The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1879-02-13
Washington Letter
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outside of the regular routine business
of legislation to enable Congress to
complete its work by March 4th. 1t
is now the opinion of nearly every
one familiar with Congressional busi-
ness that an extra session will be
necessary. Mr.. Edmuhds has got the
Senate into lengthy debate over his
Constitutional NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.,
and, while it is evident that majority
of the Senators think no further legis-
lation is necessary4thatt the States are
competent to enforce the laws-there
is a disposition to talk about the
matter. II is all politics, and Mr.. Ed
munds does not seem to have accom-
plished any good, nor even to have
gained any party advantage, by SPRING
ing the subject. For some days
Senators were occupied with the con-
sideration of Mr.. Conkling's tilt with
the Administration over the New
York Custom House appointments,
and until it was settled there was a
good deal of interest, not to say excite
ment. Up to within few hours of
the vote the Senator thought he had
majority with him, which was doubt
less the case, but Secretary Sherman
entered the ring with a lot of Foreign
appointments "and sich" at his dis
posal-inhuence which even Senators
can not resist, especially when their
terms are TO expire within few
weeks. So John won the fight and
Coniling is discomtited. But his re-
lation is secure so that even if lie docs
lose control of sthe machine in New
York, as the Administration followers
expect, his personal fortunes can not
be materially effected for the present.
And for that matter L suspect the
Senator is Il long ways from dead yet.
| He will give that curl on his foretop
another shake some fine day and at
the same time shake up the Repub-
lican party of the Empire State, in q
manner that Hayes, Sherman and
company, will heartily despise. There
is time enough for that greatest effort
of his lifen yet.
The Democratic section Of Congress
| is rather in advance of the Senate end
in the routine business, but it has q
| good deal on hand that must consume
time before the close. The Army re.
| organization bill is now under con-
sideration. The original Burnside bill
! has been withdrawn and new one
substituted, which omits the most
Objectionable features of the first and
contains all its better points. But
even this may not pass. The Repub-
licans are mostly against it and a few
| Democrats also There is II probable
ity, however, that Gen, Harry White
has Republican strength enough Will
him on the Republican side TO oflse
the few Democrats who oppose the
measure, and that it will finally &C
through by a small majority. Ther
there are milli0u or SO OF Committed
Reports to come in before the enc
arrives. The Potter Committee now
| investigating the cipher dispatche:
will have to report their findings il
| that line, and likewise their con
elusions, touching the fraud investi
| CATION with which they have beer
busted the past year, These reports
may contain richness. Mr.. Finley il
| expected to tell what his committee
has found anliss in the Government
Printing Office, and the Naval Com
nittee has got its prod ready for eX
| Secretary Robson. These are only
81 few specimens. There are Others TO,
numerous to mention.
Every body in Washington is stag
struck. There are not as many hi.
social events as usual this season, an,
receptions at the White House ar
rather slinliy attenited, but privat
theat'iculs, club ball, and that sort o
social entertainments are the rage
Even General Sherman has the stag
fever. There is time in the life q
most young people of the city whel
u. strange fancy for the stage and ii
glory and glitter takes full possession
of their being How grand til
homage to stage genius seems to u
then. How pretty the tinsel look
from the front of the house; hoy
pretty the actresses, and how man.
times we have mistaken dirty cambri
for the finest satin; how bright
shine the glass diamonds; hoy
threatening the wooden swords an
tin daggers. How sweet it would b
if this strange fascination, like all tn
other illusions of life, could last a
ways But it all changes when we sc
our Desdemona, or Ophelia, or Juliet
or Pauline swigging lager behind tn
scenes. TO most people the perio
when the glory of theatres and actor
is at its zenith is before the twentiet
year is reached General Sherman
however, is an exception to this rule
The fever has Just struck him. | hav
never seen such simplicity in so old
man. He is an inVeterate theater goel
and his alteration for actors an
actresses is something sublime. Hi
attcntio to them must be delightful
, refreshing like the breeze from
meadow. He waits Oh them, run
after them and before them, is til
most humble of Wretches. If | am nc
mistaken General Sherman graduate
from West Point in 1910, and can nC
be far from 80 years of age, yet he file
around the humblest Of actors like
dancing master, and Is never so happ
as when he has an actress of som
distinction on his arm With tn
ordinary mortal Sherman is as eros
and surly as he can be, and seems t
delight in doing illnatured things, bu
with actors and actresses he is 6
genial as May morning. Ho'
charming it will be for him to die i
the belief that everything on the stag
is real.
. DoN PEDRO.
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