Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1879-01-16
Our Washington Letter.

nc CbdttSH NcdLf VI - Artoshh
guislled Representatives, Of Geor-
giaASonsc Causes of theRemark-
able Mortality ia COngress-A
Colossal PestHOuse of COmpeund
MaIaria-t- ossir about the Pro-
posed Army BiIl--COngcr toLead
tic Parliamentary
Strategy aud DiIatory Tactics.
SpocfaE Co,yespo,ilepcc If he OBSERVER
WASHINGTON, De- aJl9,.,1l9,
The session in both Houses Of
Congress was cut short yester-
day by adjournment on account
of the death ef Julian iIaftfidge,
representative from the Sayan-
nah district Of Georgia. His
death was so unexpected that.
mot even all the members from
his own State were aware that
! he was i'll, and his wife had bare
ily started from her Southern
home when she received a dis
patch on the read announcing
the death of her husband. Mrs
! IIartlidee had been fer four.
wears a member Of the Lower
House and could have been re-
selected to the 10th Congress had
he not declined nomination,
preferring to return to his pro
/ lession, which was that of lawyer.
Few young men Che Was only
forty years Of age have had Il
more successful career, CT had
reason to hope for a more bril-
liant future. He was respected
and esteemed by both political
friends and opponents. This is
the third death in Congress with
in the shert space Of a month;
the other two being Gen. VIII
liams of Michigan, ana Hon.
Beverly sDdaglas Of Virginia.
So far the mortality has been al
together en- the DemeGatic side
of the House.
Congress must soon Sec the
necessity Of Sanitary measures
invahd around the capitol, the
neglect of which no doubt has
snsetfect upon the health Of all
those who remain, even for "a
short time, within its walls.
Men die everywhere, it is true,
but to sit in that colossal oven
breathing malaria compounded
of a thousand noxious gasessis
peculiarly fatal to many and
hurtful to all. No pile Of build
ings, consisting of chambers
within chambers having no com
munieation with the pure air
without, can be fit fors human
habitation; and when thiSair isde-
yitalized, hot, and sickening from
a huge internal furnace humid
reds Of gas jets, with carnations
from restaurants and sewers, it is
altogether different from the
pure ether Aatsthes64eafer pre-
pared feHtlteslungsaof man. -
4 The army reorganization bill
which is the subject Of much in
terest, in both political and mill
taiy circles, will probably be ia
ken up to-norrow. It's cons:d-
efatic1fhas lcan delayed by the
1 Geneva award bill, but it is be-
Iievcd that a vote can be reached
on the award to-day, and the
chairman e the military com
mittee will cab 4ib the army bill
Immediately afterwards. The
bill is of great length and the
changes in army organization,
some of which are radical, Will
be strlbbolnly debated ~on- IN.
sides. w AeQ,a final ,yetc shall
/ be reached tic division an The
Houseand sefdtt AS4ff hot be 81 Oh +.
party Hires. Many Democrats
are opposed to-imp0ffsHg fe,ft-
ares. of tAe.s.bil sand NAME sEse=;
ipubGeans f;sxnrst hem.a at.isslHar
deret5cd thai Hon. Qpyr. u.
CongU1', Ct Michigan, VIII lead
the opposition ii tic House and
hehassex9aessobh isSAfehtionto
fight It by every meanscofNar-
farc7 k tl!1 It'd Rarhsmeptary
strategy and tactifs. lie. will
harrass The enemy at every. point
and Ffrtqhehtly delnand the1
reading ef tIie bill whiclris about
three times as dong Sas- 1;resfS
dents message, aEd fhisy 1T is
hoped, will create a very gener-
al desire to get rid of it. Many
members have their own peculiar
ideas about the army, its legiti-
mate and iIlegitimate uses and
management, and they will have
amendments to offer which with
rival in length. and tediousnessl
the original bin. Tie obiecicnl
most frequently heard is that the
new ineasure confers too much
power son Gen Sherman and
this will no doubt scause 1somel
Democrats to xote against it,,
c. \. s.. /
ne The new year was ush-
cred in throughout the State of
Georgia by an election of coun-