Spirit of the age. [volume] (Woodstock, Vt.) 1845-1913, 1878-11-20
From our regular eorrespoadsnt'l
Washington Letter,
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Hitss' NAih' wv" W" "''N'''' '"'''
esls which boarding house keepers
aud lradesmen have al stake IN The
presence hele OF three or -four hun
dred Congressman and Senators, with
the crowd that follows In their train,
! Il IL with all residents q question OF
entertainment Congress Is our men
seerie, Theatres do not thrive here
because six months IN The year We
haye n better show free Of cost
When Shakespeare wrote, "the plays
the thing" he had never seen an
American House Of Representatives
on one of its lively days, So here We
are getting ready to greet our return
ing iayorites. The work OF cleaning
renovaling and fixing up, has been
in progress at the Capitol building
some time, until everything Is now
nearly IN readiness, The subject Of
ventilation has received some altcn'
ton but no great Improvement has
been made. Every session We hear
of Congressman injured in health and
broken down by the bad atmosphere
in which they live while on duty IT
really does seem that some means
,oald be devised to properly vent'la'e
this magnificent structure Yet win
all the ills that may be suffered tiom
this cause, there are in my opinion
other sources to which many Con-
pressmen's aches and pains may be
traced. The lives which some OF
them live while here render better
ventilated stomachs and minds quite
as necessary as better ventilated coun'
Gil chambers, No doubt more OF their
ills come from indulgence in late sup.
pers, wines, bad hours, and the lus's
of the flesh generally, than are due to
the cause to which they are so often
ascribed,
Several members have already ar
rived and Others are coming within a
lew days. Speaker Randall took pos
session of his residence on Capitol
Hill. Saturday. Representatives,
Stenger, of Pa, and Henckle, Of Nd,
have been here several days. The
Hon. VIM. NJ. Syringe, of illinois,
arrived during the week. MIR. Spring
or is one OF the most active Demo
Gratis in the House, and has in recent
interview, expressed himself concern
ing the late elections. lie thinks they
point to a union of all the elements
opposed to the Republican party in
1880, and the nomination OF a
Western man who can carry Ohio,
Indiana and Illinois. Senator Don
Cameron has been here this week, and
now that re has settled his reelection,
he proposes TO make some changes
among Pennsylvanians holding Office
under the Government He inter-
viewed John Sherman about DR.. Lin
denan, Director of the Mint, and APP
pears anxious to know how often the
Doctor voted and for whom. Don
esteems it important to have the mint
presided over by one who is politically
sound, regardless Of his other quallfl
cations. And with all the Test we
have had Zach Chandler here tor a
few days. Some preiudiced persons
always say there is mischief aAoat
when the old Michigander comes
about. After the election Zach tele
graphed that "Michigan is now the
banner Republican State" though as
matter of fact, it was carried only
by small plurality and nowhere near
; majority. This reminds the Post Of
certain historical telegram which
read: "Hayes has 1875 votes and is
elected. z. Chandler. chairman.
! There are ugly rumors ahoat touch
ing the object Of Chandler and Cam
} cron's visit here, involving scheme
to forcibly eject the Democrats from
control of the next House on the
ground of unfarness Of elections il
the Southern States. l do not think
any such revolutionary attempts WI
be made. Even if it is contemplated
as reported, the public could not be
: worked up to the point of sustaining
it by any number of fraudulent negro
8 affidavits and Eliza Plnkston stories
e Undoubtedly this gang Of unscrupu
t lous manipulators is capable of ever
! more desperate and lawless scheme
1 than this, but they must be wei
5 backed up to have the slightest SHOW
of success. Chandler is reported t.
have said that "the Democrats would
MT fight" an opinion based upon tn
=. fact that they did let him cheat then