Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1882-05-06
OUR WASHINGTON LETTER.

tFrcm orr regular correspondent
A LITTLE COLOR IN ooRGREss.-rHE
PUBLIC PRINTING! BIG
WHIsKEY LOBBY.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 2, 1882
The Republican majority in the
House has been increased by two
votes. Mr.. Lynch, colored, has
been given the seat occupied by.
Gen. Chalmers, of Mississippi, thus
reducing the Democratic vote by
one, and adding one to the Repub-
lican vote. Mr.. Lynch is the only
representative of the colored race in
Congress the only one that has been
in Congress since Senator Bruce, OF
Mississippi, left the Senate, more
than year ago. The newly-seat-
ed congressman is mulatto OF very
light color, with face that is deci-
dedly more Caucasian than African
in Its features. He argued his own
case with great ability, and re-
ceived the entire vote of the Repub-
lican majority and one Democratic
vote, that of Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana,
and was sworn i'm with great dem
onstration of applause from the Re
publican side of the house. The
Democrats lose one of their readiest
and Iuost brilliant debaters in Gen
eral Chalmers.
THE POST OFFICE APPROPRIATION
BILL.
The House, on Saturday, adopted
the report of the Conference Com
mite on the Post Office Appropria-
ton Bill. A number of members
were very decided in the express
sion, that unless the other great
cities were TO share with New York
the benefit of this service, the APP
preparation should be struck out al
together. Mr.. Robson, in the
course of his remarks, said very dis
tinctly that he voted for the confer
ence report with the understanding
that the other great cities besides
New York were not to be deprived
of their share of the appropriation,
and if the Postfnaster-G eneralshould
do this he would violate the spirit
and intent of the law making the
appropriation. Mr.. Springer said
the appropriation for the great rail
roads, but he did not add that two
of the great railroads only have up
to this time, had any appreciable
share of the appropriation. MIR.
Robeson's remarks were drawn out
by statement of Mr.. Caswell that
the P0sttnaster-Genera did not in
tend to make any new starting
points, but to hold on Ia New York
as the great center OF the universe.
THE PUBLIC PRINTING.
A new Public Printer has been
appointed, and this is IA local event
in Washington that is considered OF
quite as much importance, by tif-
teen hundred employees, and thrice
that number that are dependent up
ON them, as the appointment of Il
cabinet officer. Important changes
are expected in the management
and personnel of the office. Since
the war, the public printing has
cost the government not less than
$50, 000,0 The government print
ing Office is by far the largest estab-
lishment of the kind in the world,
and more careful management
of il would save more than Il mil
lion annually to the government.
The main reason of the inc menSe
outlay lies in the fact of the practice
OF Congress ordering the printing
of voluminous and entirely worth.
less documents, that find their way
by cart loads, to the pulp mills.
THE WHIsKEY LOBBY.
The whiskey merchant princes
from all the large cities, have been
towering about Congress for weeks,
urging the passage of bill to ex-
tend indefinitely the time that
whiskey can remain in bond. BY
means and methods best known to
wealthy lobbyists, they have made
such Roadway that they claim Il
majority in the Senate in favor OF
their bill. The effect of this meas
ure will be to reduce very seriously
the revenues of the government.
1t is believed that the President
will veto the bill, if it shall be pass
ed in the shape desired by the whis'
key lobby.