Ellsworth American., 1874-06-25
Correspondence.
Letter from Washington
WASHINGTON. ID. c.. June -.

cnth street, and took tran ,fers. 4 gsntiem An
got in at four-and-a-half street. Arrived at
the Capitol. and all was still in the passage
wsys. There were six colored gentlemen in
the gentemen's gallery. three laliss in the
members gallery. snd here and there lady in
the other gslirfi :. with few gentlemen.
Those long benches capable of seating two
hundred. may have cont aimed thirty person..
besides the reporters. Of whom there were five
visible. Below .hete was hubbu5-in places.
Maynarl was ing to speak When 4 mem-
brr tries 10 speak. and can't. III, re is some
other reason for 1t than paralysis. Why May
nari couldn't speak was because there was
noi,c. and the noise WAS oocasioned in this
WAY. hcllogg wa trying - AK quest
Ciymer was endeayoring 10 explain; Coxwas
attempting 10 tell story; Speer wIs calling
tor the Yea, and nays; ka-son was asserting
hi. rights; ten men were demanding 30 know
the effect Of the vot. about to be taken; tsen-
~ men were calling TO order; twenty i've
were clapping their hands TO attract the atten-
tien OF the pages, who are trained TO answer
the noise Of hand clappiny. as "A dog answers
hI, masters whistle. and on the top OF all this
clamor, Blaine with a malet big enough TO
knock down good sized bullock, was ham,
mering away the desk, with all the vigor OF
a drumming par fridge In December, AMI voci-
feI aiing "order'' with the euergy ofa New
York auctioneer, 10 Chatham street. Pllinly,
Maynard couldn't speak. and though this /.
preeminenty . land Of free speech. and this
very House Is the special guardian Of the right,
the utmost endeayor failed TO disclose the least
concern on the part OF any one at the gravity
Of the situation. The stately Bufinton who
comes 10 Congress on the platform OF good
looks, aud never loses sight Of the fact, took
lei,urely stroll in the rear Of this seats, wink
cd both eyes with well considered dclibcra-
tim, and returned TO his chair with 4 See ming
half inclination - repeat the operation. but
perc,iSin. the emptiness OF the gallerc.. con-
c!udcs it wont pay 4 Florida gcn,lema
with the extreme Of an unhorii complexion
rises. thru.ts both hands deep down into un-
comm)nly deep pockets. surveys the scene,
makes motion OF his body as though being
relieved Of = snee1e OF extraordinary volume.
which Is liAble ID endanger the cohesion of hi.
ply sical system. but which proves TO b. sup
pressed plantation gufAw, and retifes to the
lobby precautionary expedient little too
late in It's adoption. Most of the members pre-
sent are on their feet, and moving rapidly
dow - the centre OF ths confusion, where tae
scene resembles the crowd at a country muster,
who are engaged in hu' green-horn to
provoke his temper. >cholsrly men Of
the Hous,, are writing rising, or loung-
ing in an unconcerned w. the men di,tin-
guish d for gallintry, look up with q reflect
i've vision at the empty seats above. Gen. But
Ter rea j. the State notices overhead. or APP
pears 10, and altogether, there seems TO be no
one doubling the eutire proprieiy OF the whole
performance. What Maynard might have
said hid he got he arIng, will never be
known. The subject was currency, but he
found it impossible TO give currency 10 his
views, and sub,ided. After going out for
drink-of ice water-we returned to find y
large number Of men standing up, with their
right arms outstretched, and the fore fiagers
pointing to the yarigated sky-lights, as il in
penance for some misdeed; taking back pay or
something. but it turns out that they were
lsie in i count. and have raised their hand, 10
signify that they are still in public lile-ths,
and nothing more.
And so the days wore off, varied only by the
effort Of other men 10 speak, while other Kel-
loggs, Clymers, Cox's and Kassons, were ex-
planning, questioning, eontradicting. and call
ing for the yeas and nays-all for 5000 a year
and no franks. which is poor pay.
The currency compromise was defeated in
the House, by large majority, 146 to los.
President Grant, some Of the secretaries.
and few Congressman. went up TO Cape May,
snd spent Sunday with Cake. him Of Willards'
who knows how to keep hotel, and keeps
two.
The District bill, expenses of public build :
tnes. water routes. bankrupt bill, moieties,
and other matters OF less interest have been un-
der discussion in the two Houses, in dry way,
and attracting no attention.
sPAsM OF VIRTUE.
Poor Mr.. Cannon, Of Utah. has been here
since December, occupying a seat in Congress
He owns up to four wives. whom he supports
and acknowledges openly, as his predecessors
have done heretofore. The men with only one
wife now make point ON him for immortality,
and are greatly concerned for their own q morals,
rs q consequence OF the contamination from as
socating with him. lis . nice question, and
has been, since The days Of Abraham, but hav-
ing accepted many wived Utah in the aggre-
gate, and as 3 whole, and fellowshipped Brig
ham Young rs a magistrate. and sat With the
representatives Of polygamy year in and year
out, and allowed the Senate Chaplain to 20
out and meet on an equal platform the most
married Of all the AOrmOns; having conceded
to Jacob and Solomon, and many other quad
rupled married men, respectable niche even
in sacred history, it is little hard on Mr..
Cannon to be singled out ~ An unworthy as
sociate, while certain other men who do not
support their extra wives, are allowed fellow
ship without inquiry, and harder still when
We reflect that Cannon does no violence to his
religion or his conscience. and the other fel-
lows do both, unless they are hypocrites.
We don't defend polysamy, but think this
man is by no means % much mere efa sinner
than many other whose noesfioas practices
are utterly unneticed, though they carry ths
svideace Of sensuality - tAsis fAsss.