The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1886-05-15
WASHINGTON News and Gossip.
rom our Sncciai Correspondent.

ficulty indefinite and uncertain, still TIN
best order prevails and no breach of tn
peace is anticipated. The laboring mel
in Washington are in fact quiet and Law
abiding citizens, and are outspoken il
their condemnation of acts of violence
such as have occurred in Chicago am
other cities during the past week. Th,
building of an unusually large numbe
of houses during the present season haC
been contemplated and it is hoped tha
the present difficulties may be settlet
and building resumed before the seaso,
is far advanced.
Now that the bill providing for th,
new library building has become law
the committee intrusted with the duty
of selecting a site meet with a seriou,
hindrance, owing to the excessive value
set by the owners upon their property
The amount appropriated by the bill /,
only S550,000, which it was thought
would be amply sufficient to purchase
either of the squares east of the Capitol.
Some of the owners ask three or -four
times rs much as the assessed valuation
OF their property. Justice Field of the
Supreme Court, who owns house upon
one of the squares, asks the Government
to pay him the modest sum of 500, $50
for his property, while one of his neigh
bors, Mrs. General Mckee Dun wants
$4,000 for her house. The aggregate
asked for the square north of East Cari-
tol Street is sSQ3, 1868, and for the square
sosth S765,044. The committee has de-
cidcd TO ask the owners of the property
on the south side to reduce their esti-
mates an average of one third, which
Will bring the aggregate within the lin
it of the appropriation. Should this be
refused, necessary legal steps will at
once be taken to secure the condemna-
ton and appraisement of the property
Notwithstanding the efforts of its op-
ponents to secure a reconsideration, the
River and Harbor bill, which takes over
Sl5,OOO,0O from the Treasury, passed
the House on Thursday. Eighty-fve
members voted in favor of Mr.. Holman's
resolution to have the bill sent back to
the committee with instructions to cut
down the items until the aggregate
should not exceed &S,000,000, and l5I
declared themselves opposed to such
check to the sums to be distributed to
their respective districts.
The Mexican pension bill is likely to
some material changes in the
Senate. Senator Logan has introduced
an amendment increasing the rate for
total helplessness to S72 a month.
The Senate Committee on the District
of Columbia is engaged in examining
the charges of offensive partisanship
filed by Albany Republicans against
the colorcd Recorder of
Deeds, for the District. 1t is thought
that this Investigation will not prevent
though it will of course delay his con-
and will continue Fred Doug
lass in Office for some time to come, as
his resignation is to take effect on the
confirmation of his successor.
The warm and pleasant weather has
had the effect of reminding Congress
men that the season is far advanced, and
that it will be necessary to expedite
business in order to reach an adjourn
ment before the summer has passed. |
Two or three night sessions have been
held during the week, and work upon
The appropriation bills is being pushed |
along as fast as possible.
The SSO0,000 mail subsidy bill has |
passed the Senate by much larger ma
jority than its friends had expected.
The chances of securing its passage in
The House is considered extremely |
loubtful,and the enemies of the scheme
declare that they will be as much sur
prised if they are in a minority in the
House OF Representatives as its frierds
would have been had they failed to car
ry it through the Senate.
Washington has long been the recog-
nized matrimonial Mecca of America.
and the present season has witnessed
no decrease in the number of bridal
pairs who seek to seclude themselves in
he sylvan shades of the National Capi-
Ial. The numerous public buildings, |
parks and grounds afford rare advan-
lagos to tourists of this character. and
he White House for some unaccounta-
BILE reason. appears to be just at present |
attractive 10 brides. III.
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