The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1883-11-17
Our Washington Letter.
GFRoM OUR SPECIAL CoRREsPoNDENT.l


WASHINGTON, D. O., Nov. 10, 1883.
From different sections of the country
there has been lively demand for the
dissenting opinion of Justice Harlan in
the Civil Rights case. Harlan was alone
of the opinion that the Civil Rights law
was constitutional. He has prepared at
some length his reasons for the faith in
it, and will have them printed aud given
publicity on Saturday next. 1t is not
thought that any thing will be done by
Congress in the shape of bill to give
the negroes any more rights than they
now enjoy.
Representative Blackburn, of Ken
lucky. was here to-day. lie was quite
pronounced in the opinion that Mr.. Ran
dali will net be elected ST eaker of the
next House and that Mr.. Carlisle will
be. He thought Mr. Cox would show
considerable strength. Mr.. Cox has
himself told several Of his friends that
he was confident oil success. 1t is said
10 have been ascertained that so far as
actual pledges are concerned Mr.. Ran
dali has not up to this time near so
many votes as either Cox or Carlisle, and
his hopes lie in the belief of his ability
to capture votes rom both of those gen
tlemen after the first or second ballots.
Both Of them think, however, that their
friends will sick, Those who imagine
that MIR. Randall is 50 certain to obtain
the nomIuation for Speaker forget that
| four years ago, when the contest was
narrowed down between him and Mr.
Blackburn, IL change OF only six votes
would have given tie nomination to the
latter Mr.. Randall has now much less
strength and popularity than at that
time. But he has CUniessedly much
skill AS a schemer and manager, aud it
5 not impossible that in the end this
may win the victory for him. The cou.
tesl for tie speakership has not as yet
| opened here with any activity, but IN II
week or ten days from now 1t will be in
flll blast.
The District Commissioners sent let.
ter this afternoon to Pustmaster-6ien
Gresham, complaining that nearly all
| the newspapers in tais District display
advertisements for lottery companies, an q
saying that in tbe obsence OF any law ex-
Guiding such newspapers from the mails
such advertisements will probably con-
tinue, as according to report they derive
each profit OF from $500 to So. 1000 an
nually. They complain that III the alb
sence of a law to prevent it, by the de-
vice of clubs, large numbers of tickets
are purchased by common agent. This
practice prevails more especially among
government clerks. The commissioners
urge the propriety of legislation exc'ud-
ing from the mails in the District of
Columbia all new spapers that publish
lottery drawings, aud forbiddipg under
pain of dismissal, the purchase of lottery
tickets by government employees. 1t is
reported, they say, that several thousand
clerks and government employees yield
to the temptation of lotteries, and that
they remit to the lotteries from this Dis.
trict many thousand dollars monthly.
One Of the leading Republican papers
Of this city says: in forecasting the
next Pres dental election it will be well
tor amateur Statisticiaus TO bear in mind
that solid South and forty-eight other
votes will coEstltute a majority of the
whole number 0. 4Gl electoral votes to
be cast. As matters ftand at present,
this makes a very discnuraging cutloot
for the Republican party" Ia AN in-
terview to-day Fred Dous lass said that
he would advise the colorSd people Of
Massachusetts to support II, binson for
Governor against Bntler. While
have nothing personally against my old
friend Butler" said he, L believe that
party should come before men, and the
principle should come before party"
Indiana Republicans say an effort will
be made to secure the Republican Ma.
tlonal Convention for Indianapolis, and
the claims of that city will be vigorously
advocated before the national committee
as its meeting here next month. As
Indiana is one Of the doubtful States,
they say if the convention is held in it's
chief city it will materially help the par
ty to carry it for the Republican nomi.
nee. AUGUST.