The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1881-01-22
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, ID, Y. Jan. 10, 1881.
The promotion OF Mr. Conger to the Sem
ate, and in case Mr. Blaine should Gil a
Cabinet position, resulting in the probable
transfer Of Mr.. Frye to Senatorial position,
gives a new aspect to the speculations re-
garding who shall be Speaker Of the House
of Representatives. Hon. Mr. Keller, OF
Ohio, is spoken Of, but in the event OF Gov
ernor Foster going to France to fill the place
now occupied by General Noyes, as it is re-
ported that President-elect Garfield is not
on very friendly terms with the last named
individual, Mr.. Keifer is TO be the next
Governor Of Ohio. Mr.. Burrows, of Michi-
gan is candidate for the s2eakership, and
it is reported that Speaker Randall is very
friendly to his aspirations. Mr.. Kasson. of
Iowa, is said to possess free trade proelitties
and has lost strength on that account Mr..
Hiscock, of New York, is also spoken OF and
may slip in the manner in which dark horses
are want to immortalze themselves.
The funding bill has had careful consider
alton during the week aud is being gradu-
ally worked into such shape that it will pass
the House and go to the Senate. The hrst
section of the bill will provide for $3.50 ,OOO,-
00O of three per cent bonds 'redeemable in 2
years and payable in 10 years, the interest
on the outstanding skies to cease after 80
days notice, instead Of ninety days as form
erly provided for.
The second clause OF the fourth section
gives enlarged powers to the Secretary OF the
| Treasury, so that he can use the surplus
revenue of the Government in excess of the
requirements of the sinking fund for the
purchase and cancellation of outstanding
bonds.
The fifth section provides that after GER
tain date the only bond receivable for ma
tional bank circulation and from repositories
OF U. S. funds shall be the three per cent
bond
The House Committee on Agriculture
agreed to ask a suspension Of the rules to
| take from the calendar the bill to make the
| Agricultural Department an Independent
| department and its head a Cabinet officer.
General Logan's bill entitled ga bill to
place Ulysses S. Grant, late General and ex-
President of the United States, upon6the re-
tired list the Army" has met with good
deal of opposition on the part of b,th Re-
publican and Democrats. A certain Senator
remarked concerning this bill that at set:
up pretence that the country cannot gel
along without General Grant, and that it i:
not only nonsense but demoraizlng"
Now that the claims for arrears of pension
are getting to be so large the business Of pen
sion agents has increased enormously
There is not the least necessity for employ
ing an agent in the matter of collecting pen
sion money. The Pension Office in Wash
iugton will furnish blanks and all necessary
information, and thereby much money t,
the applicant can be saved.
One of the most surprising things abou
General Garfeld's Cabinet will be its failure
to create surprise. Both President Gran
and President Hayes gave the country
, great surprise when their Cabinets were an
nounced. But there has been so much ad
vice rendered to General Garfield abiuL thi
man and that man that there will beno sur
prise in the result at all. Now "Igianny,
as Blue Jean Williams loved to call lis STATE
has come to the front and now JohnC, Ne'
is recommended for anything thatis to b
disposed of IN the way of loose sabinp
position. Senator Morton had firm gri
: upon the offices at the disposal of the Gov
5 ernment during his career, in fact he ha
, pretty much the control of the Post 0ffc
t Department, through the relation of NJ
l Tyner as first assistant and Mr.. Brady
second assistant Postmaster Generals.
c "Iniianry" has had pretty good show.
i, Representative Buckncr Of Missouri,
b, another statesman who has started on th
t high road to fame. He has injected int
= Congress proposition To colonize our eco
r Ored population" in Mexico or some Csntrt
e American State. 1t is his idea to have th
r President enter into negotiations fer th
q cesson TO the United States by either of th
. countries named, tract of land for tn
= "voluntary colonization of the colored popr
lation of the United States" No doubt NJ
= Buckner conceives that this plan world di
;. pose of the color line, and few othei trout
= lesome questions in our political ant soci;
g econemy. If he had taken the trouble
a inquire he would have learned that ii
c United States already has contrat for
n large trrct of land in Chiriqui, Genital An
: erica, which was entered into by Piesider
i Lincoln, in 1862. A scheme for colonizi
s tion was fairly in progress at that tine, an
e but for certain exigencies Of the wa' OF IL
n rebellion, which was then at its height, I'll
e undertaking would have met with success
IS In speech made by President Lincoln
j. 1862, to a delegation of colored men wi
l. waited upon hun at the White Housl he g!
/ planned the plan of colonization which
intended TO carry out, and he itiorme
e them that he had already contracted for Il
e place-in Chiriqui which he said was bl
it four or five days travel from Waslingto
IS He described the country named as Ian
st possessing all the requisites of salubrioi
a climate, good water, rich soil, and coal field
a and producing the cereals, fruits, ETC.,
6 temperate and torrid zones, together wit
'f robust cattle and sheep. Congress he il
ID formed them had appropriated round su
y of money to defray the expenses Of tran
y pcrtation, and properly establishing Il
Ie colony. Mr.. Buekner should should ioC
Il the matter up. ATGUsT.
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