The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-02-28
FROM WASHINGTON
Special to the CARBON ADVOCATE.
WASHINGTON. Feb. 81. II


tracing profit from sightseers is in
creasing apace. The caravansaries, as
on last Inauguration Day, will mol con
tain sitbe of the guests expected, SC
annex buildings are being hired or built,
and the guests viii be so far removed in
many cases from the dining ball of thu
main hotel that the services of guides
will be required to pilot the hungry new
conner to his meals. As history is said
to repeat itself, tho forthcoming Inaug
uration Day will be but a repetition with
variations. OF similar occasions since the
days Of Washington.
Reasoning upon the hypothesis OF
fair weather" said one of the managers,
I've may expect an attendance of over
200 900 visitors for at least one day, the
4th Of March, and about half that mum.
Der for the two or three days immediate,
ly preceding or following. There is,
however, no data by which an exact es-
innate can be made of the probable iu-
Aux. We believe there will be no diff
Guilty whatever in lodging and feeding
our increased population Of something
over 100000 at reasonable expense and
without eAtortion. OF course, extortion.
ate prices obtain TO greater or lesser
extent wherever and whenever a crowd
is drawn together OF any public occasion,
But the Executive Committee have
fabored earnestly to protect strangers and
provide for their comfort and enjoyment.
We particularly desire the attendance of
every man, woman and child who can
possibly reach the capital that they may
inspect our beautiful city while doing
honor to the President-elect,
MIR. Randalls plan for bnilding a new
Navy has aroused antagonism in both
the House and the Senate, 1t is now as
certained that the most important pro-
vision OF his plan has been carefully con-
cealed from the public. Its general fea-
lures have been published, but the fact
that it gives power to the board to arbi-
trarily accept plans and build ships with
out any further authority from future
Congresses is fact which was not made
known until to-day. If Randalls plan
is adopted it will place in the hands OF
board an unlimited sum of money,
which can be expended without further
action. 1t Is understood, however, that
in all probability the Appropriation
Committee will report favorably upon
Mr.. Randalls proposition.
The Legislative Appropriation bill
makes appropriations for the next Con-
gress, has just been completed and print
ed. 1t gives Some idea Of what it costs
to have Congress. In the list of ex-
expenses the first item, the compensation
of Senators, is put down at $3.50 900,
while for pay of Members Of the House
the sum CT 81, COG, 900 is appropriated,
making over 50 900 900 in salaries alone
to members. Then there are still greater
penses in the aggregate, though none
is so large in single items. The mileage
of the members Of the House and the
Senate is alone nearly $3.50, 900. For
clerks to committees, messengers and
others TO wait upon and serve the honor
able statesmen. the sum of $1,000 is
asked. Even the little item OF stationery
counts up, the sum to be appropriated
by the bill, as reported, being over $780,
600. Them too, there is the usual ap-
preparation for the Botanic Garden. the
principal purpose of which sum to be to
furnish bouquets to members and their
wives or through them to somebody else's
wife-gets sll ,000s. For the Library of
Congress the appropriation is S37, 900.
On the whole Congress seems to be doing
pretty we'll. Over 81 100000 for salary
list. $50. 900 for stationery, over $3S. 900
for library, $ll. 900 for bouquets and
more than $500, 600 for persons to wait
on them and do work Incidont to their
presence here.
0ne of the new members of Congress
who seems nbuudantly able to take care
of himself and Congress at the same time.
is Mr.. O'Neill. of Missouri, whose
speeches upon the Indian question and
the River and Harbor bills are most re-
freshing in these days of jobs and job
berry. Seldom in the annals Of the House
has a young man all at once plunged into
such popularity among the Ho2se mem.
bers Of both parties. who never fail to
be all attention when this gentleman of
Missouri gets the floor. The secret OF
Mr.. O'Neill's present success, and which
promises him a most brilliant future, is
the sincerity of his style, his ready and
altogether original wit which never fails
to be pointed without being offensiYe.
The measures with which Mr. O'Neill
has been chiefly identified are those
which have been directly for the interests
of the great public and especially that
part OF it represented Wy the industrial
classes.
The cranks throughout the country are
after Mr. Cleveland. There is not much
fear of such fellows as DIR. Ray, who has
had Emission" from Heaven or some
where else to 'remove" the new Presi-
dent but there is something like threat
ened calamity in prospect from the de-
mAnd that will be made on the Executive
for some sort Of innovation upon estab-
lished customs. Here comes an appeal
for instance, from handful of so-called
temperance women in Washington,
among whom l readily recognize some as
the wives Of gentlemen who nightly
search in vain for the part OF the door TO
introduce the latch key, because of cold
tea, and these persistent females petition
Mr.. Cleveland to Danish wine from the
White House. There is another cuterie
of women here who desire ami PROBABLY
will compel the President to aecede TO