Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1881-03-31
LETTER IRON WASHINGTON
FROM our Regular Correspondent

Prom our Regular Correspondent
WAsulScToN, d. c., March 2S, 1881.
In the last two years there has not
until now been an OCCASION on which
all the Democratic Senators acted To-.
.gether heartily upon a measure. There
have always been absentees, dissenters,
or half-hearted ones and it must be
said that this present unauimity, though
gratifying in itself, is not upon a matter
of importance. They are thoroughly
urited to prevent the election of can.
didates nominated by the Republicans
for Senate offices. OF course their
special aversion is the Malone Repub
lican candidate for Sergeantat Arms.
But in other words they agree to pre-
vent the payment to Malone of the
price of his vote. They are clearly
right, and the charge of obstructing
the public business is justly made
against the Republicans, who, in order
to keep their bargain with Malone,
insist npon an unnecessary change of
officers. Business can 60 on without
such change just as well as with it, and
every Democrat in the Senate is willing.
So, in the words OF the late Charles
Sumner, shey should "stick."
1t is understood that Secretary B'aine
is the only member of the Cabinet who
wishes the President to call an extra
session of Congress, and for that rea-
son the impression is getting common
here that none will he called. l need
not remind those who know the Secre-
tary, and Who have read of the late
New York nominations. that it is un.
safe to count his influence as being
small. II he earnestly desires an extra
session there will probably be one.
Probably he will insist. His restless
and aggressive nature will not be salts
fed without political excitement, and
that he can have if Congress is in ses-
sion, bat not without.
The New York appointments-the
sntiCenkling ones-excite simost as
much interest in this city as the inau.
guration did. The Republican, which is
in some sense a Conkling organ, darkly
prophesies revival OF animosities in
the Republican party in New York. 1t
~ not believed, however, that Senator
Conkling will attempt to organize an
opposition to the confirmation OF Rob.
erlson and the Others. He could not
succeed in that.
There will be no call for an extra ses.
sion at this time. So muck is certainly
known. st present it is in contempla.
tion to call Congress together in the
middle OF October or about the l.t Of
November. after the fall elections. But
even this IL not predetermined, and un-
less some events to come make Il expe.
dent Congress will not be called to
meet before the usual time in De.
cember.
Washington IS now entering upon its
taost prosperous season since 1870.
Land in desirable parts of the city sells
very readily, and. in almost every case.
for Immediate improvement. The
houses 10 be erected will be great
rr in number and in average cost than
ever before. In the last twenty years
numerous new bureaus. commissions,
eie.. have been created by Congress,
and the work goes on. The regular
departments have also been increased
in the number of their officials. and
most of them are yet growing. All this
adds to the permanent population Of
the city, and causes, "a is mention.
ed above, a demand for elegant and
expensive residences. Senators and
msny Representative who think their
lenures Of Office is secure, build in the
city. Now that 1t is reasonably certain
that Washington will remain the Capi.
,al of the United States, all these In.
vesters know that whenever their term
Of Office may expire they can sell to
good advantage. believe the end Of
the century will see Washington with
population of n quarter of million,
with the finest public buildings in the
world. and with a greater number Of
elegant private residences than any
sl.aer city Of equA. tol l-la;.oa. Dos.