New-York tribune., 1886-05-13
from tho deck OF which Cappa's 7th Regiment Ban1
filled the Dreesy air with meIodious sound.
COMING CHANCES IN CONGRESS.
REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS-AN ALASKA FISH

REPUBLICAN PROSPECTS-AN ALASKA FISH
STORY.
fBROM THE RvoULAR CORRESPONDENT OF THE TRrBUxA1
WASHINGTON, May 12.-The Republican
Congressional Committes has engaged quarters In FE
teenth-s nearly opposite Chambcrlins and is ready 70
begin work. Isaw Mr. McPnerson the secretary Of tho
Committee. to-day He spoke hopefully or the
outlook though not by any scious
Of the fact that It would require hari work to
overcome tho present majority In tho House, There IL
already at this early stage. Rooi deal OF interest,"
sho vn in the coming campaign Reports from different
parts OF the country show that the inactivity Of tho
majority OF the Houselts refusal to pass necessary
legislation, It's policy OF procrastinaton. and 10
ack OF patriotic impnlses-is bearing fruit From
the South especially reports are coming winch nhicsso
representatives OF growing industries there are
tired following leading string of democratic freq
traders. The growers In South Carolina, those rep
resenting the IRON iniu'tes OF Aabi n the oSner' OF
cotton mills In G,or aud Tennessee, not to m'nion
the producers 0f louisiana are bsgnnnt 70 open
their eyes In tho opinion Of those we'll informed II 10
beyond tho reach Of possibility that Lh Congress
will number OF Southern potectonsts Ia s "a ks
An unusuiy large number OF Democrats now mem
bers XLIXtb Congress reported to have do
cned denomination. ThrockDorton, OF Texas retlres
on account OF Ill health lie has been an Industrious
worker, though never. perhaps. conspcu'ns one his
abors we're principally confined 10 the committee roon
In general debate he seldom heard Bal bour of
Virginia retlres 1t is said. because he wants
to dNvoie some time to his private Affairs
But that is what every retiring Congressman
| who IS OF reelection says Bar
bour is a railroad honest in his private dealings
INSCRIPTIONS when politics involved safe steaiy
| and panstaking lie has grievance. however. and
man IN public life with a grievance becomes bore AMI
a % his friends Mr. Barbour had for many
years been a leader In Virginia politics. 1t WAS ne
who as chairman Of the Democratic state Com ntes.
managed towel, I will say defeat Malone This he
rno IN he
Democracy BIT Instead Of sending him To the SENATE
they elected In his stead an ineIperiencel poHc@H
stump orator. with no record all. MAJOR Daniel. OF
Lynchburg From this slight Mr. Barbour has never
been able to recover and he reres to his home
| d. disappointed man. Randolph TucGer, his coleagus
IA another man who viii be seen In the
Ith Congress then there good reasons why he
VIII not stand reelection. His free trade nOtlohs
nave et great many Of his constituents "ho
believe that the interests Of their district better
served by election OF less radical man than Iuex
Then there Is Collins. of Massachusetts, wno goes out
| because he cannot afford to be Congressman any
| longer. lie has neglected his practice and as no
ia an able lawyer ne can No DOUBT 40 oeeoso
out side Of Congress than In. Mitchell" or 'onh'clcu'
s another VINO mas announced his determination to 20
back 10 private lie. lie has been IN Congress two
terms nut never made much OF a mark lie Is man
of means. special sptitu le apparently. ior po.
ties but popular among those VINO know hlm Wen' by
many lie IL regarded as convenient tooi IN 'ho
hands OF Seven Mule Barnum. springer, am 'p'"
is seriously thinking Of going look after some OF MS
interests in NewMexico and settling there ani II hs
does he will have to give up his seat IN Congress-
This list will take a good many prominent from tho
Democratic side OF the House IN the next Congress-
Governor swiDefori, OF Alaska, Is In town.
to look after the interests OF tne ierr'oFy
before Congress. This 49, according 10 his
own abatement At least the object OF his present visit
suspect that what real y orlh-s nun n'to
are winch nave boon nlrd against MN ~ .no
senate Committee Territories, where hi- nomination
IL anil peudiug OF lioss Dickinson app hnE
mems and tnls these days l. by no means ieeol-
,"cmtti,n yn.ieyer II mag been conslcrci ago.
Goyernor swimeford appeared before the IL use COM
mltee Territories to-day ana proven D5 "n' 10 49, VS.,
lts that the tervor OF MS imAsnat', nai 10y
suffered by the rgors Alaska winter. According 10
| n a srarrm.nts Alaska EdOrdfo. Any klhd Oh
could be raised There Coal was dp"haN
The native. were KIND The climate was saluDroU> As
for chances OF making money Wn', ne " s5 % ~, ,a
that a gold he knew OF wa paS inG $Io a oh anu
only II % To WORK ore ehol-n va ~ r,i 20
said to last A nun red years If the members "'nu ~
| to A.aska with him he would snow then cthoe ras
a single log which woud nold slAty Pop,e t,c ro
voyage "a stream where the salmon "oui pe ~ '''
thIt they the progress or the Don't
would be impossible to row through them; Ihs Ia,;
rather staggered the nittee Some hau pteseu''o'
| mind enough eff however, to move an ahJoarnmenI
which was carried. enabled the comm tt-e TO re-
the cold tea counter their aslohshenI ae u'
| Governors startling DISCLOSURES
John Goldman the welknown free-trader. Is IN town.
with the object understand OF defeating The senate
amendment to the Post Office Appropriation bill,
wh ch provides 100000 for the transportation OF for'
eign mails Mr. Goldman is one or the most active ad-
OF and ha> arr Gle IN the current
numner Of NOrtt American Htutec IN winch no
| favors the repeal OF the protective tariH Oh sIPs
and the passage the Mormon bill I IA charged nero
h,t he "a An agent or the Eugu,h steamship coupanles
his present task lie IS -sl,cu ny a." ds" VI
the German steamship lines Ihey seem 10 n"N1 .ap
tured ruentrr Wisconsin. and Wakefield OF hlnnc-
sofa, who the only Republicans "no WILL oppose suo
| amendment