The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1883-12-31
HUNTINGDON LETTERS

lQUNllNUlON lei lNhN,
Some Choice Excerpts showing How Con.
RresSmen and Other Zig Guns We're
Looked Alter.
Mr.. Kasson has always been our friend
in Congress, and, as he is very able mau,
has been able to do US much good, and he
has never lost us one dollar.
Senator Conover (Florida) may want to
borrow some money, but we are so short
this summer ] do not see how ne can let
him have any in California,
BY the way, is there not some reason for
these lies that the people tell shout us?
saw Axtell, Governor OF New Mexico,
and he said he thought il We would Eend TO
him suCh bill as we wanted to have pass
ed into law he could get it passed with
very little or no money, when i we sent a
man there they wonid stick him for large
amounts.
l feel, as you all do, that 1t would be bad
to be compelled to have much to do with
Gould, aud we must not, under any cir
cumstancea, get ourselves where We would
be in his power.
The committees are made up for the
Forty-hfth Congress. I think the Railroad
Committee is right, but the Committees on
Territories l do not like. A. different one
was promised me. l think there never were
80 many strikers in Washington before.
l go to Washington tonight. OF all
things l do most dread this Washington
business, and do know that would not
be dragged between here aud there for the
next ten years as l have been for the last
fifteen years for the whole Pacific road.
Somehow do not feel like doing battle
with the whCls human race as | once did.
20 to Washington tonight.
If we are not hurt this session it will be
because we pay much money 10 prevent it.
This Washington business will kill me
vet, II have 10 continue the fight from
year to year, and then every year the fight
grows more expensive.
Matters never looked worse in Wasaing-
ton than they do at this time. 1t seems as
though all the a:rikers in the world were
there. l send with this copy Of one OF
their letters l received yesterday, all Of the
same tenor. The one send ID from ex-
Senator Pomeroy.
When you write pay Jones no part Of the
S25, GOO, because there is an unsettled aC-
count Of say 5000; think you forget lis
position.
Have Just received telegram from
Washington that Matthews aud Window
have been put on the Senate Railroad
Committee in place OF Howe aud Ferry.
This looks as though tho Texas Pacific had
control Of the Senate as far as appointing
Commissioners is concerned. l am not
happy to-day.
Jay Gould went 10 Washington about
Two weeks since, and know saw Mitchell,
Senator from Oregon, since which time
money has been used very freely in Wash
ington, as some parties have bgen hard at
work that never work except for ready cash
and Senator Mitchell is not for US as he
was, although he says he is. Bat l know
he is not. Gould has large amounts Of cash
and he pays it without stin. to carry his
points. i
think it would be well for us if We had
more parties in California that we're inter
ested with US. There is the Oakland water
front. If some Of the army officers mad an
interss! in that property l think it would
be well for them, for us, and for every one
that has the prosperity OF California at
heart, for the right improvements there
would benefit San Francisco as well as
Oakland-as well as all California for that
matter. N. B.-"Army officers" make the
surveys on which recommendations Of Na-
tional improvements OF rivers and harbors
are made
There were some mistakes made by US
when the Thurman bill was in the Senate;
the greatest was in could going to Wash.
ington. -,
/ put Connecting p in the omnibus bill
to kill the 7. Il P, and think it will do it,
Fremont has been appointed Governor
OF Arizona. shall give him passes, and l
think it important that you should see him
on his arrival, and gee that he does not fall
into the hands Of bad men. He is very
friendly to Us now. Scott tried hard TO
beat his being confirmed. l think ! will
attend to this matter OF FTemonta.
think in all the worlds history never
before was such wild set Of demagogues
honored by the name Of Congress. We
have been hurt some, but some OF the
| worst bills have been defeated, but We can
not stand many such Congresses.
notice what you cay OF Lultrell; he is a
wild hog; don't lot him come back TO
Washington. DR.. Gwin is also here. l
think the Doctor can do some good II he
can work under cover. q" 1t ia very
fortunate that he came over in Directors
car with Croker. sc When he left l
told him he must not write TO ne, but
when he wanted to know my whereabouts
| to write 10 r. T. Coburn, OF Elizabeth, N.
III, 80 He was often with Kerr Lot In.
diana and X. was at his room ano spent
nearly one evening.
/ had an interview with Bri5tow, Score.
tary Of the Treasury, and | think he will
helm us fix up our affairs with the Govern
ment on fair basis.
SARGENT hiss. gone of the Railroad Com
n;ttee. butthefe is a good man in his place,
Eaton, OF Connecticut. Then on our
side we have Sargent, Booth, Cole, Jones
and Gorham to help US in the Senate.
Scott is working mostly among the COM
mercial men. He switched Senators Spen'
Ger and Walker of the track, but youknow
they may be switched back with theproper
arrangements when wanted.
Al the members from California are
doing first rate except Piper, and he is q
Id hog any way you can fix him. " '
I wish YOU would write a letter to Luttrell
and saw he is doing first rate and is able.
. Scott got large number Of that
drunken, worthless dog, Pipers speeches
printed and sent them broadcast over the
I notice what you say about Wigginton,
Luttrell and Piper. The latter should be
defeated at almos. any cost.
The demsgogue [LawrenCel from Ohio
cannot trouble US before the 9th Of July,
stsia in Washington two days to fix
nm the Railroad Committee in tho Senate.
Gordon, Of Georgia, taken eli and Bogy, OF
i've aloud be very careful to get "a Uni.