The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-01-17

fell from tue magnificent column all the
Obliquy that bad assaulted it for years,
aud the revelation was made that here
stood monument fully worthy Of the
pride of n great nation. aud of the colos-
sal memory for which it was conceived.
The tapering pinnacle had done IL all.
II had altered the effect like II miracle,
changing the shaft from the "shot tow
er, chimney" grain elevator etc,
which it bad been for years invidiously
dubbed. into structure Of true grandeur
aud art. Such is the universal confess
sion here; and now higher than cathe-
dral, or campanile, or pyramid, the great
marble mole, fully adopted by the
genius of the place, and the aff. ction OF
the Washington population. towers aloft
thing Of delicate splendor against the
sky, white and clean AZ the wiutvr clouds
floating hnguIdiy above il. The COM
pletion of the monument, which Is TO be
dedicated Feb. 22nd, marks the limit ol
a very significant period il the history
of this city-a period in which The peo-
pie NO; only Of Washington, but the
whole country, have come to recognize
with approval, the scheme of building
up and adoruing at public cost this city
as the capital OF the nation.
Tie increase, instead OF the usual de-
crease, in the public debt is variously
commented upon here. Mr.. Holman, OF
Indiana, says it means that the ex!raya-
gant expenditures of the Government
must be reduced. Mr.. Buckner. OF Mis-
souri,, prophesies that this falling off in
the revenues will continue all winter
and Ns long as the depression continues.
Mr.. Buckner is chairman Of the House
Committee on Banking and Currency
He lays the business depression at the
door OF the scarcity Of gold. THE gold
Of the world," he says, ais being used
up" Mr.. Ellis, of Louisiana, thinks
that war is about the only thing tina;
will help matters now. Mr.. Ryan, Of
Kansas, thinks SO, too, aud both join ia
covert wish that China and France
would come into open collision, if only
for the good it would do the business in.
terests of the world.
The folly Of both houses originating
bills upon the same subject is to be some.
Whist sadly demonstrated in the prosptc.
tive defeat of both the Cullom bill in
the Senate and the Reagan bill in the
House, which provide for tbe regulation
of Interstate commerce. The Cullon
bill will pass the Senate to morrow, and
the Reagan bill will pass the House some
day this week. There is not muct
similarity in the provisions Of the two
bills, so that it is not likely that The
Senate will pay the least attention to tho
Reagan measure, that it is probable thai
the House will take notice of the Cullon
production. The Lpshot of the business
will be tina; neither bill will be reached
and the railroads as usual will come ou
first best.
So far as the House could accumpllst
it there is TO be Department OF Agri
culture and Cabinet minister to lool
after tho beans and potatoes OF tho coun
try. Is 1t possible that Congress sup
poses that any Cabinet minister is going
to make a specially of advancing ,ht
agricultural over any other of the many
interests of this prodigious country
And if such Cabinet minister were
disposed to make a specially of playing
iuto the hands of grangers as the higt
muck "a muck of ollicislisln, how long
will 1t be before the iron interests o.
| Pennsylvania. the Goldfish interests O
Massachusetts, the wooden nutmeg ant
| brass.clock interests of Connecticut. nnC
the Saddle Rock oyster interests o
Virginia and Maryland, will be bowling
for places in the Cabinet?
The resident population Of Washington
have taken npou themselves to inaugu
rate Mr. Cleveland in style entirel,
becoming to the kind Of n President whC
gets a chance to be inaugurated bnt ono
in quarter of a century. There is l.
BIS more of military display perbap
lhAn comforts with the Republican sim
plcity that We boast Of. but what kim
of demonstration would We have with
out the blaze of buttors AMI the blare o
trumpets? Tue ground floor of the ne,
Pension Office is to be set apart for Mr
Clevelaud's ball, and the elegance of III
raiment to bs worn on that occasion
shall describe 10 you as minutely as
shall possibly dare to.