The Cecil Whig., 1882-11-25

THE
WASHINGTON.
TIE CITY FILLING UP, AND MEMBERS
PREPARED FOR THE SESSION.
Mr. FoIgcrs Report Ready-h Number Of Contests
for Seats to Occur in the New House-The
Admission of Dakota.
W >sHI.GToE. Nov. 2l.-Yhere is a
hum OF activity in the city, Congressman
and Senators are beginning to arrive.
The ma ajority of the members SO far here
are looking up boarding houses for the
winter, OF doing a little work for their
constituents in the departments. Both
the Committee on Appropriations and
the Committee of Ways and Means will
have their first meeting on Monday, when
the work of the session may be said to
have begun. There is an unusual tardi-
ness in the departments in the prepara-
tou of the estimates for the coming lis-
cal year, owing to the interest taken in
the recent political campaign, and for
this reason the Appropriation Committee
will be unable tn do anything for awhile.
The Ways and Means Committee are
waiting ON the report of the Tariff Com
mission. There is never very much Con-
gresSional business transacted before the
holidays. and Congress is i'll a more de-
morai:zed condition to-day than ever it
was. Some comment is caused by the
singular discovery that the House must
meet at / . 'clock-au hour before the
Senate under forgotten rule Of last
session This is said tn be the only oc-
casiOn en- which one body of Congress
was in regular session before the other
had begun. The suppo>Ition is that both
begin ard terminate their official exist
ence simultaneously.
SECRETARY FoLG EES REPORT.
Secretary Folgers report of the years
! work in the Treasury Department is near
y iSu's ilSiISN ISit l'i
aeiphia yesterday afternoon. He will
return on Monday. lie had two inter
views with Secretary Folger during his
visit here, and undoubtedly tried TO i'm
press upon him the necessity for recon-
mendiug in his annual report the abol-
tIon of the internal revenue system. That
he will urge upon Congress the propriety
of Immediately reducing taxation there
| can be no doubt, but it is not believed he
| will advise taking the tax off whiskey.
TROUBLE IN THE NENT HOUSE.
The new Congress will not be without
| contests From Virginia alone three
election contests are threatened. Massey
and O ferrell, Democrats, announce that
thew intend TO submit claims to the seats
of Wise and Panl. CoalitionstS. and it
is understood that Mayo. Coalitionist
will endeavor to persuade the House that
he is rutitled to the seat to which CARR
son. Democrat. has been elected. The
custom which prevails in Congress of
paying all the expenses OF the nnsuccess-
ful party to contests serves I" increase the
number of such cases. 1t has not been
very long since Il defeated contestant for
seat in the House was voted a liberal
allowance for attorneys fees. and the
fact wdS he appeared as his own attorney
ana pocketcd the fees 1t is reported
! that Finley will contest Bisbce's election
from the Second Florida district: that
Broadhead will contest Mcl.ean'S seat as
repl esentativc OF the Ninth Missouri
district: that Neal will contest iIart'S:
Campbell Morey's and Wallace Mckin-
ley> in the Twelfth. seventh and Eigh-
teenth Ohio districts. There will Doubt
less be haii dozen ether contests OF
"htch hotlce mas not yet been gwen.
SECRETARY IIyCoIS's sEErouuryp,Trox
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20 right on Aext year to the credit of the
fund The money for the Improvement
Oh Ine rivers ahd harnors Is not eHpend-
ed with reference to the fiscal year, but
Is treated as permanent fund, upon
"h'ch GRATIS are matte h2 the Secretary
/ as the money Is needed. frequently
/ cetla,N improvements Tor winch appro-
pflaIloh Is haue. are not begun AZ IA, Tor
year or '"o at'ef the OIL IS passed ny
'onSreSS' 'he secretary OF war having
ehti!e uiNcTetioh ID the direction "i the
cAPehal'"ie: Al lEe ciose oil the last
nhea' year ioi instance Al me Time the
hNet anu liafp"f nili was passed, there
"eie nt"iiF io"t in'iiiof> Ill lhe Treas
nfy "hlcii remained from the last appro-
p!'a'ioll l"f tnese works, and the eNpen
altufes "nflhg the ens'lrlng year VIII
l'I"oaoiy nor consume more than That
( 9"th anu ap"nt hail oil the large blll
PaSseu oy .ohsresS at the last session.
"a 'hF oe?'i'i'hS oi the next 'iscai year
, e nneie III icina'n "heAfeaden III the
treasury some eiShi or nine ml!non DOL
iars "hlrh nave bee' appropriated for
river ana haroor improvements lhls
amount VIII probably be all that the en-
SiheefS VIII heed iof the prosecution o!
'ie "ofkS at present under way
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