The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1880-03-20
Our Letter from Washington.



The negotiations with the Ute Indians
have at last been concluded. The formal
agreement has been signed by fifteen of the
principal men of the Ute nation and also
by the Secretary CT She Interior. The prin-
cipal point gained is tie promised surren-
der Of Indians implicated in the murder OF
Mr. Menker and the other members of the
Agency. As regards amnities the matter
has been pretty well managed by those who
run the matter, for the Indians, for they are
to get an additional annuity OF $50 900 to the
$4,000 already being paid them.
The President has sent message to Con
gress indorsng the Inter-oceanic canal
scheme, advocated by Count de Lesseps,pro.
vided it can be placed under the control of
the United States Government.
The Fitz John Por,er case has been aei-
tating the Senate, and some very strong
speeches have been made for and against
the bill to give 100000 but there is every
likelihood that Gen. Porter will be success
ful in having it passed.
The annual report of the Librarian of
Congress has been published, and Mr.. Spot.
ford, the librarian, states that the coIlec-
tion now amounts TO about 400 900 books
and 10, 900 pamphlets.
The first gun of the Tlden boom has been
fired in Congress by the Hon. J. W. House,
of Tennessee, and judging by the tenor of
that speech Mr.. Tilden is the inevitable
candidate Of the Democratic party for the
next Presidency. 1t is however the belief
in political circles here that his candidacy
will create considerable discussion among
the Southern delegates.
The House committee on coinage, etc,
has agreed TO report a bill to "provde for
the exchange Of trade dollars for silver dol
lars" at par, and the Secretary of the Treas
ury is authorized to stop the coinage of the
trade dollars, and receive those now in circu-
lation into the standard silver dollar.
A number ofleading men from both Bal
timore and Philadelphia have been in
Washington interviewing Secretary Sher-
man. We learn from prominent individ-
ual Of the Philadelphia party, who has been
in the confidence Of General Grant that he
will not be a candidate unless there is a per-
feet unaninmity Of the sentiment on the
part of the delegates, and although Blaine
has large following that there is no doubt
but that the second choice for the Presiden-
ey will fall upon Mr.. Sherman, who is in
creosing in popularity in Pennsylvania.
The Senate Exodus Committee after
rest of two weeks has resumed investiga-
tion Of the causes of the neg:o exodus.
Several witnesses were examined and prom
inent among them was John c. New, of In
diana, who said that his state was large and
needed development, but thought that the
movement should be discouraged for the
reason that ninety per cent Of the immi-
grants were nou-PFOducers, being women
and children.
The new rules of the House of Represen-
tatives have gone into operation, and the
newspaper men are feeling the result so far
: az the subject Of news is concerned, as they
are completely shut out, not merely from
the floor but from the room which has rec
emily been ftted up at considerable expense,
J as sort Of smoking and conversation room
} ir the members. Phis gives the ex-nem-
} bers Of Congress a first rate chance to act as
} lobbyists, aud will no doubt be the means
7 of bringing ducats into their pockets They
sre thus protected in their schemes, while
tLs pres is very much crippled thereby.
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