The New Bloomfield, Pa. times. (New Bloomfield, Pa.) 1877-188?, 1881-01-18
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

~ WASHINGTON, D. c., January 12, 1881.
The preparations under way for the inaugur-
alton of the new President, to say the least of
them, give promise of being most complete.
The committee on accommodations, as they
should be, are especially active, and their zeal
in procuring comfortable quarters for our Wis
itors prospective will add more than can be
told to their enjoyment. At previous inaugur-
ations this portion of the programme has not
received its proper share of attention and as
a consequence hundreds have been here unable
to get lodgings, and go away pouring maledic-
tlons upon our innocent city, taking with them
by way of remembrance, a severe coldA But
this time there will be no such annoyance.
Private citizens and organizations can by the
aid of our worthy and efficient committee on
accommodations, secure for themselves, pre-
yious to their arrival, comfortable quarters at
very moderate prices, and although our hotels,
and lodging house keepers promise to house all
who may apply, l advise all intending to visit
Washington the fourth of March to secure
their lodging places in advance.
Secretary Sherman, as was expected, has
been nominated by the Ohio Republicans, to be
O' p' bShuboi III PiaSC VI llCbluCub-OlCCb var
field. But there is report that he is to con-
tinue as Secretary of the Treasury under the
new administration. and that Governor Foster
is to be then made Senator, in his stead. 1t is
also said that the Grant element of the Repub-
lican party, represented by Senator Conkling,
are becoming alarmed lest their old enemy
should secure the position they unable to get,
hoped to keep him from.
The Halifax Fishery award bids fair to be
reopened, as 1t is charged by the British gov
ernment that the evidence upon which the
award was made, was fraudulent The deyel-
opments, particulars of which are known only
to the State Department, may cause much
Diplomatic correspondence of q nature not
wholly amicable.
Correspondents, upon whom devolve the
pleasant, sometimes, and special duty of re-
porting the proceedings of Congress, are hay
ing hard time this Winter. Of matters to
talk about there is an abundance, but of things
interesting, and CoDgressionally exciting there
is, also, dearth. Congress met a week ago
to-day, and have passed two appropriation
bills, the Consular and Diplomatic and the
Indian. Besides discussing the Wood funding
bill in the House, and the District of Columbia
tramp bill, and Halifax relief resolution in
the Senate, nothing of Importance has been
done.
There have been numerous incorrect state
ments published in relation to the request
made recently by General Walker, superin-
tendent of the Census, for an additional appro-
priation of $500, 900, in order that he may be
enabled to complete the work in the manner
| prescribed by law. For the Census of 1870
Congress appropriated SS,339,0OO. Thus far
for this census the following appropriations
have been made: First, S3,OOO,0OO, subse.
quently, $4,000, and finally, $l25,000, max
ing in all, $685. 900. In this census not only
has the increase of population made the task
greater, but the duty of supervisors and emu
merators have been greatly enlarged and the
task in other ways has taken wide scope than
in 1870. Hence Gen. Walker is warranted in
asking, and Congress will doubtless take
pleasure in granting the additional appropria-
tion.
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