The Monitor. [volume] (Woodstown, N.J.) 1884-1892, 1892-01-08
wasnIngron Lerler.
from our regular correspondent-I
Washington, Jan. 4, 1892.

TO Congress. He will also send Herewith
a special message in which it is expected
that be will not only fully define the posi-
ton OF the administration, but will tell
Congress what he thinks it ought TO do.
THIS may not lead to war, bnt 1t Joints q
great deal more in that direction than is
relished by those who believe in, if they
do not follow the religions doctrines of the
| Ouakers. Whatever the correspondence
may contain, and whatever the recommen-
| datIou of President Harrison may be, your
CORRESPONDENT has 10 hesitation in pre-
dieting that Congress will act 10 the mat
ter with practical unanimity. There is no
division of sentiment, the members Of the
political parties being much ike the man
and wife who both turn upon any individ-
ual having the temerity 70 interfere with
one OF their lows.
The Congressional programme for this
week is a little hazy and depends much
upon circumstances. The Senate has the
| advantage over the House in being ready
| 10 get right down to business as soon as
il meets o-morrow. The House bas an
unexpected drawback in the continued
confinement of Speaker Crisp to his room
With the grip. II he is not able to preside
over the House to morrow, and it is almost
certain that he will not be, it is probable
that the only business of that body will be
to elect a Speaker pro TEN, authorize the
employm ent Of committee clerks, L adj
iourn for three days to give the committee
a chance to get ready for work. Mr.. Har-
rison may intimate that he prefers the
House to remain in session daily until his
GILLIAN message shall have been consid-
cred. In that event the House will con-
tinue to meet daily until tie matter is dis
posed of in some way.
Gen. IL. c. Meigs, L. S. A, retired, died
Of the grip at his home here on Saturday.
His duties haye identified his name with
the progress with the National Capitol to
a greater extent than thar of any other
single officer. He designed and had con-
structed the Potomac acqueduct, which
supplies Washington with water, a part of
which is the world-fame1 single span stone
bridge across Cabin John run, which is
regarded as tue most perfect specimen of
arch work in existence; be superintended
the construction of the wings Of the Cap
itol building, the Post Office Department
building, and later designed the Pension
building. He was Quarter Master Cen
eral OF the Army in 1861, and performed
the arduous duties of that position in a
manner that won him high praise. He
was retired iu 1882, but has acted in adj
yisory capacities up to the illness which
carried him off.
There is considerable discussion ia po-
litical circles Of the letter written bg Sem
ator Stewart, of Nevada, to Senator Hill,
Of New York, on the silver question. Mr..
Stewart charges the Ex-Governor with
having fallen into the trap set by the Gold
Trust, because ia his recent Elmira speech
ne advised the repeal OF the present silver
law, although favoring the free coinage of
both silver and gold. That Senator Stewart
is very much in earnest on this subject
may be seen from the last paragraph of his
letter, which reads: Let me assure you,
my dear sir, that the restoration of silver
to its place as money has been delayed for
more than 10 years by excuses, many of
which were more plausible than those you
present, and that the people rave come TO
the conclusion that persons who are good
in making excuses are worthless advocates
Of free coinage"
The appointment of ex-Representative
Perkins to fill the unexpired term of the
late Senator Plumb, of Kansas, was not
received with any enthusiasm here, where
Mr.. Perkins is well known, from his hay-
ing served eight years in the House. This
was not because Mr.. Perkins has enemies
here, for he has not, but because it was
expected that a mai of heavier mental
calibre would be selected. To adopt
homely ~phraseology, if the men were all
divided into three classes, big, little and
middling, the warme sdmirer of Mr..
Perkins could not class him higher than
middling. This is 10 fault of Mr. Per-
kins, who has made the best use of the
faculties nature has given him-he is a
hard and conscientious worker, aud his
honesty is ~unbounded; 50 that even if his
career in the Senate sheds no additional
lustTe upon his State it will certainly not
tarnish either his own or the reputation Of
Kansas. WESTON.
According to the statistics in the Wealth