The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1882-10-21
Our Washington Letter.
lFRoN OUR SPECIAL CoRREsPoNDEST.1
WASHINGTON Oct. IA. 1899

FROM OUR SPECIAL CoRREsPoN DENT
WASHINGTON Oct. IA, 1882.
The heads Of the bureaus in the various
departments are busily engaged in the
preparation of estimates for the expenses
of the government during the next fiscal
year, but the Interior Department alone
has sent in its accounts to the Treasury
Department. 1t is in the latter Depart.
ment that the compilation is made before
tine figures are printed for the use of Con.
gress, and it frequently happens that
changes are found necessary at the very
last minute. The indications are that
this work will be sufficiently advanced
by the 25th instant to admit of its being
turned over to the Public Printer, who,
in turn will endeavor to put it in shape
before Congress meets. As the next ses.
sion expires on the 4th of March, 1883,
it is desirable that the estimates shall be
ready for action by the Appropriation
Committee not later than the middl, Of
November, and meeting of the COM
mittee has been called for that purpose
at least two weeks before the beginning
of the next session of Congress. Even
after the estimates are printed they are
subject to changes by the heads of De.
partments, and therefore any statement
of the necessary amounts would not be
absolutely correct until after the Ap.
preparation Committee had passed upon
the subject.
Senator Don Cameron, with the chair.
man of his State Committee. spent to.
day visiting the different departments
looking after the Pennsylvania clerks Ia
see that there are no laggnrds on election
day. Senator Cameron was as deter.
mined and as defiant as ever, and said
there wonld be no lowering of the stalwarl
flag while be could raise his hand. II
possible he was little more crusty than
usual, considered the Ohio election as OF
no earthly consequence, and the idea Of
doubling Beavers election was too ridic.
ulous to be discussed. It has been said
all along that the stalwaris in Pennsyl.
vania had plenty of money, and that
Don Cameron would not hesitate to give
500, 900 bimself if necessary, but al
though he and his chairman were very
quiet and sly it was believed that one OBJ.
Ject of their mission here was to raise
funds.
Whether Jay Hubbell shall succeed in
his Senatorial aspirations or not, he will
be entitled to the distinction of having
made the most successful raid ever in
augurated against the office holders.
Fully $400 600 have been collected and
distributed where they will do the most
good for the Stalwart cause, and the
great assessor has dismissed his clerks
and is preparing to return to ihe Michi-
gan wilds to complete his Senatorial can
vass. Mr.. Hubbell points with pride to
this achievement, which he declares is
unprecedented. Unfortunately the as
sessed clerks and the American people
are not nearly so unanimous about the
benefits of the two-per-cent. method of
running a great government as he is, and
they are likely to make him endless
trouble about the matter. They are Just
unreasonable enough to claim that he
ought to be allowed TO return to private
life, and the prospects are good that they
will carry out their own suggestion.
Postal telegraphy as we'll as the postal
savings bank system will it is understood.
be recommended to Congress in the
forthcoming report of the Postmaster
General. Besides repeating the argu-
ments made by former Postmaster Gen
erals in urging the adoption of both
measures, Postmaster General Howe will
add other arguments based upon the sue
cess of both AS in operation now in Eng
land.
Nothing is more frequently heard at
the Capital now than the expression by
veterans in politics and public life, in
both of the great parties, of the belief
that "a general break up" In parties is
near at hand. So intolerable has become
the abuses in the public service, SO cor
rupting the practices of public life. and
SO unbsarable the burdens consequent
thereto, that few indeed, so far as can be
ascertaiued, outside OF the circle OF those
who profit immediately by the present
state Of things, appear to be disturbed in
the least.
A blner lot of politicians were never
seen anywhere than are encountered in
the Departments this week. The result
in Ohio of Tuesdays election almost took
their breath, Tho fellows who bet on
their wishes, regardless of their better
judgment, are pining for departed
shekels. 1t was announced in some
quarters that even bets were offered by
Republicans that Cleveland will be elect
ed Governor in New York.
Different views are taken of the sppAr.
ent indifference Of General Arthur not
only to public affairs at the seat of Gov
ernmeAt but to political movements in
which he might be supposed to have
great personal interest, - = deep stake