their teen
These may have extracted some pleasure
frequent libations, boisterous language an
disorderly conduct, but to those who we
= abroad, the exhibitions were disagreeable
" the extreme. Many of the youngsters n
yet thoroughly exhausted, would reel in
a saloon and assuming inebriety would ye
"rat," but would pause just here on seeir
a stalwart barkeeper straighten up and aft
v imbibing a "nogg" retreat as soberly
judges. Others of tha impecunioas ord
d would "set 'em up for the house" but ava
II en- to an energetic reality when the ba
is keeper gave them the bounce. AUGUST.
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