The Democratic press. [volume] (Ravenna, O. [Ohio]) 1868-1901, 1880-12-23
Washington Letter.
WASHINGTON. Dec. l;

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We have had Gen. Grant with us
since Monday last, and have accorded
him a reception as flattering a.that Of
any other city. Hence, his friends in
the States may feel that the Ex-Presi-
dent is not forgotten by us upon his re-
turn to his old post of duty. The Boys
in Blue took him in hand on his ar
rival and gave him quite an extensive
demonstration, in 30 far as numbers,
music and hand shaking were essential
to that end. Since then he has been
quietly accepting the hospitalities OF
intimate friends until yesterday, when
he visited the Capitol, going first to
the Senate Chamber. On motion of
Senator Edmunds, a recess of ten min
utes was taken to permit the Senators
to pay their respects to him, and many
of them, Of both parties, gave him a
cordial greeting. The great unwashed
the plebeian of the lobby and galleries,
of course crowded into the Hall and
Joined in the reception. Subsequently
he visited the House, which took also
ten minutes recess for the purpose of
greeting him. Here, rs In the Senate,
We're some who would not speak to
him, but the mass approached and
shook his hand, Speaker Randall in
Producing such as were strangers to
him. Altogether the General will have
cause to appreciate that the Capital has
not as yet forgotten him, or holds him
bitter grudges.
Both Houses have been working
faithfully all week, and much as some
of the Solons have INDUCED in grind
ing out platitudes by the hour, the re-
suit attained shows respectable
amount of labor. The House agreed
yesterday to adjourn from the 22nd of
Dec, to Jan. 5, and the Senate will of
course concur, though Senator Beck
of KY, will oppose Oh the ground that
the shortness of the session demands
continuous labor by Congress. Mr..
Beck will find, as he has in the past,
that home holiday festivities are unre-
sistable attractions to nine-tenths of
his colleagues, and that nothing under
the sun can prevent prolonged ad-
iournment at this season Of the year.
The House has also passed the Pension
appropriation bill, and but for point
Of order raised by a member, which
the Speaker sustained, would have
adopted the provision extending the
payment of arrears until July lst, 1882.
4 afF RI i'll he de ~ h
sion to secure the passage of separate
bill for this extension, but will hardly
become law, owing to the press of
other matters.
The Christianoy divorce case still
appears occasionally in our Courts.
This suit is memorable only because
of the prominence of the plaintiff, Ex-
Senator Christiancy, present Minister
to Peru, who, while Senator, here.
married a young girl in the Treasury
Department. So far Mr.. &. has been
unable toprove his allegations of adul-
terry, and now seems to have no case,
beyond that given by the incompati-
bility of old age and youth. The mar
riage was foolish one and he now
only reaps FOOLS reward.
We have ut last the promise of i'm
provement upon our river front. The
House seems in the temper to try some |
plan lOr removing the immense tide |
swamps which spread out over hum
dreds of acres in the Potomac, and |
will appropriate million of dollars for |
the purpose. The only difficulty in
volved is that no two persons can
agree upon the plan OF improvement,
and the only way it can be effected is
TO permit some one engineer to try his
hand ut success or failure.