The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1879-03-05

AN EDITOR AND a LOBBYIST A DEAD |
JOCK BETWEEN THE SENATE AND THE
HOUSE AN EXTRA SESSION. EMINENT. |
WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb q, 1879.
To the Editor of the Morristown Gazette:
The events of the last week have been
the grand invitation soiree al the White
House, the conference of the GreeEback
representatives, the fight between Don
Piatt and McGarrahan, lively forensic
encounter between Banning and Garfield
in the House, and some very emphatic
expressions upon the Federal election
laws by Beck, Bayard and Thurman in
the Senate.
There seemed but one opinion among
the large and illustrious assemblage at
the White House as regarded the idea of
giving so novel an entertainment, and
that was cordial delight. The scene sur
passed anything ever Witnessed within
the time honored walls of the home of
the Presidents, within the memory OF
this generation at least. 1t is rarely that
so many of social and political distinc-
ton have assembled there on the same
evening, and on no former occasion have
the decorations been equaled. All the
rooms on both the floors were thrown
open, thus giving the entertainment the
character Of one on a grand scale in a
private house, with the advantage of be
ing given in one where there was ample
space. The American court was seen at
its very best.
The invited guests were shown up the
public staircase on the east, where in the
offices was perfectly arranged system
of cloak rooms for gentlemen. All the
bed chambers in the private part of the
house were used for ladies' cloak rooms,
and many attentive maid servants were
in attendance. The long central hall up
stairs looked scarcely less attractive than
that below. Flags and flowers were used
with the finest egg-shell cups and sau-
GERS were temptingly placed. The visi-
tors descended by the grand staircase on
the west in the private part of the house.
Thus all confusion was prevented. In
deed there was no confusion anywhere,
even among the carriages, which were
in line from the northern entrance for
several squares outside the enclosure. a
special entrance was arranged for the
diplomatic corps on the southern side
through window in the Red Parlor
opening on the southern porticO.
The decorations exceeded in beauty
any attempted at the Executive Mansion
hitherto. The largest hot house plants
and exotics in bloom were grouped in
all the parlors, tHss East Room, corridor
and dining rooms, In the hall, where
the portraits of several Presidents hang,
flags were draped above the busts, in the
inches and over the glass screen which
separated this from the vestibule with
out. The mirrors were trimmed with
smilax, and so were most of the chande-
Tiers. The mantels were converted into
mosaics of choice blossoms, imbcdded
in moss. Hanging baskets were suspen-
ded between the dOOrWays. The large
central window in the East Room was
draped with United States flags, iEclud-
ing that woven of one piece of silk and
presented by the weavers of Lyons in
memory of Abraham Lincoln, inscribed
in letters of gold. The Marine band was
stationed in the outer vestibule, and
played very beautiful selectionsthrough-
out the reception.
The conference of the Greenback Re-
representatives., which began last Satur-
day at the Metropolitan Hotel, in this
city, has resulted in an address to the
country, which is signed by De La Ma
tyr, chairman of the committee. 1t sets
forth that money loaning interest is
gigantic power, embracing the national
administration, the machinery and lead
ership of the Republican and Democrat
ic parties, aud more than two thousand
national banks, forming banking sys-
tenn yet in the infancy of it's power, |
whose operation has transferred the reg
ulation of the volume of paper money |
from the government, where the consti- |
tuition vests it, to these corporations, |
whose directors are not responsible to |
the people. Back of this organization,
inspiring and controlling it, is arrayed t
the colossal money power of Europe. 1t
has controlled legislatures and executive
officers, largely subsidizing the press,
and endangering the purity of the judi
ciary. To avert dread crisis it is the
duty of the National party to Overthrow
the powerful banking system and restore
to the government, where the funda-
mental law places it, the sole power to
issue and regulate paper money" 1t is
a gigantic task, to be accomplished only
by the united efforts of those who suf-
fer. Impelled by this conviction, the
greenback members elect to the next
Congress have resolved to act together
in organizing the next Congress, etc.
The assault of McGarrahan upon Piatt
was because of Piatt's long, bitter and
opposition to the New Idria
mining claim which McGarrahan has for
twenty-five years kept before the Sen
ate, McGarrahan felled Piatt with a
stunning blow, in the Senate lobby, and
while he was unconscious pounded his
lace into jelly. Piatt was carried home
md this morning, when interviewed in
bed, said he had been surprised and
kicked by jackass. Some Senators
Ehom Piatt has castigated most unmer-
;ifully in his paper, the Capital, gather
ID around McGarrahan and congralu-
ated him. 1t is expected that more will
,e heard of this affair.
The two houses of Congress appear to
,e irreconciliable on the matter of the
Federal election law. No compromise
S probable, and an extra session is al
most unavoidable. GA. S.