The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1895-08-14
Special to the News and Observer.


balance of nearly 1884, 900, 900, and the
revenues slightly on the increase, can
meet its obligations and have comfort
able balance remaining at the close of
the calendar year. The best judgment
obtainable here is that there will be no
bond issue or extra session Of Congress
except in the event of continued heavy
Withdrawals which are not looked for.
Late this afternoon a dispatch from
New York announced that the bond syn
dictate has deposited at the sub Treasury
81, 900 in exchange for legal tenders.
This action is taken in pursuance of syn
dicate's policy to re imburse the Treasury
for gold withdrawn therefrom for ship
ment to Europe.
Renovating the Capitol.
Painters, carpenters, electricians, en-
gineers, and scrubbers are at present
making a very animated place of the
Capitol building.
This is the time of Uncle Sans great
yearly house cleaning, when everything
is made ready for the incoming Congress.
The committee and cloak rooms have
been newly painted and frescoed. The
cloak rooms are especially tasty, being
kalsomined in pretty shade of blue
with delicate terra Gotta and red fresco
work. A new feature, and one that will
surely be appreciated by both Congress
men and spectators, is the electric call
system for pages
A new carpet has been purchased for
the House, and new covers to the desks
will soon be put On. Both carpet and
desk tops will probably be of a red hue
instead of the customary green.
In the Senate wing the cleaning has
not yet begun, but practically the same
improvements as regards decorations
will be made
The most important feature OF this
years improvements is the placing Of
new electric light plants.
The plant now being put in by the
Westinghouse company will be capable
of supplying 1850 lights each, and will
cost in the neighborhood of $50, 900. The
gas fixtures over the sky-lights in both
chambers will be dispensed with.
The mammoth pictures which decor
ate the rotunda are being cleaned and
retouched. Every canvass in the build
ing is to be cleaned and softened Many
of the pictures are in extremely bad
condition, owing to water leaks and other
causes.
Reorganization of the Senate.
The consensus of opinion here is that
reorganization of the Senate will sure
ly take place in December, as soon as
Congress meets. 1t is believed that
enough votes can be got for that pur-
oil Hars1Y. D,1k
Ter, of North Carolina, is counted on to
assist the Republicans, and it is believed
that Senator Jones, of Nevada, will even
go into the Republican caucus. That
will enable the Republicans to make all
the changes they want, and having sup
planted Senator Gray, of Delaware, as
chairman of the Elections Committee
with one of their own number, they will
add one more to their force by seating
Col. Dupont, who claims Senatorship
from Delaware Then if Utah sends two
Republican Senators, as is expected, no
further help from the Populists will be
needed, though the latter will not on
that account be given the cold shoulder.
The hotel wiseacres also are saying
that Gen. Henderson, of Illinois, has a
double plated cast-iron on the clerkshir
of the next House of Representatives.
The squabbles among the Pennsylvania
Republicans are credited with weakening
the candidacy of ex-Congressman Nc.
DOwell, of that State, for the same posi-.
ton.
Morton Tells Good Stery.
Referring to the payment of Statisti
clan Robinson in silver because he is q
slyer advocate, Secretary Morton tells
the following story to reporter of the
Post:
Il told him at the time he was like the
old fellow who kept a wood yard back in
the old steamboat days on the Missis.
sippi, down near Cape Girardeau. This
Old chap vas leaning against one of his
WOodp}les one morning when a steam.
boar CANE nosing cautiously up to the
laulug The captain was on the hurri
caae de k lie hailed the old Tarate OF
the W)oopjIe.
'HJw much are you askin' for wood 2
go dollars a cod, sah," replied the
wood IN reliant.
"Ta.e bills of the Agricultural Bank
OF Tennessee q"
Yes, sab. "
How'll you take EN-; aud discount 2
Nc, sab, - responded the man of the
wo0dpiles. "I'll take bills of the Agri
cultural Bank Of Tennessee, sab, ever
u"
That ended the negotiation. The rou5t
abouts went singing to their work, anC
in twinkling had thrown cord o.