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Show Washington Letter. (From Our Kcgulnr Corrcspandcnt.) Washington, Sspt 11,1801. Thu man who tries to getnn accurals, idea of the political nitntitlon by visiting' the head quarters ot the Contres'lonsl coinmlttccsof tho scleral iisrliis tlnds IiIuikcKIii n badly inihldlcvl condition when bu gits through listening to what is told him. Of eouiso It would be very impo'itu forhlm to iircuso nnylxsly of delllierately lying or iniaiepieseiitlng tilings, but lie cannot help thinking that tho congressional committees command . tho services ot a number of men with imagination enough to make them sue- ccsst'll war corresMindeuts or real estate boomers; nlso, that somo ot the claims made bring to mind the Iwy who wasn't afraid to be In tlio dark, but still con- j tlnually whistled to keep up his1 courage. Willie the democratic and republican managers aro lighting for n majority of members to thu ncrt House, either would gladily let tho other side liavo a majority, if thcn.by tbty could retain for their own party tlio controto of a majority ot the Statu delegation in the llouso. Tho IIouso may not bu called iiis)ii to elect tho next President hut then again It may many think the' Indication point Unit way , and Hit should Ilia piizo will belong to tho party that control tho otes ot 23 States, in tlio House, as Arizona nnd Now Mexico Mex-ico will not piolmbly get icpreseiitaticn in Conyrces early enough to bo considered con-sidered in thu bosincss; in fact, thut was one of the reasons why the biils for their admission wcru hot acted upon by Senate i.f tho lust session. So isr as tlio otu for l'resideiiis concerned n majority ma-jority of ono ie just as good as tho entire delegation, as each Slate only has out voN and that Is cast by thu majority. Iu tho present House tho democrats controlo the delegations (loin 2U Stales, the republicans from Hand the populists control 3 States nud hold tho balance of power iu one Nebraska. Jow, thu question that is bothering tho poli-ticanslswhat poli-ticanslswhat changes will bo made in the Stato delegations by the coming Congressional elections. Tho elections that linve been held haio not thrown .tiueh llghtupon thu subject, tor nobody really exported Alabama or Arkansas to go any other way than democialic, or Oregon, Vermont and Mainu to go nnj-other nnj-other way than republican. To control a majority of thu Slate delegations Iu the next HouSOlho icpubllrnus will have to hold tho 14 thry now have and add 0. Tho democrats cannot lose more than 3 of the States they now have without diopping Into thu minority and as the Htntcs they now contiol New York, lllinos, Ohio, Viecousin, Khode Island, Connecticut, IMuwuru and .New Jersey, the chances for losing me Altogether too numerous to please members of that Kitty. Tho lopullsta flguro upon cou-troling cou-troling tin delegations of 'at least four and possibly as iihinynseight States. 1' this claim should tuin out lo Iki correct the jHipulists increase won d be entirely at tho expense of tho icpublicaua and would pioliulily result in giving, the populisU thu bilanco of power In, the douse should tho uleetioit of President oe thrown into that Usly by Reason of thu failure of iin'y cnudldato to tocoivn iTm votes of n majority ot tho electoral college. Tho prosputsof holding tho hahliit'itiif power iu the election of n President, should the House bo called upon to peiform that duty, Is highly pleasing to the poj nil late, hut not to the Id parties, ench of which would prefer seeing tho oilier win than to soe thu po)iolUtsocciipiiigsin,liaiiiidvunt.igcous posilisu. 'Thcyouuger man jstliueaslcrbecah iiiillaic n fool when placed In u position ' of mitt oi iu", i.asn Vatorito expietsion ; v.'lli . wise old man I used to know. It was recalled tu mind by some ot the iclions otvomuMr. Doe, thu Assistant Secretary ot War, who has been acting Secretary sincu Secretary liinont went away on his vacation. Mr. Doo lias an iden that tho chief of bureaus in thu War Department, who nro a II old enough, to bo his father nnd nil Army olllccrs, lack tun discretion necessary to tell wl.iit should bo made public and what kept secret concerning tho business of the department. Accordingly his first of ficial act when he was left iiiclmrgoof tlio department was lo issuo tin order that no information, how cut trivial, should bo given lo imylxxly until his consent had been "cctired. Mr. Doo Is more cxclusivo mid illjllcult to get at than liny meinlier of tho Cabinet, with the possible c cpllon of Olney ; consequently conse-quently I.Ik order 1 J;t stirred dp a hornet's nctl. tin on,; tlio newspaper men and oihriH h.mng litniniss with tiie War depari m int llur may cud in making Ihil i di cidi-dlv uuphnsanl for ilm woiild-lo ress ceiiwu'. |