Beverly banner. [volume] (Beverly, N.J.) 1877-1964, 1885-09-19
(From Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON LETTER.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 16. '85


The Administration is back again
from the woods and waves, the schools
open tomorrow, and the capitol city
begins to resume life after its summer
siesta. Every day last week seemed
to bring new people to the avenue
promenade, and there was decided
awakening in trade; the store windows
told of the advent of new season, and
the era of "great reductions" began to
give place to the --latest fall style"
The cool weather of the first week of
September brought on the autumn
change little earlier than usual.
For hundreds of people the work of
house-hunting is now in order. A real
estate broker estimates that twelve
hundred houses are usually vacant in
Washington every summer. Not so
many were given up this year, because
people in office were inclined to econo
mize in view of possible contingencies !;
but, nevertheless, there were great
many given up by tenants, and the
storage warehouses are now beginning
to disgorge.
Washington in proportion to its size,
sends more people out of town in the
summer than any city in the country,
and Washington landlords say they
lose more summer rents than they can
afford. The hot weather begins sooner
than in Northern cities, and it lasts
longer; and the habit Of giving up
houses in May and storing furniture
until September or October appears to
be growing on the people. The land
lords say they have to increase rents
to meet this loss. The result, they say
is to raise the cost of house rent in the
city So per month allaround
The opening of the Forty-ninth Con
gress, will witness a novel situation Of
affairs. For the first time in years
there will be no contest for Speaker
ship. Mr.. Carlisle will be chosen by
the unanimous vote Of the majority.
There is some interest as to who will
be the candidate Of the Republicans.
So far there have been mentioned Mr..
Long, of Massachusetts,, Mr.. Hiscock,
of New York, and Mr. Reed of Maine.
Mr. Hiscock and Mr.. Reed entered
Congress simultaneously. Mr.. Hiscock
has been particularly identified with
the work of the Appropriation Com
mittee. Mr.. Reed has been IA remark
able debater. Every matter in which
his party has taken stand has found
him its champion. He is a master of
invective and spices it with sarcasm.
Governor Long has been in Congress
but one term. Unlike most ex-gover
nors, Mr.. Long was national charac-
ter before he was elected to Congress.
When he was sent to the House of
Representatives his friends were fear
full that he would not be equal to the
rough,and-tumble style of debate which
is in vogue there. The record of the
past two years has shown that Mr..
Long understood his own abilities bet
ter than his friends. AT first the House
listened to him with curiosity, then
with admiration, and to day although
having only finished his first term, he
is regarded as one of the leaders of the
Republican side. The fact that his
name is mentioned as the Republican
candidate for Speaker emphasizes this.
The Republican caucus, however, will
be a very quite affair. The only sig
nificance attending it will come two
years hence, when if the Republicans
gain their supremacy of the House, the
nomination this year might have some
influence upon the Speakership contest
then. While there is little or no in
terest now, as Mr.. Carlisle is universal
" regarded as having nothing to fear
from any quarter, yet when it comes
to the other offices of the House sever
al red-hot fights have been inaugurated
already, and are now in progress.
So far as relates to this city the trade
prospects are good. Population here
is rapidly increasing, and mainly by
the selection of the national capital as
the future home of wealthy families
hitherto domiciled in other cities.
Hundreds of new houses are being
completed and soon will be furnished.
A great deal of money will be expend-
ed here during the next eight or ten
months. The merchants are, as rule
quite content with the outlook, and are