New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1870-03-12
WASHINGTON SKETCHES.

| DAYS PRECIPITANCY " THE LENTEN
| CoLLAPsE-CARL sCHURz ON THE INTERIM
TIONAL EXHIBITION-THE R0MULUS AND
REMUs sCULPToRs OF TIE GOVERNMENT
WHAT SHOULD BE DONE FOR ART.
| WASHINGTON, March S.-Nearly all last week
they we're talking financial Choctaw in both Houses OF
Congress- and your poor unnated correspondent found
little Joy In the perpexing discussions THINK on inc
whole would rather attend Indian council. should
not find ID puzzling, and should find 1t more pic
turesque. The other day heard Mr. Howe, aud to-day
have heard Mr. Scott on the same mysterious, mighty,
super.woman topics" funding the national debt" IN
iation, and contraction Of the currency" &C. really
listened TO their speeches for though do not In the least
understand this Coctaw as the the countrynan sad
OF the Greek, love the sound Of 1t" when Senator
Howe Senator Scott talks It, hope the tender OF my
respectful compliments Is legal tender"
In the House heard the brief but somewhat confused
discussion Of the case OF Mr. Goladay who wants TO
back and lamens like poor Whittemore, his pre-
cptancy" In reSigDing They voted him out as you see'
though the Governor OF the State declares him TO DO In
80 he hangs suspended like Mohammed's coffin Let us
hope that designations IN the face OF conviction
and expulsion will DO permitted-that Congress VIII
allow no moro such cuprts to beat easy retreat from
Just punishment, and content itself with firing after
them blank cartridges in the shape Of votes OF censure
cannot for the soul OF the use OF SO much talk
think the Irishmans ideas were the most sensible and
tme-sayng He proposed, you know, to deal with his
him with silent contempt, aud kick him down
stairs" How completely, it seems TO me, this
queer complication has proved the wisdom OF the opn
lon OF Mr. Dawes and Gen. Bsnks that member should
not be allowed resign while under trial for INSIDE
mesnor or while investigations into charges against
him ore pending; BY the way II could but notice
yesterday how the midst OF the confusion OF spirited
debate OF eager. rapid and indstinct utterances, on
the floor OF Tire House, the voice OF Gen. Banks not
loud not sharp. not passionate was always heard 1t
las bugcke clesrnessit gives forth certain sound
which Is after ALL apt to be arrestye than exciting
to restrain to Ho always seems reasonabo
and unyeXed whatever the question may be ana now
ever the muddy waters may boil around him.
Quite the opposite to him Ia Mr.. Bingham, who yes
terday made his great effort on the Georgia bill.
most earnest inpassoned rapid orator Is he, gfteu
with equal force and huency In speaking, he frequently
leaves his seat-which Of the first liue on tue
somcrcuiar space in front OF the Speakers desk-and
ofter making point, returns in silence but OILY again
10 sally FORTH reminding one OF some fiery old ANIMAL
merging from his den foray, and returning aiter
victory The old Scotch woman Boosting OF tho power
NJ her minister said that he had already banged the
,nsdes out OF iva Bbles" and thought it was well for
the Holy Scriptures that copy lay within reach OF
Mr. Biugham's vigorous whacks yesterday. Neither
Moses nor prophets coud have stood before fm AS
Al WAS be banged every desk in his vicinity and maze
ali ring aud rattle again Mr. Bingham Is certainly
very powerful dobs,er; and, could he ouy speak with
more elaboration and dstIctness would be very i'm
presSiye orator. He looks like man OF power, and
WILL and ambition.
The Ieuten collapse the gay world Ia quite complete
Receptons balls parties, matnees have gone 70 join like
festive occasions before the flood We are all penitent
and tired the gloss of best clothes and the bloom
Of our checks; OF low In spirits aud low In
pocket OF bavo tho neuralgia. aud some the
dyspepsia from late and late eating all are In
cned favor the Catholic and Episcopal custom OF
de,Vrg''g ohes-v"r'e ~ This meager season. IesA no
meager. dinner parties are not believe ruiea OUT
and we have yet concerts and socabes and dellghuu
LITTLE informal tea parties Said gentleman OF fine cn
tnre and TASTE the other day. Now that the season Is
over 1t is sensible people to begin to enjoy them
selves"
Tho Literary Reunions at the house OF the Hon Hora
ito King are still continued and very pleasant and
popular on next Satu'~V evening correspondent
is to discourse that hospltabls drawinernom
of the uediev strong minded-Joan DArc.
Now and then, we sti hear OF some anniversary the
occasion of much sensible joty. at which Major Beo
Perley Poorethe Poore we have always with u.s." and
always hope TO havewns fresh laurels by some happy
speech or witty sentiment and belated wedding or two
has brought fashion for littlo time from
the sanctuary and the coister Our theatrical season
has not been very brilliant We have had good TRACE
dian except Mr. f. L. Davenport. who gave us some OF
his finest pcrsonatons among them and best OF ALL his
scholsrly Hamlet We have had the sensational, with
Miss Western, and the emotional, with Maggie Mitchell;
now Mrs Bowers is TO dyulge Lady Audleys Secret"
and the Chapman Sisters to set upon us with Forty
Thieves which after all. will not he much worse than
the last English Opera Troupe, which, sub Rosa, gave
some very Ubinerent performances for excellent pay.
II seoms we can pay toe dear for even Parepas divine
whistle and when, the Matinee that Is want
ing the disappointment and chagrn Of Innocent opera
! goers IS really piti1ble.
| Did you notice, some weeks SINCE spirited little
speech by Mt Schurz against proposed Appropriation
for au International Fair, to be held in Washingoni
Though only an adopted OF the proud and Jealous
Republic he dared to tell truth about the present
fitness of the Capital for such undertaking and such
display. He opposed to inviting all the world TO come
and "spy out the nakedness OF the land Ito subject
themselves the peculiar Inconvenience and exaspera
tlons OF even a brief residence In struggling half
| decayed halfunfnshed half-spendd, half unslghty
| toyn-defcient even now in comfortable accommoda
tions for it, inhabitants quite with him. The
truth he speaks lie bitter but whoesometonc aud leu
| tonic I hope 10 will do good. I would not come 10
| Washington II | were the Exposition. would
| not 20 10 any city which not well
| paved and lighted, which had handsome
| theater or opera-house, NO park for riding and
dryingwbieh had no hotels. or clearinghouse for
sranrrs except such too expensive for princes
or too poor for Bohemians don't want II TO here
| 10 comment on the ragged condition OF things around
our Capitol to cntcse the Capitol itsef-that fatal
chiteetura marriage OF youth and old age-of costly
display and shabby usliness. The old building had at
least the dignity of unpretending planness and the
beauty OF proportionnow II makes part of splendid
iucopgruty-a costly eonyenience-an imposing disap
poInnent-the folly and despair of national legislation
or d d. murky day. look down from the gallery
of the House the poor fellows in that great noisy pitt
into which enters no ray natural light breath OF
natural air. without thinking .of the slaughter Of the
| Innocents-with difference.
The only thing that could reconcile me TO the removal
tla that Aaau aitura