The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1884-01-05
Regular to the Cannon ADVOCATE.

Regular to the CARBON ADVOCATE.
WASHINGTON D. c.. Dec. 20. 's3
LqokiDg down from the galleries on
the new Honse, the verdict is unanimous
that thev are a'splehdid looking body OF
men foe figures, genial countenances,
we'll shaped heads and general air of
independence and self-ss tlsfaction ny il
they appreciated the honor of being
members-elect of Congress The organ
izttion of the House Of Representatives
is complete. After the holiday recess
business on the inside as well as on the
outside Of the legislative chambers will
begin in earnest. It promises to be
brisk. The Southern Pacific lobby has
probably received bsckset by the scan.
dal tho publication of Huntingtons let
ters in San Francisco has created. How
ever, the Committee on Pacific Railroads
on the House side was considered prize
worth struggling for. Cassidy. of Ne
vada, carried it off very much to the sur
prise of those who are not behind the
scenes. Cassidy is third or fourth rate
member and this is his last term in Con-
gress. His State suffers severely by the
exactions of the Central Pacific monopo
ly. and yet no one imagines that Cassidy
desired the Chairmanship of the Com
mittee on Pacific Railroads for the pur-
pose of securing legislation to regulate
the freight tariffs Of that concern.
S. S. Cox will probably not accept the
Craftsmanship ct Is Naval Committee.
1t is of little consequence to Cox what
Committee position he holds. He has
varied accomplishments, and the ma
JoriiY will need his services before the
session is many weeks old. He has his
faslts and frailtIes. but his ability is IN.
questioned. Had he not made a speech
ut the O'Donnell Indignation meeting hv
would have been Chairman of the Com.
mittee on Foreign Affairs. Perry Bel
mont was scarcely presumptuous enough
to have expected the place. He is a
clever young man but lacks experience.
The choice of Curtin for the Chairman.
ship was in every way wise and judicious. |
1t was just recognition of an able and |
experienced man who led the hgLt for
The whisky interest has prepared a
lengthy memorial to Congress praying
he passage of bill extending the bond
I'd period for two years upon all distilled
spirits remaining in distillery warehouses
On Dec. /, 1883. The memorialists rep-
resent that from Dec. ], 1883 to Nov.
1885, taxes will fall due upon 20, OOO. 600
gallons now in warehouses; that il The
az is enacted 1t will subject those cor
'srned to ruinous losses; that the mark,
S now overloaded, aud this additional
Arge quantity of spirits slhrown upon Il .
market will cause still further depression,
The memorial is signed by the manufac-
urers and dealers in the States of Ken.
ueky. Maryland aud Pennsylvania, in
hich the production of whistles usual.
y kept in bond for purposes of aging is
ihieAy carried on; also by numerous
irms in Boston and in Denver; also by
'anks and bankers in Cincinnati, Louis
lille and elsewhere.
The Presidents Christmas was about
be quistest ever spent at the White
iouse. There was no formal Observance
{ the day. Christmas morning Presi.
ent Arthur arose about 10 O'Clock and I
with Mr.. Allan Arthur and
iiss Neilie-Arthur. The Psesidsnt's
ihEiSs0As presents IstsS par Of soil.