The daily gazette., 1878-12-10
SECOND EDITION
Our Washington Letter.

The First Week of Prognos-
Gcations-Gredt Ordtorich Entertain
n,ent Expected IN the Sendle-lSend-
tors Blaine and Thurman And in
the House yhen Butler C0mes--WiU
Senator Thurman Retire from the
Senate !-SOciety Mdtters-The Same
old Progrdnn,e-Reiics of Bellies and
BeduS.
From our regular correspondent.
WASHINGTON, ID. o., Dec. 9.
The work of the first week of Con-
gress is now before the country, and it
will be taken, so far ar it goes,as pretty
fair index to the programme of the ses-
sion. In the Senate the first matters
considered were the transfer of the In
dian Bureau to the War Department,
the investigation of the yellow fever, the
retirement of the trade dollar and the
Southern electoral outrages. This last
resolution was proposed by the Senator
from Maine, and it instructs the Judi
ciary COMMITTEE to inquire whether at
the late elections any American citizen
was denied the right to cast what Presi-
dent Hayes called an "unintimldated bal
lot" On Tuesday Mr.. Matthews called
up the Texas Pacific railroad bill in the
Senate. Mr.. Beck offered resolution
requesting the Secretary of the Treasury
to tell what bad been done toward re-
ceiving the silver dollar for custom du-
ties and discussing it for interest on the
public debt. The House has already
passed two of the regular appropriation
bills aud both Senate and House, ap-
parently well satisfied with the weeks
| work, adjourned on Thursday for va
cation during the remainder of the week.
This enabled members of Congress to
look after the interests of their constitu-
ents in the various departments, and es-
pecially to importune the Postmaster
General about Postmasterships in their
respective districts.
There IS much diversity of opinion in
political circles, as to the robable course
of Congress in relation to Presidential
and other election investigations. While
we hear on one hand that the Potter
Committee will 90 to work vigorously
and probe matters TO the bottom, there
are political wiseacres who insist that
the bill proposed on the first day by
Senator Blaine, and the Investigations
now under way Will be used for no other
purpose than oratorical thunder in the
Senate and House, and that solid work
may be expected during the short ses.
sion. But those acquainted with the
temper of the Senator from Maine, and
especially those who have marked his
l tx.t, lto
one of the most exciting discussions OF
the Southern question that has been
heard on that much bruited subject il
Congress for the last thirty years. There
will be an opportunity to hear the two
, most prominent Presidential candidates
!, of their respective parties, for Thurman
: will lead the debate on the Democratic
side, and his long familiarity with the
questions that will be discussed, his
/ training with such powerful opponent,
/ as Morton, Conkling and Edwards his
GOODNESS and profoundly acute acqualn
tance with the legal aspects OF the case
will furnish the eloquent eX-Speaker 9
foil far different from the impetuous and
imprudent Hill. Mr.. Thurman's Sena
torial term will expire In two years anG
| it Is rumored that he will be the mex
, Democratic candidate for Governor OF
Ohio. His friends think that he can pol
much larger vote thaH any other Demo
crat and ii is inferred that if he carries
his State it will give him invincible pres
tige IN the next Democratic Presidential
convention. 1t will be bold stroke,
and, if he loses, Indiana will most proba
, bly, furnish the Democratic candidate.
To those of your readers interested IL
society matters, l have little to tell. Ii
is said that the season will be unusually
gay, which means that there will be 8
rapid succession of hops, receptions and
soirees, from the 1st of January until the
commencement of Lent cuts short the
festivities, or converts them, from wick.
ed wallzing and masquerading, into
church fairs, pound parties, and enter
tainments with the cloak of charity.
OF the renowned social leaders who
were conspicuous two years ago, Mrs
Fish, Mrs. Robeson, Mrs. Belknap and
Mrs. Williams, not one remains. The
cabinet ladies' who have taken theil
places have no knack at leadership. II
is better SO vanity fair is efficiently
vain without quasi official encourage
: ment. q. A. 5.
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