Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1870-01-08
From Our Own Correspondent.
WAsuINoroN. Jan. 4, 1914

WASHINGTON. JAM 4, 1870.
TO New Englander or 0hioan, the Observ-
ance of Christmas and Newyears Day in the
city has much that is peculiar. The Fourth
of July passes unobserved and pistols re-
main unioaded and fire crackers are at dis
count But When Christmas comes, we are all
awakened by the noise Of gun and bell and
eracier All day long little boys perambulate
the streets firing torpedoes under the horses ana
frightening SID maids out of their senses. In
doors cheerful but somewhat ostentdiions
hospitality grcets every visitor with abundance
of eggnog and warmer mixtures. And on
Ncwyears the whole city = given up TO festivi-
~. The President receives the Supreme Court
and the Senate at 10 o'clock the Foreign En-
bassadoss in full court dress come an hour la
ter; these are followed by every officer in the
Army or Navy that can possibly reach Wash
ipgton by l2 o'clock and at half past ~, all
citizens are admitted. SO great is the rush OF
the latter, that ordinary doors are insufficient
so the tau windows of the East room, reach.
ing down to the floor, are thrown open to the
departing guest who finds it easier " leave by
stepping out of the window than by passing
through n crowded door.
Every one else, who has a large house and
many fiends, receive" on Newyears. Vice
President CoNaxs three parlors are thrown
open TO all visitors. In the first stands tho
smiling Vice President himself The othci
two are filled up by tables cecwdcd by every
luxury Of the season. Most senators and ma
nv representatives receive" their friends, ant
in most cases, handsome tables crafty th'
taste of the eye and palate. Wine and liquo
was not furnished by the members OF the cab
met am sorry 10 say most every one els
did provide them, and of course there was SOM
drunkenness.
Congress not being in session, the chief topi
of political discussion is the confirmation o
rejection of Judge HoaT for the Suprcm
Bench. Mr. HOar would be the ablest man ol
that bench, excepting perhaps Chief-Justic
Chase, and he is politically unsound. Will
Mr. Hoar is thoroughly and completely natior
al. The first and most prominent objection
OF the score of loyalty the vacancy occurs
the most Southern District, and Mr.. lloi
comes from the most Northern. Then NJ
Hoar has been Attorney General for mir
months, and Tfas had many marshals to nppoir
and has always endeayered to appoint the be-
men wherein he has too often run counter
the nominations of grave and reverend Sem
tors, who want these politicians appointed wi
best support them. SO that 1t looks as if NJ
H. might be rejected but iiso 1t viii be mo
disgracsftil to the Senate than 10 Mr.. lloar.
The first question that will be discussed I
the reopening Of Congress on Monday ne
will be the Census Bill, under the Charge
Mr. GaraeIH Mr. Judd and other gentlem
have introduced an amendment enlarging 4
House for the next ten years TO three hundr
members this will give sixty more than it
present possesses. All this will be absorb,
by the West, and by that portion of the Sou
when IN 1860 negro was estimated at thrc
fifths of man. Should this bill pass, it
then intended to enact law providing Ill
these sixty new members shall be elected
November next, for the remainder of the pl
sent Congress. Should this scheme be carri
out, II will present n very pretty opportuni
for extra mileage and other swindling
WORCESTER.