The Sunday herald. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1866-1887, 1886-07-11

and has returned Walt from uie Forty-nfh 10 the
Forty-nin,h Congress The Democrats 1--we car
rled every district but this one rut that down as
Republican as long as there IS Republican party.
Now let us look at the others Buck onlybcat Bil
Eaton in 1884 tS soa votes, while there WIRE abou,
400 votes for q Prohibitionbt candidate. md some
$40 for GrecnhacScr. Ia,on, you k,ow, was
elected TO the Forty clghh Congress. The First
District then may be classti as decidedly houbtful
No one can predict how viii 70. ina Second
District Ia pretty sure to golhmocratIc Tic rour,h
District, too-cS-senator Bfnums old dls,r,c,-is
pretty safe, though It is noto be counted upon as
positively certain, for In lssSeymour only had 1883
purality, whue Taylor C're1backcr) got 2os votes,
and Strong (Prohibltionisp hi coz votes. think II
win go Democratic. II II dds not. then we may
lose member. But Il IL Ute as probable that
we shall retain our present d9gatlon and add one
to II from the Hartford Dihict. Much depends
upon the Senatorial fight.
"How is that: 2" asked.
"Oh, N Barnum makes the tht for Senator there
will be ample campaign fundAnd tha, NAV carry
us through. Money Is rs absSitely necessary In a
political campaign In Connectut az horse. feed IL
an essential article for horse-ilroad companies"
"Will Barnum make the nghf asked.
"You are little premature wh that question. |
think ne VIII, but you cannot y yet. II he does
we viii have good.chance. II bt Joe IIawley will
probably come back, for no Itublican can beat
him."
rug o"y fos' omce o,i'siik TO fail this session
nothing short Of miracle casave ,t--aud tha,
owing merely TO the question OF lsite. A member
OF the buildings and Grounds bmmIttec OF the
House told me that while 1t was u opinion of the
greater number Of the commltteclat the Louisiana
site snouId be adopted, yet he belkd II would have
been possbet to pass bills for both u Louisiana site
for the City Post once and DistA building, and
.oa ."c Ien'oN oullu'ng sue ior ofral Post ONCE
puIposes' u '"ese measures hau " both matured
ea.ne' lily. 'u .'o 'ossou.
lhere .s an eiements u is trne' 70 want to oc-
'upy puolc RESERVATIONS TOT thespurp0scs," he
In the case OF the Library bill, for akec0gnlzc the
necessity OF a City Post once, and(pme thought
the necessities OF those blank lfary fellows
might be postponed. IT'S undeniabldhat the Gen.
eral Post ONCE needs the opposite sq'Ie for It's own
purposes By the time the building cid be COM
pletcd under our system OF small annu appropria.
tions, It would need It all, AMI during tE-occss Of
construction II could occupy part OF 4. sN does
now 1t is equally true that there Is c'yiE reces
sty for CITY Post ONCE building, suitabe b the
large amount OF business transacted there, wtch Ia
IN large part Government business, and 1, None,
thought 1t best to take the square now occuItl by
the City Post once, and accommodate also tliDls.
trct oiilces. do not know what the result vi be.
1t Is Just possible we may take up the Sena bill
and amend 1t, and then settle the question the
committee OF Conference"
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UT Is too late this session to pass the bill the
pennsylvania avenue bridge across the E3ern
branch" said member OF the House Districtbm-
mittee TO me on wednesday last. "The faultpw
ever, Is not Win the committee. As soon as thtl.
zens properly presented the matter, backed the
DtStrtrt COmmla9lO0era t0Ok IL an