Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-25
WASHINGTON LETTER..
From our Regular Correspondent

manifest their Impotence with the
President for what they term his pro-
crastination. Mr.. Sargent was to have
been snugly located in the Interior De
partment, they thought, long ere this,
but he is still on the outside, while Mr..
KirkwoCd quietly tOasts his shins be
fore the Secretary's glowing CRATE. The
town is still full of rumOrs and counter
rumors about the remaining Cabinet po-
sitioiis, but no one seems to know for
certain just what is going to be done.
One day it is stated positively that Mr..
Sargent will be appointed February ]
and the next day somebody On just as
good terms with the White House as
serts that he will not be appointed at
all. 1t is one of the things not worth
specializing upon from day to day, for
[ do not think the President himself
knows exactly what he will do. Still
think both Secretaries KirkWood and
Hunt will eventually give place to sue
cessors of Mr.. Arthur's own choosing
1t is not charged that the President is
playing fast and loose after the manner
of the late Mr.. Hayes, but the impress
sion is that he max haste slowly.
Though q month has passed since the
committees of the House of Representa-
tives were appointed, the dissatisfaction
among members has not yet passed
away, and the attention of that body is
still largely taken up with plans and
schemes for setting matters right. The
plan reported by Mr.. Robson from the
Committee on Rules, to increase the
members Of nearly ell the important
committees does not meet with much
favor. 1t is understood to be really the
Speakers scheme, devised to help him
out by making new places for members
sighted in the first instance. But they
all say he must stand by his work.
advanced plans for selecting committee S
in the future, and contemplate taking |
this power out of the Speakers hands. |
The votes so far taken in the prelimi-
nary consideration of this subject indi- |
Gates that all the better class Of Con-
gresSmen think the Speaker has too |
much power as such things go. He can
sufficiently control the legislation of the |
country by recognizing or refusing to |
recognize members on the floor, with
out also having in his hands the power |
Of making all the committees. No |
monarch Yields sway more despotic.
One thing worthy of note is that the
disorder in the House this session is
very great and interferes seriously with
the transaction of business. Mr.. Keifer
hardly has the body in hand as we'll as
either Mr.. Randall or Mr.. Blaine
A torrent of bills continue to inun-
date both Houses, nearly 1900 having
been introduced within the last two
weeks. In the House to date the num-
Der reaches a grand total Of g.
1863, with nearly two hundred Joint res
OlutiOns. La the Senate the number is
relatively greater, having come to
within few of 500. This makes an
total Of AGO legislative pro-
jects awaiting action at the hands of
Congress. If it were to sit 365 days
and dispose Of measures at the rate of
II a day there would at the end Of that
time still be Surplus of 154 bills I'M
acted on. That is pleasant prospect
for Congress and the country. The
grave and reverend Senators are talk
ing about voting themselves each a
clerk at 200 per year. A Senator's
is certainly very large,
and there is probably not one who could
lnaided answer all his letters and at
end to all his other duties. They are
obliged to employ more or less assist
ance, and this they think should be paid
by the public, as the salary of $4,000
l year is barely sufficient for the proper
support of Senator who has no other
income. Yet for fear of public disap-
they will very likely refrain
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