Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1880-12-16
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON.
From our regular Correspondent.

WAsuINGrox, d. c. Dec. i, 1850.
The session of Congress opened Mon.
day with slim attendance in the House.
The diseusted members who were not
re elected could almost be designated
by their rueful countenance, whilst the
second and third termers were notice.
ably happy.
The calendar is full of bills, some
three thousand in number from the
last session and tremendous pull will
be made to have many of them put
through. Of course the greater mum.
Der will never be reached. tbs much
slower operation to pass bill in Con.
gress than in the State Legislature, ex'
cept when you come to appropriation
bills, and here a million dollars will run
through the hopper, much quicker than
a hundred thousand in State.
Washington City is still being i'm.
proved in all directions. Rows OF ele-
CANT houses have been put up since last
July, and the Washington monument
has a scaffold on it, and it seems as il 1T
was really to be completed at last. The
new museum building adjoining the
Smithsonian is completed, end i..any OF
Jthe old centennial exhibits are being
hnboxed and put in order. The build
ing is nearly square, and is fiat, the en-
tire exhibits for many years to come
will be on the ground floor as they
should be. The stairs in the Smithson-
ian being high and numerous, deters
many from going into it second time.
The Capitol buildings have been fixed
up of course, and look very fine indeed.
1t looks finer to the Honorable who has
not been reelected, than to the third
termer. "Thus doth poor Suffolk take
his heavy leave"
The Democrats held a caucus on
Thursday, ostensbly to fill the vacancy
caused by the death ofCaptain Stewart,
Postmaster of the House, but really to
talk over matters. A great many South.
ern Democrats are anxious of course to
get all they can out of the administra.
tion and you will hear of speeches and
sayings Of men who desire it reported
that the whole country South hereafter
is to be solidly Republican in order that
they may get in little friendly advice
about who is to be Postmaster or Reve.
nue. Collector. The country will go on
about the same as ever no matter who
is President. Another Bonanza Senator
is promised. This time it is O'Brien,
of California, late of the firm of Flood
4 O'Brien, The California Legislature
Is close, a small neutrality-suspicious.
is to be overcome, and q Brien wants
the job from the Democrats to over.
come it. Wouldn't some of the roosters
of the Pennsylvania Legislature like to
be there now and on the right side to
sell out. O'Brien can cut it fat, and
there are not many who could cry for
him if the legislature did pluck him
right we'll. lie was considerable on
that himself in any mining stock opera
tions.
INTER OCEANIC CANAL.
The bill to incorporate an American
company for that purpose is now being
prepared, and corporators are being
suggested. Already the names of many
of the most prominent and wealthy
men in the United States are down as
corporators, but DR., Lesseps seems to be
ahead.
THE RETIRED LIST
of the army to-day received the names
of Gen. Mcdowell and Gen. Ord. They
both intend to live in Washington City,
which seems to be the gathering in
place for all the old sailors and soldiers
or rather Admirals and Generals. Gen.
Miles, the Indian fighter, and brother
in law of Don Cameron, (having mar
ried sister of Mrs. Don, the second)