Orleans County monitor. [volume] (Barton, Vt.) 1872-1953, 1885-09-21
WASHINGTON LETTER.
urAL CORRESPONDENCE OF THE MONITOR
Wnshipqton. Sent. 18th

ne ADMINISTRATION is oack again
from the woods and waves, the capt.
tai 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 a new season, and the era of
''great reductions began to give
place to that of the ''latest fall
style" The cool weather of the first
week in September brought on the
autumn change q little earlier than
usual
For hundreds of people the work
of house hunting is in order. A real
estate broker estimates that twelve
hundred houses are usually vacant
every summer. Not so many were
given up this year, because people in
offices were inclined to economic in
view of possible contingencies but,
nevertheless, there were a great
many given up by tenants, and the
storage warehouses are now begin
ming 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 rent than they can
afford. The hot weather begins
sooner here than in Northern cities,
and 1t 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 landlords say they have to in
crease rent to meet this loss. The
result. they say, is to raise the cost
OF house rent in the city S. per
month all around.
The opening of the Forty-ninth
congress will witness a novel stua-
ton of affairs. For the first time in
years there will be no contest for
speakership. Mr.. Carlisle will be
chosen by the unanimous vote of
the majority. There is some inter
est as to who will be candidate of
the republicans. SO far there have
been mentioned Mr.. Long, of Mas
sachusetts, Mr.. Hiscock, of New
York, and Mr.. Reed, of Maine. Mr..
Hiscock and Mr.. Reed entered con-
gress simultaneously. MI. Hiscock
has been particularly identified with
the work of the appropriations COM
mittee. Mr.. Reed has been a re-
markable debater. Every matter in
which his party has taken stand has
found him its champion. He is
master of lnvective and spices it with
sarcasm. Governor Long has been
IN congress but one term. Unlike
most ex-governors, Mr.. Long was a
national character before he was
elected to congress. When he was
sent to house of representatives his
friends were fearful that he would
not be equal to the ough-and-tumble
style of debate which is in vogue
there. The record of the past two
years has shown that Mr.. Long I'M
derstood his own abilities better than
his friends. At first the house listen
ed 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 on
the republican side. The fact that
his name is mentioned as the repuh-
lican caucus, however, will be a very
quiet affair. The only significance
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 interest now, as Mr.. Carlisle
is universally regarded as having
nothing to fear from any quarter,
vet when it comes to the other offices
of the house several red-hot fights
have been inaugurated already, and
are now in progress.
SO far as this relates to this city
the trade prospects are good. Popu.
lation here is rapidly increasing, and
mainly by the selection of the ma
tional capital as the future home OF
wealthy families hitherto domlcileC
in other cities.
Hundreds of new houses are being
completed and soon will be furnish
ed. A great dea! of money will be
expended here during the next eigh
or ten months. The merchants ar'
as a rule, quite content with thu
outlook, and are cheerfully prepar
ing for great increase in the de
mand for goods.
There is no other American cit,
whose retail dealers have SO man,
! things in their favor as are now pos
t sessed 10y the retail trade of Wash
ington. The growth of Washington
7 is phenomenal.
STATE NEWS ITEMS.
! Mr. Towslee Of Pownal Center killed
, bear last week Tuesday.
E. E. Putnam of Jacksonville make
ono thOuSapd hutI ar-t oyac daily