Sierra County advocate. [volume] (Kingston, N.M.) 1884-1960, 1885-02-14
LETTER FROM WASHINGTON
PREPARING FOR THE INAUGURAL.
Randall and Carlisle's Conference with
the New President .---A Brief PEI
riOd Left Congress In which to b..
Pass Important Bills.

WASHINGTON, Feb 8: Ed. ADvo
cATE.-The topic of the week ha'
been the visit Of MIR. Randall ant
Speaker CARLISLE to Albany to con
fer with the president-elect. The
quidnuncs have been kept busy
discussing and prophesying til,
cause and effect of the yisst, but SC
far they ale all IN the drak. Mr
Randall declines to make public
the nature of his conference with
Mr.. Cleveland, and Mr.. Carlisle
will undoubtedly be equally reti-
cent. 1t may be assumed, how
ever, that the conversations related
to political management, especially
with regard to those matters with
which the speaker of the house
and the leader Of the fool have SO
much to do. The Democratic par
ty is undoubtedly in position at
the present time which requires
the incest judgement, and it is very
desirable, therefore, that all should
be done that can be done to make
the transition on the 4th Of March
as smooth as possible. There will
be considerable jolt in any event,
but by careful driving the danger
of upset will be greatly lessened.
Congress can help or hinder the
new administration by it's record
this winter, and hence its transact
tions have a personal interest for
Cleveland, and are of importance
to the party generally. The pres
ident-elect would scarcely assume
the role of dictator, but he is in a
position to suggest and advise. If
the common belief Is right, he has
already shown his influence III
breaking down the Nicaragua
treaty, and III like manner the
journeys of Messrs Carlisle and
lsandaD may bear fruit in the pro-
ceediMss of the house. His de-
slres on the question OF an extra
session, for instance, would ma
ardlly have great weight in deter
lniliing the Democratic policy III
that matter. And his views on
what, IL use newspaper phrase,
are continuing topics" of politics,
would receive careful attention.;
suob questions, for Instance, as the
tariff, the reorganization of the
navy, and the civil service.
Apropos OF an extra session,
there seems 10 occasion Tor the eX-
pense and turmoil inevitably re-
sulting from an extra session of
congress uLder the peculiar cir
cumstances which will exist after
the 4th proximo. 1t Is true, only
20 working DAYS remain to the
Folty-eigth congress. Compared
with the number Of days that have
passed during the last and the
present session, and the amount of
work performed and on hand, the
time is extremely short. But
brief as it is, il will be found suf-
ticient, if industriously utilized and
eked out with evening sessions,
for the proper disposal Of all indis-
pensable business. All the appro-
priation bills can be gotten out of
the way before the end of the ses-
sion, if members will discourage
dilatory proceedings and give the
cold shoulder to long-wiuded ora
tors.
The court-martial at the EbbJt
house finished the consideration of
the case of Gen. Swain q short
time since, and transmitted it's
findings to the secretary of war. |
do not understand that any mem
ber of the court has divulged the
proceedings, but l get the impress
sion from all sources thai by con-
siderable majority it has found
Gen. Swain guilty of the charge
laid against him, which finding, if
approved by the secretary of war
must lead to his dismissal from
the army. The finding will un-
questionably be approved, and
President Arthur Will have an OPP
portunity to appoint either some
officer of the bureau of military
Justice or some civilian friend like
Gen. Sharpe to this highly deslra-
bic position.
1t is now definitely arranged
that President-elect Cleveland
when he arrives here will go at
once to the Arlington hotel and
occupy a suit of rooms until he
moves across the way into the Ex-
ecutlve mansion. Three of the
sisters of the president-elect wall
come with him. As soon as he
gives MP the Executive mansion, 10
his successor, ex-President Arthur
will 50 to Secretary Frellngbuy-
xpns ypstlnnrp Ia r@mnIn ItDhI ne