South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1884-05-30
Letter from washington.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
Washington, ID. c.. Nav &c.

udS IcSSiScu tIOtu VT. MAC e6X0 ,au0
when Mr.. George Bliss causes to be
published such letter as he wrote to
Mr.. Arthur when Mr.. Arthur held
the Unbelievable Of New York poll
tics, you may depend upon it there is
going to be some lively shaking mp a.
mong the distinguished parvenus in
tie Republican household. Bliss is
the same fellow whom Brewster EN-.
ployed to prosecute the Star Route
thieves to triumphant aequitta!, for
which the Government paid him S15O
per day, travelling expenses, hotel fare,
and couple pleasure drives. He knows
all about Arthur, but he don't want
to tell as much now, IA he was dis.
posed 10 tell four years sg,. The up
shot Of THE little qrarrel is going TO
be great big one. b'cause the half
breed portion OF the family have had
the cold shoulder of Arthur during
three long years. What with Blaine
and his immense boom, Logan with
his Loomlet, aud Edmunds with sort
Of boom-eranglet, / hardly think that
Arthur is going to worry through
They and their friends are not firing
blank cartridges mt Arthur just now,
but each means business for himself.
The National News Bureau here, the
largest concern of its kind in the
country, holds correspondence with
several thousands OF the leading daily
and weekly newspapers of the United
States. l had an interview with its
manager to day. who told me that in
response 10 circular that the Bureau
issued month ago, he had received
replies from majority of them. The
almost unanimous sentiment from De.
mocratic editors was for Tilden and
the old Ticket, and Fighting the wrong
of 1876. Upon the question Of tariff
they seem about equally divided be-
tween free trade outright and a tariff
for revenue only, with now and then
a squirt OF protection from the Eastern
press. On the Republican side of the
house tho sentiment of the editorial
fraternity was overwhelmingly for
Blaine, with the rroclivities Of the
Eastern newspapers divided up be-
tween Edmunds, Arthur and Lincoln.
Not few of the Democratic newspa-
pers are mentioning the name of Ros-
we'll 2. Flower, of New York, whose
chances from this standpoint are quite
as good rs were those of James X.
Polk, at this time Of the year forty
years ago.
The death Of Sam Ward, the noted
Washington lobbyist, revives many
Of the career of one
whose connection with the lobby aud
intimacy with public men, has result
I'd in more vicious legislation in the
past twenty-five years than had ever
before been gotten through since the
oundation of the Government. 1t
nay be said that he was the foster
'arent Of every one of the land grant
nbsidles-measures that were prepar.
ID in the interest cf railroads alone
nd. as now appears, were intended
pecially to throttle the Government.
,aIn was a power here during Mr..
'ohnson's administration, and Welck-
RS tables nightly, during q session of
congress, were surrounded by the
Senators and Representatives whom
sam had invited to partake Of his law
sh hospitality, knowing that the eff.
ectual way of getting q Congression.
| job done thoroughly was through
irect appeal to the Congressional
tomach. am sorry to say that Sans
i'll the way OF big dinners is
ill followed and by them a great deal
# official rascality is hidden from pub
ic gaze.
The knowing cnes at the capitol
ay that Congress will be ready to adj.
ourn and go home about the 18th of
rune. If it does there will be a lar.
,er amount OF necessary legislation
eft undone than ever before. SO far
he House has assed but 191 bills out
It more than seven thousand intro.
luced and the business now on the
Speakers table would send the sess-
OH clear into August. The Senate
has done little better than the House,
having passed 226 bills, and left lying
'FCt NthOs iOl tilC llGAI stoSlOu.
Congress has gone into the business
If erecting public buildings at this
ession by Wholesale. So far 10 less
han 81 have been ordered, ranging
n price from $50, 900 TO 81, 500 900,
md the end ia not yet. But there are |
ONE things about this public build
ng business that should be ventilated,
md this very week two bills were n
lopted in the Senate that never should |
nave been. One is the giving Of
$4,000 for the new custom house al |
Portland, Oregon, a place Of thirty |
housand inhabitants, which already
mas building that cost the Govern
nent $500, 900. The other IS the ap.
preparation of 100000 for a public
at Saratoga, little waters
ng'place of 10000 population, which
las not half the need of a public build,
ng Of this cost that it has for mission
aries during the gambling season.
PHoNo.