The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-04-24

FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.


PROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.
wAsmNaToN, d. O., April 20, 1880
The Democratic majority in the Senate has
been coucausing lately concerning the order
of business generally and the kellogg case
1t has been a question whether
policy dictated the postponement Of this
case until next session or whether it ought
not to be taken up in its order and disposed
of now. There was not until lately much
doubt that when the vote came Kellogg
would have to go, but just now il looks |
little squally on that score. The important
fact Chat four Democratic Senators-Gordon,
Butler, Lamar,and Hampton-will not vote,
under any circumstances, to unscat Kellogg, |
because they take the view that the agree
ment that admitted Butler and Kellogg at
the same time, two years ago, was final
settlement of the whole questions. These
four votes with that Of Senator David Dayis
would be enough to hold Kellogg in his place,
and this circustance may cause the matter
to be put over, though majority of the
Democrats were disposed to call a vote as
soon as it could be reached. In my opinion
"Brindle Bill' is safe.
The reports in circulation as to the remark
able prevalence of stock gambling among
members of Congress and the large sums
made and lost by them during the winter
are not pleasant reading. At the height Of
The boom in stocks it was stated that "tick
err communicating with the New York
market had Jeen set up in the Capitol build
ing, so as to facilitate the labors of Congress
s.onal "bulls" and "bears." 1t is known
that at least two or three members have
been made wealthy by the use of "points,"
and others have been admitted to the ground
floor of great enterprises which promise rich
returns. Not long ago great deal of money
was made in the same quarters by fore
knowledge of a rise in one Of Jay Gould's
railway stocks, and another load OF the same
stock having been taken on, it is given out
that its "boom" is postponed until a certain
bill shall be lavorably reported upon by Il
Senate committee. Such stories give rise to
ugly suspicious, and these suspicious are
strengthened by recent Congressional inter
ference in the affairs of corporations in whose
business Congress usually manilests very
little interest. A half dozen cases in point
might be mentioned. Some day these things
win breed a scandal, somebody's fingers
will be badly burned, and perhaps states
man or two will be MANNED for life.
Secretary sehurz is giving Indian affairs
the most thorough oYerhauling they have
bad for years, and representatives of the diff
ferent tribes and nations arrive here in quick
succession. No less than five delegations at
a time have been quartered at the fremont
House during the last six weeks,and every
entrance to the house is daily besieged by
crowds Of curious people who come TO "seC
the Injuns." Among the tribes lately rep.
resented here are the Utes, Poneas, Chippe
was, Commanches, Apaches, and Crows
The latter have just arrived and attract
more attention than any Of the others, no
excepting Ouray himself Their dress il
more fantastic and they appeer more lik,
the ideal Indian than any we have bad her,
recently. At the Indian Bureau they re
ceived quite an ovation, the room being ill
ed with officials and other visitors, and they
were pronounced the finest specimens of tn,
race ever seen in Washington. Old '"Biy
Chief" as he is called stands six feet four il
his moccasins and weighs 2GO pounds.
There is in the Treasury an expert ac
countant named McMurray who is mos
remarkable specimst of tie "lightning cal
culator.". The feats performed by him il
casting up of columns of figures are most as
tonishing. He will give the total of col
umn Of 20 figures, more or s,qucker THAI
e you can say Jack Robinson, and the beaut'
of it is he never makes mistake. lie prove
the days work of half dozen clerks in al
hour or two. In preparing the last divi
dend on the per cent. loan in the Regis
ter's Office, Treasury Department, Mr.. Me
, Murray performed the wonderful and un
exampled feat of adding in six days 1924.
accounts, including principal and interest
which in reality is just double that mum
, Der of accounts. To do this he had t.
handle at the lowest estimate SOO,jO fig
ures, oggregatng in all $4,000, ,45O dollars
The number of schedule sheets handled
each sheet containing at very reason
able estimate III figures, was 2,7O7. Tb,
| lpr pf hn L.,
write in pencil in putting the iuotings a
the top and bottom Of each sheet was 76,
900. Dom PEDRO.