The Dillon tribune., 1882-12-02
Correspondence.
WASHINGTON LETTER.
tFrom our regular Correspondent

Washington, d. c., Nov. asth. 1882.
Many members Of the House and Senate
have already reached Washington. Its
curious to note the diversity Of opinion
among them in assigning causes for tn.
late result In the election. One member
Of the House said they were defeated by
General patty, when another retorted that
II was not General 44bathv tina, defeated
you but General Disgust.
Judge Kelley. Chairman OF the Commit
tee Of Wavs and Means, who was here sew
eral tavs ago, tavors the abolition OF the
entire system Of Internal Ne1vNxr. 1t is
said he will propose bill to repeal all the
Internal Revenue acts, thus relieving whis.
Ky, tobacco, patent medicine, bank checks
and playing cards from the present tax
These are about all the articles taxed un.
der the present revenue laws. We shall
then have cheap whisky, cheap tobacco.
cheap poison, free banks and free gambling.
As Judge Kelly is from high protective
tariff State. II Is alleged by those who are
conversant with his views that he will or
pose anv measure looking to reduction Of
the tariff on imported iron or other manu-.
factured articles.
The Committee on Wavs and Means me-,
for the purpose Of considering revenue bills,
but adjourned until NJ mdav, the
soth instant. The TariH Commission was
to nave submitted their rel'o,t t" the com
mittee at its meeting, but from some cause
tailed to he heard from. Some wicked pol
iticians here say that the late election has
somewhat modified the views of several
members Of the commissions. while others
equally wicked allege that 1t was the Com
mission travelling around during the sum-
,ner with the po'np and ceremony Of a cir.
Gus that produced the late political cvclone.
All the editors IN Washington are to he
supplied with positions In the Forty. eighth
Congress. llutchings. Of the Past Demo
cratic). Is being boomexi for Clerk Of the
House. and Gorham ot the Rrt"bl'ra" (Rr.
pnblican) is BEN. honed f'r $ cretnrv ot
the Senate. On" day ''ntch hooms Cor.
ham. and the n xt day G,rha'n reciprocates
bv booming Hu'ch. II III Y get in they
will exercise tn" same f'aternal spirit and
pull in all the Others
There is promised at''reee-crrner"d fight
In the Senate this winter General Pope
will be- betor.. the Senate for CON
firma'i"n as Major General Fitz John Por.
ter for restoration t" the army. with manv
t''o'"''>'- w >'"'''.' '> f''>'' '''' ~
Grant for the retired list on Il salary ri
$Ioo:o per annum Portrr's friends saw
they will fight his confirmation, and Pope's
swear to retaliatc and keep out Porter
General Logan, who introduced the hill to
place General Grant on the retired list al
$looao, opposes the views taken by Gen
Grant in the Fitz John Porter case. and I've
tween the three elements there will he q
regular parrot and monkey time or thev
will pool their issues and all go In together
The House Committee on Appropria
tions are to meet IN the 9Th instant and
prepare several of the most important ap
l,riation bills before Congress assemblies
The drv creeks and ponds in the last rive,
and harbor bill have So demoralized mem
hers Of Congress that the sentiment so fa'
expressed hv them is that there is no neces
citv f,r a river and harhOr hill this winter