Clarksville weekly chronicle. (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1873-1890, 1884-01-12
WASHINGTON LETTER.
fFrom Our Regular Correspondent

of gentlemen, and surprisingly
large number of calls were made
considering the inclemency of the
weather. The social observance OF
the day in the Capital has an official
basis that tends to give it perma-
nency, although the custom is said
to be losing its hold elsewhere.
The annual levee at The White
House was all that could have been
wished. The other official recep-
tions were successful in display and
attendance, and many private re-
ceptions were well attended. Lo-
cally, Washington cannot complain
of the year just ended. Trade has
been good, and the city prospered.
The health statistics are encoura-
ging, and should silence all talk
about "malaria." Building has
continued to a remarkable degree,
and the steady demand for houses
shows that the increase of accom-
mediation has not been speculative.
The value of land has also firmly
increased. The District govern
ment has given fair satisfaction, and
the city is growing more popular
yearly with Congress. Speaking of
the District government, it is GUS
tomary to give the craftsmanship
of the District of Columbia COM
mittee to a Representative from a
district near Washington. In the
late committee appointments the
place was assigned Hon. John s..
Barbour, of Alexandria,, Va. Cit
liens are encouraged that man of
broad and liberal views, as well as
one perfectly familiar with the
necessities of the District is to have
charge of the legislation pertaining
to its welfare.
The treasury cheerfully opened
the New Year with a table show
ing a debt reduction during 1883 of
one hundred and ten millions of
dollars and this in spite OF the tax
legislation of the last Congress,
which cut down the revenues TWEEN
ty-eight millions of dollars. The
in the debt for December
was twelve millions. ##
After an interval of two weeks
Congress reassembled Monday, and
the real work OF the session has
now begun. Among the buiness
awaiting the House are several in
teresting Investigations TO be made
at an early date. One is the charge
made by Republican newspapers of
and good standing in the
party, that a member of the Su-
preme Bench of the United States
was appointed to his position 10
carry out the conditions of bar.
gain, made between the President
then in the chair, and unknown
New York capitalists. The reputa-
ion of the Supreme bench is at
'take as long as this charge Stands
or until it is proven
alse by committee of Congress.
For this reason a member of the
House, who halls from the same
tate as the accused Judge, told me
he intended soon to offer resoIu-
ion calling for a thorough investi-
cation Of the charge by commit
zee to be selected from the ablest
members of both parties in the
present House. Another matter to
De Investigated is the manner in
which the Office of the Attorney
General has been conducted with
eference TO the political indict- |
nents in South Carolina, Mississip-
ii, and Louisiana. Grave miscon-
luct in Office is charged against the |
Attorney General in the manage
nent of the prosecution of these |
asses. The members from these |
states are all in favor of an inquiry |
hat will show the country just how
he cases were tried. 1t is charged
hat the Attorney General in APP
ointing the Hon. Richard Crow
7y (at the Presidents request as
peclal counsel TO aid in the South
I'm prosecutions, Crowley being a
MEMBER of Congress, violated the
tatute, which forbids q member of
congress 20 take a fee in any case
4 which the Government is con-
erneds 1t is statedt that vouchers
n file will show that Crowley drew
ay for legal services, while he was
his salary as a member of
ne House.
A third matter that Congress
ill look into, when fairly in work
lg order, is charge made against
Ion. Geo. Bliss special counsel for
he government, to the effect that
e received a thousand dollars for
wing the adverse opinion in the
ttman case against the Govern
tent.
The tariff reformers and the men
no want the unearned land grants
stored to the public domain, will
ldeavOr to get their work before
lie House early in this month, for s
ar other powerful committees will
It ahead of them. They hope to
nd the tariff matter to the Senate
? the first of March, which will {
We that body plenty of time to
,velop its position on tariff re- i
RIM. Like the House il contains |
wv men, who have yet to make a
,sitive record on that question:
ct that makes the outcome quite
lcertain.
Washington, Jan. 8, 1884.
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