The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-11-04
Our Washington Letter.
From OUR SPECIAL CoRREsPoNDENT.l
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WASHINGTON Oct. 2s, 1882
The last session Of Congress left we'll
burdened calendar, and il nothing else
is done at the coming session 1t could
not be disposed of by great deal more
than half. Among the more important
Of public nature are, the bill to admit
the territory of Dakota as State in the
Union; TO authorize the construction of
new vessels Of war for the navy; to es-
tablish postal savings banks; to suspend
the issue of silver certificates; to estRb-
lish uniform system Of bankruptcy.
There are ON tho House calendar about
twenty bills for public buildings in vsri-
GUS sections Of the country.
The department clerks are generally
allowed ten days leave Of absence TO go
homo and vote, although in many in
stances half that time is not really need
ed. A great many applications for leave
of absence on this asconnt have already
been aled, and about the middle OF the
week tho exodus will begin. Instances
have not been infrequent in past years
whore clerks have asked for lsave 10 go
home and vote aud have spent the period
obtaiRed either in loating around here or
in pleasure excursions; but the watch
will be 60 strict this year that it is not
likely any of them will venture TO try
this little game.
The committee Of ways and means of
the House of Representatives will meet
in this city on the Goth of November,
which will be two weeks in advance Of
the meeting Of Congress, to assign TO
subcommittee, TO be appointed, all sub
jects with reference TO the tariff. It is
expected by that time The tariff commits
sion will have submitted q partial report.
About the 23rd of November it Is expect
ed the committee on appropriations will
meet to consider three, OF least, of the
regular appropriation bills in advance OF
the session. The estimates OF the ssvsr-
al departments ere being made slowly,
and it is beloved 1t will be the end of
Novembsrsb before all are ready.
Ex-Secretary Blaine's new mansion,
which for over year has been building,
is not yet nearly enough completed for
any time 10 be set for the family to move
in. None Of them, except Mr. Walker
Blaine, ars noE here, and he is reported
to have said that possibly his parents
would not ocoury the new house at ell
this winter, but would remain in the old
one on FiiteenthEstraet. Although that
is for sels there seems no prospect of il
being sold soon. To furnish the new
one will require at least $50, 900 ct once
says one familiar with such matters, an(
more in addition, to run it. 1t ig til,
largest private dwelling ever erected here
As compared with Mr.. Blsine's spacious
dwelling the new residence of OK Score
tary Rebeson, into which!bis wife is jus
now moving, and Senator Psndleton'
which has been occupied by his fGmil.
: since the first of this year, seemS small
indeed. OF these Mr.. Rolsson's is tn
, larger, yet it is only abou. half the siz
| of Mr.. BlGine's, having front Of IS fee
, by 76 feet inches 10 depth, not inclus
a i've of any projections. 1t cost only abou
! S35, 900, while Mr. Blaine's originally ei
q timated to cost 1000, will run up Q
least $4,000 more before completion.
The city is full of bridal couples
: There hasn't been for several years sue
It a food of newiy-wedded Hiss poured it
to the city at one time, and the eapiti
city may be said to be wreatbed 10 smilel
II There is nothing mean about youn
n couple on a wedding tour. They al
happy and they want everybody else
be happy. They must have the bet
7 rooms in the hotels, and az a clerk in a
II uptown hotel told me this moruinj
y There Is not vacant private parlor
u our house" The same is true of 9th,
- hotels. These young people have the
y meals served ia their own rooms, az
~ give SO little trouble that h otel men we
: 20 come their errival with joy and their
~ pArture with sighs. Tbs bridal coup
o scatter happiness around them whercv
a. thsy 20, and as there are sbout for
- - couples now in this city, the amount
vi happiness that is now being diffused
ths community can readily be calculate