South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1883-02-02
Letter fcon Washington.
From Our Reyslar Carrsspo rlsi.
WAsH,xcroS pc. Jan. 90


The Republicans generally are dc.
termined To get a bill through il pos.
siOle. though there are sone who are
not III ac2ortl with the measures
now pending. Senator logan is
wci king hard I'd unite Repub-
lican senators upon the leadinS
items Of the seaate bill, and express
cd regret at the adoption OF the free
lumber amendment, which he thinks
will have tendency 10 set the lum-
Der producing scctions against the
non-limber growing localities. Tho
Senator 5y tue way has been numer-
ousl y thanked and ncmoralled bv
various grand array organizations for
his course OH the Fitz John Porter
bill. News from The states where sen
atorial elections are still pending is
eagerly sought every day III the sen :
ate chamber. Ex-senator Ferry should
fail OF re election it will not he neces
sary To take up collection IN his be.
half. He j. estimated to he worth
anywhere from s coo. 900 Ia 81 500.-
land can ssimp along without his
senatorial salary The senaior made
lumber Willie the sun shnne. Sena-
tor Window will coatriye 10 pay his
gyoccrs bills from the Interests on lis
SlOo,ooo or 30 aud lay M ~ little for
ar:,iny day, should M ungratcfIl state
put him on the lie; O! retired states.
men
We are having an immense amount
Of tribula,ion with our census bureau
md It's work on the la.t census. In
spite OF ali the avcrmeats and cXpli,-
nations made from time to time by
the superintendent and his under Of.
Ulcers, there is NJ Disgusting tho fact
! tlivt some Of the work of this bureau
is unsatisfactory. Complaints have
continually come i'll from. various &c
calities aud from different Industrial
interests that the reports OF ;he bu-
rcau touching them We're grossly and
notorlously Inaccurate, sud - iuch an
extent has tIia feeling prevailed in
some Instances that a rccoInt nj The
| expense o! the a@grlcvet parties has
| been undertaken. Besides tins ,hc
enornous expenditure OF til, bareau
AID the unprecedented dciky in get
ting out the reports demand some
, better explanation than amy sD ..r
given. The original act providing
! for the takinE oj iva tauth census iiX
| ed three million dnilars rs the ii:Ix.-
mum cost Of tire under taking y -
nroprVpriatiol enormously IN cXce.s
Of this sum have already been made.
and more MONEY is still wanted =
Congress las made several appropr!a
tons 10: completing tie wor". h1;
.iocs not appear to be III i hurry ~
making ;he appropriate 'n OF $4,000
! now SO urgently a-ked .er. and some
| members favor ttoroas;, iiyest' "a
tion into tine five million AMI a.h:!I
dollars already open: bv the hn:cau5e
fore any more money Is appropriated
Charges arc openly maae ihAt ii his
been i,HProperly spent, and th;t be.
sides inoiiiciency. there has been c3r-
rup; use made o!the fuads appropria
ted for the buycau. A proposition il
nnder consideration TO appoint com
| mission 10 revise the reports already
III type, With power to throw away
the reports OF special industries which
have been proved be fu!I OF errors,
A prominent member Of the census
committee hit ;he nail square on the
head when he sad that there seemed
10 he strong inclination upon the
part of certain scientific anl ,h;lu3o
4 10
census to prepare elaborate wol',s
| uron special topics, winch they wish
cd To have ;.abIshcd nj the expense %.
the government. principally Tor their
personal gjorihcltion, and not for tic
legitimate purposes o! tine census -
lie said he thought the committee
were unanimous in requiring lA@t the
scope OF tie census publication now
in preparation shruld be clearly out
lined and confined to- Il prac "a! limit,
As was contemplated by the ccnsu.
lsct. Secretary Teller has telegraph.
CO S.eneraI Francis Walkcr 10 come
bac's to Washington and clear up the
work lie lett in such = depiorAjc
/ state. The bureau has been practi.
cally without q head for some tjmo.
IN the social world Of the capitol
the season OF entertaining is now at
its height. There IS social event of
sorsc importance for every nig}t OF
the week and some nights there are
several These with the day reccp.
tons Of the ludies gives those people
who Ike to- live III other peoples hon.
ses more than their own plenty OF
chance. The Presidents first prhlic
reception rnr tIH season occurs Tues.
day evening. and will bc followed by
others. Among the mosi popular re.
ccptious are those Of General Bcale.
MIS-. George Bancroft, wife OF tire his
touan, and some Of The foreign lggl-
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