The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-03-22
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
V"3 VNtiEHI.
An Interesting Letter From Our Wash.
ington Correspondent.
Kansas People at the Capital, and
What They are Doing.
How the Kansas Legislature Made an
ASS of Itself.
THAT SILLY RESOLUTION.


tion, if it had sprung from an universal SEN
timent in The state and Independent of spe-
cial molten, i. would have received much
consideration from President Hayes; but
when it presumed to bolster up
DECAYED LOBSTER
in another state rather than some live man
in our own, it simply subjected itself to de-
rision, and besides injured our claims to ad.
ditional representation in the executive
branches OF the government. The fact
alone of, taking up a man in an adjoining
state, and he at a discount in national pol.
itics, is proof positive that We believed our
state not entitled, or at least doubtful Of it,
and was eager to let the country know about
it. The members of the legislature little
thought when they we're whooping through
their lauditory resolutions, n aiming cabinet
minister, Or suggesting one, that the dist,n-
gui.h.d nominee was laid up in Wsehias-
ton.
ON A JAMBoREE.
To say the resolution was a mistake, would
be putting it mildly, for j. was nothing
short OF an gorgeous biunder, and so re-
garded here. There are quite number
Of respectable names in our own state, and
while such remain with us il was in bad
taste to sound the praise OF an outsider, and
compromise our delegation who are on the
ground and want TO make the best arrange
the resolution x,s .mugoIeJ ,Srou,h maJa
II bIsck with su.n;cion "Rs ann. vo,, ~
r,oht and then gn ab.sdn 10. Ihs ,rn;.n,
Of Cooke, and sbonId he DIscs,J..d IN Oh.
hap. nj ,bs K,n,,, + eo;,ls,n,o
r&DrNr hAfs
feels very kindly towards our state, as
heard an ONO man remark the other day
who over heard compliment he passec
upon 1t, and that she Will have lar repre-.
70 '"I
for. how ab-u,div fu,iIs Tor rhe I,yisI,,nr,
n risk i,s runnta,ion n, ,hs ,Syoc,cv of =,
individual WON tb. Pre.;dsn, inv .,
,reU
.x,xs.sp,,rv
1"eie vas a" 'u1i' na'e &c" evening
and N m.Le . nls.,,nt ,,r,y q, iii o.
cerned, II NAV be said 10 have been I'm
der the auspicious Of IN. Kansas Republi
can Association, and a compliment to ,hs
old and new delegations, and such othe,
citizens of the State as live temporaril,
here. The National Hotel parlor shown
under briIlian, Chandelier, and with III.
accompaniments of music and a uuadrille
/ a.
ten O'Clock supper WAS announced. and
lust eighty persons sat down to the table
or in other words, foity COUPLES. 1t WA
intended to be a clean Kansas outfit, and
some effort was put forth to exclude Ioafer.
and iuterlopers. But apy one knowing
ANYTHING of Washington society must know
how difficult it is to shake off sueh undo,
such circumstances. Pomeroy. bette,
known here as
srv,r,, NJ, xovruv
49,,
pa, In an appearance anu an,ia'ed rs nss'
he xnew. lie mas soiae iiiehds mere who
swear by MIN ana push MIN ahead when
Possioie' pu' these persons reaiiy nave nc
rght 10 the s,'Ie themselves. IL Is ABOUT
time tnat sucn oe &oos, ana the SIMON pure
Dc substituted.
AErRp sTrpprp
= u m
anu peiore iea'i1g the ,so.s' Ml. baIlas
md iron, R,Idw;o Civ Don.ia. conn,r
;n,;,oS h,;sf s,,sschs, IT,, ~. No. a:,i
old membe,s IF The JaIey,tion n.m;no
,Lem Se,.to, PInmh s;,,,no a, The h.,S
of the ,,b,s frat ,s.ron5sd in b;s oh ,,,c,sr.
;a,;o $50, ,-h;oh 80 Jni, 81 800
..;.,oJr ,,I.r3aJ n, -. M. r.
Mr.. Haskell, Mr.. OsborD, Mr.. Clark and
Mr.. Harvey, not cousecutively a. here
given, because lusty friend or two Of
Senator Dilworthy called him out, and he
responded, several Of the company after
ward remsrking to NE that it was IN bad
taste for him to be called up before our
own members, who had already been named
by Mr.. Dallas. Messrs. Haskell aud Ryan
made several pleasant hits, and Mr. Has
kell espe cialIy, who has that Gang froid
and broad, social, benevolent. uncompro-
missing spirit, permesting mind and BODY.
which never fails to kIndle Dirth or con-
viction, whenever he choo.es, in his hearers,
Col. Phillips was loudly called for but on in.
quiry it was found tn business engage
iAh LAHi'
present were mostly of Kansas. Mn. Sem
stor Plumb and Mrs. Ryan l he'd never
met b. fore, are both pleasant, modest and
agreeable, and were highly spoken of bv all
who met them. don't zee how Col. Plumb
aud Mr.. RYAN can make mistake. with the
counsel of these ladies'. A good woman and
her counsel canno. be estimated in dollars
anu oeh's- c1"a',' hos'" o",e